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.
Singer, actress choreographer and dancer Toni Basil performs on an episode of American Bandstand that aired on November 13, 1982 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ron Wolfson/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
NETHERLANDS – MAY 11: AHOY Photo of Joe WALSH and Don FELDER and EAGLES, Don Felder and Joe Walsh performing live onstage (Photo by Rob Verhorst/Redferns)
(GERMANY OUT) Paul McCartney, Mitglied der Musikgruppe "Beatles", im Jahr 1966 auf Tournee in Hamburg, wo die "Beatles" zwei 30minütige Konzerte in der Ernst-Merck-Halle gaben. (Photo by Peter Timmullstein bild via Getty Images)
Shania Twain, in London two weeks ago, recorded a performance of her new single "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" to be shown this weekend, November 9th, on cd:uk, the U.K's top weekend music show. (Photo by Justin Goff Photos for cd:uk/Getty Images)
