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.
NEW YORK – 1967: Experimental, psychedelic, electronic rock group United States of America (L-R: Gordon Marron, Rand Forbes, Joseph Byrd, Dorothy Moskowitz and Ed Bogas) pose for a portrait in 1967 in New York City, New York. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
UNITED STATES – DECEMBER 01: Photo of AEROSMITH; Steven Tyler and Joe Perry (playing Gibson Les Paul guitar) performing live onstage (Photo by Richard E. Aaron/Redferns)
Rolling Stones performing at Sir Morgans Cove Club, Worcester, MA USA. September 17, 1981.
(Ian Stewart, Ronnie Wood, Charlie Watts,MIck Jagger,Keith Richards,Bill Wyman)
The Beatles show off their MBE medals after the royal investiture at Buckingham Palace, London, Tuesday 26th October 1965. The Beatles, each is now a Member of the Order of the British Empire. Pictured at news press conference held at the Saville Theatre. (Photo by Barham/Tony Eyles/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)
