The 10 Worst Albums Ever, Other Than The Obvious Ones

Q magazine, as they are wont to do, has come up with an allegedly-definitive music list, this one determining the ten worst albums of all time. However, Q's deputy editor Gareth Grundy qualifies that somewhat, noting "The list is a mixture of the unspeakable and those ridiculous acts of hubris, although we tried not to pick on the obvious soft targets." So it's a list of the top ten worst albums of all time, excluding the obvious ones.

The Top Ten Worst Albums Of All Times According To Q (Other Than The Obvious Ones, Which Are Worse):

1. Duran Duran - Thank You (which Q calls "DOWNRIGHT INSULTING")

Duran Duran - 911 Is A Joke (from Thank You)

2. Spice Girls - Any of their solo albums ("WRETCHED")

3. Various Artists - Urban Renewal ("WORSE THAN THE ORIGINAL")

4. Lou Reed - Metal Machine Music

5. Billy Idol - Cyberpunk

Billy Idol - Wasteland (from Cyberpunk)

6. Naomi Campbell - Baby Woman ("GOBSMACKING HUBRIS")

7. Kevin Rowland - My Beauty ("HIDEOUSLY MAWKISH")

8. Mick Jagger - Primitive Cool

9. Westlife - Allow Us to Be Frank

10. Tin Machine - Tin Machine II

Some good music might be a nice treat for your ears after those iffy songs. Womenfolk has a couple of lovely ones, covers of Crowded House and XTC songs, Jennifer Kimball's "Fall At Your Feet" and Nouvelle Vague's "Making Plans For Nigel".