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.
LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS — Episode 400 — Pictured: Matt Cameron of the bands ‘Soundgarden’ and ‘Pearl Jam’ sits in with the 8G Band on July 27, 2016 — (Photo by: Lloyd Bishop/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank)
Stevie Wonder debuted what would become one of his most enduring hits, ""Superstition"", in Soul Train Episode 46 on January 20, 1973. (Photo by Soul Train via Getty Images)
Bassist Chris Squire of Yes performs on stage at the Camden Festival, The Roundhouse, London 25th April 1971. He plays a Rickenbacker 4001 bass guitar. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)
ATLANTA – NOVEMBER 12: John Prine is interviewed live on WRAS-FM at Georgia State College on November 12, 1975 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Tom Hill/Getty Images)
UNITED STATES – circa 1977: NASSAU COLISEUM Photo of QUEEN and Roger TAYLOR and Freddie MERCURY and Brian MAY and John DEACON, Posed studio group portrait L-R Roger Taylor, Freddie Mercury, Brian May and John Deacon (Photo by Richard E. Aaron/Redferns)
British rock group the Beatles pose outside Abbey Road Studios in London, after John Lennon passed his driving test, UK, 16th February 1965. From left to right, George Harrison, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
UNITED STATES – JANUARY 01: Photo of Don HENLEY and EAGLES; Don Henley performing live onstage on Hotel California tour, playing drums and singing (Photo by Richard E. Aaron/Redferns)
