| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| Blender (USA) - Standout Tracks from the 500 CDs You Must Own (2003) | No Order |
| Michaelangelo Matos (USA) - Top 100 Singles of the 1980s (2001) | 93 |
| Q (UK) - The 1001 Best Songs Ever (2003) | 13 |
| Spex (Germany) - The Best Singles of the Century (1999) | No Order |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Singles of the Year | 13 |
| New Musical Express (UK) - Singles of the Year | 33 |