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.
GERMANY – JANUARY 01: Howard Bellamy (left) and David Bellamy (right) from the Bellamy Brothers perform live on stage in Germany in 1977 (Photo by Ellen Poppinga – K & K/Redferns)
Photo by Maurice Seymour/Kraftwerk/Getty Images; NEW YORK – CIRCA 1975: German electronic group Kraftwerk (L-R Karl Bartos, Ralph Hutter, Wolfgang Flur and Florian Schneider) pose for a portrait circa 1975 in New York City, New York. (Photo by Maurice Seymour/Kraftwerk/Getty Images)
American folk and pop performers Art Garfunkel (left) and Paul Simon stand on a street during the filming of a televison special called 'Songs of America,' which aired on November 30, 1969. (Photo by CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 29: Aimee Mann performs as part of "The Aimee Mann And Ted Leo Christmas Show" at City Winery on November 29, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Al Pereira/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE – MARCH 1: Portrait of Kenny Rogers for the CBS television special 'The Kenny Rogers Special,' Nashville, Tennessee, March 1979. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images)
English rock band The Kinks at London Airport (later Heathrow), UK, 12th January 1965. They are flying to Marseille in France for two concert dates in the city. From left to right, Ray Davies, Dave Davies, Pete Quaife and Mick Avory. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
