| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| 1,001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die, and 10,001 You Must Download (2015 Update) | 1002 |
| Bruce Pollock (USA) - The 7,500 Most Important Songs of 1944-2000 (2005) | No Order |
| Dave Marsh & Kevin Stein (USA) - The 40 Best of the Top 40 Singles by Year (1981) | 25 |
| Charlie Gillett (UK) - Sound Of The City: Playlist 1946-1971 (1983) | No Order |
| Mark Ellingham (USA) - The Rough Guide Book of Playlists: 5,000 Songs You Must Download (2007) | No Order |
| Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany) - 1020 Songs 1955-2005 (2005) | No Order |