| 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 |
| CMT (USA) - The 100 Greatest Songs of Country Music (2003) | 26 |
| National Recording Preservation Board (USA) - The National Recording Registry | No Order |
| RIAA and NEA (USA) - 365 Songs of the Century (2001) | 188 |
| Steve Sullivan (USA) - Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings Volumes 1-4 (2013, 2017) | 1001-2750 |
| Taste of Country (USA) - 10 Best '70s Songs (2011) | 6 |
| inStash (USA) - Top 100: Greatest Songs (Of All Time) (2010) | 63 |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Grammy Awards (USA) - Record of the Year | Nominee |