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.
NEW YORK – 1966: John Emelin plays the theremin in the psychedelic rock band "Lothar and the Hand People" on stage at the Night Owl in 1966 in New York City, New York. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Singers Mariah Carey (L) and Whitney Houston perform "When You Believe" during the 71st Academy Awards 21 March 1999 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE) AFP PHOTO Timothy A. Clary (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)
LONG BEACH, CA – AUGUST 30: Booker T. Jones plays the Hammond organ at the 29th Annual Long Beach Blues Festival at Rainbow Lagoon Park in Long Beach, California on August 30, 2008. (Photo by Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Hawaii – 1985: Marie Osmond appearing in the ABC tv special 'Perry Como's Christmas in Hawaii'. (Photo by Craig Sjodin /American Broadcasting Companies via Getty Images) (Photo by Walt Disney Television Photo Archives/Walt Disney Television via Getty Images)
