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.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – JUNE 28: Kenny Chesney performs at Shoreline Amphitheatre on June 28, 2001 in Mountain View California. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)
Kate Bush – Peter's Pop Show – 1985 – Kate Bush performt in der ZDF Sendung "Peter's Pop Show" am 30.11.1985 Ihren Song "Running up that Hill". (Photo by kpa/United Archives via Getty Images)
JULY 9: From left to right, musicians John Deacon and Freddie Mercury (1946 – 1991) of the British rock band Queen perform in concert at the Forum on July 9, 1980 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Michael Montfort/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
American country music singer Lynn Anderson, UK, 21st March 1971. Her song '(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden' was a major pop hit in 1970 and early 1971. (Photo by Jack Kay/Daily Express/Getty Images)
