The Resume

(September 7, 1951- )
Lead vocalist for 'Chrissie Hynde & The Pretenders'
Recorded 'Don't Get Me Wrong,' 'Back on the Chain Gang,' 'Show Me,' 'Middle of the Road,' 'Get Close' and 'Packed!'

Why she might be annoying:

She was a tomboy.
She is a vegetarian.
She almost married Sid Vicious to get British citizenship.
She was arrested in Memphis for being drunk and disorderly.
She kicked out the window of the police car and then spent the night in jail.
She wrote a song trashing her birthplace, Akron, Ohio.
She is a supporter of P.E.T.A.. In her will, she left instructions to place a picture of her with the following caption 'Dead meat should be buried, not eaten. Take it from Chrissie Hynde.'

Why she might not be annoying:

Her advice to chick rockers is 'Don't moan about being a chick, refer to feminism or complain about sexual discrimination.'
At 46 years old, she married a 32 year old (1998).

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 2003 - 100 Most Annoying (Ranked: 96)
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [September] (Ranked: 9071951)
• Central Park Concerts (Ranked: 2008)
• Cinema Blend Top 5 Chick Lead Singers [November 2007] (Ranked: 1)
• Entertainment Weekly's 100 Greatest Entertainers of All Time [1997] (Ranked: 100)
• Eye Make-up Fiends
• Females Pied [A-L]
• Frank Sinatra's Duets [1993]
• Friends Guest Stars
• Harmonica Players
• Howard Stern's WWOR Show
• I Attended Kent State University
• I Inspired a Hair Style
• I Love Younger Men [Tad Poling]
• I Married in 1984
• I Married in 1997
• I Performed at Live Aid [July 13, 1985]
• I Performed at the Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration [October 16, 1992]
• I Performed At The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert [September 3, 2022]
• I Sing About Tequila
• Jack Magic’s Bitch of the Day
• MuchMoreMusic Listed: Top 20 Most Outspoken Musicians (Ranked: 20)
• Music Critics
• My Song is on Rhino's 'No Thanks! The 70's Punk Rebellion'
• My Spouse is at Least Ten Years Younger than Me
• PeTA Loud Mouths
• PeTA's Sexy Female Vegetarians of 2008
• Pissed off Chicks
• Profiles 1001-1250 (Ranked: 1239)
• Q Magazine's 100 Women Who Rock the World (Ranked: 16)
• Rock Chicks
• Rolling Stone’s 200 Greatest Singers of All Time [101-200] (Ranked: 114)
• Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Songwriters (Ranked: 63)
• Shag Haircuts
• Spin's 50 Greatest Frontmen of All Time [2004] (Ranked: 44)
• Tomboys
• UK Times OnLine Top 10 Stylish Protesters [April 1, 2009] (Ranked: 8)
• VH-1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock [July 1999] (Ranked: 7)
• VH-1's 100 Sexiest Artists (Ranked: 89)
• VH-1's 25 Greatest Rock Star Cameos (Ranked: 11)
• VH-1's 30 Hottest Rock Front Women
• VH-1's 50 Greatest Women of the Video Era (Ranked: 13)
• World Series - National Anthem Singers (Ranked: 1995)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 38 Votes: 26.32% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 23 Votes: 43.48% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 67 Votes: 50.75% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 64 Votes: 45.31% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 58 Votes: 60.34% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 36 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 21 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 20 Votes: 90.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 168 Votes: 50.60% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 49 Votes: 46.94% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 41 Votes: 46.34% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 88 Votes: 78.41% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 110 Votes: 64.55% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 35 Votes: 68.57% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 64 Votes: 42.19% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 82 Votes: 45.12% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 180 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 244 Votes: 45.90% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 511 Votes: 45.40% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 1000 Votes: 44.60% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 1985 Votes: 62.47% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 6341 Votes: 35.72% Annoying
In 2001, Out of 5301 Votes: 57.72% Annoying