The singer, who won the first series of The X Factor, topped the survey dubbed The Biggest Reality Flops Of All Time.
The poll was conducted by second-hand goods website Pre Loved, who started it after noticing high volumes of CDs from former reality contestants listed on the site.
Of the 1,300 people polled, 87% believed Brookstein is the biggest of the reality TV flops, closely followed by 2007 X Factor winner Leon Jackson. Popstars winners Hear'Say completed the top three.
The top ten biggest reality flops based on the poll is as follows:
1. Steve Brookstein – 87%
2. Leon Jackson – 76%
3. Hear’Say – 73%
4. Rik Waller – 71%
5. Andy Abraham – 68%
6. Gareth Gates – 66%
7. Michelle McManus – 63%
8. Same Difference – 61%
9. Joe McElderry – 58%
10. One True Voice – 57%
