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This is probably the best list I've seen compiled:
justcreativedesign.com/2009/03/04/the-top-100-best-fonts-of-all-time/
Fonts like Arial and Impact were designed to look good on a computer screen, not in printed form, and the Times family was designed by Stanley Morisson for The Times newspaper, good for short columns and does not fill in when printed on newsprint paper, but how many need a font for that purpose? So they should always be ignored really. Most of the free system fonts that come with a computer are rubbish and a nuisance.
Publishing houses limit their font library to around 10 text families, and most go for Helvetica, Frutiger, Gill, Adobe Garamond, Sabon, Bodoni, Univers, Minion, Futura and Optima.
Then there are those for headline fonts and House Industries are coming up with the best new ones, especially great handwriting fonts like Ed Script and Studio. I would suggest you go to identifont.com, type in ones you like, then look for fonts by similarity. G-Type foundry have a great reputation and Olicana was a must have as is Sovereign. House Industries are coming up with lots of new ones that everyone likes and their Eames is a big hit with magazines. Avenir Next, Meta and The Sans are the new Helvetica. SabonNext and Arno Pro are the new Garamond.
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