| 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 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - The 200 Best Songs of the 1980s (2015) | 201 |
| Soul Bounce (USA) - The Top 100 Soul/R&B Songs (2008) | 91 |
| Steve Sullivan (USA) - Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings Volumes 1-4 (2013, 2017) | 401-500 |
| TimeOut (USA) - 1000 Songs to Change Your Life (2008) | No Order |
| Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany) - 1020 Songs 1955-2005 (2005) | No Order |
| Carlo Herrera and Jose Luis Salas (Spain) - Alimenta Tus Oidos: 70 Playlists (2015) | No Order |
| El Pais (Spain) - 100 Musicians Choose 100 Songs That Changed Their Lives (2009) | 92 |
| Luca Sofri (Italy) - Playlist: 2978 canzoni di cui non potete fare a meno [2,978 Songs You Can't Live Without] (2008) | No Order |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Songs of the Century (2003) | No Order |
| End of Year Lists | |
| NME (UK) - Singles of the Year | 24 |