| 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) | 1-1001 |
| BET (USA) - The 40 Best Whitney Houston Songs (2012) | 6 |
| Blender (USA) - Standout Tracks from the 500 CDs You Must Own (2003) | No Order |
| Bruce Pollock (USA) - The 7,500 Most Important Songs of 1944-2000 (2005) | No Order |
| Life (USA) - 40 Years of Rock & Roll, 5 Songs for Each Year 1952-91 (Updated 1995) | No Order |
| Pitchfork (USA) - The 200 Best Songs of the 1980s (2015) | 103 |
| VH1 (USA) - Nominations for the 100 Greatest 80s Songs (2006) | No Order |
| Guardian (UK) - A history of modern music (2011) | No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear (2009) | No Order |
| Cameron Adams (Australia) -The Best Songs from the 100 Must Have Albums (2013) | No Order |
