| 1,001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die, and 10,001 You Must Download (2015 Update)
| 1-1001 |
| Blender (USA) - The 1001 Greatest Songs to Download Right Now! (2003)
| No Order |
| Grammy Hall of Fame Albums and Songs (USA)
| No Order |
| National Recording Preservation Board (USA) - The National Recording Registry
| No Order |
| RIAA and NEA (USA) - 365 Songs of the Century (2001)
| 273 |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (USA)- The Songs That Shaped Rock (Additions 2011)
| No Order |
| Steve Sullivan (USA) - Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings Volumes 1-4 (2013, 2017)
| 21-100 |
| TIME (USA) - The All-Time 100 Songs (2011)
| No Order |
| Ted Gioia (USA) - The History of Jazz: Recommended Listenings (2011)
| No Order |
| TimeOut New York (USA) - The Best Songs Ever (2016)
| 1 |
| BBC Radio2 (UK) - Sold on Song, a Celebration of Great Songs and Songwriting
| No Order |
| Dorian Lynskey (USA) - 33 Revolutions Per Minute: A History of Protest Songs (2011)
| No Order |
| Elspeth Beidas (UK) - 10,000 Things You Need to Know: The Big Book of Lists [100 Songs] (2016)
| No Order |
| Guardian (UK) - A history of modern music (2011)
| No Order |
| Mark Ellingham (USA) - The Rough Guide Book of Playlists: 5,000 Songs You Must Download (2007)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The 100 Greatest Songs of All Time (2000)
| 7 |
| Mojo (UK) - The 100 Records That Changed the World (2007)
| 67 |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (2014)
| 325 |
| Neil McCormick, The Telegraph (UK) - The 100 Greatest Songs of All Time (2009)
| 16 |
| Neil McCormick, The Telegraph (UK) - The 100 Greatest Songs of All Time (2015)
| 16 |
| Q (UK) - 100 Songs That Changed the World (2003)
| 6 |
| Q (UK) - The 10 Most Perfect Songs Ever (2007)
| 5 |
| Q (UK) - The 1001 Best Songs Ever (2003)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - The Ultimate Music Collection (2005)
| No Order |
| Sean Egan (USA) - The Little Black Book of Music: Key Songs (2007)
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear (2009)
| No Order |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 700 Best Songs of All Time (2014)
| 300 |
| Neon (Germany) - Die 222 besten Songs aller Zeiten [The 222 Best Songs of All Time] (2008)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - Anniversary Special: 222 Songs (2013)
| No Order |
| Actuel (France) - 50 chansons qui ont change le monde (1988)
| No Order |
| Jazz Magazine (France) - The 101 Most Influental Jazz Pieces (2007)
| No Order |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - 1000 Indispensable Songs (2006)
| No Order |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - 1000 Necessary Songs (2015)
| 101-1000 |
| Volume (France) - 200 Records that Changed the World, 2008 (40 songs)
| No Order |
| El Pais (Spain) - 100 Musicians Choose 100 Songs That Changed Their Lives (2009)
| 92 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The Top 150 Songs from the 20th Century (1998)
| 16 |
| Marty Willson-Piper, InDeepMusicArchive.net (Australia) - Song of the Day Selections (approx. 1983-present)
| No Order |
| Toby Creswell (Australia) - 1001 Songs (2005)
| No Order |
| Blow Up (Italy) - 100 Songs to Remember (2006)
| 1 |
| Guido Michielone (Italy) - Jazz Forever: 1020 Tunes 1894-2015 (2015)
| No Order |
| Luca Sofri (Italy) - Playlist: 2978 canzoni di cui non potete fare a meno [2,978 Songs You Can't Live Without] (2008)
| No Order |
| Mauro Ronconi (Italy) - The Best Song from the 200 Best Albums (1998)
| No Order |
| Rumore (Italy) - Top 300 Songs of All Time (2017)
| 146 |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Songs of the Century (2003)
| No Order |