| 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) | 1002 |
| Bruce Pollock (USA) - The 7,500 Most Important Songs of 1944-2000 (2005) | No Order |
| Dave Marsh (USA) - The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made (1989) | 891 |
| Lou Reed (USA) - 100 Favorite Tracks (2005) | No Order |
| Michaelangelo Matos (USA) - Top 100 Singles of the 1980s (2001) | 101 |
| Swellsville, Chuck Eddy (USA) - The 100 Best Singles of the 80s (1990) | 54 |
| Colin Larkin (UK) - The All-Time Top 100 Singles (2000) | 49 |
| Sïŋ―ddeutsche Zeitung (Germany) - 1020 Songs 1955-2005 (2005) | 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 |
| Massimo Cotto (Italy) - We Will Rock You: 709 Canzoni [709 Songs] (2009) | No Order |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Village Voice (USA) - Singles of the Year | 23 |
| NME (UK) - Singles of the Year | 13 |
