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.
Brad Whitford, Joey Kramer, Joe Perry, Steve Tyler and Tom Hamilton of Aerosmith (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
American folk singer-songwriter Fred Neil (1936 – 2001) performs at the Night Owl Cafe in Greenwich Village, New York City, circa 1965. (Photo by Don Paulsen/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
(L-R) Joe Preston, Dale Crover, and Buzz Osborne of The Melvins pose at San Jose State Event Center on June 28, 1995 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)
THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON — Pictured: (l-r) Singers Kenny Rogers, Kim Carnes on June 25, 1980 — (Photo by: NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC – 1975: Charlotte Motor Speedway has always been known for bringing in top entertainment for the fans prior to races. Here country & western superstars Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty perform for the crowd prior to a NASCAR event. (Photo by ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images)
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – SEPTEMBER 19: Gary Numan performs on stage at Hammersmith Odeon on September 19th, 1980 in London, England. (Photo by Pete Still/Redferns)
Singer/songwriter Paul Simon (right) and singer Art Garfunkel of the folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel in a Columbia Records publicity still circa 1967 1966 in New York, New York. (Photo by Columbia Records/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
