The Top 10 Worst Hit Songs of 2023

==List in Order==
#10.) "Rich Men North of Richmond"- Oliver Anthony
#9.) "Single Soon"- Selena Gomez
#8a.) "Karma (Remix)"- Taylor Swift ft. Ice Spice / #8b.) "Die for You (Remix)"- The Weeknd ft. Ariana Grande
#7.) "Eyes Closed"- Ed Sheeran
#6.) "Stand By Me"- Lil Durk ft. Morgan Wallen
#5.) "Peaches & Eggplants"- Young Nudy ft. 21 Savage
#4.) "BZRP Music Sessions Vol. 55"- Bizarrap ft. Peso Pluma
#3.) "Special"- Lizzo
#2.) "Thinkin' Bout Me"- Morgan Wallen
#1.) "Search & Rescue"- Drake
==Dishonorable Mentions==
*"Baby Don't Hurt Me"- David Guetta ft. Anne-Marie & Coi Leray
*"What It Is (Block Boy)"- Doechii ft. Kodak Black
*"Waffle House"- Jonas Brothers
*"TQM"- Fuerza Regida
*"La Bebe (Remix)"- Yvng Lucas ft. Peso Pluma 
*"Slime You Out"- Drake ft. SZA
*"Thank God"- Kane Brown & Katelyn Brown
*"Religiously"- Bailey Zimmerman
*"Next Thing You Know"- Jordan Davis
*"You"- Dan & Shay
*"God Gave Me A Girl"- Russell Dickerson
*"Wait In the Truck"- HARDY featuring Lainey Wilson
*"Made You Look"- Meghan Trainor
*"Painting Pictures"- Superstar Pride
*"Golden Hour"- JVKE 
== Honorary Number 0 ==
#0.) "Try That in a Small Town" - Jason Aldean
- Sean discusses "Try That in a Small Town" by Jason Aldean first, with it initially being his #1 Worst Hit Song of 2023. However, due to how the song's faults stand so distant in comparison to the other ten songs above it, it was listed as the honorary #0. Sean lambasts the song for its problematic lyrics being synonymous with the act of "lynching", meaning the attempt of a mob to kill someone without legal trial. Sean describes how the lyrics paint Aldean and the other citizens of the small town to be judge, jury and executioner of anyone who tries to "start offense". Sean explains how the lyrics are painted in a similar vain to how far-right leaning people do actively see anyone who doesn't associate with their beliefs, and how they are the enemies that need to be brought down by "the good people."
==Synopsis==
#10.) Sean discusses "Rich Men North of Richmond" by Oliver Anthony at the ending of Part 1. It is due to how even though; some see it as the other half of "Try That in a Small Town". Sean does see the missed opportunity of importance the song could have had and does give Anthony credit for coming out, not wanting to be a political grifter. Where Sean sees that the song does authentically come from the mouth of a modern American, with how fed-up they are about the capitalistic system chewing and spitting them up. However, Sean explains how the song loses his commentary with this infamous line.
Well, God, if you're five-foot-three and you're three-hundred pounds
Taxes ought not to pay for your bags of Fudge Rounds
Sean criticizes how this line, referring to the "welfare queen stereotype" in wrongfully put on blast, instead of the corporate food industry with operates in making the junk food cheap, and healthy food expensive and out-of-reach to most people living paycheck-to-paycheck. Sean also describes this lyric showing more division and less unity. With Sean's look into Anthony's public YouTube playlist being put into question.
#9.) This is the first song Sean dives into in the video. He describes how the single feels like Benny Blanco and Selena Gomez wanting to capitalize on the care-free, "Main character attitude" of Taylor Swift. Sean mentions how that task ultimately fails miserably, with the stale disco production, Selena's lackluster vocal performance, and the needlessly petulant lyrics about Selena harshly dropping a guy who treats her right.
#8a.) Sean starts the segments by describing how the original "Karma" grew to be one of his favorites from Swift. He praises the production of glittering synths, and the assuring lyrics on how Taylor Swift grew as a person, in how she deals with drama. ￼ When Sean talks about the remix, he describes in as a song with "too much spice added." Stating how the combination of Ice Spice and Taylor Swift, due how both their strengths contradict each other. ￼ 
#8b.) Sean is harsher on "Die for You". Due the original shrinking on him because of the remix. He highlights how Abel's performance is in stark contradict to Ariana Grande's performance, where both singers feel just slapped together, without any effort or care. Sean compares this to the "Save Your Tears" remix in 2021. Where the production was rightfully editing to make Ariana's, portion fit with The Weeknd. He ends the segment by stating that both "Karma" and "Die for You" were made not for any additional changes for improvement, but for profit and chart dominance.
#7.) Sean first explains how Ed Sheeran's recent album - (Subtract) was not a commercial success, although he admits he did like the album fine, with the lead single being the exception. He criticizes the track for its limp, defeatist production, and Sheeran's tired and worn-out performance that drains Sean. When looking into the lyrics, Sheeran wrote it as a personal tribute to British hip-hop entrepreneur Jamal Edwards (Sheeran's close friend), who tragically passed away in February 2022. Sean sees how the lyrics are meant to be special, but they are too vague that they can apply to any sad situation. Which is due to this song originally being a Max Martin-produced love song.
#6.) Sean starts the segment, highlighting the 2009 pop-rock hit "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon: with its bombastic melody feeling "ripped-off" in the #6 song. Sean criticizes this song for its formulaic production, courtesy of controversial producer Dr. Luke. Sean mentions how it seems after the scandal, Dr. Luke feels complicit in making low-effort pop music with no identity or personality, just "content" that sounds like audio sludge. 
#5.) Sean initially describes how the song comes across as meaningless nonsense he doesn't understand, due to Young Nudy's lazy bars, and the constant onomatopoeia sound he makes ("Baow!"). He describes this song as Young Nudy and 21 Savage's version of Family Ties, due to their blood relation as cousins. However, Sean says that the song fails to capture Young Nudy as his own rapper and notes 21 Savage's lackluster performance. ￼
#4.) Sean states that this was the worst sounding Corrido hit of the year, due to how robotic and artificial the production is. With the addition of Peso Pluma giving a grating performance through the vocal processing from Bizarrap. This is a song that Sean had to bend the rules for to put it on the list.
#3.) Due the disheartening allegations surrounding Lizzo's treatment of her dancers, Sean sees how this song's lyrics about Lizzo showing dismissal of her critics, can easily be taken as her targeting people calling her out on being a belligerent boss. He also mentions how the trumpets sound basic, as well as the entire production. Meaning that the only way to enjoy this song, is for someone to enjoy Lizzo as a person; which is not good if those convincing allegations are accurate.
#2.) Before revealing his #2 pick, Sean describes the cultural zeitgeist between how people view sexism as opposed to racism. Where racism can be called out quickly, and sexism is either overlooked or embraced. This topic is meant to tie in with his views on "Thinkin' Bout Me", where the lyrics paint Wallen himself as a clingy, manipulative ex-boyfriend, making Sean find the song ugly to listen to or engage with. Adding that the production of country-trap is bludgeoning.
HM#1.) Sean mentions how this was going to be on the list, until ToddInTheShadows made his video and explained everything wrong about it, that Sean thought. Sean also calls David Guetta, Anne-Marie and Coi Leray the biggest "content-creators" in the music industry, for how gimmicky the song is. ￼
HM#2.) Sean compliments singer Doechii for making an interpolation of Thrillville's "Some Cut" work in a sultry song. However, it is a dishonorable mention because of Kodak Black's guest verse.
HM#3.) Sean finds it hilarious that there are now two songs that highlight America's most divisive restaurants (Walker Hayes' "Fancy Like" [Applebee's] & The Jonas Brothers' "Waffle House"). ￼
HM#4.) Sean chose this one through a drawing of the worst Regional Mexican singles of the year. He describes how Regida's voice makes him so unlikeable. ￼
HM#5.) Sean is annoyed by how even with Regional Mexican music becoming popular in America, the sound of repetitive Reggaeton is still around. ￼
HM#6.) Sean just replies saying, "Shut up, Drake."
HM#7.) Sean describes this song as MAX's "Lights Down Low" wearing a chastity belt. 
HM#8.) Sean says that Zimmerman is not doing the best job at being Morgan Wallen.
HM#9.) Sean criticizes how the song feels so happy, to point where it feels disingenuous.
HM#10.) Sean highlights how Kushner really wanted Hozier to work with him for this song. So, he did cringy TikTok videos asking him.
HM#11.) Sean pokes fun at how "virginal" and unsexy Dan + Shay's love songs are.
HM#12.) Sean has nothing to say about this song. So, he instead mentions Kid Rock's single "Cool, Daddy Cool" from the Osmosis Jones soundtrack. On that song, Kid Rock says a creepy lyric on lusting on underage girls. The only connection that song has to Dickerson's song, is that Sean pokes fun that Dickerson's head is shaped like the character Drix from the film.
HM#13.) Sean sees the song as "corny" of how HARDY imagines himself as the "badass hero" who saves the girl from her abusive boyfriend. ￼
HM#14.) Sean says the song is too easy of a target in 2023 to put on the list.
HM#15.) Sean mentions how this song only got popular because of the rapper's strange hairstyle. In which, Superstar Pride shot his barber.
HM#16.) Sean does think the song itself is fine. But after research, JVKE is revealed to have been the TikTok AI "artist" ghostwriter977 who made a false pop song with Drake, The Weeknd & Metro Boomin that actually charted. Sean calls this out as a scummy thing to do with AI; especially with how voice cloning is an insult to the original artists.
#1.) Before revealing his pick for #1, Sean highlights a certain tweet from YouTuber Jenny Nicholson, where she expresses disappointment in anyone who get suckered in to watch the 2023 The Flash film. Sean says that that is feeling is that exact same feeling he had when he first heard this song. Where both properties will mark the viewer as someone who mindlessly consumes anything from the makers behind them, no matter what.
==Trivia==
*Lizzo's single "Pink (Bad Day)" from the 2023 Barbie film is used as the transition music. ￼ 
*The first part of the video starts off with Sean discussing #0, then mentioning #10, then going through #9 to #6, then mentioning #10 in its' placement at the end of the video.
*Diamond Axe Studios Music is the 2nd music reviewer to include a #0 spot after Mr. 96 (due to similar reasons as the #0 song was also "Try That in a Small Town" by Jason Aldean).
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