| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| Bruce Pollock (USA) - The 7,500 Most Important Songs of 1944-2000 (2005) | No Order |
| Dave Marsh (USA) - Postscript (102 Songs) to The Heart of Rock & Soul (1998) | No Order |
| VH-1 (USA) - Nominations for the 100 Greatest 80s Songs (2006) | No Order |
| Women Who Rock (USA) - Top 25 Girl-Power Anthems (2003) | 11 |
| Q (UK) - The 1001 Best Songs Ever (2003) | 606 |
| Spex (Germany) - The Best Singles of the Century (1999) | No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The Top 100 Songs from 1984-1993 (1993) | 11 |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Singles of the Year | 2 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Singles of the Year | 2 |
| Face (UK) - Singles of the Year | 1 |
| New Musical Express (UK) - Singles of the Year | 26 |
| Record Mirror (UK) - Singles of the Year | 15 |