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.
LOS ANGELES – 1985: Singer and songwriter Kenny Loggins performs onstage in 1985 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – Taylor Swift accepts the award for the Best Album of the Year during the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California on January 31, 2010. AFP PHOTO / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
ELVIS: ALOHA FROM HAWAII — Aired 4/4/73 — Pictured: Elvis Presley during a live performance at Honolulu International Center in Honolulu, Hawaii on January 14, 1973 for his NBC special (Photo by Gary Null/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)
