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.
LAS VEGAS, NV – MAY 18: Singer Luke Bryan performs onstage during the 2014 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 18, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Billboard Awards 2014/Getty Images for DCP)
Group portrait of American rock band Toto, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 27th September 1982. L-R Mike Porcaro, Steve Lukather, David Paich, Jeff Porcaro and Steve Porcaro. (Photo by Rob Verhorst/Redferns)
COLORADO SPRNGS, CO – CIRCA 1996: Leann Rimes is performing for the United States Air Force cadets at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado on January 1, 1996. (Photo by Larry Hulst/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)