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.
PARIS, FRANCE – FEBRUARY 28: Willow Smith attends the Acne Studios Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on February 28, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pierre Mouton/Getty Images for Acne)
HOLLYWOOD, CA – DECEMBER 12: LeAnn Rimes performs at the NOH8's 4th Anniversary celebration at Avalon on December 12, 2012 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Araya Doheny/WireImage)
LOS ANGELES – NOVEMBER 20: Country singer Marty Robbins performs at the Palomino Club on November 20, 1968 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jasper Dailey/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA – CIRCA 1984: Steve Perry and Journey are performing at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California on January 1, 1984. (Photo by Larry Hulst/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 18: Singer Carrie Underwood performs onstage during the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 18, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/WireImage)
Nashville – January 12: Charlie Daniels performs during Charlie Daniels Volunteer Jam VII at the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville Tennessee January 12, 1980 (Photo By Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
Neil Young and Crazy Horse performing on stage, Hammersmith Odeon, London, March 28th 1976. He is playing a Gibson Les Paul guitar with a Bigsby vibrato unit. (Photo by Dick Barnatt/Redferns)
