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.
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – DECEMBER 04: Black Sabbath perform live on stage at Paradiso in Amsterdam, Holland on December 04 1971 L-R Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne (Photo by Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns)
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers perform at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota on September 10, 1995. (Photo by Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – JUNE 03: Justin Moore performs at the 103.3 Country & 95.5 Nash icon country kickoff event at Skydeck at Assembly Food Hall on June 03, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images)
