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.
ATLANTA, GA – March 2: Country singer Willie Nelson performs with Waylon Jennings at the Omni Coliseum on March 2, 1978 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Tom Hill/WireImage) *** Local Caption *** Willie Nelson
Paul Simon of American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel performs the song 'I Am a Rock' on the set of the Associated Rediffusion Television pop music television show Ready Steady Go! at Wembley Television Studios in London on 8th July 1966. (Photo by Ivan Keeman/Redferns)
MANOR, TX – Singer Jon Bon Jovi performs at the 1986 Manor, Texas, Farm Aid II concert. The fundraising concert was organized by Willie Nelson and held in Manor, Texas, located just north of Austin. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)
(MANDATORY CREDIT Ebet Roberts/Getty Images) CANADA – JULY 24: Photo of Bruce SPRINGSTEEN; Bruce Springsteen performing on stage (Photo by Ebet Roberts/Redferns)
PHILADELPHIA, PA – AUGUST 24: Mike Reno of Loverboy performs at the Rick Springfield With Special Guest Loverboy Performs Private Concert for SiriusXM Subscribers at the Theatre of Living Arts August 24, 2015 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Bill McCay/Getty Images for SiriusXM)
