The Top Ten Worst Hit Songs of 2024

[@MarkHeaton-n5c]

Drake not appearing on the actual list but catching strays all the way through feels more appropriate and reflective of the year he had than putting him at No.1.

[@sakiwakigaming9902]

No-one middle aged white suburban liberals love more than kendrick.

[@mix3k818]

I guess the dishonorable mention was enough. Even Todd rightfully forgot Drake even dropped an EP as well.

[@fluffydergraueblob1227]

He did? ​@@mix3k818

[@SeanStrife]

@@mix3k818 And Wah Gwan Deliliah... don't forget that...

[@danidm5820]

He probably will also continue to catch strays when the Best Of 2024 list drops and Todd gets to talk about Kendrick at some point.

[@antonmussolini6669]

"If Justin brought sexy back in 2006, and sent it away again in 2018, this is him salting the earth so that sexy may never grow again." incredible.

[@thepolarphantasm2319]

Yeah that was a legendary line for sure

[@tylerhackner9731]

Todd always has these incredibly well written/said takedowns

[@arson55]

I do find Todd consistently entertaining, but that usually just results in smiling or a brief 'heh,' but that particular line actually had me burst out in laughter.

[@ClixonTheOne]

It was MGK having so many face tattoos that anymore would be considered blackface for me.

[@vintagearisen]

That line was genius. Hilarious.

[@kovokkovariki]

Todd... It's not even February. Is everything okay?

[@JonathanLedbetter]

Cue the Jelly Roll interstitial clip

[@Yellow5-u8i]

He’s fine, it’s the best list that comes in February

[@michaeladkins6]

Not many bad songs

[@thepolarphantasm2319]

@@kovokkovariki "I've been drinking, or as I like to call it, time traveling." - Dave Attell

[@jtroxler8]

The end times must be near.

[@jacobg5122]

My girlfriend hates Maroon 5 so much that she's developed the ability to skip any of their songs on a playlist after hearing just the first note. Todd finding a way to sneak M5 into his list of bad music in a year where they didn't release anything is the only time I've ever seen anyone rival her level of distaste.

[@OfficialROZWBRAZEL]

that's amazing, this (and the events of the year in general) inspires me to step up my own efforts as a total hater

[@P3TER_Official23]

Biggest beef in music? Drake VS Kendrick Or Todd VS Maroon 5

[@OfficialROZWBRAZEL]

@@P3TER_Official23 Kendrick vs drake obviously... Todd never carefully planned a downright Machiavellian effort to get Adam Levine and co. basically exiled from their platform(s) and then recorded and released a song dancing on the grave of their career (as it was up to that point). -as far as we know-

[@mountaverage2706]

She's a keeper.

[@davimathias6721]

​@@OfficialROZWBRAZELAnd i'm pretty sure that Todd isn't getting read to place the last nail in Maroon 5's coffin in the god damn Super Bowl

[@TotoDG]

“I’m going into hiding,” says dude who based his entire identity on being hidden.

[@Nonesuch03]

(As far as we know)

[@nondescriptcat5620]

Todd In The Hiding.

[@svenjansen2134]

Todd's hiding in plain sight. Or sane plight.

[@lit4l1fe22]

Congratulations, you figured out the joke. gold star

[@TheGhostofAbigailMills]

Well, if nothing else, the man is on-brand.

[@arjun_amin]

Todd reviews music with all the rage of a mistreated substitute teacher, as he should.

[@catbot158]

Well he was a teacher at one point pre-KZbin so it makes sense 😂

[@rubyfoxall1656]

this is so accurate, i will be thinking about it forever ty

[@philliesphan334]

This resonates with me as a sub

[@prometheustv6558]

@@philliesphan334that’s what she said

[@prometheustv6558]

Like kindergarten cop

[@BrittanyBrode727]

"Lonely Road" sounds like someone who forgot the words at karaoke

[@sarahlott8755]

Why is this so spot on 😂

[@alienhead1184]

Yeah the “hooks” I didn’t enjoy.. but i still enjoyed it because the beat and there voices are pretty good.. nothing offensive

[@Show_Love_Serina]

💯🤣

[@QueenMonoChrome]

It's like a less well made 'Red roses too.mp4'

[@HandlebarOrionX]

@@BrittanyBrode727 it's so flat! It's so flaaaaaat!

[@fourcatsandagarden]

the most out of touch country thing now is country singers thinking pick up trucks are affordable and that average rural people have (newish) trucks. pick up trucks are incredibly fucking expensive. they're luxury cars. even used ones cost more than a new sedan. you have to either have one that you've had for a long time and kept up, or buy one that's more than 10 years old. having a modern pick up truck is a wealthy man thing. not a sticks thing.

[@mychaeljones7526]

THAT PART!

[@alexanderguerrero347]

Meh that’s a skills issue on rural people. Part

[@kathleenmorrison2908]

Amen. I work at a private school as an hourly employee and the parents and better paid employees have trucks and SUVs which would make sense if they lived on one of the nearby horse farms, but the cars are always immaculately clean. It's like buying a draft horse for dressage.

[@Snocone333]

a lot of the time it is a thing cause a lot work places provide it. I have a ford maverick for work tho...a 30k little 4 door suv with a bed. Its great! Its what trucks used to be until like 2005?

[@howldean4670]

Always fun to commute through a wealthy suburb and see the bloated 4 door lifted f250s that have hauled a camper once

[@FernieCanto]

"We get to see that, if mgk gets any more face tattoos, it officially counts as blackface." Todd, you *CAN'T* just throw a line like that out with no preparation. I almost had a heart attack.

[@floatingdisembodiedhead8975]

That line was glorious. I'm considering stealing it.

[@zetsho]

That was the LOL moment of the video for me. Incredible line.

[@SuperJNG18]

@@zetsho I had a couple but the entire "7 Minute Drill" bit was so ruthless I kept going back to each joke to laugh at them again. "Please fight me"/"No" might've been the best.

[@jackyvstheworld]

no exaggeration that caught me so off guard i laughed myself to tears. like had to wipe my eyes no figurative saying genuinely just crying laughing

[@TheBlackSeraph]

I can't stand bro country, but it's lines like this that makes me more than willing to watch these videos.

[@Elmo9001]

Katy Perry's 'Woman's World' and Meghan Trainor's 'Mother' were both songs that were so unbelievably terrible that before I had finished my first listen, I was already looking forward to their inevitable appearance on the worst list, only for them to not even qualify as a 'hit' enough to make it.

[@LaineMann]

Nah. Mother was funny. Woman’s World just sucked.

[@strawb3rrysuccubus]

literally forgot mother came out this year 💀

[@heymistercarter.]

@@Elmo9001 thank goodness Lady GaGa’s Disease is a really solid track then!

[@str3brry]

mother was from last year anyway

[@terminallumbago6465]

Does anyone else get “Fight Song” vibes from “Woman’s World”?

[@reid3031]

"Get ready for cowboy Lil Dicky everybody!" Take that back take that back take that back take that back take that back take that back

[@outlikeabitch]

On the other hand we really need the laughs

[@KiwiLombax15]

God please let toddstradamus strike here. let him be wrong about this...

[@Theray0evan]

Toddstradamus gonna hit so hard for 2025

[@Maxurai2222]

Lil' Ole Dicky!

[@isaacthered]

Since Toddstradamus is a thing, that's not gonna happen. In fact, the literal opposite will happen. He's gonna try to become a Charli XCX clone.

[@jasperrocks9967]

17:55 MGK is actually banned from my college, I don’t know what he did but it must have been funny

[@familyguyfreemoviedownload8314]

forget college, it’s the high schools that need to worry about him

[@amirsufyani6319]

To be fair, most colleges ban firearms on campus.

[@joeyofblades]

how do you even find out something like this? xD and not get to also see the reason?

[@robertwoods3871]

No, Mr. "I think eminem's underage daughter is hot" got banned from a school? Color me surprised

[@AlexofZippo]

@@robertwoods3871 i’m still impressed how thoroughly he stuck his foot in that shirt. Like, i get the angle, but wtaf you numbskull check the dates first!

[@efftee]

That BetterHelp to Nebula sponsor fakeout at the end nearly gave me a heart attack

[@jimbabbbson7653]

not even the first time he used it too 😭 he got me a second time

[@naranciagaming]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who fell for it 😭

[@gamerguy425]

Thank god he isn't sponsoring that, It's sad watching smaller channels who don't have much choice sponsor them

[@rupt_]

Bro is a genius when it comes to small jokes

[@stevemcgroob4446]

@@jimbabbbson7653 He can't keep getting away with this!

[@akatsukiandy]

19:10 can we just appreciate the fact that Jelly Roll's girlfriend used an academic research paper to explain her infertiltiy to him

[@Sd12sx23]

😂 oh my God. She did!😂

[@picahudsoniaunflocked5426]

Not even just the abstract!?!? She must respect his intelligence. I rolled my eyes that it’s her infertility. Again. In fiction it’s almost always “her” infertility. But that’s a pet peeve.

[@xisco5525]

THANK GOD SOMONE MENTIONS IT! I swear, this had the same impact on me as seeing Kelly Rowland texting on Microsoft Excel lol

[@Sewblon]

This makes sense to me. Jelly Roll looks like someone who won't believe anything that he doesn't want to hear if you don't show him the backing research. I say that because I am the exact same way.

[@N8Dulcimer]

What really got me is that it's not even an actual piece of paper, it's just a clip of a webpage and then it cuts back to him holding paper xD

[@UnboundOW]

putting cole on here for apologizing in his diss only to go into jimin and apologizing and backpedaling the entire time is so funny honestly

[@sdsign4229]

I guess Todd can never be a battle rapper

[@Raimu_u]

Time stamp

[@nedcurfman3486]

Can you blame him? BTS Stans are scary.

[@Ryan07_20]

@@nedcurfman3486but not as scary as Kendrick Lamar in a rap beef, cause Jesus Christ

[@DanielJacobs-rz1zl]

​@@Ryan07_20They can be pretty on par with each other.

[@brandonvescovo1735]

This has some of your most savage one-liners yet: "If Marshmellow crashes, and the truck blows up, do we rename him S'more?" "If Justin brought sexy back in 2006, and sent it away again in 2018, this is him salting the earth to make sure sexy may never grow again." CACKLING at these.

[@omega1575]

You forgot “If MGK gets any more face tattoos it’ll be considered blackface.”

[@Liam_Omega]

This is probably the first year I've anticipated the Best list more than the Worst list

[@lucasgflushH]

2 Sabrinas 1or 2 Chapeli Roan 2 Random Country 1 Kendrick + Random hits.

[@ZeldaWizards]

Looool me too

[@cruzcamel]

@@lucasgflushHKendrick deserves more than one, or at least an extra honorable mention; that Gnx album is just pure hunger.

[@MsDarkAcademy]

@@lucasgflushH I bet there will be 1 Charli, probably not apple though (maybe sympathy is a knife or girl so confusing sometimes)

[@РутаАсадаускайте]

@@MsDarkAcademygirl so confusing because I remember him tweeting about it being eligible for the list or something like that

[@maddiewettach4954]

“Drake will not be appearing on this list” Drake’s Publicist: *unravels Mission Accomplished Banner*

[@pervertedalchemist9944]

For now, at least...

[@cdvideodump]

"Drake is not a name you gon see on no Top Ten Worst list"

[@stevencoffin328]

Drake's Publicist: "Finally" *Marks DAY 1 on the "Days without Drake getting dragged" sign*

[@la_arana_discoteca]

@@stevencoffin328 oh, go ahead and flip that to zero before the video even ends.

[@tylerhackner9731]

The only accomplishment he had this year lol

[@grahamkristensen9301]

I don't know what the consensus on Jimin's solo work is in K-pop circles, but it reminds me of when Todd was scared to put "Ice Cream" on his 2020 list out of fear of being dogpiled by the Blackpink stans, only for the stans to come out and say "Nah, you're right, this song isn't good."

[@auri3670]

as an old bts fan, i agree that jimin's song is not very good at all

[@lucidkangaroo8973]

Based on what I have seen, the reception to the song in the fandom is kinda mixed.

[@MichelleD2023]

As someone who used to be a huge BTS fan (nothing bad happened, the group got less active and I moved on), this is just evidence that BTS worked so well as a group because the different members had different talents. The rappers were the heart and soul of their output, and it shows in their solo work as well. Meanwhile, members like Jimin and Jungkook were considered to be the most talented singers, dancers, and the most conventionally attractive of the group, so their specialty was performance. It’s no big deal if you take dancing away from the rappers, that wasn’t their main focus anyway; but take away songwriting from the performers, and it shows.

[@violetlove5841]

I wouldn't trust kpop circles when it comes to BTS since they have always been ostracized, their good songs get basically the same reaction and level of hate

[@suzannabananav3132]

Idk about kpop circles in general, but as an army, I agree. And with what that other comment said too. I can't wait until they can all perform together again

[@jvever4904]

Saying if MGK gets more tattoos it could be considered blackface is DIABOLICAL, but very accurate lmao

[@KeDe1606]

Seeing MGK take his shirt off only to reveal that his ENTIRE UPPER TORSO was PITCH BLACK was something of a wake-up call for me

[@joe-ni3zc]

8:35 even in a year where maroon 5 didn't release any music, they still make it somewhere on the worst list, god bless you Todd

[@sdsign4229]

I’m surprised he didn’t include an honorable mention slot for him with a blank screen for him again. I guess it’s bc he already used that joke.

[@samanteater]

I'm surprised he didn't revive the Saloon 5 joke for Morgan Wallen's Love Somebody, a song which literally has the same title as a Maroon 5 hit.

[@Jessamine29]

They have to have a slot kept warm somewhere! Who knows when they might suddenly crap out a single?

[@hambor12]

@@samanteater i'm surprised that he didn't bring up the Black Eyed Peas' post-Fergie slump when Elevation dropped, given that he's consistent on how much he dislikes the Peas and it would give him an excuse to bring up Adam Levine since it had a track whose chorus interpolates Levine's DMs ("that body of yours is insane")

[@lydiavalentino]

@@hambor12 The thing is that nothing from ELEVATION hit the Hot 100. "DON'T YOU WORRY" fizzled out at like, #122.

[@sars910]

19:20 I love how this mistake of showing a review on an article about infertility (Instead of a medical report) implies that they're upset because they just learned about the concept of "infertility".

[@Gumper30]

Or they're upset because they're trying to write a paper and are realizing during the literature review that it's way more complicated than they thought.

[@judgesaturn507]

That's sex ed in the South for ya

[@sars910]

@@Gumper30 as someone who just got done with a literature review, I relate to this comment on a deeply personal level 😭

[@nightowlanna1069]

@@Gumper30 Too real

[@nightowlanna1069]

I noticed that as well. How difficult is it to make a simple mock diagnostic letter with a big subject line mentioning infertility

[@rubyr8922]

As someone who does live on a dirt road, yes there is nothing “rustic” or romantic about it, you just never have a clean car and hope someday it gets paved someday I don’t know why country music seems to like it so much

[@MrOtistetrax]

It’s because it’s what allows them to “justify” driving a massive truck.

[@TheoRae8289]

they like to romanticize isolation

[@RyanStorey1231]

​@MrOtistetrax The only justification they need for driving a huge ass truck is to tailgate sedans that are already going 20 miles over the speed limit but are still not going fast enough for them.

[@Soufriere84]

As someone who grew up on a paved road mostly surrounded by dirt roads (which I learned to drive on), THIS. The worst part is after a storm when you get the most massive potholes imaginable and you have to go through them or into the ditch because there's a truck hauling a cattle trailer oncoming. Pop your tire on random gravel. Todd's right -- these faux-country dudebros wouldn't know a dirt road if they fell onto one

[@Yurt_enthusiast7]

Much like a lot of things in the US, country music is for people who wants to pretend to be farmers

[@MsHildur90]

The Jimin-song is also a standard "I sing really vague so my fans can fantasize it's about them" and I don't like it 😅

[@myldayanti2881]

sorry, it's the way it's the opposite of what you're trying to say. if u watch his interview about this song or his album, he literally said that the song is what he literally feel right now. he's 30 and still know nothing about his love life. he also not that kind of idol who loves to entertain his fans about their delusional thoughts, in fact he always shut their delulu a$$. and it's the way every men i know love the lyrics because it's so relatable for them, i don't get why people hating on real life people's personal thoughts and calling them fake. wow.

[@johnnyboi0810]

@@myldayanti2881the glaze is crazy

[@zander3100]

​​@@myldayanti2881 too extra. calm down army

[@myldayanti2881]

@zander3100 don't call me 'army' i'm not part of that cult delusional fandom. i just love jimin, he's so talented with a really good personality. and don't tell me to 'calm down' when people making wrong assumption about someone i care. i know and i understand if people don't like jimin, have an opinion about him, just like what todd said in this video about jimin. i respect it, i do agree when he said jimin's producer put a really bad & weird autotune to his voice, it literally took me 3 days to accept it too, that's why i don't defend jimin or his team on this video cuz i understand. but when people make a wrong assumption, calling him liar, etc hell no, that's disgusting. what's so hard to at least do basic googling about jimin's perspective on this song. people really love to lie just because you don't know him and hate him. it amazes me.

[@TheSanguineSeal]

Ok army

[@vigilantvigilante2582]

"With struggling mental health, I find myself in need of some better help. And when I need better help... I go to Nebula." XD gold

[@crazyluigi6664]

Not the first video he did it on, either.

[@OfficialROZWBRAZEL]

@@crazyluigi6664 the obvious question is, will he go for the Rule of Threes, let it run, or will this be the last gag?

[@cubedmelons876]

He had me for a second. I was afraid he had sold out to the BetterHelp scam.

[@crazyluigi6664]

@@cubedmelons876 Honestly, if you really thought that, you didn't see his first video he did that thing with at all.

[@cubedmelons876]

​@@crazyluigi6664Yeah, I missed it somehow.

[@Advent3546]

Todd might as well have titled this "The Top 10 Worst Hit Songs of 2024 (ft. Jelly Roll)"

[@Planag7]

Yep that's how I saw it!

[@Nonesuch03]

It's the best thing Jelly Roll has featured on, except for that one time with little debbie. That was fire.

[@ashen_roses]

Jelly Roll is... frustrating

[@gregvs.theworld451]

@@ashen_roses Alright I'm curious. Care to elaborate why Jelly Roll is frustrating? I don't have a strong opinion of the guy so I'm not primed to disagree with you here, it's just frustrating is such a specific word to use to describe a person that I genuinely want to hear your reasons why he's frustrating to you.

[@ashen_roses]

@gregvs.theworld451 Jelly Roll has made a few songs I really like, and when he's not doing that he's featuring in almost every bad country song in 2024 and being a bit of an edgelord

[@TheMonicaAlison]

14:15 Selfish is a worse version of Jealous by Nick Jonas. It worked for Nick because he was like 21 and dating around. JT is MARRIED with TWO children. It doesn’t hit that way.

[@Zlowpoke]

Selfish also gave me REALLY serious Maroon 5 deja vu when I heard it and I hope I'm not the only one. A sure fire way to ensure it will definitely end up in the worst list (see also "Saloon 5").

[@Nonesuch03]

Not to mention: he may or may not be known for cheating on her. What's your right to be possessive, man?

[@samfeldstein4498]

That's the song it immediately reminded me of LOL

[@whatthehellisthis]

to be fair, i never liked jealous either

[@TheAlexSchmidt]

Nick also had a song called "Selfish" I know because they played it at my work and I wanted to know if it was Justin's but if wasn't

[@LuckOfTheIrishBand]

I'm still convinced Drake's "Heart Part 6" was a fever dream and not real life

[@madtheorist1856]

I only know one heart 6, the one on gnx

[@Jaceblue04]

"I review a song based on how much comedy material I can wring out of it, but I put a song on the [worst] list because I never want to hear it again." Todd said this in his Worst of 2011 video, and I think it's important to remember this, as he didn't review very many of this year's songs.

[@Doctor4077]

Yeah I was thinking that same thing when this video popped up and realize i could only think of three review videos of current pop songs he did this year, and two of them were about the Kendrick vs Drake beef. Edit: so i just double checked and it turns out I was right on the money, because there WERE only three pop song reviews this year. Everything else was either “Trainwreckords” or “One Hit Wonders”

[@pervertedalchemist9944]

Unfortunately, the unintended consequence he ends up hearing it more after that.

[@Shewhospeakesinverse]

I mean yeah but also there could be other explanations for the lack of reviews.

[@la_arana_discoteca]

I kinda wish he would play with positive reviews more. I have complete faith that he can be funny without being miserable. That said, he can do what he wants.

[@ZeroTookTheKids]

@@la_arana_discotecaSome of my favorites from him are his more positive reviews and his yearly best of lists. Wish he’d do it more also!

[@jaydenspencemusic]

I really wish someone would point out the obvious lyrical contradiction in "Facts" At the start of the Chorus he says "I don't care if I offend you" and at the end of the chorus he says "I hope that I offend you" So which one is it Tom? Do you care or not?

[@SeanStrife]

People like that are never consistent; they just want attention.

[@samuelesalvatico7259]

No one pointed it out because no one cares, this song doesn’t deserve even this level of analysis

[@jaydenspencemusic]

@ see thats fair. Maybe im just analytical but I picked it up on first listen. And that was first and only listen

[@sanfransiscon]

Devil's advocate, could be an arc, going from indifference to vitriol from dwelling on the topics.

[@NJGuy1973]

​@@jaydenspencemusicHe's devoted to the process but indifferent to the outcome.

[@TheGhostOfLesterCheatum]

Ben Shapiro actually wrote a story novel once, if you can imagine that. There’s a character in the book who’s a little black kid, and he ends up getting shot dead and unarmed by a cop (which of course we’re told is the fault of someone else who deliberately set the whole thing up to make whites look bad). Can you guess what Ben named this character? Kendrick Malone.

[@diegoortiz2404]

You are joking Did he got writing advice from JK Rowling lmao?

[@harrygoad329]

I just thought it would be something like Jerome or Tyrone. That is... wow. What the shit was his first draft, Luther K. Blackperson?

[@Betta66]

Can Ben just admit to hating black people already? It's not like his listeners will hate him for it

[@sawtooth808]

Ben Shapiro should have adopted the hiphop name “Lil D1ll H073” (pronounced “Dill Hole” 50 shekel is just too easy,nope, can’t have that)

[@pauln6803]

​@@Betta66 Ben is the embodiment of the small man complex. He sees the whole world as a threat.

[@skylar5257]

MGK getting caught taking L’s in every genre of music will never get old.

[@alexanderliu9376]

Country music in its David Guetta era

[@pervertedalchemist9944]

Look on the bright side: At least they are over Bro-Country...sort of...

[@andrester88]

I hate how on the nose that is

[@PatrickCervantez]

It's gonna be another rough ten years.

[@joeiechristiansantana9641]

Shoutout to his family!

[@WormyJester8]

Remember Avicii? He's not back (RIP), and there are 10 people using his schtick

[@Default-k4s]

I miss Maroon 5 being half the worst list.

[@xyklapse]

Now its just all Jelly Roll despite him only being in the video through technicalities!

[@sawtooth808]

I look back on those days with nostalgia(when I called the country artist with Maroon 5’s writing team as “Saloon 5” in front of someone I used to work with he laughed, then I told him I’m joking about that one 😮 was his reaction)

[@lilpetz500]

Honestly, I'm glad. Theres a felt absence in the bad pop ecosystem of Adam Levigne (?), but as an upside, my listening world just never crossed over with the major awful hit maker this year. I didn't know who he was prior to this. And like, it's good to see poptimism AND more classic rap coexist as hits rn, like both are going pretty intense at what they excel at, and I love that for them.

[@pickles224]

Don’t. That means Maroon 5 is gone and we’re free.

[@Catman_321]

The fact that most of these songs were just boring, lame nothingburgers really shows just how lucrative this year was. It's truly insane how saturated this year was that it pushed out most of the really bad ones

[@littlemisspipebomb4723]

Americans when they don't like something: imagine if a burger had nothing in it

[@jr.c.4250]

​@@littlemisspipebomb4723now I need cultural stereotypes for every country, nothing bentos!!

[@fart63]

@@littlemisspipebomb4723not saying we muricans don’t love our burgers but I’m pretty sure the phrase came from Twitch

[@nightdruid540]

​@@littlemisspipebomb4723 😂😂😂

[@okcoolbro3]

I'm more disappointed he didn't talk about songs that were more popular and crap for the top of the list. Instead he talked most about politics again and a couple songs that barely anyone remembers from this year. This list was his laziest work yet.

[@HinterlandBandAU]

Amazing work Todd! I’m an Ausie singer/songwriter/music enthusiast. I fronted a country band for a few years and wrote a few hits over here…but I threw in the towel in 2023 when I realised I actually hate country music and I was putting in too much effort when everyone else was just singing “big truck, cold beer, good times” over pop song chords. All hail Olivia, Chappell & Sabrina! Can’t wait for your best of!

[@Softfeather_wcue]

Then why do you still have a country music pfp 💀💀💀

[@MrBogus213]

Marshmello took a $9mill in taxpayer money during the pandemic. A grant from a fund that was supposed to help keep small venues open during the worst of it. I've never heard any of his music before, but I officially hate him anyway.

[@HiGlowie]

Marshmallo couldn’t be more generic if he (his team) tried.

[@nnhhkk867]

@@HiGlowie Literally thought he was 'over' after EDM stopped charting in like 2013 or at the very least deffo after the Fortnite thing. Goes to show I'm even more out of touch with pop culture than I thought. But I guess some guys are just in business to make car commercial music 🤷🤷

[@xamp_exclammark]

@@nnhhkk867 Marshmello for years was the only EDM representation on the charts. And this year he kind of was too lol.

[@jamiesprinkbob]

@@nnhhkk867 i have such conflicting feelings about happier by him and bastille bc the lyrics are amazing and dan smith (the singer) has an amazing voice but god the fucking beat drop makes it unbearable

[@HandlebarOrionX]

​@@nnhhkk867If EDM doesn't chart anymore then why do most retail establishments in the midwest including the casino I currently work for insist upon playing it? Even EDM covers of 80s hits from 2020 that never charted?

[@MichaelMartin-qe5ye]

30:16 Wearing a hoodie that says, "I don't care if I offend you" is something a teenager who is trying to be edgy would wear.

[@NJGuy1973]

"You might offend me if I thought about you."

[@prometheustv6558]

Not even a teenager like someone in middle school

[@Dracinard]

It annoys me that it annoys me, because I know that's the point, but, I mean - what a blatant lie. If you didn't care, you wouldn't need to tell me.

[@notsmrt4521]

​@@prometheustv6558I really wish that were true, at least one of my 30-40 something coworkers wears a deadpool shirt thats says something like "sorry i offended you, but i dont care"

[@skurinski]

yet the guy who made this video is offended by what he said...

[@lilyofthevalley2048]

I have never heard Todd laugh so hard as he did at Drake. That completely caught me off guard but also brought a smile to my face.

[@360.Tapestry]

it was unhinged and i enjoyed it very much lol

[@johndutkiewicz9401]

that wasn't a real laugh

[@fauxrowsdower7610]

@@johndutkiewicz9401WHAT??????? UR TELLING ME THESE VIDEOS ARENT OFF THE CUFF?? THE VIDEOS WHERE TODDS SCRIPT IS VISIBLE ON HIS MUSIC STAND IN EVERY VIDEO???????

[@johndutkiewicz9401]

@@fauxrowsdower7610 nah but like some of these people actually believe there's actual emotion in some of these

[@Fantallana]

@@johndutkiewicz9401oh I can assure you his exasperation is often real

[@karenwang313]

Modern country sucks because it’s bad pop music with southern accents. Guitars are barely there, no bass or banjo or any of the other instruments that gave the genre it’s identity.

[@nunyabiznes7446]

Every person I've known who actually lives next to a dirt/gravel road hates it. Shit gets everywhere, you wash your walls and the water comes down black, rampant respiratory problems, not to mention actually having to drive on the fuckin things

[@the_sky_is_blue_and_so_am_I]

Agreed

[@the_sky_is_blue_and_so_am_I]

Another reason I hate them is because of the random fricking debris and I have to dodge random limbs and boulders. Then if they wash out? My little tiny car can't handle it. I also listen to CDs and they will randomly start skipping if I hit a bump wrong. 😭 So yes, I hate it.

[@roltthehunter]

I am from the sticks I love dirt roads. But I would not make them a personality trait. There are two main things about dirt roads that I enjoy, They go cool places especially if you are a local most of the really nice places are tucked away on dirt roads, secondly a lot of people don't go out there so it's a bit more relaxed and you can find cool places to be without being bothered by a bunch of people.

[@MacenW]

Every person I know who lives on a dirt road doesn't mind it, I stayed with my aunt in the country it's a very nice theme in setting you don't have to wash your truck because everyone's driving on a dirt road

[@walrusArmageddon]

Unless you drive a jeep or any older truck, it's a bit miserable. But if you got an off road vehicle? Immaculate 👌

[@cbruce78]

21:03 Say ONE nice thing about Marshmallow. Ummm... Everything he does makes me respect Daft Punk even more?

[@Zice033]

Umm…He makes me think of Marshy from Homestar Runner.

[@purpleheadedhedgehog3821]

His cooking channel is pretty good

[@Pooky1991]

He makes his featured artist look better. His productions definately aren't the strongest parts of his songs.

[@teddyhaines6613]

He accidentally made a good song with Halsey that one time.

[@prettierjesus3119]

I really like Here With Me.

[@Dippedinsilver1974]

When that god awful Kanye song started playing, my dog looked at me, got up, and left the room (which he never does when we have our evening cuddle time). When a fucking French Bulldog can’t stand your music, it’s bad.

[@MissAlmostFine]

😂😂😂

[@wavesofwoodenlegs]

Comment of the week!

[@ericksheldon3870]

I just cackled

[@Jaceblue04]

If that's not a damning indictment, I don't know what is.

[@ArizonanSummer]

Big Boi of Outkast collects Frenchies, so it’s safe to say that they are drawn to good music and repelled by bad music

[@MullyWhizz]

In 2023, Kanye West was my most listened to artist on Spotify. In 2024, he didn't even appear in the Top 100 songs a single time. The awful things he said mixed with a constant downward spiral of album quality since Life of Pablo has totally killed my interest in him recently. It is a shame but I'm happy to hear someone really address how garbage his new stuff is.

[@ArtemyMusha]

"What would Ben do"? Sell houses to Aquaman, obviously.

[@picahudsoniaunflocked5426]

[@rulerzreachf4n34]

FUCKING AQUAMAN

[@pukewave69]

harris bomberman

[@lucasbell4831]

Todd talked about clapghter. This kinda feels like that.

[@crazyluigi6664]

**Makes a hole in the house for good measure.**

[@WFM]

Damn….Jelly Roll is SPEEDRUNNING becoming Todd’s new Adam Levine

[@TheEvilCheesecake]

let's settle for speed-ambling.

[@sarahlott8755]

Someone had to fill the Maroon 5 void

[@NEEDbacon]

Nah, more David Guetta. Just the guy that ALWAYS shows up. Todd doesn't seem to have an issue with Jelly Roll's songs on their own. Hell even the verses Jelly spits. It's just, dudes EVERYWHERE

[@SeanStrife]

Someone's gotta be since nobody gives a fuck about Maroon 5 anymore.

[@colin-nekritz]

@@TheEvilCheesecakespeed stumbling while gasping for oxygen

[@SLSmith24]

From rap to pop punk to country. MGK reminds me of someone who constantly restarts their game to try out different story paths and alternate endings.

[@assibeysteven4033]

Don’t call me out like that

[@EnbyGaemer2005]

Hey at least chronic new game players don't make it everyone else's problem.

[@philly_sports1558]

Reminds me of Kid Rock's transition from rap to nu metal to country. When is MGK gonna start his political career now?

[@bigbearkat2010]

He makes me think if Tinmothee Chalamet decided to cosplay as K-Fed instead of being a respected actor.

[@johngleason1776]

He's like the modern day Beck if Beck was bad at making music

[@ashen_roses]

The fact that the Lonely Road video is about a poor guy robbing a bank for his family is bitterly funny considering my cousin in law is getting put away for robbing a house for that very reason. It is not a risk worth taking, ever

[@Mr_Muda_Himself]

17:09 congratulations Fallout 76, you’re no longer the worst thing "Take Me Home, Country Roads" has ever been a part of.

[@Planag7]

I was recently out of restaurant when this video came up and it was just me in the waiter as the other side of the restaurant was not busy and we watched it together just had to troll it it was absolutely terrible.

[@AuraHero]

At least Fallout 76 got better over time.

[@WormyJester8]

At least Fallout 76 used a decent cover

[@EnbyGaemer2005]

​@@WormyJester8 Yeah. Say what you will about the game, but that cover was excellent.

[@santiagobauza4257]

There's the second Kingsman movie as well

[@SahloFolina2161]

The fact that Ben “Wet Ass P-Word” Shapiro made a rap song while also stating at one point in his career that rap music isn’t real music is just showing his entire business model to me in one simple moment. Edit: Y’all keep saying “but he was joking!” If that is true, it wasn’t funny. Like at all.

[@bthsr7113]

Very true.

[@meatbyproducts]

Shows he knows how to reach people and make money.

[@birdknight6616]

Peak "rules for thee, not for me" energy

[@iruleatgames]

A gamer can play Candy Crush to kill time without thinking it's a "real game". An anime fan can watch Naruto and think of it more as a "kid's show than true anime". There's nothing hypocritical about Ben making a joke rap song, despite not liking rap. There are many things to criticize the Daily Wire on, and this is not one of them.

[@riogrande163]

not trying to defend him at all, but did you ever consider he was just taking the piss?

[@Auguloso]

22:22 “If marshmallow crashes and the truck blows up, do we rename him s’more?” 😭 😂

[@mtchcrtrmm9299]

Are Marshmello AND Kane Brown in the truck when that happens too? Scandalous.

[@Fem_Sensational]

30:43 When Ben said “rap isn’t music”, he just meant it wasn’t until he did it.

[@eneyavorodecky]

Let's be honest, whatever he did, wasn't rap. Idk what it was. Some kind of a crine against music?

[@Fem_Sensational]

@@eneyavorodecky i was joking lol

[@miragebarrage9748]

@@eneyavorodeckyrap as a whole is already a crime against humanity. As is left wing politics

[@TheTurtleyOne]

Time for my once yearly interaction with pop music

[@ashkitt7719]

Same here. I lost track of pop music after 2012 or so.

[@dollartwentychickentendies]

amen brother

[@pervertedalchemist9944]

That about sums up my interaction with pop...outside of going to Target, of course.

[@ImpaktNY]

Your don't watch the best list?

[@TheSupercheezynutz]

About the same for me. I dont know what happened, but it's so ​awful. @ashkitt7719

[@sugarm1860]

Fun fact, when pop music is booming on the radio/charts/streaming, that usually an indicator that we’re about to head into tough times economically.

[@Yurt_enthusiast7]

Well we KNOW we're going into a financial crisis, we even chose to do it this time

[@SeanStrife]

...yeah... unfortunately, that checks out...

[@LizzieShiro]

Yeah, I actually remember some amazing songs being in the worst years for the economy.

[@nicktallfox5266]

I don't think you need to read the pop charts like tea leaves to predict this one, chief.

[@ringinn7880]

I thought we were in them already

[@wastelanderone]

I remember when Ben Shapiro blocked me because I told him that VR would never replace the TV when he was plugging VR changing the world. Good times.

[@gRinchY-op5vr]

Wow he straight up just blocked you instead of throwing ridiculous hypotheticals at you? Impressive

[@o0Donuts0o]

This is a very random statement or am I too early into the video for the context?

[@Yeahsoanyways0]

This is the man that calls other people snowflakes pulling that shit

[@stonetic2515]

Never is a long time. Regular 2d TV isn't going to last forever.

[@SixOhTwo602]

​@@stonetic2515hey Ben

[@minecraftsun8864]

I love being disconnected from pop culture. I somehow avoided hearing all of the worst hits this year

[@fredster2000]

Loving the 10+ year-long commitment of using fonts and typefaces on the Best/Worst Lists that were relevant in the world of music that year. Bumpin that 💅💅

[@anonnyanonymous4800]

Who the f*ck are you? I’m a brat when I’m bumpin’ that

[@waytoovalid]

365 yeah I’m bumpin that

[@picahudsoniaunflocked5426]

Good eye!

[@sdsign4229]

Wait really? I never noticed. Who was using this year’s font?

[@vpuploads2701]

@@sdsign4229charli xcx’s brat font!

[@dysonvacuumcleaner451]

The year is never officially over until Todd releases his worst songs list

[@againstthepods4316]

Well I disagree with every entry.

[@smolderiing7166]

literally my mindset

[@supersonicsandshrew9742]

I will never get over the fact that the radio version of Jack Harlow’s lovin on me censors the words whips and chains. It just leaves a bizzare gap in the song.

[@larissabrglum3856]

Radio versions of songs these days seem to be censorship-happy, I blame TikTok

[@BobLee-df4zh]

​@@larissabrglum3856"These days". Are you like 12? Radio version used to be completely re-recorded tracks with totally different lyrics. Censoring the hell out of songs is absolutely nothing new.

[@NickFieldMedia]

They did the same with Rihanna's track S&M back in the day.

[@reid3031]

You'll need better radio stations lmao, the one I listen to has much weirder censorship (whips and chains are still there, but they took "Puffy" out of Curtis Waters' "Stunnin'")

[@Anipaper_]

depending on the radio station i would hear whips and chains or not and it really pisses me off 😭

[@jkr9594]

These lists are always funny for us europeans, because half these songs just never appeared in this market.

[@Burtzman20]

“Salting the earth so that sexy may never grow again” made me laugh hard.

[@cmoneman3025]

I know! My favorite line in this video😂😂😂

[@sachinissocool978]

Personally, i like the reading of that marshmello song that there's a second guy just desperately trying not think about what's happening 3 feet behind him

[@spaceinky3628]

This reading improves the song tenfold

[@batlrar]

To be fair, I'm not sure Kanye likes Hitler anymore since he said he likes Jewish people now that he saw Jonah Hill in 21 Jump Street. The moment I heard of that story, I knew it must be real because it sounds like an article from The Onion.

[@MillVillage]

Kayne is also bipolar and we've definitely seen how that condition can mess with people's heads. Scott Stapp from Creed had the same problem. He thought Obama was going to kill him.

[@henrynelson9301]

Thank you Jonah Hill I love you

[@klisterklister2367]

@@MillVillage its weird that has been so… public. And kinda disgusting that so many people rode on his mental illness this year. Everyone from alex jones to nick fuentes.

[@jamescook5783]

Wait. That’s real? I thought that was a Joke rap Critic made for April fools day. I can buy it though.

[@cwfutureboy]

Meh. A lot of American Conservatives still think Obama is waiting around the corner with a FEMA trailer.

[@chuckmcluckin6082]

37:19 I've never heard this before, and I genuinely laughed super hard all on my own during my lunch break. I can't fucking believe he called himself Bill Cosby, TWICE.

[@zackcolosky9908]

watching todd spend years growing into a man that can openly show disdain for k-pop is inspiring. he's like a modern epic hero

[@nnhhkk867]

Pretty sure there was a bit of the Golden Bough dedicated to this.

[@TheEvilCheesecake]

Only children are afraid of insulting kpop, because only children make threats to people who insult kpop.

[@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494]

​@@TheEvilCheesecakebut kids can be scary, man. I know. I have two.😮😮

[@mikakick7180]

hes coming out of the closet 💓

[@ortija4383]

Is he showing disdain for kpop though? Or criticizing specific kpop songs and specific musical choices in some kpop songs? He is specifically NOT showing "disdain for kpop" which is the exact reason why there hasn't been any backlash against him repeatedly criticizing charting kpop songs and kpop fans are agreeing with him in the comments.

[@mrh8142]

Million Dollar Baby captured the 2000s vibe so well I thought it was a song from 20 years ago that resurfaced on TikTok and not a song that came out this year

[@daviddelisse9712]

I'll be real, the song wasnt that bad imo but dear god it was overplayed

[@balsis_ch6217]

I don't remember 2000s songs being so ass

[@daviddelisse9712]

@@balsis_ch6217 you sure? Friday by rebecca black was one of many ass 2000s songs

[@The_State_of_Oklahoma]

@@daviddelisse9712I feel like most of the songs that get overplayed sound horrible in the moment but a couple years down the line, their charm comes back. I catch myself listening to those songs a decent amount actually and million dollar baby might be one of those songs. Don’t get me wrong, I can’t really stand to listen to it at the moment but give it some time I guess

[@daviddelisse9712]

@The_State_of_Oklahoma I completely understand what you mean.

[@fede2]

Numbers one and two on this list being hits were a sobering realization for me. The fact that those songs were driven to success is reflective of what a powerfully motivating force spite is as an emotion.

[@vaelethun]

Sad upvote. These are truly dark times.

[@bthsr7113]

We're just getting started. Save what emotional energy you have, because we are going to be so sorely tested and drained

[@crazyluigi6664]

Case in point, 2016 and 2024's elections...

[@SeanStrife]

@@bthsr7113 I already burned through those reserves during the first Trump administration... I have no more emotional energy anymore.

[@sdsign4229]

Twitter/X is run on ragebait. It’s a reflection the human need to be angry.

[@AlligatorArms]

“Woman’s World” is such a nothing song that it’s impossible to sincerely call it her worst song. “I Kissed a Girl” is her worst song IMO. But with Katy, it’s never about the songs themselves being bad as it is about hypocrisy and double standards wrapped in a bright and colorful aesthetic.

[@danielesquivel9326]

"I Kissed a Girl" is a song you can imagine someone liking, people still sing it at karaoke. "Woman's World" has virtually no audience, no sauce, no edge lyrically or musically, so yeah, I'd say it's her worst song because even the people who are ride-or-die for Katy Perry don't cosign this.

[@anahitaazadeh3449]

Someone forgot about peacock……

[@zombieplush]

my favorite todd bit is when he talks about how he's afraid of people getting on his ass for something (whether it be discussing queer topics or shittalking kpop), and then you look at the comments and all of the people he was afraid were gonna maul him are just going "yeah no he's right lol"

[@JadeReloaded]

The truly unhinged "fans" are still on twitter, the mood might be worse there.

[@phastinemoon]

We on the Internet might suck in a lot of ways, but we are better than THAT!

[@jamescook5783]

My favorite instance of this was the time he called Brendon Urie the next Adam Levine, with also the Disco fans agreeing with him.

[@georgien9119]

jimin is a good singer, but it seems like he and his producers are incapable of giving him music that actually suits his voice. he's not a belter, but they want to act like he is and it's just grating.

[@kpopphile9668]

this this this this this it sometimes feels like its been the case for a while

[@chuuchuutrain444]

Jimin's voice was best suited for when they delegated him to songs that required of him of what I can only call a "coquette-ish whisper". Boy is his voice cotton candy; saturate it to the extent of Who and it's too much. The mixing was actually horrid. Compare it to his earlier projects like Serendipity and you can hear the palpable difference.

[@kpopphile9668]

@ 100000% agree they just can’t seem to find the right direction for him. I understand that he may want to try different stuff but his team needs to focus on his strengths

[@georgien9119]

@@chuuchuutrain444 100% serendipity is beautiful and suits him perfectly, they need to go back to that

[@magicrainbowkitties1023]

Knowing very little about him, it seems to me he'd do well to go a little more quiet but deliberate. Like not even necessarily slower but... Idk more of a soft kinda edge to it, if that makes sense?

[@ANUBISMETAL]

It's possible you didn't notice this, but I'm surprised you didn't mention that Ben Shapiro isn't even actually rapping. His parts are REALLY obviously quantized and timestretched to sound like rapping. Presumably because he had no idea how difficult rapping actually is, and just ended up using Pro Tools Magic because it was the only way to make him sound presentable.

[@mythbuster43]

“Rap isn’t real music. And if you think it is, you are stupid.” -Ben Shapiro on Twitter back in 2012

[@ANUBISMETAL]

@mythbuster43 "Rap isn't music because rapping only involves rhythm, and doesn't involve melody or harmony." Do you wanna tell Ben Shapiro about the drums, or should I?

[@IWannaGoMissing]

@@ANUBISMETALhis suggestion that the entire genre doesn’t use melody or harmony was so funny

[@ANUBISMETAL]

@IWannaGoMissing Look, I'm a straight-up rock guy. I went through a pretty extensive "rap sucks" phase just like all rock guys do. And I have been shooting down the "rap is not music" argument constantly, because even as a brain-dead teenager who had no reason to know any better, I could tell that "rap is not music" is the dumbest position imaginable. The "rap is not music because there's no melody or harmony" argument drives me BAT SHIT INSANE.

[@samanteater]

@@ANUBISMETAL Yeah, it's such an arbitrary definition. Is one person singing not music because there's no harmony?

[@DawnOfTheOzz]

Why hasn't MGK been brought before the Hague for Crimes Against Music?

[@chronicallymeee]

I normally like K-pop, the vocal production on that Jimin song sounds like my class's first attempt at pitch-correction. Literal first semester music production stuff.

[@lucidkangaroo8973]

No but for real. I like K-Pop but when he started singing I started laughing my head off at how bad the mixing of his voice is.

[@TheHekateris]

Srsly, I don't know what they're doing to him, but it ain't good.

[@Eviltwin531]

It reminds me so much of a pastiche of early 2000s Max Martin bubblegum pop. Like, it sounds like a fictional song they would make up for a parody boy band in a work of fiction, like Du Jour from Josie and the Pussycats or Party Posse from The Simpsons (Yvan Eht Nioj...)

[@DA-sf3vs]

I love Jimin but I guess I agree, the song should be re done and stripped down, maybe acoustic and have his normal voice

[@toyosibee.mp3]

like whatre they doing to my man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@KilljoyRPMX]

28:22 Todd gradually getting more annoyed with the jelly roll transitions is hilarious

[@SurgingSpecs]

What happens when your palate cleanser is a guy who’s on the worst list twice

[@crazyluigi6664]

@@SurgingSpecs Wasn't it three times?

[@againstthepods4316]

Why? Because he’s overweight? My son is one and get has gotten insults in school. Not okay.

[@crazyluigi6664]

@@againstthepods4316 It relates to his features, my friend, not his weight. He can and should do better than this! Apologies for your son, though. :(

[@againstthepods4316]

@@crazyluigi6664 okay thank you and yes I always tell him he should accept and love himself as he is. He doesn’t need to change for anyone.

[@ReneKnights]

I've been a BTS fan for nearly a decade and I HATE 90% of their production post-world-fame. Every song has to be passed through 30 hands and smoothed into almost nothing. And the vocal processing SUCKS. They can sing!!! The autotune and doubling ruins their color and they sound like?? Idk. Robots. Synths. They need to just go back to their in-house team at BigHit and let Jimin release another Lie.

[@lauraadella2933]

Omg yeah. I feel like my ears are wearing dirty glasses when I listen to their most recent albums. And they can sing, it's just the production that's bad

[@minumeyli]

THIS!!!

[@idontwannahostthisshownomore]

HARD AGREE. the hyyh series was sooooo fucking beautifully produced, especially pt. 2 🤧 the way they produce their albums now is like extremely corporate sounding....idk how to describe it....everything is so flat/empty (instrumentally, not necessarily emotionally lol)

[@sinsofthefather]

agreeee their new music makes me sad because of all the production stuff going on in it and whatnot. Could have been goooodd ):

[@sugarystrawberrybreeze6976]

I am the same case, their solo stuff especially sounds way too polished and soulless. I feel like only the rap line have put out something original and interesting (their stuff didn't trend in the USA as far as I know, I guess that explains why it was "allowed" to be original)

[@Konohachic]

As a Texas Country Queer, we are leaving behind Wallen and embracing Orville Peck

[@PuppetMasterIX]

I cannot understate the dawning sheer horror I experienced when, upon hearing the last word of Chevrolet's hook, I realized what it was sampling.

[@ordinarynocturne]

I hadn't heard it before this list and share your horror. I love "Drift Away"!

[@larrymantic2635]

I grew up with a damn McDonald’s Kids Bop cd that had the original song, so I just knew something was up.

[@NEEDbacon]

@@larrymantic2635 Did that change the lyrics to be "All hail Lord Ronald"? Either way, I doubt it could be AS MUCH as a soul less cash grab reworking as "Chevrolet". "In my Merry Oldsmobile" has more automotive relevance then "Chevrolet" will ever have, and Oldsmobile is DEAD.

[@ChaiElemental]

I yelled aloud when I realized what the interpolation was.

[@heymistercarter.]

I remember Todd's term about the "I'm Back B*tch" single, the one that's not really about anything other than to show how great or awesome the artist in question is. And with that, I don't think I've seen an "I'm Back B*tch" single flop harder than Woman's World by Katy Perry.

[@teddyhaines6613]

You need to still be a huge star to attempt an I'm Back Bitch single. Katy's last chance to make one of those was with Witness.

[@pervertedalchemist9944]

She should have taken the hint when "Smile" didn't do that well. Also, she's 40 years old now - the retirement age of pop stars. Ask Justin Timberlake.

[@t4nkychannel921]

You can't really have your super feminist single if Dr fucking Luke is credited as a producer.

[@NJGuy1973]

"Women's World" was not an "I'm back, bitch" single. It was a "Can I please come back, sir?" single.

[@ShrodingersCatgirl]

Making a song about female empowerment then working with a rapist to make it will do that. Also even aside from that the song blows lmao

[@dumbumbumbum8649]

It finally happened. I’ve officially never heard a single song on this list. Only took, what, thirteen years?

[@BuzzieeTheMarsmellow]

@@dumbumbumbum8649 lucky you bro these songs were all ass

[@chesspiece4257]

me neither! i can’t wait to see his top 10 best though because i’ve been listening to *good* new pop music for once!

[@giovanigeorgis3848]

How 😭 all these songs were super popular.

[@ajlorentz]

@@giovanigeorgis3848I only heard of the j cole one and the Ben Shapiro one. I am a young person who actually likes pop music so I guess I just have a force field against country.

[@ajlorentz]

@@giovanigeorgis3848to be fair, I heard a lot of the notable mentions

[@rolfanderson3925]

Betterhelp jumpscare 38:40

[@stevethepocket]

MGK repurposing "Country Roads" for his own country song has the same "This is actually the only country song I know" energy as when the Blues Brothers accidentally got booked at a country bar and resorted to playing "Sweet Home Alabama."

[@gracehetfield5331]

It was the "Rawhide Theme".

[@nsb144]

@@gracehetfield5331 The Rawhide theme and Stand By Your Man. I think it's implied that they just play these two songs over and over again for the entire set.

[@SuperJNG18]

Wrong song but essentially yes

[@stevethepocket]

@@nsb144 Maybe I'm thinking of a different movie entirely then, that did basically the same gag but with a different song.

[@quadling3521]

@@stevethepocket Another thing that might have happened is you are remembering them sing “Sweet Home Chicago” later in the Blues Brothers - that’s what I did when I first read your comment. Either way, you hit the nail on the head on the vibe it gives off.

[@eris6676]

You're telling me Facts wasn't just a Ben Shapiro AI meme that got viral, and is instead an actual attempt at music (or at least music-derived clout and money) from the man himself? I don't know how to feel right now...

[@CityofButterfly]

Agreed. I'm genuinely having a hard time believing Ben appeared on that track in the flesh.

[@nnhhkk867]

@@CityofButterfly The only time where using AI would be LESS embarrassing JFC.

[@xamp_exclammark]

Idk there's a chance his verse might have been AI

[@jarlath6815]

I wouldn’t call it an actual attempt. That being said, it would have been way funnier if he avoided any political references and just delivered a normal verse

[@phastinemoon]

Disdain. Man is such a void of creativity that even THIS couldn't work.

[@shinyskunk]

The Machine Gun Kelly blackface line is one of your best jokes, holy shit.

[@hardy_har]

33:30 "your first podcast" genuinely feels like self-parody. "I missed the first time you tried matcha tea." "I missed your first time seeing The Lego Movie." 😂😂

[@nalsium2828]

Usually the white people who denigrate black culture and the white people who appropriate it are different people. Ben Shapiro is one of the very few people who has done both, and I think that's genuinely impressive

[@roghider319]

Oh no, it's very often the same exact people. Trust me.

[@SeanStrife]

Nah... there's more crossover than you think. My friend circle from high school was half-filled with culture vultures like that (the wonders of being a weirdo misfit), and I'd say at LEAST 3/4ths of them have gone on to become MAGA shitheads.

[@jeanclaudevanswag]

I’ve noticed with these particular culture vultures they start out as envious of Black culture and their attitudes usually end up outright hateful (often as a result of being called out).

[@thapoint09]

Doing both is more common than you think I feel like

[@devlinburgess2463]

@nalsium2828 It's hard to completely despise a culture. Much easier to loudly emphasize the things you hate, then quietly copy the things you like while passing it off as your own idea.

[@lm7677]

Cannot wait to see the Drake percentage on this list. Edit: DAMMIT Edit 2: Thank you Mr. in the shadows

[@mangoslormpy7618]

Me and you, bud 😩🤣🤣🤣

[@taylorfrench6722]

Spoiler: The Heart Part 6 is a dishonorable mention.

[@nondescriptcat5620]

Drake had hits this year?

[@kev1619]

cornball

[@crazyluigi6664]

​@@nondescriptcat5620He did before the beef, yes.

[@ShootingStarNeo]

I was today years old when I found out Ben Shapiro attempted to rap. God, I’m glad I didn’t have the energy to keep up with the zeitgeist in the slightest this year.

[@dreamusmenus3759]

Conservatives crying in the comments gives me life.

[@Betelgeuse2142]

All two of them

[@okcoolbro3]

Ya this was Todd's laziest political rage bait for attention worse list he's done so far. Facts was an honorable mention at best but Todd knows drama sells and Ben's face is bigger than his whole channel.

[@rudywilliams6538]

​@@okcoolbro3there's no way you people actually listen to that 💀

[@dreamusmenus3759]

@@okcoolbro3 do you believe everyone else's opinions are disingenuous because yours are? or can you only believe you're right if everyone else is a liar?

[@miragebarrage9748]

Where? I can’t find any of them. Maybe cause they’re all too busy actually contributing to society.

[@SLSmith24]

As someone born and raised in Tennessee, I will never get tired of Todd absolutely ripping modern country music apart. People used to actually respect it. But these days, country has literally become the laughingstock of the music industry, now more than ever. Yes, I know there's still some really good country music there if you search deep enough....but holy shit, the bad ALWAYS outweighs the good.

[@prometheustv6558]

Idk how it’s gotten so popular on the pop charts

[@NJGuy1973]

Country music has become a fallback plan.

[@malegria9641]

Country died with Hank III’s last good album in 2010

[@miche1df]

"good country" and "music that gets played on Nashville radio" is basically mutually exclusive aside from like Chris Stapleton

[@bigbearkat2010]

@@prometheustv6558 because it panders to their target crowd like those shitty Christian movies. Quality is a nice bonus but absolutely not required and usually accidental.

[@ilz_y]

Just a little insight from someone who lives in Korea: the songs that chart here are totally different from the ones that chart overseas. For the most part. For context, Charlie Puth is the biggest superstar alive over here so take that for what it is. Anyway, Who was successful in a technical sense, but the general public cared a lot more about the Rosé/Bruno Mars collab, and kpop bands (as in with actual instruments n stuff) had the biggest year ever. My point being, you are not alone in your feelings about Who by Jimin. It didn’t catch on in its own country either.

[@GamesFromSpace]

So Korea has a "big in Japan" thing, except it's America?

[@Ruddline]

@@GamesFromSpace I got the moon, I got the cheese I got the whole damn nation on their knees -- Tom Waits, Big In Japan

[@adoo947]

Seeing how Who is still charting in top 50 Apple Music/Spotify, safe to say the army is way too obsessed with their overall success with the botted streams, but at least girl groups such as LE SSERAFIM/NewJeans had some relative success in the U.S atleast in the streaming area.

[@aprilsour]

I live in India. Justin Bieber, One Direction and Charlie Puth are massive here too. I think the problem is that some of the most milquetoast western artists become huge in Asia and then become an inspiration for singers like BTS. To them Charlie Puth is an ideal popstar and that's the kind of success they seem to be chasing which is disappointing because it just proves that they are severely out of touch.

[@CatLeone2003]

69th like

[@eightfootmanchild]

LOL, Tom McDonald saying "I don't care if I offend you" - Yes you do. Trying to offend me is your entire personality. You can't feel validated unless you think you're "triggering" me.

[@koelkastridder3388]

I always wonder how even his fans don't get sick of him doing the exact same thing all the time. Like I know they're probably not the sharpest tools in the shed but still???

[@whatthehellisthis]

never forget that he tried to copystrike a youtuber twice for negatively reviewing his albums. not so “free speech” of him…

[@SixOhTwo602]

​@@koelkastridder3388I mean kinda answered your own question there mate. I genuinely think people have difficulty internalising that, to be blunt, idiots are idiots. *You* would get tired of this real quick. But the kind of people he's grifting wouldn't.

[@GonzoCiosain]

I've only met one person irl who likes that chode, and unsurprisingly he was my old workplace's "that guy." He would rant about QAnon shit unprompted at anyone in earshot every single shift and got banned from the local auto shop for starting a fight with the employees.

[@emilythemostsigma]

wait u clocked

[@orangepekoetea]

the reveal that the ben shapiro rap I've been hearing on tiktok all year is not, as I thought, some kind of epic rap battles-style parody, but an actual song featuring ben shapiro, hit me like a semi truck. I need a minute to recover.

[@sonablom]

12:57 reminds me of that one Bo Burnham country song parody, where the girl keeps ending up being a scarecrow 😂

[@meggomyeggo431]

Naw man you don’t get it, she’s just a good girl, in a straw hat, with her arms out in a cornfield!

[@fortyfive-the-forve]

And the There I Ruined It parody of bro country

[@sethh5106]

I was thinking of repeat stuff when he was talking about Who

[@sonablom]

@@sethh5106 oh no! You’re right 😆

[@andrea2kx]

​@fortyfive-the-forve got a beer in my beer and a chevy in my truck

[@jackcatinabox]

I had been thinking, "What could possibly be worse than Ben Shapiro's rap song," and then he played the Kanye song, and I was like, yeah. This is worse.

[@stevethepocket]

Imagine sending this comment back in time, how many heads would explode.

[@crazyluigi6664]

@@stevethepocket Really, imagine saying to his fans that Kanye West would end up becoming a Neo-Nazi of sorts after being shown to oppose those guys earlier on in his life!

[@blizyon30fps86]

@@stevethepocketthis guy would be crucified if he said this in 2005

[@stevethepocket]

@@blizyon30fps86 Well, no one would know who Ben Shapiro was back then, so it wouldn't quite have the same impact.

[@YoPierreDoYouWannaComeOver]

ye still the 🐐no 🧢

[@GodSpeedYouCamus]

HOLY FUCK MARSHMELLO IS STILL ALIVE?!??! WHAT

[@jbwarner8626]

As far as we know, anyway. It could be anyone under that mask.

[@shoxy-the-pinecone6113]

I thought he was happy making cooking tiktoks 😞

[@sirpsychosussy]

​@@jbwarner8626"No luck catching them Marshmellos then?" "It's just the one, actually."

[@nnhhkk867]

Dude, same reaction. What the hell??

[@pinkcupcake4717]

I completely forgot he existed.

[@LauraisLoading]

I've been devastated for years that the Bad Things hook melody is so good but the song is so bad. Thank you for flagging that it's from a different song.

[@simplecoffee]

As someone who really loves cars, I'm deeply disappointed in all the suggestive car songs this year. It's like somehow they couldn't even make cars OR banging interesting. What a shame.

[@aquila121]

Yeah, I feel like decent car-afficianado tracks fell off when Cake stopped putting out music.

[@NEEDbacon]

@@aquila121 I mean, there's Billy Strings "Leadfoot" that scratches the itch. And hey, Qotsa still makes music.

[@aquila121]

@@NEEDbacon I'll take a look at those, thanks.

[@GoodOldGamer]

Birthrates are on the global decline, so it tracks that people don't find banging interesting, lol.

[@prettierjesus3119]

Well, at least people liked GNX. (Whole album named after a car)

[@dawashingmachine9158]

Imagine if someone offered you an apple, and you think “y’know I don’t eat them a lot and it’s been a while since I had one, but I really like apples, like the fresh ones from the farmers market” so you decide to take it, and when you bite into it you realize it’s not an apple at all, it’s actually 100% crystallized high-fructose corn syrup spray painted red and molded into the shape of an apple, and the taste is sweet to the point of being nauseating, and you look at the person telling you that this is the same thing as an apple and you have to wonder how it’s possible that they could like this, let alone stomach it This is what liking country music is like

[@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494]

*pop country IMHO

[@geekwhoeatsrice]

You almost had me @38:32 ngl.

[@evrencicekli7045]

i gasped audibly

[@NekoChanSenpai]

He really faked us out with that

[@MadiganinPeach]

Man juked us all 😭

[@TaiWind]

imagine having this video in the background/not looking at the screen, and hearing todd say "is that a fucking charger" in a song about chevrolet, not realizing he's talking about a literal charger and not a Dodge Charger somehow showing up