| 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 |
| Life (USA) - 40 Years of Rock & Roll, 5 Songs for Each Year 1952-91 (Updated 1995) | 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) | 67 |
| Paul Morley (UK) - Words and Music, 210 Greatest Pop Singles of All Time (2003) | No Order |
| Q (UK) - The 1001 Best Songs Ever (2003) | 841 |
| Toby Creswell (Australia) - 1001 Songs (2005) | No Order |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Grammy Awards (USA) - Record of the Year | Nominee |
| Village Voice (USA) - Singles of the Year | 21 |