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.
Randy Meisner, Bernie Leadon, Glenn Frey and Don Henley of The Eagles pose for a group portrait in London in 1973. (Photo by Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns)
1963: British pop group The Beatles, from left to right: George Harrison (1943 – 2001), Paul McCartney, John Lennon (1940 – 1980) and Ringo Starr, in Sweden. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
396484 10: Musical group Crazy Town performs at Breathe, a benefit concert for breast cancer treatment and research October 27, 2001 in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images)
Jim Morrison performs with the Doors at Fantasy Fair in Marin County, California, during the Summer of Love, 1967; (Photo by Elaine Mayes/Getty Images)
Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell provides backing vocals during the recording of Carole King's album 'Tapestry' at A&M Records Recording Studio in January 1971 in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Jim McCrary/Redferns)
