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, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 24: Carrie Underwood attends 47th Annual AMA Awards – Arrivals at Microsoft Theater on November 24, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 27: Don Henley of the Eagles performs at MGM Grand Garden Arena on September 27, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
American singer and songwriter Janis Joplin (1943 – 1970) in concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London, 21st April 1969. (Photo by Estate Of Keith Morris/Redferns/Getty Images)
LAKE TAHOE, NV – 1980: Country singer, Dolly Parton, performs at Harrah's Club in this 1980 Lake Tahoe, Nevada, photo. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)
