The Most Overplayed Songs in Sports

From stadiums blasting it to rev up the crowd before, during and after games to players choosing their favorite beats as they get introduced, sports and music seem to go together like peanut butter and jelly.

But just because the speakers get blasted out with tunes doesn't mean that they're always good songs to listen to.

Look, I might not have the best taste in music all the time, but whenever I go to a sporting event and hear these tunes, all I can think about is when they'll end.

These are the most overplayed songs in sports.

Honorable Mention: Sunday Night Football Intro (Carrie Underwood)

OK, so this one might not exactly be overplayed seeing how there probably aren't many athletes who are blasting it in their headphones prior to games, but I had to give it a mention as being one of the most annoying.

While I have been waiting all day for Sunday night, it has nothing to really do with the game but everything to do with seeing the incredibly sexy Carrie Underwood singing this.

Look, I've been sitting around in mesh shorts or sweatpants the entire day, flipping between games and eating junk food, and the last thing I want to hear for the last game of the day is this song, even if it did get a bit of a facelift prior to this season.

'YMCA' (The Village People)

I get that this song is one of the biggest traditions at sporting events—especially at Yankee Stadium, where members of the grounds crew bust out in dance every home game—but I think it's time to give it a rest.

"YMCA" by The Village People isn't even fun to do for middle-schoolers who are forced to toss up the letters "Y-M-C-A" at a summer-camp dance, so why on earth would sports fans feel like this is something they have to do?

Let's just go with something else, yeah?

'Summer' (Calvin Harris)

Just released earlier this year, Calvin Harris' "Summer" caught on quickly with the sports crowd thanks to its hard, fast beats, allowing fans (especially those in college) to dance in the stands anytime it came on.

It's also been used way too often for promos and commercial breaks, though, giving it a worn-out feeling each time I hear it.

EDM can be good at times—like when drunk and sweating it out in a club in London—but not so much while trying to watch a sporting event.

'Apache' (Sugar Hill Gang)

It may be fun to do that little thrusting dance that became so popular thanks to Will and Carlton from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in the '90s, but Sugar Hill Gang's "Apache" is so overplayed now—and that dance is so cliche—that it's just gotten to the point of ridiculousness.

Just as the "Chicken Dance" gets people out of their seats and moving around, "Apache" does the same—and is equally as annoying.

There's just chaos everywhere, with old guys raising the roof and ladies trying way too hard to look good while dancing, which are both terrible looks.

'Ole, Ole, Ole, Ole' (Various)

I must admit, of all of these songs that I've listed here, "Ole, Ole, Ole, Ole" might be the most fun to scream at sporting events.

Problem is, it's become so damn cliche at every single sporting event that it truly doesn't mean or do anything anymore.

Sure, back when it first started—presumably in Spanish soccer—I'm sure it fired up the players a little bit to hear the crowd so raucous and together.

Nowadays, though? I'm guessing even home players wear earplugs just to avoid having to hear it every single game and even if they are losing.

This chant sucks because it's something the crowd will do no matter what—especially as more booze is consumed—ignoring the fact that their team is trailing by 25 points while they go nuts singing it.

'Eye of the Tiger' (Survivor)

An absolute classic, sports fans hear this song and probably can't help but think of the movie Rocky III, where the boxer trains his ass off and prepares to continue his winning ways as an underdog.

And while it's a great vision to have for fans and players alike, it's probably time to just go ahead and retire the song, seeing how it has been blasted through stadium speakers for nearly 30 years now.

It's a great motivational tune—just not one that I want to hear any longer in an arena or stadium.

'I'm the Man' (Aloe Blacc)

Another one of the newer tunes, has there been a more overplayed song in sports this year than Aloe Blacc's "I'm the Man"?

It started off as a catchy beat during that Beats By Dre commercial with San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick in January, and it then instantly blew up and was everywhere.

The NBA All-Star Game. The MLB All-Star Game. In numerous sports ads everywhere.

Look, I like singing it while a little too buzzed, but I honestly can't stand listening to it any longer because it has been so overdone.

'Let's Get It Started' (The Black Eyed Peas)

When it comes to sports songs, why do the Black Eyed Peas always seem to get first crack at getting top billing?

I mean, sure, their music is upbeat and "kid friendly," but that doesn't mean sports fans like hearing it at every single game they attend or watch on TV.

The group's "Let's Get It Started" just happens to be the one that seems to get the most air time, as stadiums and arenas like the fact it gets the crowd going—even if it's only little kids moving around to it.

The song being played in Hot Tub Time Machine? Pretty funny. But playing it at every single sporting event ever? Not funny or cool.

'Turn Down for What?' (DJ Snake and Lil Jon)

I can't hear this song and not think of a bunch of drunk college girls who are trying to get "turnt" during a tailgate.

Worse than that image, though, is that once they actually get into the stadium, they'll hear it on the loudspeakers, too, a team's attempt to get fans amped about the game they're watching.

It seems to be a staple for MLB players as a walk-up song these days, which should make all of us angry that some of the best in the game choose to listen to this song over and over.

'Seven Nation Army' (the White Stripes)

It's really unfortunate that the sports world has turned "Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes into one of the most overplayed songs ever. It's actually good.

Thanks to a Deadspin article, you can even read about how the tune spread like a wildfire across stadiums and arenas everywhere over the past couple years, going from European soccer into, well, every single game since.

Sure, it's a hell of a lot better than hearing "Who Let the Dogs Out?" each game, but because it seems to be chanted each time I go to a game, it's, sadly, not that much better.

'Sandstorm' (Darude)

In the history of sports songs, Darude's "Sandstorm" is absolutely a first-ballot Hall of Famer when it comes to being overplayed.

Honestly, besides every game that you go to, when on earth does anyone actually listen to this song?

Sure, it might have been a good workout song like, a decade ago, but now it's only blasted during timeouts or between periods at games, and I hate everything about it.

Like other songs on this list, fans get hyped when hearing it, but that doesn't make it right.

'Gangnam Style' (PSY)

It might have more than two billion views on YouTube—which is absolutely insane—but why do sports teams have to remind fans just how damn catchy PSY's "Gangnam Style" was in 2013?

More than any song on this list, "Gangnam Style" is like the herpes of sports songs—just when you think it's gone, it somehow, some way makes a comeback at the game you're at.

I could honestly go on about how much dislike I have for this song being played at sporting events, but I'll stop now before I get so red in the face that I need an ice pack to cool me down.

'All I Do Is Win' (DJ Khaled)

Congratulations, sports fans, your team just won a regular-season game. How should you celebrate with your fellow fans? By having the stadium blast DJ Khaled's "All I Do Is Win," of course.

One of the more recent, trendy songs for teams to play, this pop song has become a staple for every home team that ever wins, making it the most overplayed song in sports right now.

It's catchy and gets fans excited about their team's victory, but I can't help but think it was recorded for one reason and one reason only—to be used at the end of a team's win at sporting events.

Since its sole purpose was to replace Kool & The Gang's "Celebration" and become the victory song for every team on the planet, I just can't give "All I Do Is Win" much respect.