| 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) | 781 |
| Gary Mulholland (UK) - This Is Uncool: The 500 Best Singles Since Punk Rock (2002) | No Order |
| New Musical Express (UK) - The Top 150 Singles of All Time (1987) | 63 |
| Q (UK) - 100 Songs That Changed the World (2003) | 70 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The Top 100 Songs from 1984-1993 (1993) | 67 |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Village Voice (USA) - Singles of the Year | 17 |
| Face (UK) - Singles of the Year | 1 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Singles of the Year | 5 |
| New Musical Express (UK) - Singles of the Year | 3 |
| Spex (Germany) - Singles of the Year | 2 |
| Rockerilla (Italy) - Singles of the Year | 16 |