| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| Michaelangelo Matos (USA) - Top 100 Singles of the 1970s (2001) | 5 |
| Shredding Paper (USA) - The 50 Greatest Singles Ever (2002) | 12 |
| Muzik (UK) - The 50 Most Influental Records of All Time (2003) | No Order |
| New Musical Express (UK) - The Top 150 Singles of All Time (1987) | 7 |
| Q (UK) - The 1001 Best Songs Ever (2003) | 771 |
| Spex (Germany) - The Best Singles of the Century (1999) | No Order |
| End of Year Lists | |
| New Musical Express (UK) - Singles of the Year | 8 |