| 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 & Kevin Stein (USA) - The 40 Best of the Top 40 Singles by Year (1981) | 4 |
| Dave Marsh (USA) - The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made (1989) | 984 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (2004) | 479 |
| The Recording Academy Grammy Hall of Fame Albums and Songs (USA) | No Order |
| Q (UK) - The 1001 Best Songs Ever (2003) | 266 |
| Peter Holmes, The Sun-Herald (Australia) - 100 Best Songs of All Time (2003) | 45 |
| End of Year Lists | |
| New Musical Express (UK) - Singles of the Year | 9 |
| Record Mirror (UK) - Singles of the Year | 2 |