| 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 & Kevin Stein (USA) - The 40 Best of the Top 40 Singles by Year (1981) | 7 |
| Michaelangelo Matos (USA) - Top 100 Singles of the 1980s (2001) | 101 |
| San Antonio Express-News (USA) - Rock 'n' roll timeline (2004) | No Order |
| VH1 (USA) - The 100 Greatest Songs from the Past 25 Years (2003) | 72 |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Grammy Awards (USA) - Record of the Year | Nominee |
| Village Voice (USA) - Singles of the Year | 7 |