| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| Pitchfork (USA) - The 200 Best Songs of the 1980s (2015) | 201 |
| Shredding Paper (USA) - The 50 Greatest Singles Ever (2002) | 33 |
| Elvis Costello - The Best Songs from the 500 Best Albums Ever (2000) | No Order |
| The Observer (UK) - 31 Songs That Changed 31 Music Fans' Lives (2003) | No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 50 Best Songs of the 1980s (2010) | No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Singles of 5 Decades (1997) | No Order |
| End of Year Lists | |
| NME (UK) - Singles of the Year | 6 |
| Spex (Germany) - Singles of the Year | 14 |