| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| Blender (USA) - The 1001 Greatest Songs to Download Right Now! (2003) | No Order |
| Blender (USA) - Top 500 Songs of the 80s-00s (2005) | 301 |
| Bruce Pollock (USA) - The 7,500 Most Important Songs of 1944-2000 (2005) | No Order |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (USA)- The Songs That Shaped Rock (Additions 2011) | No Order |
| Treble (USA) - The Top 200 Songs of the 80s (2011) | 70 |
| Sounds (UK) - The 100 Best Singles of All Time (1986) | 65 |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Singles of the Year 1970-98 (1999) | 3 |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Singles of the Year | 6 |