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.
Neil Diamond performing. (Photo by Robin Platzer/Getty Images)
DETROIT, MI – MAY 7: (L-R) Drummer Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, vocals Axl Rose, guitarist Slash and guitarist Izzy Stradlin of the music group Guns N' Roses pose for a portrait on May 7, 1988, at the Detroit State Theater in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Ross Marino/Getty Images)
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – NOVEMBER 09: Vanilla Ice aka Rob Van Winkle attends the documentaries of 'Ice Ice, Baby Hip Hop's 1st Global #1" screening during the 37th Annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival at Savor Cinema on November 09, 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo by Johnny Louis/Getty Images)
Gene Simmons, member of the rock group KiSS, strikes his traditional pose. as the band performed at the Pond. (Photo by Glenn Koenig/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
1977: American R&B group The Floaters: James Mitchell, Paul Mitchell, Larry Cunningham, Charles Clark, Ralph Mitchell. (Photo by BSR Agency/Gentle Look via Getty Images)
