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 WITH JAY LENO — Episode 4081 — Pictured: Musician Dolly Parton arrives on July 22, 2011 — Photo by: Paul Drinkwater/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank
The Beatles rehearse at the ABC Theatre, Blackpool for the group's bill-topping appearance on ABC TV's Blackpool Night Out, 1 August 1965. Left to right: George Harrison, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, and Ringo Starr. (Photo by Daily Mirror/Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix via Getty Images)
ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – AUGUST 02: Steve Miller performs live on stage with The Steve Miller Band at Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands on August 02 1982 (Photo by Rob Verhorst/Redferns)
Tommy Heath and Jim Keller of the rock band 'Tommy Tutone' pose for a studio portrait session in 1981 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
CLARKSTON – JULY 31: American singer and actress, Whitney Houston, performs at the Pine Knob Music Theater during her "Moment of Truth" world tour, on July 31, 1987, in Clarkston, Michigan. (Photo by Ross Marino/Getty Images)
