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.
Stevie Nicks, singer for the band Fleetwood Mac, sings with a fringed cape wrapped around her. (Photo by Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)
ATLANTA – December 11: Singer/Songwriter Willie Nelson performs live at The Omni Coliseum in Atlanta Georgia. December 11, 1981 (Photo By Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 19 — Pictured: (l-r) Elliot Easton, Ric Ocasek, Benjamin Orr of musical guest The Cars performs on May 12, 1984 — Photo by: NBC/NBCU Photo Bank
LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 14: English singer Kate Bush signs her new album 'The Dreaming' for fans at the Virgin Megastore, Oxford Street on September 14, 1982 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Pete Still/Redferns)
DETROIT – NOVEMBER 17: Angus Young, lead guitarist for AC/DC, wearing his iconic British schoolboy uniform and playing his red Gibson SG, performs during the Flick of the Switch/Monsters of Rock tour, on November 17, 1983, in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Ross Marino/Rock Negatives)
(Original Caption) : 1987- Picture shows singer, Phil Collins, holding a microphone on stage during a concert. He is wearing a white button-down with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows. He is shown from the waist up leaning back slightly. (Photo by LGI Stock/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)
DETROIT, MI – DECEMBER 5: Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler and drummer Joey Kramer perform during the band's Permanent Vacation Tour on December 5, 1987, at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Ross Marino/Getty Images)
British Pop and Rock musician Peter Gabriel performs onstage at the Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois, June 13, 1986. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
