| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| Blender (USA) - Top 500 Songs of the 80s-00s (2005) | 122 |
| Bruce Pollock (USA) - The 7,500 Most Important Songs of 1944-2000 (2005) | No Order |
| Dave Marsh (USA) - Postscript (102 Songs) to The Heart of Rock & Soul (1998) | No Order |
| Life (USA) - 40 Years of Rock & Roll, 5 Songs for Each Year 1952-91 (Updated 1995) | No Order |
| Pause & Play (USA) - Songs Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Track at Each Week | No Order |
| RIAA and NEA (USA) - 365 Songs of the Century (2001) | 245 |
| San Antonio Express-News (USA) - Rock 'n' roll timeline (2004) | No Order |
| VH1 (USA) - The 100 Greatest Songs from the Past 25 Years (2003) | 56 |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Eye Weekly Canadian Critics Poll - Singles of the Year | 8 |
| Grammy Awards (USA) - Record of the Year | Winner |
| Village Voice (USA) - Singles of the Year | 11 |