Overview
- Sabrina Carpenter’s “Sugar Talking” and “Tears” top the list with a 46% likelihood of annoying listeners, according to the index.
- Lady Gaga’s “The Dead Dance” places third at 45.8%, with Jimin, David Guetta with Sia, Luke Dean with Omar+, Tate McRae, Dom Dolla, Ed Sheeran, and Chrystal rounding out the top tier.
- The model scores repetition at 30% and brightness, harmonic dullness, and lyrical filler at 20% each, with a 10% baseline to yield a 0–10 annoyance score.
- Seat Pick evaluated Top 50 chart tracks and TikTok playlists, publishing a separate TikTok list that includes PinkPantheress’s “Illegal” (44%) and Sombr’s “Undressed” (43.3%).
- Coverage notes stated limits to the findings, stressing that the measure does not capture personal taste or popularity and may overrepresent certain genres or artists.