The Resume

(1980- )
Formed in Calgary, Canada
Mike Reno (vocals)
Paul Dean (lead guitar)
Scott Smith (bassist)
Doug Johnson (keyboards)
Matt Frenette (drummer)
Recorded the albums 'Loverboy,' 'Get Lucky,' 'Keep It Up,' and 'Lovin' Every Minute Of It'
Recorded 'Turn Me Loose,' 'Working for the Weekend,' 'Lovin' Every Minute Of It,' & 'The Kid is Hot Tonite'

Why they might be annoying:

They were on 'Hit Me Baby One More Time,' with a bunch of other washed-up musicians.
They wear leather pants.
They were rejected by every major U.S. record companies, before signing with Columbia Records Canada.
Their music is cheesy.

Why they might not be annoying:

Their song 'Working for the Weekend' was in the hilarious Chris Farley Chippendale's sketch on Saturday Night Live.
'Working for the Weekend' still gets frequent air play 20 years after it's release.
They were one of the most popular bands on MTV in the 80s.
They had four multi-platinum albums.
Scott Smith died in 2000 after being swept off his boat during a hit by a 25-foot wave off the coast of San Francisco. His body was never recovered.

Credit: Rocky

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 1980's New Wave/Synth Pop
• Aqua Teen Hunger Force References
• Beavis and Butthead Mocked My Video
• Canadian Music Stars
• I am Missing
• I Come from Canada
• I Performed on American Bandstand [L-Q]
• I Record Music That Sounds Kinda Gay
• Juno Award for Album of the Year (Ranked: 1982)
• Juno Award for Album of the Year (Ranked: 1983)
• Juno Award for Group of the Year (Ranked: 1982)
• Juno Award for Group of the Year (Ranked: 1983)
• Juno Award for Group of the Year (Ranked: 1984)
• Juno Award for Single of the Year (Ranked: 1982)
• Look at Me, I Got My Arms Folded
• Look at Me, I'm Relaxing
• My Backstage Rider is on The Smoking Gun
• My Song is on Rhino's 'Like Omigod! The 80's Pop Culture Box'
• NBC's Hit Me Baby One More Time [2005]
• Profiles 15001-15250 (Ranked: 15215)
• Rocky's Profiles [Series 1]
• Saturday Night Live Musical Guests [1980-84] (Ranked: 1983)
• VH-1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's (Ranked: 100)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 61 Votes: 67.21% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 13 Votes: 15.38% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 17 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 27 Votes: 48.15% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 18 Votes: 38.89% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 11 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 76 Votes: 56.58% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 46 Votes: 54.35% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 47 Votes: 38.30% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 29 Votes: 62.07% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 60 Votes: 43.33% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 60 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 109 Votes: 57.80% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 175 Votes: 66.86% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 225 Votes: 57.78% Annoying