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.
Actor Kris Kristofferson as 'John Norman Howard' on the set of film 'A Star Is Born', 1975. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)
Pop group "Spooky Tooth" Luther James Grovener, lead guitarist, Gary Wright, organ player, Mike Harrison on piano, Greg Ridley on Bass and Stevie Winwood on drums. (Photo by Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix/Mirrorpix via Getty Images)
The musicians of the band Earth, Wind, and Fire on 'What's Happening' television show, Baltimore, Maryland, 1960. (Photo by Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images)
Musician Dolly Parton attends a Taping of 'The Joan Rivers Show' on March 1, 1993 at CBS Broadcast Center in New York City, New York. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
