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.
('NO SUB AGENCIES) Black Sabbath, 1970: Bill Ward, Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi during Black Sabbath File Photos in , United Kingdom. (Photo by Chris Walter/WireImage)
UNITED KINGDOM – MAY 04: Photo of Big Sunday White Stripes; One Big Sunday – Heaton Park Manchester 04/05 2003., Pic shows the White Stripes -, Jack and Meg on stage in Heaton Park (Photo by Jon Super/Redferns)
(L-R) American musicians guitarist Paul Leary, drummer King Coffey and lead vocalist/keyboards Gibby Haynes, of the American rock band the Butthole Surfers, pose for a group portrait in New York, New York, August 1996. (Photo by Bob Berg/Getty Images)