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.
Swedish musicians Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog, of the Swedish supergroup ABBA, sit behind the audio mixer sound board at the Polar Studios in Stockholm, Sweden, May 1981. (Photo by Oscar Abolafia/TPLP/Getty Images)
The Stranglers posing by the 'aural sculpture' after the release of their 1994 album of the same name. Left to right. Hugh Cornwell, Jet Black, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Dave Greenfield. London 1985. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
BERLIN – FEBRUARY 16: Singer George Michael poses at the "George Michael: A Different Story" Photocall during the 55th annual Berlinale International Film Festival on February 16, 2005 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
English singer Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones performs live on stage at Colston Hall in Bristol, England during the band's Tour of the United Kingdom 1971, on 9th March 1971. (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns)
