| 1,001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die, and 10,001 You Must Download (2015 Update)
| 1-1001 |
| Blender (USA) - Standout Tracks from the 500 CDs You Must Own (2003)
| No Order |
| Blender (USA) - Top 500 Songs of the 80s-00s (2005)
| 59 |
| Bruce Pollock (USA) - The 7,500 Most Important Songs of 1944-2000 (2005)
| No Order |
| Consequence of Sound (USA) - Ranking: Every Song by The Smiths, from Worst to Best (2017)
| 3 |
| Lori Majewski and Jonathan Bernstein (USA) - Mad World: An Oral History of New Wave Artists and Songs That Defined the 1980s (2014)
| No Order |
| Michaelangelo Matos (USA) - Top 100 Singles of the 1980s (2001)
| 101 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - The 200 Best Songs of the 1980s (2015)
| 10 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - The Pitchfork 500 (2008)
| No Order |
| PopMatters (USA) - The 100 Best Songs Since Johnny Rotten Roared (2003)
| 10 |
| Rikky Rooksby (USA) - Inside 100 Classic Rock Tracks (2001)
| No Order |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (USA)- The Songs That Shaped Rock (Additions 2011)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (2004)
| 486 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (Updated 2010)
| 477 |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Singles of the 1980s (2012)
| 30 |
| Spectrum Culture (USA) - 100 Best Songs of the '80s (2017)
| 14 |
| Spin (USA) - Nominations For the Best Songs of the Last 25 Years (2010)
| No Order |
| Steve Sullivan (USA) - Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings Volumes 1-4 (2013, 2017)
| 1001-2750 |
| TimeOut (USA) - 1000 Songs to Change Your Life (2008)
| No Order |
| Treble (USA) - The Top 200 Songs of the 80s (2011)
| 5 |
| Woxy.com (USA) - Modern Rock 500 Songs of All Time (combined rank 1989-2009)
| 1 |
| Artrocker (UK) - The 100 Greatest Art Rock Tracks (2010)
| 48 |
| BBC (UK) - Pop on Trial, Top 50 Songs from the 1980s (2008)
| No Order |
| Dave Thompson (UK) - 1000 Songs that Rock Your World (2011)
| 212 |
| Gary Mulholland (UK) - This Is Uncool: The 500 Best Singles Since Punk Rock (2002)
| No Order |
| Mark Ellingham (USA) - The Rough Guide Book of Playlists: 5,000 Songs You Must Download (2007)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The Smiths' 50 Greatest Songs (2016)
| 1 |
| Mojo (UK) - The Ultimate Jukebox: 100 Singles You Must Own (2003)
| 18 |
| NME (UK) - The 100 Best Songs of NME's Lifetime (2012)
| 40 |
| NME (UK) - The 100 Best Songs of the 1980s (2012)
| 3 |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (2014)
| 4 |
| NME (UK) - The Top 100 Singles of All Time (2002)
| 42 |
| NME (UK) - The Top 150 Singles of All Time (1987)
| 66 |
| Q (UK) - 50 Years of Great British Music, 10 Tracks per Decade (2008)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - The 1001 Best Songs Ever (2003)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - The 1010 Songs You Must Own (2004)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - The 80 Best Records of the 80s (2006)
| 14 |
| The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear (2009)
| No Order |
| Uncut (UK) - The Smiths' 30 Best Songs (2007)
| 1 |
| Wanadoo (UK) - The 20 Best Songs of the 80s
| No Order |
| XFM (UK) - The Top 1000 Songs of All Time (2010)
| No Order |
| 3FM (The Netherlands) - 3 voor 12: 312 Essentials (2013)
| No Order |
| Hartbeat! (Germany) - Top 100 Singles by 15 Critics (1997)
| 225 |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 700 Best Songs of All Time (2014)
| 427 |
| Philipp Holstein, RP Online (Germany) - Top 100 Songs of All Time (2015)
| 6 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Songs of All Time (2004)
| 185 |
| Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany) - 1020 Songs 1955-2005 (2005)
| No Order |
| Gilles Verlant and Thomas Caussé (France) - 3000 Rock Classics (2009, update 2013)
| No Order |
| Hervé Bourhis (France) - Le Petit Livre Rock: The Juke Box Singles 1950-2012
| No Order |
| Jocelyn Manchek (France) - Pop Rock Playlist: 2000 titres pour votre lecteur mp3 [2,000 Songs for Your MP3 Player] (2008)
| No Order |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - 1000 Indispensable Songs (2006)
| No Order |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - 1000 Necessary Songs (2015)
| 6 |
| Richard Kingsmill (Australia) - Hottest 100 Songs of All Time (2009)
| 25 |
| Massimo Cotto (Italy) - We Will Rock You: 709 Canzoni [709 Songs] (2009)
| No Order |
| Rumore (Italy) - Top 300 Songs of All Time (2017)
| 10 |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Songs of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| Village Voice (USA) - Singles of the Year
| 17 |
| NME (UK) - Singles of the Year
| 4 |
| Rockerilla (Italy) - Singles of the Year
| 13 |