| 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) - The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made (1989) | 281 |
| Michaelangelo Matos (USA) - Top 100 Singles of the 1980s (2001) | 101 |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (USA) - 500 Songs That Shaped Rock (1994?) | No Order |
| New Musical Express (UK) - The Top 150 Singles of All Time (1987) | 131 |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Grammy Awards (USA) - Record of the Year | Nominee |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Singles of the Year | No Order |
| Village Voice (USA) - Singles of the Year | 2 |
| New Musical Express (UK) - Singles of the Year | 8 |
| Schlager (Sweden) - Singles of the Year | 1 |