| 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) | 693 |
| Toby Creswell (Australia) - 1001 Songs (2005) | No Order |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Singles of the Year | 1 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Singles of the Year | 1 |
| Schlager (Sweden) - Singles of the Year | 2 |