| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| Dave Marsh & Kevin Stein (USA) - The 40 Best of the Top 40 Singles by Year (1981) | 40 |
| Pause & Play (USA) - Songs Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Track at Each Week | No Order |
| RIAA and NEA (USA) - 365 Songs of the Century (2001) | 15 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (2004) | 251 |
| The Recording Academy Grammy Hall of Fame Albums and Songs (USA) | No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The 100 Greatest Songs of All Time (2000) | 31 |
| Q (UK) - The 1001 Best Songs Ever (2003) | 815 |
| Toby Creswell (Australia) - 1001 Songs (2005) | No Order |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Grammy Awards (USA) - Record of the Year | Winner |