| 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 |
| Dave Marsh (USA) - Postscript (102 Songs) to The Heart of Rock & Soul (1998) | No Order |
| Michaelangelo Matos (USA) - Top 100 Singles of the 1990s (2001) | 101 |
| TimeOut (USA) - 1000 Songs to Change Your Life (2008) | No Order |
| Vibe (USA) - The 101 Greatest Prince Songs (2014) | 101 |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Singles of the Year 1970-98 (1999) | 25 |
| Laut (Germany) - The 50 Best Prince Songs (2016) | 13 |
| Jocelyn Manchek (France) - Pop Rock Playlist: 2000 titres pour votre lecteur mp3 [2,000 Songs for Your MP3 Player] (2008) | No Order |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Songs of the Century (2003) | No Order |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Singles of the Year | 4 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Singles of the Year | 14 |
| Eye Weekly Canadian Critics Poll - Singles of the Year | 11 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - Songs of the Year | 47 |