The Resume

Denny Zager (1944- )
Rick Evans (1943- )
Recorded the one major hit, 'In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)' (1969)
Recorded 'Food for the Mind' which bombed

Why they might be annoying:

They were a one hit wonder.
Their song, 'In the Year 2525,' was a very pessimistic view of the future.
They wrote it in 1963, recorded it in 1968 and it became a hit in 1969.
A year after that successful release, they broke up.

Why they might not be annoying:

They broke up before becoming dismal failures.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 52 Most Depressing Songs You've Ever Heard (Ranked: 42)
• Dual Profiles
• I am a Nebraskan
• I Sing About a Year (Ranked: 2525)
• I Sing Novelty/Parody Songs
• Known By a Single Name
• My Song Hit #1 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary Songs Chart [1960s] (Ranked: 1969)
• My Song Hit #1 on Billboard's US Singles Chart [1960's] (Ranked: 1969)
• My Song was Temporarily Banned After 9/11
• Profiles 2501-2750 (Ranked: 2525)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 20 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 159 Votes: 40.88% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 113 Votes: 58.41% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 23 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 23 Votes: 73.91% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 30.77% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 24 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 21 Votes: 61.90% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 36 Votes: 52.78% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 80 Votes: 68.75% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 114 Votes: 69.30% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 221 Votes: 65.61% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 386 Votes: 57.51% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 633 Votes: 69.67% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 10256 Votes: 76.55% Annoying
In 2001, Out of 640 Votes: 72.19% Annoying