The Resume

(July 21, 1948- )
Birth name was Steven Demetre Georgiou
Wrote and recorded 'Moon Shadow,' 'Father and Son,' 'Morning has Broken' and 'Wild World'

Why he might be annoying:

He left a successful career to devout his life to Islam.
He changed his name to Yusuf Islam.
Despite being a pacifist, he backed the ayatollah's call for the death of author Salman Rushdie.
He was deported from the United States when the US Department of Homeland Security discovered that he was a security threat, citing his 'known associations and financial support to organisations believed to be aiding terrorism' (September 23, 2004).

Why he might not be annoying:

He gave up his career for his religious beliefs.
His music inspires many.
After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, he said: 'No right-thinking follower of Islam could possibly condone such an action. The Koran equates the murder of one innocent person with the murder of the whole of humanity.'

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Animal Names
• Blender Magazine's 25 Biggest Wusses ... Ever! [July 2006] (Ranked: 14)
• Carly Simon’s ‘You’re So Vain’ References/Interpretations
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [July] (Ranked: 7211948)
• Folk Singers
• I am Greek
• I Converted to Islam
• I Married in 1979
• I Performed at Live Earth [July 7, 2007]
• I Performed on Don Kirshner's 'Rock Concert' (1973-81)
• I Sing About a Penny
• I Sing About My Parents
• I Sing About New York
• I Sing About Tuesday
• I Squandered My Talent
• I was at the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear [October 30, 2010]
• I was Escorted Off an Airplane
• Johnny Cash Covered My Song
• Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Covered My Song
• My Album Hit #1 on Billboard's US Album Chart [1970's] (Ranked: 1972)
• My Song Hit #1 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary Songs Chart [1970s] (Ranked: 1971)
• My Song Hit #1 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary Songs Chart [1970s] (Ranked: 1972)
• My Song is on Rhino's 'Have a Nice Decade: The 70's Pop Culture Box'
• My Song was Banned on the BBC
• My Song was Temporarily Banned After 9/11
• Oops, I Recorded a Disco Song
• Paste Magazine's 100 Best Living Songwriters [2006] (Ranked: 49)
• Profiles 251-500 (Ranked: 389)
• Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Members (Ranked: 2014)
• Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - 201-300 [2020] (Ranked: 205)
• Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - 201-300 [Performers] (Ranked: 206)
• Tops of the Pops [UK] Guest Performers
• VH-1's 100 Greatest Shocking Moments in Rock 'n Roll (Ranked: 88)
• VH-1's Behind the Music
• Weezer References

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 59 Votes: 42.37% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 25 Votes: 64.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 75 Votes: 50.67% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 81 Votes: 58.02% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 27 Votes: 51.85% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 10 Votes: 90.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 36 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 63 Votes: 53.97% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 58 Votes: 62.07% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 174 Votes: 81.03% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 65 Votes: 50.77% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 115 Votes: 70.43% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 85 Votes: 68.24% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 49 Votes: 69.39% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 150 Votes: 67.33% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 337 Votes: 54.90% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 484 Votes: 49.79% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 778 Votes: 62.47% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 868 Votes: 68.20% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 3538 Votes: 51.44% Annoying
In 2001, Out of 6208 Votes: 67.43% Annoying