it fifth. A Houston Press critic named it as the worst song ever to emanate from the state of Texas, and said that it "set back the cause of white people in hip-hop a decade". "Achy Breaky Heart", Billy Ray Cyrus (1992) The song has appeared on multiple "worst songs ever" lists. It was named the worst of all time in The Independent on Saturday, and was ranked second in Blender's "50 Worst Songs Ever". It also placed first in a Sydney Morning Herald reader poll to determine the worst track of the 1990s, and was voted by Chicago Tribune readers as the worst song of 1992. "Could It Be Magic", Take That (1992) This cover of the 1975 Barry Manilow track was voted the worst song in history in a 2004 public poll organized by Diesel. NMEs Anthony Thornton said of the result, "Thank God that 'Could It Be Magic?' has finally been recognized as the worst song in the world. It is the kind of track that makes you wake up screaming." "What's Up?", 4 Non Blondes (1993) Composers Carl Barât and Stuart Braithwaite named this track the worst ever. Dean Ween said: "It's as bad as music gets…. Everything about the song is so awful that if I sat down and tried to write the worst song ever, I couldn't even make it 10 percent of the reality of how awful that song is." Tara Dublin in The Huffington Post wrote that it is "without question, the worst song of the 1990s". "Mr Blobby", Mr Blobby (1993) Blobby's self-titled Christmas release is regarded by many as the worst single of all time. It has been ranked near the top of various "worst songs" lists compiled by journalists and those created from public-opinion surveys. "Barbie Girl", Aqua (1997) Despite its success, with UK sales of 1.83 million as of 2016, the novelty dance track has been included on some worst songs lists, including #1 on Rolling Stones "Worst Songs of the Nineties" by a reader poll and in NME's unranked list "32 of the Very Worst UK Number One Singles of All Time". The song was voted number one in the 1998 NME award for Worst Single. "Life", Des'ree (1998) "Life" was Des'ree's biggest hit in Europe, whereas "You Gotta Be" was a bigger hit in America, but it was widely mocked for its lyrics. One verse has