| Bruce Pollock (USA) - The 7,500 Most Important Songs of 1944-2000 (2005)
| No Order |
| Consequence of Sound (USA) - Bruce Springsteen's Top 40 Songs (2016)
| 21 |
| Jim Beviglia (USA) - Counting Down Bruce Springsteen: His 100 Finest Songs (and 100 More) (2014)
| 14 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - The 200 Best Songs of the 1980s (2015)
| 201 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Greatest Bruce Springsteen Songs (2013)
| 5 |
| Spectrum Culture (USA) - 100 Best Songs of the '80s (2017)
| 42 |
| Steve Sullivan (USA) - Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings Volumes 1-4 (2013, 2017)
| 501-600 |
| Dave Thompson (UK) - 1000 Songs that Rock Your World (2011)
| 741 |
| 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 the 1980s (2012)
| 52 |
| Neil McCormick, The Telegraph (UK) - The 100 Greatest Songs of All Time (2009)
| 14 |
| Neil McCormick, The Telegraph (UK) - The 100 Greatest Songs of All Time (2015)
| 14 |
| Q (UK) - The Ultimate Music Collection (2005)
| No Order |
| Uncut (UK) - Bruce Springsteen's 40 Greatest Songs (2003)
| 3 |
| Expressen (Sweden) - The Top 30 Bruce Springsteen Songs (2013)
| 2 |
| Theater van het Sentiment, Radio 2 (NL) - Top 40 Songs by Year 1969-2000 (2013)
| 4 |
| Eclipsed (Germany) - Top 30 Bruce Springsteen Songs (2014)
| 2 |
| Philipp Holstein, RP Online (Germany) - Top 100 Songs of All Time (2015)
| 59 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Songs of All Time (2004)
| 119 |
| Gilles Verlant and Thomas Caussé (France) - 3000 Rock Classics (2009, update 2013)
| 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 |
| El Pais (Spain) - 100 Musicians Choose 100 Songs That Changed Their Lives (2009)
| 92 |
| Rocks Musiczine (Spain) - The 100 Best Rock Songs in History (1995)
| 28 |
| Rolling Stone (Spain) - The 30 Best Bruce Springsteen Songs (2014)
| 2 |
| Toby Creswell (Australia) - 1001 Songs (2005)
| No Order |
| Ezio Guaitamacchi (Italy) - Mille canzoni che ci hanno cambiato la vita [1,000 Songs That Changed Our Lives] (2009)
| 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 |
| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 17 Critics and Their Top 50 Songs (2002)
| 32 |