| 1,001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die, and 10,001 You Must Download (2015 Update)
| 1002 |
| Blender (USA) - Top 500 Songs of the 80s-00s (2005)
| 53 |
| Boom 99.7 (USA) - The Top 499 Songs of All Time (2016)
| 197 |
| 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)
| 529 |
| Michaelangelo Matos (USA) - Top 100 Singles of the 1980s (2001)
| 92 |
| Pause & Play (USA) - Songs Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Track at Each Week
| No Order |
| Pitchfork (USA) - The 200 Best Songs of the 1980s (2015)
| 201 |
| PopMatters (USA) - The 100 Best Songs Since Johnny Rotten Roared (2003)
| 77 |
| RIAA and NEA (USA) - 365 Songs of the Century (2001)
| 76 |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - 10 Best Albums and Singles from the '80s (1990)
| 4 |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (USA) - 500 Songs That Shaped Rock (1995)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone & MTV (USA) - The 100 Greatest Pop Songs Since the Beatles (2000)
| 22 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 50 Best Michael Jackson Songs (2014)
| 8 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (2004)
| 337 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (Updated 2010)
| 344 |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Singles of the 1980s (2012)
| 10 |
| SoulBounce (USA) - Top 50 Michael Jackson Songs (2010)
| 6 |
| Steve Sullivan (USA) - Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings Volumes 1-4 (2013, 2017)
| 101-200 |
| Swellsville, Chuck Eddy (USA) - The 100 Best Singles of the 80s (1990)
| 56 |
| TimeOut Chicago (USA) - 50 Best '80s Songs (2015)
| 6 |
| TimeOut New York (USA) - 50 Best '80s Songs (2015)
| 5 |
| TimeOut New York (USA) - 50 Best '80s Songs (2016)
| 5 |
| VH1 (USA) - Michael Jackson's 40 Greatest Songs (2013)
| 5 |
| VH1 (USA) - Nominations for the 100 Greatest 80s Songs (2006)
| No Order |
| VH1 (USA) - The 100 Greatest Songs from the Past 25 Years (2003)
| 40 |
| VH1 (USA) - The 100 Greatest Songs of All Time (2000)
| 52 |
| Q (UK) - The 1001 Best Songs Ever (2003)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - The 1010 Songs You Must Own (2004)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - The Ultimate Music Collection (2005)
| No Order |
| TimeOut London (UK) - 50 Best '80s Songs (2015)
| 5 |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 700 Best Songs of All Time (2014)
| 339 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Songs of All Time (2004)
| 392 |
| Fréderic Platzer (France) - Le top 100 du rock [Top 100 Rock Songs] (2013)
| No Order |
| Gilles Verlant and Thomas Caussé (France) - 3000 Rock Classics (2009, update 2013)
| No Order |
| Jocelyn Manchek (France) - Pop Rock Playlist: 2000 titres pour votre lecteur mp3 [2,000 Songs for Your MP3 Player] (2008)
| No Order |
| Ezio Guaitamacchi (Italy) - Mille canzoni che ci hanno cambiato la vita [1,000 Songs That Changed Our Lives] (2009)
| 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 |
| Grammy Awards (USA) - Record of the Year
| Winner |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Singles of the Year
| No Order |
| Village Voice (USA) - Singles of the Year
| 7 |