| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| Blender (USA) - Top 500 Songs of the 80s-00s (2005) | 152 |
| Dave Marsh (USA) - The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made (1989) | 335 |
| Michaelangelo Matos (USA) - Top 100 Singles of the 1980s (2001) | 39 |
| Pause & Play (USA) - Songs Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Track at Each Week | No Order |
| VH-1 (USA) - Nominations for the 100 Greatest 80s Songs (2006) | No Order |
| Gary Mulholland (UK) - This Is Uncool: The 500 Best Singles Since Punk Rock (2002) | No Order |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Village Voice (USA) - Singles of the Year | 9 |
| Face (UK) - Singles of the Year | 3 |
| New Musical Express (UK) - Singles of the Year | 11 |
| Spex (Germany) - Singles of the Year | 8 |