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.
Los Angeles – CIRCA 1988: Music legend Tom Petty poses for a portrait in Los Angeles, California (Photo by Aaron Rapoport/Corbis/Getty Images)
NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT – 25th AUGUST: Toni Tennille from American pop duo Captain & Tennille performs live on stage in New Haven, Connecticut on 25th August 1975. (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
ST. LOUIS – AUGUST 21: Paul McCartney and John Lennon of The Beatles play Busch Stadium as one of their final live performances as a band, on August 21, 1966 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Jeff Hochberg/Getty Images)
DETROIT, MI – NOVEMBER 4: American singer Prince (1958-2016) performs onstage during the 1984 Purple Rain Tour on November 4, 1984, at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Ross Marino/Getty Images)
(GERMANY OUT) Shocking Blue – Musikgruppe, Rockmusik, Niederlande – Mariska Veres, Robby Von Leeuwen, Klaasje Van Der Wal und Cornelius Van Der Beek (Reihenfolge unklar) – 01.09.1969 (Photo by Peter Timmullstein bild via Getty Images)
