| 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) | 727 |
| Michaelangelo Matos (USA) - Top 100 Singles of the 1980s (2001) | 101 |
| VH-1 (USA) - Nominations for the 100 Greatest 80s Songs (2006) | No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Singles of 5 Decades (1997) | No Order |
| Toby Creswell (Australia) - 1001 Songs (2005) | No Order |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Village Voice (USA) - Singles of the Year | 22 |