The List

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.

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3 Hank Williams Songs From 1949 That Changed Songwriting as We Know It

By Em Casalena
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10.24.26

3 Songs From 1974 That Could Single-Handedly Keep Clubs Open Today

By Kat Caudill
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10.24.26

4 Rock Vocalists Who Prove That the 2020s Are Unmatched

By Alex Hopper
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10.24.26

5 Bands Formed in 1969 That Shaped Popular Music as We Know It

We take a look at five iconic bands that formed in 1969 and went on to shape pop music as we know it today.

By Melanie Davis
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10.24.26

These 5 John Anderson Songs Will Always Remind Me of My Childhood

By Clayton Edwards
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10.24.26

3 One-Hit Wonders From the 1980s That Parents Were Actually Scared Of

By Jacob Uitti
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10.24.26

Every Baby Boomer Alive Remembers These 4 Must-Hear Country Ballads From 1979

By Em Casalena
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10.23.26

3 Top 10 Hits From 1961 That Every 60s Kid Alive Still Remembers Today

By Gayle Thompson
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10.23.26

3 One-Hit Wonder Lyrics From 1980 That Every 80s Kid Remembers

By Kat Caudill
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10.23.26

3 Rock Songs From the 1970s That Sound Like the Bands Were Having Way Too Much Fun

By Alex Hopper
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10.23.26

3 Classic Country Songs That Remind 60s Teens of Being Young

By Em Casalena
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10.23.26

3 Acoustic Country Songs From the 1970s Whose Melodies Still Echo Decades Later

By Jacob Uitti

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