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.
Enimem, studio portrait in Oslo, Norway, 25th October 1999. (Photo by Patrick Ford/Redferns)
Buena Park, CA – 1976: Loretta Lynn performing on the ABC tv special '1976 / 11th Academy of Country Music Awards', at the Palladium. (Photo by American Broadcasting Companies via Getty Images)
American singer Debbie Harry performing with Blondie at the Dr. Pepper Central Park Music Festival at Wollman Rink in Central Park, New York City, 9th July 1979. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)
American pop group The Byrds at London Airport, where they flew in for a 16-day tour. (l-r) Mike Clarke, Chris Hillman, David Crosby, Jim McGuinn and Gene Clark. (Photo by PA Images via Getty Images)
