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.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – AUGUST 18: Bon Scott lead singer for AC/DC performs at Wembley Stadium on August 18, 1979 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by FG/Bauer-Griffin/Getty Images) 170612F1
LONDON – SEPTEMBER 18: The Who perform live on stage at Oval Cricket Ground in London on September 18 1971 L-R Pete townshend, Roger Daltrey (Photo by Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns)
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – MARCH 12: Morrissey of The Smiths waves a bunch of gladioli while performing on stage at Hammersmith Palais, on March 12th, 1984 in London, England. (Photo by Pete Still/Redferns)
British musician Christine McVie, of the group Fleetwood Mac, performs onstage at the Alpine Valley Music Theater, East Troy, Wisconsin, July 19, 1978. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
Dance band Eiffel 65 at the MTV Europe Music Awards, held at the Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. (Photo by Anthony Harvey – PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images)
NETHERLANDS – JANUARY 01: NETHERLANDS Photo of Liam GALLAGHER and Noel GALLAGHER and OASIS, L-R:Tony McCarroll, Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs, Noel Gallagher, Liam Gallagher, Paul 'Guigsy' McGuigan – posed, group shot (Photo by Michel Linssen/Redferns)
NETHERLANDS – JANUARY 01: NETHERLANDS Photo of Liam GALLAGHER and Noel GALLAGHER and OASIS, L-R:Tony McCarroll, Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs, Noel Gallagher, Liam Gallagher, Paul 'Guigsy' McGuigan – posed, group shot (Photo by Michel Linssen/Redferns)
Rock musicians David Lee Roth and Eddie Van Halen (1955 – 2020), both of the group Van Halen, perform onstage at the US Festival, Ontario, California, May 29, 1983. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
