| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| Blender (USA) - The 1001 Greatest Songs to Download Right Now! (2003) | No Order |
| 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) | 989 |
| Greil Marcus (USA) - STRANDED: "Treasure Island" Singles (1979) | No Order |
| Gary Mulholland (UK) - This Is Uncool: The 500 Best Singles Since Punk Rock (2002) | No Order |
| John Peel (UK) - Peelenium: Four Tracks from Each Year of the Last Century (1999) | No Order |
| Q (UK) - The Ultimate Music Collection (2005) | No Order |
| Uncut (UK) - 100 Rock and Movie Icons (2005) | 67 |
| Uncut (UK) - The 100 Greatest Singles from the Post-Punk Era (2001) | 24 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Singles of 5 Decades (1997) | No Order |
| End of Year Lists | |
| New Musical Express (UK) - Singles of the Year | 9 |
| Record Mirror (UK) - Singles of the Year | 3 |
| Sounds (UK) - Singles of the Year | 8 |