With The List, American Songwriter details the best, the brightest, the most enduring, the worst, the most hated, and the most surprising songs ever–among many other qualifiers. If you’re looking for our definitive rankings on music, you’ll find them below.
Sting, Andy Summers, Police 27-31 December 1983 Wembley Arena. (Photo by Solomon N’Jie/Getty Images)
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – APRIL 01: Ronnie Milsap performs on stage at the Country Music Festival held at Wembley Arena, London in April 1979. (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns)
NEW YORK – 1969: Singer songwriter Joni Mitchell performs at the Central Park Music Festival in New York, New York in 1969. (Photo by Sherry Rayn Barnett/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
NEW YORK – CIRCA 1975: Disco songwriter, producer and artist Van McCoy poses for a portrait circa 1975 in New York city, New York. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
PASADENA, CA – SEPTEMBER 28: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Steve Cropper, founding member of Booker T. & the MG's and the Blues Brothers Band, performs onstage at The Rose on September 28, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)
