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.
PERTH, AUSTRALIA – APRIL 20: (L-R) Dewey Bunnell and Gerry Beckley of band America perform on stage in concert at the Burswood Theatre on April 20, 2007 in Perth, Australia. The folk rock band return to tour Australia for the second time in three years, in support of their new compilation album "Here and Now". (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – MARCH 14: Tina Turner performs on stage with Bryan Adams at Wembley Arena during her 'Private Dancer' tour, on March 14th, 1985 in London, England. (Photo by Pete Still/Redferns)
(Original Caption) : 1987- Picture shows singer, Phil Collins, holding a microphone on stage during a concert. He is wearing a white button-down with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows. He is shown from the waist up leaning back slightly. (Photo by LGI Stock/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)
Def Leppard (v.l. Steve Clark, Rick Allen, Joe Elliot, Phil Collen, Rick Savage) on 01.12.1983 in Dortmund. (Photo by Fryderyk Gabowicz/picture alliance via Getty Images)
