| 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)
| 11 |
| Blender (USA) - Standout Tracks from the 500 CDs You Must Own (2003)
| No Order |
| Blender (USA) - Top 500 Songs of the 80s-00s (2005)
| 375 |
| Bruce Pollock (USA) - The 7,500 Most Important Songs of 1944-2000 (2005)
| 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)
| 1 |
| RIAA and NEA (USA) - 365 Songs of the Century (2001)
| 147 |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (USA)- The Songs That Shaped Rock (Additions 2011)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Best Singles of 1984 (2014)
| 8 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (2004)
| 143 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (Updated 2010)
| 144 |
| Soul Bounce (USA) - The Top 100 Soul/R&B Songs (2008)
| 23 |
| Spectrum Culture (USA) - 100 Best Songs of the '80s (2017)
| 13 |
| Steve Sullivan (USA) - Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings Volumes 1-4 (2013, 2017)
| 1001-2750 |
| The Boombox (USA) - The 25 Best '80s Songs (2014)
| 3 |
| Treble (USA) - The Top 200 Songs of the 80s (2011)
| 77 |
| Vibe (USA) - The 101 Greatest Prince Songs (2014)
| 2 |
| Elspeth Beidas (UK) - 10,000 Things You Need to Know: The Big Book of Lists [100 Songs] (2016)
| No Order |
| Kerrang (UK) - 666 Songs You Must Own: The Ultimate Playlist (2004)
| 21 |
| NME (UK) - Classic Singles (magazine feature 2006-2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (2014)
| 123 |
| Q (UK) - The 1001 Best Songs Ever (2003)
| 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)
| 1 |
| Laut (Germany) - The 50 Best Prince Songs (2016)
| 2 |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 700 Best Songs of All Time (2014)
| 15 |
| Musikexpress/Sounds (Germany) - The Best Single 1980-89 (1989)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - Anniversary Special: 222 Songs (2013)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Songs of All Time (2004)
| 220 |
| Fr�deric Platzer (France) - Le top 100 du pop [Top 100 Pop Songs] (2013)
| No Order |
| Gilles Verlant and Thomas Causs� (France) - 3000 Rock Classics (2009, update 2013)
| No Order |
| Herv� Bourhis (France) - Le Petit Livre Rock: The Juke Box Singles 1950-2012
| No Order |
| Vincent Piolet (France) - Birth of French Hip-Hop: Most Significant Songs of the 1980s (2015)
| 33 |
| El Pais (Spain) - 100 Musicians Choose 100 Songs That Changed Their Lives (2009)
| 22 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The Top 100 Songs from 1984-1993 (1993)
| 69 |
| Ezio Guaitamacchi (Italy) - Mille canzoni che ci hanno cambiato la vita [1,000 Songs That Changed Our Lives] (2009)
| No Order |
| Jam (Italy) - 100 Songs to Understand Rock (2004)
| 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 |
| Mauro Ronconi (Italy) - The Best Song from the 200 Best Albums (1998)
| No Order |
| Rumore (Italy) - Top 300 Songs of All Time (2017)
| 130 |
| Schlager (Sweden) - Singles of the Year
| 6 |
| Spex (Germany) - Singles of the Year
| 35 |
