All American Rejects

Oklahoma's All American Rejects, fronted by Tyson Ritter, offered bland keyboard-driven emo-pop on The All American Rejects (2002), but hit the jackpot with the catchy Brit-pop Swing Swing and its echoes of the Hollies. Move Along (2005) was an even bigger success, thanks to simple refrains such as Move Along.

Their lame career continued with the predictable When the World Comes Down (2008), that simply mirrored the previous bestseller (with Gives You Hell), and the yawn-inspiring Kits in the Street (2012).