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.
THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON — Pictured: Country music group Restless Heart perform on December 14, 1989 — (Photo by: Gary Null/NBC)
American hit singing duo Sonny and Cher pose outside the Hilton Hotel in London during a reception to promote their current singles, 3rd August 1965. (Photo by Douglas Miller/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
19th May 1967: The Beatles (left to right) Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison (1943 – 2001) and John Lennon (1940 – 1980) at a photocall for the launch of their new album 'Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band', held at Brian Epstein's house at 24 Chapel Street, London. Lennon is wearing an afghan jacket and a sporran. (Photo by John Downing/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE – APRIL 13: George Jones performs on the "Johnny Cash Spring Special", a CBS television special recorded in Nashville, TN, April 13, 1979. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images)
