| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| Pause & Play (USA) - Songs Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Track at Each Week | No Order |
| Gary Mulholland (UK) - This Is Uncool: The 500 Best Singles Since Punk Rock (2002) | No Order |
| Q (UK) - The 1001 Best Songs Ever (2003) | 321 |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Singles of the Year 1970-98 (1999) | 19 |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Village Voice (USA) - Singles of the Year | 27 |
| Face (UK) - Singles of the Year | 18 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Singles of the Year | 29 |
| New Musical Express (UK) - Singles of the Year | 23 |
| Rock & Folk (France) - Singles of the Year | 9 |
| Iguana (Spain) - Songs of the Year | 8 |