Katy Perry, Fergie and James Blunt among the worst albums of 2017

TURNS out no one wants James Blunt to go trop house, or a new Weezer album. And who’d have thought a 71-year-old’s voice might not have aged well? These were the biggest music flops of 2017.

YOU won’t want to be popping these into anyone’s Christmas stocking.

These are the worst albums released in 2017.

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WORST ALBUMS OF THE YEAR

KATY PERRY

Witness

YIKES. The perfect soundtrack to Katy Perry’s hot mess of a year.

Her attempt at serious artist songs are mostly pleasant filler and Max Martin (who has had an uncharacteristically bad year) coughed up arguably the worst song of 2017 in Bon Appetit. Will people still want to hear these songs in the Witness tour next year?

It actually went downhill for Katy Perry after this moment. Pic: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

FERGIE

Double Dutchess

WHEN Fergie announced her marriage split at the same time her first album in a decade it seemed bad timing.

When you heard the album you realised it was a good PR strategy. My Humps is Bohemian Rhapsody compared to the troughs here.

Poor Fergie. There won’t be a Triple Dutchess at this rate. Pic: AFP

THE CHAINSMOKERS

Memories ... Do Not Open

Dance music for people who think Paris Hilton is a valid DJ.

To their credit they’ve actually tried to move beyond being the NQR LMFAO but the main electro bro in this douchey duo sings with the prowess of Paris Hilton DJing.

Music for douchebags? Or music by douchebags? Or both? Pic: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images

ARCADE FIRE

Everything Now

WHAT happened here? Indie darlings sign to major label and release a chin-scratching album that works in part (when they channel ABBA and Roxy Music) but loses its way with meandering dirges that see them for the first time becoming boring. Disappointment of the year.

FIFTH HARMONY

Fifth Harmony

ONE member jumped ship.

The other four should follow suit pronto if this mediocre album that screamed ‘Will radio like this?’ is the best they can do.

JAMES BLUNT
The Afterlove

REBOOTING Mr You’re Beautiful hasn’t been a total success.

It works on Twitter, but not in the studio. Turns out no one wants him to go trop house or channel Akon.

Not even Ed Sheeran’s seal of approval helped.

Nobody wants this kind of Blunt.

BLONDIE
Pollinator

ON paper this should have worked — Johnny Marr, Charli XCX and Joan Jett helping out. Sadly Debbie Harry’s voice at 71 hasn’t aged quite as well as she has. You shouldn’t listen to an album and pray for autotune.

WEEZER

Pacific Daydream

THERE’S increasingly less people who need a new Weezer album in their life.

They at least made those people happy this year.

LINKIN PARK

One More Light

RIP Chester Bennington. However this is not the album he should be remembered for.

This is actually the cover of Chris Brown’s album.

CHRIS BROWN

Heartbreak on a Full Moon

HOW has he still got a record deal in this post Weinstein era? Brown tipped 40 new songs on his audience of enablers, including a collaboration with R Kelly, another man who inexplicably still has a career.

He’s just released even more tracks on a special ‘Cuffing Season Edition’ for Christmas. Complete with a cover featuring a scantily-clad cartoon woman in micro-Santa gear and handcuffs. Is there no one in his camp to say no to him?

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Originally published as Katy Perry, Fergie and James Blunt among the worst albums of 2017