| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| Blender (USA) - Standout Tracks from the 500 CDs You Must Own (2003) | No Order |
| Blender (USA) - The 1001 Greatest Songs to Download Right Now! (2003) | No Order |
| Blender (USA) - Top 500 Songs of the 80s-00s (2005) | 47 |
| 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) | 730 |
| Life (USA) - 40 Years of Rock & Roll, 5 Songs for Each Year 1952-91 (Updated 1995) | No Order |
| Rolling Stone & MTV (USA) - The 100 Greatest Pop Songs Since the Beatles (2000) | 83 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Best Singles of the Last 25 Years (1988) | 54 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (2004) | 476 |
| Swellsville, Chuck Eddy (USA) - The 100 Best Singles of the 80s (1990) | 4 |
| VH-1 (USA) - Nominations for the 100 Greatest 80s Songs (2006) | No Order |