| 1,001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die, and 10,001 You Must Download (2015 Update)
| 1-1001 |
| Beats Per Minute (USA) - The Top 100 Tracks of the 1980s (2011)
| 64 |
| Blender (USA) - The 1001 Greatest Songs to Download Right Now! (2003)
| No Order |
| Boom 99.7 (USA) - The Top 499 Songs of All Time (2016)
| 101 |
| Bruce Pollock (USA) - The 7,500 Most Important Songs of 1944-2000 (2005)
| No Order |
| Consequence of Sound (USA) - David Bowie's Top 70 Songs (2017)
| 40 |
| OUT (USA) - The 25 Gayest Songs of the 1980s (2011)
| No Order |
| 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)
| 134 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - The Pitchfork 500 (2008)
| No Order |
| Popdose (USA) - 100 (+21) Favorite Singles of the Last 50 Years (2008)
| 55 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - David Bowie: 30 Essential Songs (2016)
| No Order |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Singles of the 1980s (2012)
| 21 |
| Spectrum Culture (USA) - 100 Best Songs of the '80s (2017)
| 60 |
| SportsAlcohol.com (USA) - The Top 32 David Bowie Songs (2016)
| 10 |
| TimeOut Chicago (USA) - 50 Best '80s Songs (2015)
| 26 |
| TimeOut New York (USA) - 50 Best '80s Songs (2016)
| 25 |
| Treble (USA) - The Top 200 Songs of the 80s (2011)
| 24 |
| Ultimate Classic Rock (USA) - Every David Bowie Single, Ranked (2016)
| 19 |
| VH1 (USA) - Nominations for the 100 Greatest 80s Songs (2006)
| No Order |
| VH1 (USA) - The 100 Greatest Songs from the Past 25 Years (2003)
| 46 |
| WZLX (USA) - 1,007 Greatest Songs of All Time (2015)
| 468 |
| Classic Rock (UK) - Queen: Their 50 Greatest Songs (2006)
| No Order |
| Classic Rock (UK) - The '80s Finest, Weirdest & Most Treasured 7-inches (2006)
| No Order |
| Dave Thompson (UK) - 1000 Songs that Rock Your World (2011)
| 457 |
| Mojo (UK) - David Bowie: The 100 Greatest Songs (2015)
| 29 |
| NME (UK) - The 100 Best Songs of the 1980s (2012)
| 71 |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (2014)
| 184 |
| Q (UK) - The 1010 Songs You Must Own (2004)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - The Ultimate Music Collection (2005)
| No Order |
| Wanadoo (UK) - The 20 Best Songs of the 80s
| No Order |
| Theater van het Sentiment, Radio 2 (NL) - Top 40 Songs by Year 1969-2000 (2013)
| 13 |
| Eclipsed (Germany) - Top 30 David Bowie Songs (2013)
| 19 |
| Eclipsed (Germany) - Top 30 Queen Songs (2013)
| 6 |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 700 Best Songs of All Time (2014)
| 32 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 101 Best David Bowie Songs (2016)
| 45 |
| Spex (Germany) - The Best Singles of the Century (1999)
| No Order |
| Gilles Verlant and Thomas Caussïŋ― (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 |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - 1000 Necessary Songs (2015)
| 101-1000 |
| Cameron Adams (Australia) -The Best Songs from the 100 Must Have Albums (2013)
| No Order |
| Ezio Guaitamacchi (Italy) - Mille canzoni che ci hanno cambiato la vita [1,000 Songs That Changed Our Lives] (2009)
| 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 |
