Oh say can you sing? 10 questionable national anthem performances

Michael Bolton ended up having to revert to a note card for his 2003 version of the song for the American League Championship Series. It was ranked fourth-worst in an IHeartRadio survey of its “active listener” population. (Pictured at the Orange County Fair on July 25, 2006.)   (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times)

Scott Stapp of the band Creed performed “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the 2005 NASCAR Ford 400 race, adding a few growls along the way. IHeartRadio listeners ranked his version as the fifth-worst. (Pictured during the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup on Dec. 3, 2004, in New York City.)   (Chris Trotman / Getty Images)

Billboard ranks R. Kelly’s soul-tinged performance (complete with hand claps) at the Bernard Hopkins/Jermaine Taylor rematch in 2005 as the seventh-worst version of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” (Pictured at Nokia Theatre on June 11, 2011.)   (David Livingston / Getty Images)

Aretha Franklin, Aaron Neville and Dr. John performed the national anthem together at Super Bowl XL in 2006. Billboard ranks the collaboration as fifth-worst. (Pictured: Franklin at Nokia Theatre on July 25, 2012; Neville at the MusiCares concert on Feb. 6, 2015, in Los Angeles; Dr. John at the Galaxy Concert Theatre in Santa Ana.)   (Clockwise from left: Jay L. Clendenin, Gina Ferazzi, Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

According to a Billboard list of the 10 worst performances of the national anthem, Keri Hilson is ranked 10th for her 2010 performance at an NBA Lakers game, during which she forgot the lyrics. (Pictured onstage at “VH1 Divas Salute the Troops” on Dec. 3, 2010, in San Diego.)   (Matt Sayles / Associated Press)

Josh Groban and Flea teamed up to perform “The Star-Spangled Banner” at a BCS Championship game. The unlikely collaboration earned them a spot as Billboard‘s ninth-worst performance of the national anthem. (Pictured: Josh Groban during Muhammad Ali’s Celebrity Fight Night XXI on March 28, 2015, in Scottsdale, Ariz.; Flea on April 8, 2007, in Melbourne, Australia.)   (From left: Ethan Miller, Kristian Dowling / Getty Images)

Aguilera’s effort at the 2011 Super Bowl, during which she botched the lyrics, is ranked as the worst version of “The Star-Spangled Banner” by nearly 37% of respondents in a survey of IHeartRadio listeners.   (Jamie Squire / Getty Images)

Not far behind Aguilera in the IHeartRadio survey was Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler, for his 2014 version for the AFC Championship Game, where he failed to hit several high notes and appeared lyrically challenged. (Pictured June 22, 2013, at the Hollywood Bowl.)   (Bret Hartman / Los Angeles Times)

Jamie Foxx’s performance of the national anthem before the championship bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao on May 2, 2015, left many viewers “less than impressed,” according to Billboard.