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.
GREENVALE, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 06: Jason Aldean performs onstage during the 2025 Fox Nation Patriot Awards at Tilles Center for the Performing Arts on November 06, 2025 in Greenvale, New York. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)
Roy Clark, US country music singer and musician, playing the guitar on stage during a live concert performance, in 1979. (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns/Getty Images)
The Verve, Richard Ashcroft, Nick McCabe, Peter Salisbury, Simon Jones, Vaartkapoen (VK), Brussels, Belgium, 19/02/1994. (Photo by Gie Knaeps/Getty Images)
