| 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) | 227 |
| Michaelangelo Matos (USA) - Top 100 Singles of the 1980s (2001) | 31 |
| PopMatters (USA) - The 100 Best Songs Since Johnny Rotten Roared (2003) | 46 |
| RIAA and NEA (USA) - 365 Songs of the Century (2001) | 95 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (2004) | 212 |
| San Antonio Express-News (USA) - Rock 'n' roll timeline (2004) | No Order |
| Gary Mulholland (UK) - This Is Uncool: The 500 Best Singles Since Punk Rock (2002) | No Order |
| New Musical Express (UK) - The Top 150 Singles of All Time (1987) | 49 |
| Sounds (UK) - The 100 Best Singles of All Time (1986) | 88 |
| Vox (UK) - 100 Records That Shook the World (1991) | No Order |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Village Voice (USA) - Singles of the Year | 4 |
| New Musical Express (UK) - Singles of the Year | 11 |