| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| Q (UK) - The 1001 Best Songs Ever (2003) | 705 |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Singles of the Year 1970-98 (1999) | 22 |
| The Movement (New Zealand) - The 77 Best Singles of the 90s (2004) | 59 |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Eye Weekly Canadian Critics Poll - Singles of the Year | 7 |
| Face (UK) - Singles of the Year | 12 |
| New Musical Express (UK) - Singles of the Year | 22 |
| Select (UK) - Singles of the Year | 20 |
| Rumba (Finland) - Tracks of the Year | 2 |
| Iguana (Spain) - Songs of the Year | 1 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - Songs of the Year | 6 |
| OAZA (Yugoslavia) - Singles of the Year | 5 |
| Pure Pop (Mexico) - Singles of the Year | 10 |