| 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 & Kevin Stein (USA) - The 40 Best of the Top 40 Singles by Year (1981) | 9 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - The 200 Best Songs of the 1970s (and Recommended Listening) (2016) | 201 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 50 Best Michael Jackson Songs (2014) | 22 |
| SoulBounce (USA) - Top 50 Michael Jackson Songs (2010) | 2 |
| Steve Crawford (USA) - 1,000 Essential Songs from the 1970s (2015) | 22 |
| Mark Ellingham (USA) - The Rough Guide Book of Playlists: 5,000 Songs You Must Download (2007) | No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear (2009) | No Order |
| Theater van het Sentiment, Radio 2 (NL) - Top 40 Songs by Year 1969-2000 (2013) | 35 |