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.
Buena Park, CA – 1976: Loretta Lynn presenting on the ABC tv special '1976 / 11th Academy of Country Music Awards', at the Palladium. (Photo by American Broadcasting Companies via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 16: Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam performs during Pearl Jam: MTV Unplugged at Kaufman Astoria Studios on March 16, 1992 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – 1st MARCH: Photo of DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS, Dexys Midnight Runners posed in Birmingham in March 1980. Lead singer Kevin Rowland at front. (Photo by David Corio/Redferns)
ATLANTA DECEMBER 14: Ray Sawyer of Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show performs during Z-93 & U.S. Marines Toys for Tots at The OMNI Coliseum in Atlanta Georgia, December 14, 1980 (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images
LOS ANGELES- DECEMBER 4: Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love pose for photograph, Kurt grimacing for the camera and Courtney waving, on VIP balcony during Mudhoney concert at the Hollywood Palladium on December 4, 1992 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Lindsay Brice/Getty Images)
