| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| Washington Blade (USA) - Top 10 Madonna Songs (2004) | No Order |
| Q (UK) - The Ultimate Music Collection (2005) | No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear (2009) | No Order |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Eye Weekly Canadian Critics Poll - Singles of the Year | 2 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Singles of the Year | 3 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Singles of the Year | 4 |
| Face (UK) - Singles of the Year | 3 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Singles of the Year | 7 |
| New Musical Express (UK) - Singles of the Year | 10 |
| Select (UK) - Singles of the Year | 2 |
| Spex (Germany) - Singles of the Year | 4 |
| Hervé Bourhis (France) - Le Petit Livre Rock: The Juke Box Singles 1950-2009 | No Order |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - Singles of the Year | 3 |