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67. Akon

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67.  Akon
Lonely
Highest Billboard Position:
#4 in 2005

For the most part, we don’t really have an issue with Akon.  However, we can’t fathom how this steaming pile was his first real hit.

Samples will always be a part of Hip Hop, but sampling Bobby Vinton’s “Mr. Lonely” (which is quite the annoying sappy song itself) and speeding it up Alvin and Chipmunks style created a potpourri of ear splitting garbage that inexplicably charted.  A song like this makes us think that you can sample anything and turn it into a hit that dumb white teenagers will eat up if they think it is cool.

How awful is Lonely?

I totally agree, Lonely is god awful! - 44.4%
Lonely is bad, but there is much worse. - 0%
Lonely is actually a guilty pleasure. - 22.2%
No opinion. - 22.2%
You are nuts, Lonely is amazing. - 11.1%

NE-YO & AKON: NIGHTS LIKE THIS TOUR 2026

Jul 11, 2026

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NE-YO & AKON: NIGHTS LIKE THIS TOUR 2026

Jul 12, 2026

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NE-YO & AKON: NIGHTS LIKE THIS TOUR 2026

Jul 13, 2026

Buy your Tickets to see NE-YO & AKON: Nights Like This Tour 2026 HERE!

Truliant Amphitheater, 707 Pavilion Boulevard, Charlotte, United States Of America

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NE-YO & AKON: NIGHTS LIKE THIS TOUR 2026

Jul 15, 2026

Buy your Tickets to see NE-YO & AKON: Nights Like This Tour 2026 HERE!

MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre at the FL State Fairgrounds, 4802 US Highway 301 North, Tampa, United States Of America

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