| 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 |
| Dave Marsh (USA) - The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made (1989) | 706 |
| Michaelangelo Matos (USA) - Top 100 Singles of the 1980s (2001) | 18 |
| Pause & Play (USA) - 10 Songs of the 80's (2003) | No Order |
| Pause & Play (USA) - Songs Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Track at Each Week | No Order |
| VH-1 (USA) - Nominations for the 100 Greatest 80s Songs (2006) | No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The 100 Greatest Singles of All Time (1997) | 59 |
| Q (UK) - The Ultimate Music Collection (2005) | No Order |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Singles of the Year 1970-98 (1999) | 17 |
| APRA (Australia) - The 10 (+20) Best Australian Songs (2001) | 7 |
| APRA - Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (2001) | 2 |
| Toby Creswell (Australia) - 1001 Songs (2005) | No Order |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Village Voice (USA) - Singles of the Year | 22 |