The 10 WORST Albums I Heard in 2022 | ARTV 

While I successfully avoided many of the year's BAD albums, (Skillet, Drake, Kid Rock, etc) there were still plenty of torturous records to choose from. Special shoutout to those who came to my worst albums reaction stream & introduced me to some of these nightmares 🤣 Thanks for watching, liking, subscribing, and all that other good stuff RU-vid loves

Imagine a collab between MGK and Black Eyed Peas: “I FELL IN A LOVE WITH AN EMO GIRL, THAT BODY OF HERS IS ABSURD”

Black Eyed Peas being #1 worst for the 2nd album in a row? Gotta admire the consistency

The sad fact is that a top 10 just barely scratches the surface on how much bad music there was this year.

Bro you say that you hate Muse changed in their last 2 albums but then you contradict yourself saying that TDG, Hollywood Undead, Simple Plan, Avril, etc. need to change because it's 2022, not the 00's. Make up your mind, man. It doesn't matter if they change their style or not, if they produce shit that bang, and surely their age is irrelevant. They can do what the fuck they want, and for sure we're here to judge them, but not based on their age. Based only if we like their music or not. Cheers, I may not agree on everything but some of your points are facts.

As for albums here, I think Love Sux is fine for what it is(based for calling Under My Skin her best album tho, it is definitely her best) and Simple Plan one was more meh than bad imo. The rest here, ones I heard, are trash yeah

I’m actually a fan of old BEP, but god damn, I feel like Elevation crushed my ears to death, brings a new meaning to deadweight

That was probably the best description I've ever heard of MGK and his music.

"Holy fuck, holy fuckin' fuck the body of yours is absurd" is truly a lyric in history.

As someone who wanted pop punk to make a comeback The recent revival has been extremely disappointing.

Its sad what's happened with BEP :( I can admit that I love most of their albums. 'The Beginning' was their first terrible album but then after 8 years they released, 'Master of the sun Vol.1' and that album was great. Then they released, 'Translation' 😑😑😑 Where is VOL.2 of Masters of the sun?????? Honestly I get mad when I hear the last 2 albums

That Avril Lavigne album is just so weird, the fact she regressed so far into one sound makes me enjoy it way less. Even people comparing it to Let's Go are really doing Let's Go a disservice, that album has so much more variety.

Travis Barker has a lot to answer for.

I think Three Days Grace's 'Explosions' is more 'Meh' than bad, and I did enjoy a few songs on it, my favourite song being 'Neurotic' from the album, but if I am honest, the album isn't that bad, but it's far from the best in TDG's Discography. Muse's new album is more disappointing than bad, but I think it's fine for what it is, but I still love their early stuff the best.

It pains me that Muse once gave us top notch albums (at least their first 5) and then they ditched quality to whatever circuitry race happening inside Matt's head.

"Elevation" (#1) by the Black Eyed Peas still doesn't have a Wikipedia page. That's how out of nowhere this dumpster fire was! It doesn't help that I hadn't heard of the album until I watched Brad Taste In Music's video about it. It was *so bad* that he kept skipping ahead for nearly every song! I don't blame him. While a few of the songs were laughably bad, most of them were just torture to listen to. It's a shame that "Masters of the Sun Vol. 1" was a flop. They finally returned to their roots, only for them to go back to selling out and being somehow worse than they were the first time around! 😒

Won’t Stand Down and Kill Or Be Killed are the only tracks that save Will Of The People from being a total shitshow. If Muse made a whole album of songs like those, I guarantee it would be a lot better received

Nice Manic Street Preachers t-shirt! Any chance of a video about them?

That "Double Dz" song is absolutely hilarious. I mean, the fact that they unironically quoted Adam Levine's tweets is just so mind numbingly horrible and messed up that it somehow becomes funny

It's disheartening to think there's a truly good band playing somewhere tonight longing for their break while the records you've discuss here never should have been made in the first place. That said, it's difficult to make an solid album and then follow it up again and again across one's music career -- especially if you've been in the business for a decade or more. Most artists don't have it in them because they simply don't have that many new ideas. We complain when they take certain risks. We complain when they're too formulaic. We complain...

Kid Rock's Bad Reputation not being on this list especially at Number 1 is a crime, but Elevation wasn't a bad pick for that spot.

I did the same this yeah, I didnt listen to anything much that I knew I wouldnt like. 10- I wouldnt say it was THAT bad. Compared to Hollywood's Bleeding, yes, its not great. But its okay enough. I'm just gonna wait for the next album 9- I LOVED the lead single Bite Me, it was INCREDIBLE, in fact I think I like it more now that I did on release. But Cannonball and All I Wanted were also good, I agree. But the rest is just generally sad 8- I didnt hear this one, but on the second run through of the video (I missed part of the initial premiere), I paused it and gave each song a patchwork skim through. Its not my thing, but a couple of the songs were pretty chill though. Swing & A Miss, Doormat, Cigarrettes, Suitcase Full of Cash, Balloon Boy, Things We Used To Do, and The Villain, were all pretty cool, but probably only Swing & A Miss for sure, and maybe Cigarettes, Things We Used To Do, and The Villain, will get any replays from me. 7- Will of the People was.... the fuck? I almost liked the title track, Won’t Stand Down was cool, I REALLY LIKED You Make Me Feel Like It’s Halloween, it was funky, well structured, and didnt take itself to seriously, which on an iffy album that tries to be a serious effort, is a good breath of fresh air, Verona was more like an interlude that went on 3-4 minutes too long, but its synths were really cool, so I'm cool with that. Euphoria also starts out cool, but then it ends up okay and feeling like something I've heard from a dozen bands before 6- I was there at the stream and we listened to this, it was ehhh, there were 3 good songs, all towards, yet not at, the end, with slow motion probably being the only repeat listen I'll have 5- Explosions... FUCK. I kind of glossed over many of the problems this album had, but after a bit of time I noticed a good number of the thing you mentioned, and had to go sit and relisten, asking "do I ACTUALLY like this song, or is it playing because its on the tracklist and I didnt hate it on the first listen?". I still really like Lifetime, and I still listen to Chain Of Abuse, as generic it is I liked it on a musical level, I've always liked songs like that as cheesy and unoriginal as they may be. Musically, I like Explosions and Neurotic too, despite being a little without soul, but if I can nod my head along to something, I dont always care. I also think yes, Redemption has some heart to it, the only issue is the track itself overall, it bores the shit out of me. I think I'd give it a 2/5, but still 4- I didnt even know that the chainsmokers were still going or had an album, I kind of liked High but not enough to really defend it beyond a line or two that at least sound good, even if they are empty 3- Mainstream sellout was whatever. COULDNT CARE LESS. I think if MGK puts rock back in the mainstream and then retreats back to rap so the actually good bands can use that newfound support to find their footing, than Then Travis Barker two Pepto Nostalgia albums were worth it. And to be honest, it brought a couple good songs, and recently I've found unless I REALLY LOVE the artist, I couldnt care less if their albums suck donkey balls, I'll take the couple songs that are good or I like, if any exist, and leave the rest to rot. Maybe was saved by its paramore inspiration and BMTH's contribution, it actually was great, why are you here was pretty good, I've thought so since it came out before Tickets to my downfall, then last november, born with horns, WW4, fake love don’t last, and twin flame all are at least listenable, so thats what, a soft 7/20 tracks...35%? Thats a solid failing grade right there. I actually didnt mind Tickets To My Downfall either, it was a solid pass, 11/20, thats 55%, so thats a 45% average. I take the 45% of listenable stuff, Coulson can keep the 65% thats mediocre 2- Everything until V was fine, it wasnt 100% my thing then OR now, but still, I liked it, and Hotel Kalifornia just wasnt good, end of discussion 1- The album The E.N.D. should have been the end of Black Eyed Peas. Nothing more to say on that (and praying Jon put's the New Nothing More Album on his best of list)

BEP quoting adam levine’s dm over a bad oochie wally sample is certainly one of the music moments of all time

It almost feels like a completely different person wrote Under My Skin and Love Sux. Like... Under My Skin is so much mature lyrically and emotionally than any of Avril's work after. It just really sucks to hear what could've been if she stopped pretending like she was 16 years old.

Your Chainsmoker segment was hilarious! Thanks for the content my guy!

Loving the Manic Street Preachers shirt.

The last guy that told me he was going out for “milk & cigs” never returned I ate my cereal with water that day 💔

Black Eyed Peas Elevation is absolutely embarrassing. That Double Deez track made my spine slip out of my ass. Oh and my god that Simple Plan album... Gives me anxiety from remembering Take One For The Team. Yuck.

Are you going to do a top 20 of the best songs or top 10 albums of 2022?

I didn't realize that Hollywood Undead was still making music 😳 I'm not sure how I feel about that

Been a while since i checked out your channel, you've improved in all sorts of ways, keep it up!!!

About Avril: I enjoy the Album in a cringe way, as an actual blast from the past. But I want her to do something beyond nostalgia bait next. Its like we had the bad & the ugly of "emo", now we need the good next for the full experience.

Alt video title: 10 bands who released an album this year who I thought didn't exist anymore

12:08 Glad to see someone else calling out the ridiculous length of CVS receipts.

Manic street preachers are amazing. Holy Bible is an all time classic

Lmao that pop up scary face at 16:52 scared the crap out of me haha

A few of the best albums, random genres: hellfire Ants From Up There And In the Darkness, Hearts Aglow Cheat Codes Live At Montreux Jazz Festival (Anna Von Hauswolff) Athiopes I Love You, Jennifer B Fossora A Light for Attracting Attention Disapora Problems

My top 5 worst albums: 5. Three Days Grace - Explosions 4. Viva Las Vengeance - Panic At The Disco 3. Shinedown - Planet Zero 2. Skillet - Dominion 1. Machine Gun Kelly - Mainstream Sellout

I just can't hate MGK's music. I know his writing is cringey for a man in his 30 but something just works. Mainstream Sellout was a step down from Tickets tho for sure

Also is it me or does you make me feel like it’s halloween have the same synth intro as somebody’s watching me

Hey Jon, is that a Manic Street Preachers T-Shirt you are wearing? Also, I had no idea that The Chainsmokers and Simple Plan are still releasing albums. They became forgettable quickly.

Yeah, Twelve Carat Toothache I just didn’t care for. It’s just bland, and such a step down from Hollywood’s Bleeding which is such an amazing album and proved Posty’s versatility and punch through the music. At this point I’m the ONLY one here who actually kinda enjoyed Mainstream Sellout to a degree, lol Can’t explain it that well but I can be a sucker for some corny music and media (but Tickets was WAY better) Oh but don’t even get me started on that absolute dumpster fire BEP album! Having to suffer that in your livestream was like an hour I’ll never take back 😂 it makes You’re Welcome by ADTR a low key godsend.

I actually liked TDG's and Avril Lavign's new albums. It definitely could've been better, but when compared to the rest of the entries on the list, they're much better. Of course, this is my opinion, for those reading this comment.

Cool video Jon 💯

I can see a good three of these being eventually covered by Todd on Trainwreckords.

It makes me so sad that when I want to introduce someone to Muse now, I have to add a huge astrix.

ARTV wearing a Manic Street Preachers t shirt? That's awesome 😎

Great list … didn’t even know Black Eyed Peas put anything out! Amazing … and Simple Plan are still putting albums out like this? Wow …

It’s hard for me to even listen to the old good tdg material bcse I remember how bad they are now and it just ruins it for me.

Hey man, I have been watching you for years and I didn’t know that you was married! Congratulations 🎉

Still waiting for Post Malone to drop an all rock album

Love the shirt!

How did you feel about the new turnover? An album with no hype at all even the subreddit hardly talked about it...I have some harsh feelings. But want to know yours if you have any

Just noticed your T-shirt… the Manics. How do you know them? They didn’t break in America but they’re massively loved in the UK, Europe and Japan. What’s your take? 👌🏻

It’s a shame that Hollywood Undead still keeps making rough music because the guys themselves are legitimately chill and likeable “in person” which is certainly rare with most bad bands. Certainly can’t say that for artists like MGK. That being said, Hotel Kalifornia really does suck.

I’m still waiting for 5SOS5 review

Sorry for forcing you to listen to that Hollywood Undead album lmao I never thought I would see the day you would rank Muse below Avril Lavigne. Also, just a side note here, but I don't know if I'd call Post Malone "likable" since he's said something like "if you want emotional music don't listen to hip hop" but it was several years ago and he might have moved on from that since then. idk

I Have a very short story about Will. I. Am. Remember the British pop-punk boyband Busted? They had a reality show on MTV2. In one episode; Will had dropped in the studio to pitch a potential song for them.

Am I really the only one that really enjoyed Love Sux?

Great video. Def gave me a few laughs 😂😂

Posty's album was definitely a bad one, not in the sense that it was awful, but I honestly forgot it had even come out until it came up on this list lmao

Welp, I guess I am only one of the few that actually thinks So Far So Good is The Chainsmokers' best project to date. I think the production is the best they have produced. The lyrics aren't that bad, although after hearing Nurture by Porter Robinson last year, I do want The Chainsmokers to go in a different direction of lyrics, not quite like the original Sick Boy EP, but similar in reflection. I do think Drew sounds really good now, which is why I was somewhat disappointed with some of the extra autotune, but the production is so vibey that I hardly notice it anyway.

ngl surprised Panic! wasn't on here, as a somewhat defender of their newer stuff, even that was abysmal. The fact you even tolerated/acknowledged Hollywood Undead in 2022, is an achievement, props to you.

Hollywood undead was my favorite band until deftones took over. And although I understand the criticisms of them as a whole. I still enjoy listening to them. Still american tragedy or notes from the underground were there best work

BUT where's Viva Las Vengeance?!?!!!???

10:54 "NEJ!" U talkn swedish or am I crazY?

BEP can win worst album cover design too.

Like the manic street preachers shirt

I honestly liked Chaos by Hollywood Undead but I haven’t heard much good about the album. I think I’ll stick to some of their older stuff or more fun stuff (even if it isn’t great haha). I enjoyed the video!

Is it a good thing that I've never seen Fergie or the game she sang The National Anthem at?

That manics drip 💧

Thanks for reminding me Hollywood Undead exists :(

The question is, did Meghan Trainor make you look?

I feel there's a lot of retrospect on Avril's love sux album. A lot of us were excited by the idea of her bringing back pop punk sounds but the album itself is rather meh... this fusion of watered down pop punk and Hip Hop and Trap beats or whatever... no offense, I don't like that stuff. Yeah Avril is getting kinda old to keep pretending she's an overgrown teenager forever... but sometimes that is a calculated move considering she does this formula of going from bratty album to more serious ballad album back and forth throughout her career... she is stuck frankly.

Hotel Kalifornia. As bad a title as And Justice For None was, at least FFDP was able to come up with a full word😂😂

"This tree remembers." 👍

I feel like everyone hypes up post Malone on his potential for unique cross genre music, but nobody really acknowledges that his original stuff is mostly just overproduced generic pop

Your wife did a great job on the merch!

I cannot believe how far BEP keeps on sinking, they keep finding new lows. Every time you think it could not get any worse... Think again 🤦‍♂️ And remember that's the same group who made the awesome "Falling Up" in 1998... Just HOW?!

Avril is my favorite artist of all time but her new album was HORRIBLE! I am so shocked and disappointed! She has a power house voice and she is so whiney and flat on the luv sux album. I tried to like it but I just couldn't it was AWEFUL I loved Goodbye lalabye the most.That album was incredible all her albums are incredible accept for this one and head above water album which was a bit boring

Feels like I'm the only one who enjoys Posty's record front to back 😅

Almost perfect!!! Do rate most of these picks Jon as I nearly always have similar opinions to you but everyone who’s shit on this Hollywood undead album has only mentioned the same handful of songs and given the same complaints!! And this is coming from someone who’s approaching their mid twenties as well😅 Sorry this is probably me being petty because these guys were (possibly unfortunately) the reason I got into music. Yes it’s not a masterpiece but when everyone has given the same reason of “it’s guys in their 40’s trying to be tough’ it’s a tad tedious😅 I get why people wouldn’t love the album but going for slightly more varied lyrical topics and sounds on Lion Eyes, Alone at the Top, Happy When I Die and Alright has gone without being mentioned and I’d say these 4 songs are genuinely quite enjoyable… possibly the highlights of the record Completely agree with the rest of the list though and big love for getting through a difficult year for yourself❤

I like that you're separating "worst" from "disappointing". A disappointing record can still be good. Bad is bad not matter how you slice it.

Yeah, this year in general was just disappointing for music.

So spot on with the Avril Lavigne take

You are basically filler between me watching Todd In The Shadows videos. But you do good work!

I thought Will of the People was a pretty good album but Mainstream Sellout was probably the worst thing I heard this year, I still say that MGK is doing the rock scene more harm than good (plus that “cover” of System of a Down made Puddle of Mudd’s Nirvana cover actually sound good, and that’s saying something) so can another genre just take him already?

Manic Street Preachers shirt! A+

Legit didn't even know The Black Eyed Peas released an album this year. And I ain't surprised that it's awful considering no one has cared about them since 2010. I wanted to like Will of the People so badly, but man was it probably the most disappointing album for me. Kill or be Killed is the best song on that album and it doesn't even reach the heights as something like New Born or Stockholm Syndrome.

Cowboy Tears is great but it could have been so much better and it’s sad

I liked “love sux” but it’s lacking for sure

Love the Manics T Shirt, dude!

For me, this is one of the best Avril's album. They could choose few better songs like her b-sides: Eternally, Hallelujah or Shut Up... but ok, it's not that bad :D

I tried listening to Weezer's seasons albums but I just couldn't finish them 😩 they are one of my favourite bands but god these albums were pretty bad

Manic Street Preachers T- Shirt. Lad 👍

Sweet Manics tee!

I genuinely enjoyed and loved Love sux

I think my least favorite album this year would have to be 5FDP or Skillet... but like that's not surprising by any means. I wound up being more disappointed by EP's

Am I the only one who actually loves mainstream sellout?

I figured Skillet's Dominion would've been on the list after you put White Horse at #1 on your worst songs list. I personally didn't hate Dominion but I understand why others did and I also understand why you skipped it.