| 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 |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Eye Weekly Canadian Critics Poll - Singles of the Year | 3 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Singles of the Year | 8 |
| Face (UK) - Singles of the Year | 28 |
| Muzik (UK) - Singles of the Year | 11 |
| Spex (Germany) - Singles of the Year | 19 |
| Zündfunk (Germany) - Singles of the Year | 9 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - Songs of the Year | 11 |