| 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 |
| Mixmag (UK) - The 100 Best Dance Singles of All Time (1996) | 74 |
| Muzik (UK) - The 50 Most Influental Records of All Time (2003) | No Order |
| Paul Morley (UK) - Words and Music, 210 Greatest Pop Singles of All Time (2003) | No Order |
| Q (UK) - The 1001 Best Songs Ever (2003) | 430 |
| Q (UK) - The Ultimate Music Collection (2005) | No Order |
| Spex (Germany) - The Best Singles of the Century (1999) | No Order |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - 1000 Indispensable Songs (2006) | No Order |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Face (UK) - Singles of the Year | 1 |
| New Musical Express (UK) - Singles of the Year | 5 |
| Record Mirror (UK) - Singles of the Year | 20 |