| 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)
| 2 |
| Blender (USA) - Top 500 Songs of the 80s-00s (2005)
| 431 |
| Bruce Pollock (USA) - The 7,500 Most Important Songs of 1944-2000 (2005)
| No Order |
| Consequence of Sound (USA) - Ranking: Every Song by The Smiths, from Worst to Best (2017)
| 1 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - The 200 Best Songs of the 1980s (2015)
| 14 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - The Pitchfork 500 (2008)
| No Order |
| Spectrum Culture (USA) - 100 Best Songs of the '80s (2017)
| 4 |
| Spin (USA) - The 100 Greatest Singles of All Time (1989)
| 16 |
| Stylus (USA) - Seconds: One Song Essay Every Week
| No Order |
| TimeOut (USA) - 1000 Songs to Change Your Life (2008)
| No Order |
| TimeOut New York (USA) - The Best Songs Ever (2016)
| 21 |
| Treble (USA) - The Top 200 Songs of the 80s (2011)
| 17 |
| Woxy.com (USA) - Modern Rock 500 Songs of All Time (combined rank 1989-2009)
| 335 |
| BBC (UK) - Pop on Trial, Top 50 Songs from the 1980s (2008)
| No Order |
| Guardian (UK) - A history of modern music (2011)
| No Order |
| Mark Ellingham (USA) - The Rough Guide Book of Playlists: 5,000 Songs You Must Download (2007)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The 100 Greatest Songs of All Time (2000)
| 25 |
| Mojo (UK) - The Smiths' 50 Greatest Songs (2016)
| 3 |
| NME (UK) - The 100 Best Songs of NME's Lifetime (2012)
| 7 |
| NME (UK) - The 100 Best Songs of the 1980s (2012)
| 34 |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (2014)
| 12 |
| Q (UK) - 50 Greatest British Tracks (2005)
| 13 |
| Q (UK) - The 1010 Songs You Must Own (2004)
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear (2009)
| No Order |
| Uncut (UK) - The Smiths' 30 Best Songs (2007)
| 3 |
| XFM (UK) - The Top 1000 Songs of All Time (2010)
| No Order |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 700 Best Songs of All Time (2014)
| 5 |
| Neon (Germany) - Die 222 besten Songs aller Zeiten [The 222 Best Songs of All Time] (2008)
| No Order |
| Spex (Germany) - The Best Singles of the Century (1999)
| No Order |
| Sïŋ―ddeutsche Zeitung (Germany) - 1020 Songs 1955-2005 (2005)
| 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 |
| El Pais (Spain) - 100 Musicians Choose 100 Songs That Changed Their Lives (2009)
| 7 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The Top 100 Songs from 1984-1993 (1993)
| 9 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The Top 150 Songs from the 20th Century (1998)
| 36 |
| Rocks Musiczine (Spain) - The 100 Best Rock Songs in History (1995)
| 98 |
| Cameron Adams (Australia) -The Best Songs from the 100 Must Have Albums (2013)
| No Order |
| Blow Up (Italy) - 100 Songs to Remember (2006)
| 9 |
| 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 |
| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 17 Critics and Their Top 50 Songs (2002)
| 12 |
| Rumore (Italy) - Top 300 Songs of All Time (2017)
| 3 |
