| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| Blender (USA) - The 1001 Greatest Songs to Download Right Now! (2003) | No Order |
| Michaelangelo Matos (USA) - Top 100 Singles of the 1980s (2001) | 101 |
| Complete Book of the British Charts (UK, 2001) - Tony Brown's Top 10 Singles | 3 |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Singles of the Year 1970-98 (1999) | 5 |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Village Voice (USA) - Singles of the Year | 20 |
| New Musical Express (UK) - Singles of the Year | 42 |
| Rockerilla (Italy) - Singles of the Year | 2 |