| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| Blender (USA) - The 1001 Greatest Songs to Download Right Now! (2003) | No Order |
| Gary Mulholland (UK) - This Is Uncool: The 500 Best Singles Since Punk Rock (2002) | No Order |
| Paul Morley (UK) - Words and Music, 210 Greatest Pop Singles of All Time (2003) | No Order |
| Paul Roland (UK) - CD Guide to Pop & Rock, 100 Essential Singles (2001) | No Order |
| Q (UK) - The 1010 Songs You Must Own (2004) | No Order |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - Singles of the Year | No Order |
| Eye Weekly Canadian Critics Poll - Singles of the Year | 5 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Singles of the Year | 2 |
| Spin (USA) - Singles of the Year | 8 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Singles of the Year | 2 |
| Face (UK) - Singles of the Year | 20 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Singles of the Year | 28 |
| New Musical Express (UK) - Singles of the Year | 38 |
| Select (UK) - Singles of the Year | 8 |
| Spex (Germany) - Singles of the Year | 18 |
| Iguana (Spain) - Songs of the Year | 5 |