| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| Michaelangelo Matos (USA) - Top 100 Singles of the 1980s (2001) | 101 |
| Woxy.com (USA) - Modern Rock 500 Songs of All Time (combined rank 1989-2009) | 44 |
| Kerrang (UK) - 666 Songs You Must Own: The Ultimate Playlist (2004) | 21 |
| Mark Ellingham (USA) - The Rough Guide Book of Playlists: 5,000 Songs You Must Download (2007) | No Order |
| Sean Egan (USA) - 500 Songs You Need to Hear (2006) | No Order |
| Sounds (UK) - The 100 Best Singles of All Time (1986) | 100 |
| Hartbeat! (Germany) - Top 100 Singles by 15 Critics (1997) | 225 |
| Hervé Bourhis (France) - Le Petit Livre Rock: The Juke Box Singles 1950-2012 | No Order |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Village Voice (USA) - Singles of the Year | 4 |
| NME (UK) - Singles of the Year | 23 |
| Spex (Germany) - Singles of the Year | 22 |