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.
Martina McBride performing at Farm Aid at the World Music Theater in Tinley Park, Illinois, October 3, 1997. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE – "Jimmy Kimmel Live" airs every weeknight at 11:35 p.m. EST and features a diverse lineup of guests that includes celebrities, athletes, musical acts, comedians and human-interest subjects, along with comedy bits and a house band. The guests for Thursday, March 16 included Tim Allen (Last Man Standing), DJ Khaled (upcoming album, Grateful) and musical guest The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. (Randy Holmes/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images) CLETO ESCOBEDO JR., JIMMY KIMMEL
UNITED STATES – CIRCA 1960: Photo of Byrds, Mid 1960?s, California, Los Angeles, Whisky a Go Go ByrdsL-R: David Crosby, Jim ? Roger? McGuinn,Chris Hillman, Gene Clark (in foreground),Michl Clarke. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, TN – JUNE 10: Brandon Flowers of The Killers performs on What Stage during day 4 of the 2018 Bonnaroo Arts And Music Festival on June 10, 2018 in Manchester, Tennessee. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for Bonnaroo Arts And Music Festival)
Photo by Maurice Seymour/Kraftwerk/Getty Images; NEW YORK – CIRCA 1975: German electronic group Kraftwerk (L-R Karl Bartos, Wolfgang Flur, Ralph Hutter and Florian Schneider) pose for a portrait circa 1975 in New York City, New York. (Photo by Maurice Seymour/Kraftwerk/Getty Images)
Unspecified – 1970: Diana Ross appearing on the Walt Disney Television via Getty Images series 'Make Room for Granddaddy'. (Photo by Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
