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.
Press launch of 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' the eighth studio album by The Beatles May 1967. Pictured at house in 24 Chapel Street. Belgravia London May 1967. (Photo by Sunday People/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)
The Rolling Stones pop group take a walk through London's Green Park. Tomorrow they fly to the USA to appear on US television's the Ed Sullivan Show. (Photo by Roger Jackson/Getty Images)
Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath performs on stage during their 'Never Say Die!' tour at Lewisham Odeon, London, England, on May 27th, 1978. (Photo by Gus Stewart/Redferns)
JANUARY 1975: Lynyrd Skynyrd (L-R Ed King, Leon Wilkeson, Artimus Pyle, Billy Powell, Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zandt and Gary Rossington pose for a portrait in January 1975. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
