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.
Members of the band Bon Jovi: (L-R) Richie Sambora, David Bryan, Alec John Such, Tico Torres & Jon Bon Jovi. (Photo by Gene Shaw/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL – 1981: Singer Tom Petty, playing the guitar, performs on stage during a 1981 Chicago, Illinois, concert. Petty and his band, "The Heartbreakers," were in the middle of a 28-city tour of the United States. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)
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)
