The List

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.

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3 days ago

3 Rock Songs From 1978 That Still Make Me Smile Today

By Gayle Thompson
From left, Paul McCartney (playing a Hofner 500/1 violin bass guitar) and John Lennon (playing a Gibson J-160E acoustic guitar) of English rock and pop group The Beatles perform on stage for the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) music television show 'Shindig!' at Granville Studios in Fulham, London on 3rd October 1964. The band would play three songs on the show, Kansas City/hey-Hey-Hey!, I'm a Loser and Boys. (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns)

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3 days ago

3 Songs From 1964 That Teens Couldn’t Stop Playing in Their First Car

By Em Casalena
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3 days ago

3 Songs From the 80s You Can Probably Recognize (Even if You Can’t Name Them)

By Kat Caudill
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4 days ago

3 Survivor Songs That Every 80s Kid Can Still Sing Along With Today

By Gayle Thompson
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4 days ago

4 Top 40 Hits From 1970 That Every Baby Boomer Can Still Sing by Heart

We’re not responsible for any earworms you pick up along the way.

By Melanie Davis
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4 days ago

3 Country Songs From the 1960s That Will Actually Make You Smarter

By Jacob Uitti
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4 days ago

Every Baby Boomer Alive Remembers These 4 Classic Country Jams From 1969

By Em Casalena
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4 days ago

3 Grunge Songs That Proved Rock Fans Were Ready for Something Unpolished and Authentic in the 90s

By Em Casalena
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4 days ago

3 Popular Songs That Were Surprisingly Influenced by The Beatles

By Kat Caudill
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4 days ago

4 Songs From 1971 That Give Me Instant Goosebumps Every Time

Instant goosebumps, every time.

By Melanie Davis
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4 days ago

3 One-Hit Wonders From the 1970s I Remember Desperately Hunting for at My Local Record Store

By Jacob Uitti
LONDON – MAY 19: (L-R) English musician, singer, songwriter and guitarist George Harrison (1943-2001), English musician, singer and drummer Ringo Starr, English singer, songwriter and guitarist John Lennon (1940-1980), and English singer, songwriter and bassist Paul McCartney of the Beatles attend a press party at the home of manager Brian Epstein supporting the release of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, May 19, 1967 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Jeff Hochberg/Getty Images)

The List

4 days ago

4 Cool Songs That Members of The Beatles Wrote for Apple Artists

By Jim Beviglia

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Alan Jackson performs at Shoreline Amphitheatre on September 12, 1992 in Mountain View, California. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)

The List

5 hours ago

3 Country Songs From 1991 That Every 90s Kid Still Knows by Heart Today
PIGEON FORGE, TN – 1993: American singer and songwriter Dolly Parton poses for a portrait with her guitar at Dollywood circa 1993 in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. (Photo by Ron Davis/Getty Images)

Nashville Local

6 hours ago

‘The Voice’ Star Brings the Grand Ole Opry to a Standstill With Powerful Dolly Parton Tribute
Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images

Latest Music News & Stories

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Jack White Turns “Jolene” Into a Gritty Rock Tribute to Dolly Parton, Then Points to the Sky
NASHVILLE, TN – Reba McEntire performs ontstage at The 43rd Annual CMA Awards at the Sommet Center on November 11, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)

On This Day

6 hours ago

On the Charts 17 Years Ago Today, Reba McEntire Made Country Music History When She Broke This Record Previously Held by Loretta Lynn