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Readers of the United Kingdom’s Word Magazine recently voted on who they think the worst band in the world is, and the majority of them said the title belongs to the Canadian rock band Nickelback, reports CHARTattack.com.

Nearly 20 per cent of Word Magazine’s voters agreed that Nickelback was the worst band in the world, with only Lighthouse Family, a long-forgotten British pop duo, coming close with 14 per cent of the poll’s vote.

And while a Canadian band takes the top spot, Word readers directed most of their dislike towards local bands, including Toploader, M People, The Troggs, and Beautiful South. American alternative rock band Maroon 5 took in 6.6 per cent of the vote, and the Irish band Snow Patrol took in 5.2 per cent.

Here is Word Magazine‘s worst bands in the world list:

1. Nickelback – 19.8 per cent
2. Lighthouse Family – 14.3 per cent
3. Toploader – 11.8 per cent
4. Razorlight – 9.8 per cent
5. Savage Garden – 8.4 per cent
6. M People – 7.5 per cent
7. Maroon 5 – 6.6 per cent
8. 4 Non Blondes – 5.5 per cent
9. Snow Patrol – 5.2 per cent
10. Spin Doctors – 3.6 per cent
11. Beautiful South – 2.0 per cent
11. Sleeper – 2.0 per cent
12. New Radicals – 1.1 per cent
14. Lighting Seeds – 0.9 per cent
14. The Troggs – 0.9 per cent
15. Crowded House – 0.5 per cent






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