Turn It Off! The Most Annoying Songs of 2006

ByABC News
December 29, 2006, 9:26 AM

— -- We've all suffered them.

Infecting our brains, they remain there for weeks or months endlessly repeating their catchiest hooks and cringe-inducing choruses.

They're the most annoying songs of 2006.

Whether or not they sounded great in the beginning, they've long since become unendurable on a par with car alarms and bad ringtones.

After talking to dozens of music critics and aficionados, here's our list:

James Blunt
"You're Beautiful"
and/or "Goodbye, My Lover"

Fergie
"London Bridge"

Paris Hilton
"Stars Are Blind"

Black Eyed Peas
"Pump It"

Gwen Stefani
"Wind It Up"

Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Tell Me Baby"

My Chemical Romance
"Welcome to the Black Parade"

Evanescence
"Call Me When You're Sober"

Trace Adkins
"Honky Tonk Badonkadonk"

Jibbs
"Chain Hang Low"