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.
Lindsey Buckingham from the rock group Fleetwood Mac. (Photo by Robin Platzer/Getty Images)
Pop singer and songwriter Tommy Roe pictured wearing a white shirt and black tie which is loose around his neck, USA, circa 1965. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 04: (L-R) Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs perform onstage during the 66th GRAMMY Awards on February 04, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
George Strait holds the three awards he won during the Country Music Awards 02 October at the Grand Ole Opry in, Nashville TN. Strait won Single of the Year for "Check Yes or No", Album of the Year for "Blue Clear Sky" and Male Vocalist of the Year. AFP PHOTO Doug COLLIER (Photo by DOUG COLLIER / AFP via Getty Images)
27th February 1974: British rock group Genesis, (from left) Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford and Steve Hackett at London Airport. (Photo by Dennis Stone/Express/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES – AUGUST 22: American folk-pop musicians (from left) Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon, of the duo Simon and Garfunkel, sing and play guitar as they perform on the CBS variety program 'The Red Skelton Hour,' USA, August 22, 1966. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 18: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Sir Paul McCartney performs at The O2 Arena during his 'Got Back' world tour on December 18, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images)
