| 1,001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die, and 10,001 You Must Download (2015 Update)
| 1002 |
| Boom 99.7 (USA) - The Top 499 Songs of All Time (2016)
| 326 |
| Bruce Pollock (USA) - The 7,500 Most Important Songs of 1944-2000 (2005)
| No Order |
| Dave Marsh (USA) - The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made (1989)
| 227 |
| Michaelangelo Matos (USA) - Top 100 Singles of the 1980s (2001)
| 31 |
| PopMatters (USA) - The 100 Best Songs Since Johnny Rotten Roared (2003)
| 46 |
| RIAA and NEA (USA) - 365 Songs of the Century (2001)
| 95 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (2004)
| 212 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (Updated 2010)
| 215 |
| San Antonio Express-News (USA) - Rock 'n' roll timeline (2004)
| No Order |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Singles of the 1980s (2012)
| 64 |
| Steve Sullivan (USA) - Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings Volumes 1-4 (2013, 2017)
| 701-800 |
| Vibe (USA) - The 101 Greatest Prince Songs (2014)
| 7 |
| 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 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (2014)
| 313 |
| NME (UK) - The Top 150 Singles of All Time (1987)
| 49 |
| Sounds (UK) - The 100 Best Singles of All Time (1986)
| 88 |
| The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear (2009)
| No Order |
| Vox (UK) - 100 Records That Shook the World (1991)
| No Order |
| Theater van het Sentiment, Radio 2 (NL) - Top 40 Songs by Year 1969-2000 (2013)
| 40 |
| Laut (Germany) - The 50 Best Prince Songs (2016)
| 39 |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 700 Best Songs of All Time (2014)
| 384 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Songs of All Time (2004)
| 280 |
| Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany) - 1020 Songs 1955-2005 (2005)
| No Order |
| Gilles Verlant and Thomas Caussé (France) - 3000 Rock Classics (2009, update 2013)
| No Order |
| Hervé Bourhis (France) - Le Petit Livre Rock: The Juke Box Singles 1950-2012
| No Order |
| Jocelyn Manchek (France) - Pop Rock Playlist: 2000 titres pour votre lecteur mp3 [2,000 Songs for Your MP3 Player] (2008)
| No Order |
| STM Entertainment (Australia) - The 50 Best Songs Ever (2007)
| 32 |
| 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 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Singles of the Year
| 4 |
| NME (UK) - Singles of the Year
| 11 |