| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| Blender (USA) - Standout Tracks from the 500 CDs You Must Own (2003) | No Order |
| Ego Trip (USA) - Hip Hop's 40 Greatest Singles by Year 1980-98 (1999) | 9 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - The 200 Best Songs of the 1980s (2015) | 189 |
| QuestLove (USA) - 50 Favorite Songs (2012) | 41 |
| The Source (USA) - The 100 Best Rap Singles of All Time (1998) | No Order |
| Gary Mulholland (UK) - This Is Uncool: The 500 Best Singles Since Punk Rock (2002) | No Order |
| Guardian (UK) - A history of modern music (2011) | No Order |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - 1000 Indispensable Songs (2006) | No Order |
