| 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)
| 113 |
| Consequence of Sound (USA) - Ranking: Every Alternative Rock No. 1 Hit, from Worst to Best (2016, updated 2017)
| 9 |
| Dave Marsh (USA) - Postscript (102 Songs) to The Heart of Rock & Soul (1998)
| No Order |
| Life (USA) - 40 Years of Rock & Roll, 5 Songs for Each Year 1952-91 (Updated 1995)
| No Order |
| Michaelangelo Matos (USA) - Top 100 Singles of the 1990s (2001)
| 92 |
| OUT (USA) - The 50 Gayest Songs of the 1990s (2011)
| No Order |
| Pause & Play (USA) - Songs Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Track at Each Week
| No Order |
| Pitchfork (USA) - The Pitchfork 500 (2008)
| No Order |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 200 (+ 400 "See Also") Tracks of the 1990s (2010)
| 37 |
| Rolling Stone & MTV (USA) - The 100 Greatest Pop Songs Since the Beatles (2000)
| 16 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (2004)
| 162 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (Updated 2010)
| 165 |
| San Antonio Express-News (USA) - Rock 'n' roll timeline (2004)
| No Order |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Singles of the 90s (2011)
| 2 |
| Spectrum Culture (USA) - 100 Best Songs of the '90s (2017)
| 5 |
| Steve Sullivan (USA) - Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings Volumes 1-4 (2013, 2017)
| 801-900 |
| TIME (USA) - The All-Time 100 Songs (2011)
| No Order |
| The Boston Phoenix (USA) - The 90 Best Songs of the 90s (1999)
| No Order |
| VH1 (USA) - The 100 Greatest Songs from the Past 25 Years (2003)
| 14 |
| Woxy.com (USA) - Modern Rock 500 Songs of All Time (combined rank 1989-2009)
| 765 |
| BBC (UK) - Pop on Trial, Top 50 Songs from the 1990s (2008)
| No Order |
| 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 |
| NME (UK) - The 100 Best Songs of NME's Lifetime (2012)
| 36 |
| NME (UK) - The 100 Best Songs of the 1990s (2012)
| 73 |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (2014)
| 38 |
| Q (UK) - The 1001 Best Songs Ever (2003)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - The Ultimate Music Collection (2005)
| No Order |
| Sean Egan (USA) - The Little Black Book of Music: Key Songs (2007)
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear (2009)
| No Order |
| TimeOut London (UK) - 50 Best '90s Songs (2015)
| 18 |
| Tom Ewing (UK) - Top 100 Singles of the 1990s (1999)
| 66 |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Singles of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 6 |
| Theater van het Sentiment, Radio 2 (NL) - Top 40 Songs by Year 1969-2000 (2013)
| 3 |
| Berlin Media (Germany) - The 100 Best Singles of All Time (1998)
| 42 |
| Laut (Germany) - The 50 Best Prince Songs (2016)
| 6 |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 700 Best Songs of All Time (2014)
| 223 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 50 Best Songs of the 1990s (2010)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Songs of All Time (2004)
| 239 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Singles of 5 Decades (1997)
| No Order |
| Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany) - 1020 Songs 1955-2005 (2005)
| No Order |
| Gilles Verlant and Thomas Caussé (France) - 3000 Rock Classics (2009, update 2013)
| No Order |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - 1000 Indispensable Songs (2006)
| No Order |
| Max (Australia) - The Top 1000 Greatest Songs of All Time (2013)
| 91 |
| Richard Kingsmill (Australia) - Hottest 100 Songs of All Time (2009)
| 73 |
| Toby Creswell (Australia) - 1001 Songs (2005)
| No Order |
| Toby Creswell (Australia) - Rockwiz Decades: The Greatest Songs of Our Time (2015)
| No Order |
| Ezio Guaitamacchi (Italy) - Mille canzoni che ci hanno cambiato la vita [1,000 Songs That Changed Our Lives] (2009)
| No Order |
| Jam (Italy) - 100 Songs to Understand Rock (2004)
| No Order |
| Luca Sofri (Italy) - Playlist: 2978 canzoni di cui non potete fare a meno [2,978 Songs You Can't Live Without] (2008)
| No Order |
| Massimo Cotto (Italy) - We Will Rock You: 709 Canzoni [709 Songs] (2009)
| No Order |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Songs of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| Porcys (Poland) - The Best Songs of the 1990s (2013)
| 60 |
| Grammy Awards (USA) - Record of the Year
| Nominee |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Singles of the Year
| 1 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Singles of the Year
| 2 |
| Face (UK) - Singles of the Year
| 8 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Singles of the Year
| 2 |
| NME (UK) - Singles of the Year
| 3 |
| Sounds (UK) - Singles of the Year
| 6 |
| Dagsavisen (Norway) - Single of the Year
| 1 |
| Rumba (Finland) - Tracks of the Year
| 3 |
| Best (France) - Singles of the Year
| 1 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - Songs of the Year
| 25 |