| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| Swellsville, Chuck Eddy (USA) - The 100 Best Singles of the 80s (1990) | 18 |
| Gary Mulholland (UK) - This Is Uncool: The 500 Best Singles Since Punk Rock (2002) | No Order |
| Uncut (UK) - The 100 Greatest Singles from the Post-Punk Era (2001) | 53 |
| End of Year Lists | |
| New Musical Express (UK) - Singles of the Year | 45 |
| Rockerilla (Italy) - Singles of the Year | 6 |