| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Singles of the Year 1970-98 (1999) | 5 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Singles of 5 Decades (1997) | No Order |
| The Movement (New Zealand) - The 77 Best Singles of the 90s (2004) | 23 |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Singles of the Year | 4 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Singles of the Year | 13 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Singles of the Year | 12 |
| New Musical Express (UK) - Singles of the Year | 5 |
| Select (UK) - Singles of the Year | 10 |
| Iguana (Spain) - Songs of the Year | 16 |