Information on 2003 Picks
2003 Voting Has Ended!
AmIAnnoying.com has announced its third annual 100 Most and Least Annoying lists, which are based on over 11 million votes cast by visitors from around the world throughout 2003. Visitors were able to vote on over 10,000 different public figures and share their opinions on who they found annoying and not annoying. The addictive and interactive features on the site have garnered a staggering half-billion hits, over 11 million votes and over 2.3 million unique visitors for the year.
As with previous years, the most and least annoying people throughout 2003 reflected current events with celebrities like Kobe Bryant (Ranked: 41st on the Most Annoying list) and Saddam Hussein (Ranked: 4th Most Annoying) appearing frequently in the ranks. Every week, the top 15 rankings in each list were archived. These archives were used to determine the final rankings at the end of the year.
Does a celebrity have to rank #1 during a weekly poll closing to be ranked #1 Most/Least Annoying of 2003?
AmIAnnoying.com developed a unique point system that rewards longevity on the list over one time appearances. Based on rankings throughout the year, Top 15 celebrities and groups were awarded weekly anywhere from 1 to 4 points. "The points system allows a celebrity who spends 4 weeks at #11 to receive more points and rank higher than someone who spent 1 week at #1," says AmIAnnoying.com co-founder Bruce.
Previous Lists
Trends Analysis and Observations
Male/Female/Other Ratio
| Top 10 Most Annoying |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
|
Women
Men
Groups
|
2
7
1
|
4
6
0
|
5
6
0
|
|
Top 10 Least Annoying
|
|
|
|
|
Women
Men
God
Dogs
|
8
1
1
0
|
10
0
0
0
|
7
2
0
1
|
Categories
| Top 100*: |
2003 |
2002 |
2001* |
|
Most Annoying Actors/Actresses
Least Annoying Actors/Actresses
|
16
59
|
8
51
|
7
27
|
|
Most Annoying Musicians
Least Annoying Musicians
|
17
17
|
16
31
|
8
15
|
|
Most Annoying Models
Least Annoying Models
|
2
5
|
2
14
|
2
3
|
|
Most Annoying TV Show Hosts
Least Annoying TV Show Hosts
|
13
8
|
12
3
|
11
3
|
|
Most Annoying Terrorists
Least Annoying Terrorists
|
9
0
|
3
0
|
3
0
|
|
Most Annoying Televangelists
Least Annoying Televangelists
|
5
0
|
4
0
|
1
0
|
|
Most Annoying Professional Athletes
Least Annoying Professional Athletes
|
7
6
|
7
6
|
6
0
|
|
Most Annoying Child Abusers
Least Annoying Child Abusers
|
7
0
|
2
0
|
3
0
|
|
Most Annoying Legal Personalities
Least Annoying Legal Personalities
|
5
0
|
2
1
|
2
0
|
|
Most Annoying Psychics
Least Annoying Psychics
|
1
0
|
4
0
|
0
0
|
|
Most Annoying Political/Royalty
Least Annoying Political/Royalty
|
17
1
|
13
1
|
12
2
|
|
Most Annoying Comedians/Comediennes
Least Annoying Comedians/Comediennes
|
6
6
|
5
4
|
4
1
|
|
Most Annoying Circus Clowns
Least Annoying Circus Clowns
|
0
0
|
1
0
|
0
0
|
|
Most Annoying Boy Bands
Least Annoying Boy Bands
|
0
0
|
1
1
|
1
0
|
|
*The 2001 list is a Top 50
|
Frequent Top Ranks on Most (M) and/or Least (L) Annoying Lists
| Top 100*: |
2003 |
2002 |
2001* |
| Ben Affleck |
44M |
- |
- |
| Drew Barrymore |
- |
28L |
17L |
| Mischa Barton |
5L |
1L |
- |
| Osama bin Laden |
6M |
29M |
2M |
| George W. Bush |
- |
- |
7M |
| Miss Cleo |
- |
22M |
4M |
| Hillary Rodham Clinton |
- |
27M |
16M |
| Brian Dennehy |
53L |
13L |
- |
| John Edwards |
50M |
7M |
- |
| Sarah Michelle Gellar |
78L |
7L |
4L |
| Kathie Lee Gifford |
36M |
- |
10M |
| God |
3L |
- |
41M |
| Salma Hayek |
1M |
- |
- |
| Saddam Hussein |
4M |
- |
9M |
| Jesse Jackson |
72M |
82M |
1M |
| Star Jones |
37M |
32M |
46M |
| Avril Lavigne |
33M |
36M |
- |
| Jennifer Lopez |
12M |
51M |
- |
| Courtney Love |
11M |
- |
- |
| Alyssa Milano |
- |
83L |
37L |
| N'Sync |
- |
75M |
15M |
| Rosie O'Donnell |
43M |
56M |
41M |
| Yoko Ono |
65M |
11M |
3M |
| Natalie Portman |
42L |
6L |
- |
| Pat Robertson |
27M |
62M |
-
|
| Winona Ryder |
- |
20L |
43M |
| Laura Schlessinger |
- |
13M |
21M |
| Britney Spears |
- |
54L |
3L |
| Martha Stewart |
7M |
1M |
- |
| Mike Tyson |
40M |
31M |
25M |
| Eddie Van Halen |
11L |
- |
42L |
| Kate Winslet |
28L |
- |
38L
|
| Thom Yorke |
- |
94L |
11L |
*The 2001 list is a Top 50
|
Observations for 2003
- People think Salma Hayek is less annoying than God.
- As Jimmy Kimmel warned AmIAnnoying.com voters ‘The terrorists have won!’ Al-Qaeda topped the 2003 Most Annoying list.
- Nathan Lane is more annoying than NAMBLA (North American Man/Boy Love Association).
- Judge Judy Sheindlin is the most annoying judge on TV, for the second year in a row.
- Even though Sweden ranked #94 Least Annoying, it is the only country to make the list. Therefore, it has been voted 2003’s Least Annoying country.
- Sarah Michelle Gellar is the only celebrity voted to the Least Annoying List three years in a row.
- People who appeared on the Most Annoying List 3 Years in a row: Osama bin Laden, Jessie Jackson, Star Jones, Rosie O’Donnell, Yoko Ono and Mike Tyson.
- People prefer Satan to Anna Nicole Smith.
- John Ritter is the only male to reach the Top 10 Least Annoying (Ranked: 4) in the last two years.
- Jamie Lynn Spears (Britney Spears’ sister) and Lynda Lopez (Jennifer Lopez’ sister) have been voted annoying, most likely by association.
- Dr. Phil is more annoying than Oprah Winfrey.
- Scientology is more annoying than Satanism.
- Terrorism and opposition to America’s recent military action annoyed many voters. Al-Qaeda, Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden, Jacques Chirac and the United Nations all ranked in the Top 15 Most Annoying.