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.
Jim Sullivan, 'U.F.O.' Album Cover / Sachiko Kanenobu, 'Misora' Album Cover (Courtesy of Light in the Attic Records)
Canadian Folk and Rock musician Neil Young plays guitar as he performs onstage during the Farm Aid benefit concert, Indianapolis, Indiana, April 7, 1990. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
ST. PAUL, MN. – Willie Nelson performs in concert Wednesday, May 26, 1976, at the St. Paul Civic Center in St. Paul, Minn. Minneapolis Star photo by Tom Sweeney. (Photo by Tom Sweeney/Star Tribune via Getty Images)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – American country singer Jessica Andrews performs on stage on the Petrillo Band Shell in Grant Park during the Chicago Country Music Festival, Chicago, Illinois, July 1, 2001. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
