The Resume

(1997- )
Formed in East Battle, Sussex, England
Tom Chaplin (March 8, 1979- ), vocalist
Tim-Rice Oxley (June 2, 1976- ), pianist/bassist
Richard Hughes (September 8, 1975- ), drummer
Dominic Scott, guitarist (1997-2001)
Recorded Album 'Hopes and Fears' (2004)
Recorded 'Everybody's Changing,' 'Bedshaped,' 'Somewhere Only We Know,' 'Something in Me Was Dying,' 'This Is the Last Time,' 'Can't Stop Now,' 'Walnut Tree,' 'We Might as Well Be Strangers,' 'Untitled 1,' 'Sunshine,' 'Bend and Break,' 'Your Eyes Open' and 'She Has No Time'

Why they might be annoying:

Tom dropped out of Edinburgh University to hang out with his friends in London (1999).
They had a bitter feud with the Darkness after poking fun at the band and calling their music 'a joke.'

Why they might not be annoying:

They're huge in Britain, having their debut album at #1 on their charts for a week and having 'Everybody's Changing,' 'Somewhere Only We Know' and 'Bedshaped' being in the top 10 UK singles chart.
The band were childhood friends.
They're called ' Radiohead in their Kid A era, covering A-ha.'
They won 'Best Album' at the 2004 Q Awards.
Their public feud with the Darkness ended while recording Band Aid 20's 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' (2004).

Credit: Whitestrpsrocker

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Brit Awards' Best British Album (Ranked: 2005)
• Brit Awards' Best British Breakthrough Act (Ranked: 2005)
• Coachella [Performers] (Ranked: 2005)
• GQ's Men of the Year [2006]
• I Performed at Live 8 [July 2, 2005]
• I Performed at Live Earth [July 7, 2007]
• I Sung on Band Aid 20's 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' [2004]
• John Madden Football Songs [Performers] (Ranked: 2007)
• Look at Me, I'm in a Field or Meadow
• New Musical Express' Top 100 Albums of All Time [2006] (Ranked: 51)
• New Musical Express' Top Albums [2004] (Ranked: 21)
• New Musical Express' Top Tracks [2004] (Ranked: 26)
• Profiles 13001-13250 (Ranked: 13215)
• Q Magazine's 50 Best Ever British Albums [February 2008] (Ranked: 8)
• Q Magazine's 50 Best Ever British Albums [February 2008] (Ranked: 13)
• Q Magazine's Top 10 Albums [2004] (Ranked: 2)
• Q Magazine's Top 10 Albums [2006] (Ranked: 6)
• Rate Your Music Top 100 Singles [2003] (Ranked: 85)
• Rate Your Music Top 100 Singles [2004] (Ranked: 36)
• Rate Your Music Top 100 Singles [2004] (Ranked: 77)
• Saturday Night Live Musical Guests [2000-05] (Ranked: 2004)
• Tops of the Pops [UK] Guest Performers
• Tsunami Relief Concert at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff [January 2005]
• VH-1 Rock Honors [2007]
• VH-1's Top 40 Music Video Performers [2004] (Ranked: 21)
• Whitestrprocker's Profiles [Series 3]
• Yahoo! Answers-UK's Top 10 Celebrity Questions [2006] (Ranked: 10)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 48 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 13 Votes: 23.08% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 25 Votes: 24.00% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 52 Votes: 34.62% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 22 Votes: 31.82% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 100 Votes: 46.00% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 29 Votes: 72.41% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 41 Votes: 46.34% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 36 Votes: 69.44% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 185 Votes: 45.41% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 209 Votes: 51.20% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 359 Votes: 44.85% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 37 Votes: 43.24% Annoying