| 1,001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die, and 10,001 You Must Download (2015 Update)
| 1-1001 |
| Blender (USA) - Standout Tracks from the 500 CDs You Must Own (2003)
| No Order |
| Blender (USA) - Top 500 Songs of the 80s-00s (2005)
| 149 |
| Bruce Pollock (USA) - The 7,500 Most Important Songs of 1944-2000 (2005)
| No Order |
| Consequence of Sound (USA) - Ranking: Every Alternative Rock No. 1 Hit, from Worst to Best (2016, updated 2017)
| 7 |
| Dave Marsh (USA) - Postscript (102 Songs) to The Heart of Rock & Soul (1998)
| No Order |
| Indie88 (USA) - Top 150 Canadian Songs of All Time (2017)
| No Order |
| Life (USA) - 40 Years of Rock & Roll, 5 Songs for Each Year 1952-91 (Updated 1995)
| No Order |
| Pause & Play (USA) - Songs Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Track at Each Week
| No Order |
| PopMatters (USA) - The 100 Best Songs Since Johnny Rotten Roared (2003)
| 75 |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (USA)- The Songs That Shaped Rock (Additions 2011)
| No Order |
| San Antonio Express-News (USA) - Rock 'n' roll timeline (2004)
| No Order |
| SiriusXM Lithium (USA) - Top 100 Songs of the '90s (2017)
| 56 |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Singles of the 90s (2011)
| 51 |
| Spin (USA) - Nominations For the Best Songs of the Last 25 Years (2010)
| No Order |
| Spin (USA) - The 95 Best Alternative Rock Songs of 1995 (2015)
| 10 |
| SportsAlcohol.com (USA) - The 90 Best Songs of the '90s (2015)
| 27 |
| Steve Sullivan (USA) - Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings Volumes 1-4 (2013, 2017)
| 901-1000 |
| The Boston Phoenix (USA) - The 90 Best Songs of the 90s (1999)
| No Order |
| VH1 (USA) - The 100 Greatest Songs from the Past 25 Years (2003)
| 12 |
| Women Who Rock (USA) - Top 25 Girl-Power Anthems (2003)
| 14 |
| Woxy.com (USA) - Modern Rock 500 Songs of All Time (combined rank 1989-2009)
| 475 |
| Kerrang (UK) - 666 Songs You Must Own: The Ultimate Playlist (2004)
| 21 |
| Mark Ellingham (USA) - The Rough Guide Book of Playlists: 5,000 Songs You Must Download (2007)
| No Order |
| TimeOut London (UK) - 50 Best '90s Songs (2015)
| 33 |
| Bob Mersereau (Canada) - The Top 100 Canadian Singles of All Time (2010)
| 53 |
| CBC Music (Canada) - The 50 Best Canadian Songs of the '90s (2015)
| No Order |
| CBC Radio (Canada) - The 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (2014)
| 31 |
| The Huffington Post (Canada) - 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (2014)
| 15 |
| Gilles Verlant and Thomas Caussïŋ― (France) - 3000 Rock Classics (2009, update 2013)
| No Order |
| Toby Creswell (Australia) - 1001 Songs (2005)
| No Order |
| Toby Creswell (Australia) - Rockwiz Decades: The Greatest Songs of Our Time (2015)
| No Order |
| 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 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Singles of the Year
| 3 |
| Spin (USA) - Singles of the Year
| 20 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Singles of the Year
| 2 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Singles of the Year
| 21 |
| NME (UK) - Singles of the Year
| 30 |
| Eye Weekly Canadian Critics Poll - Singles of the Year
| 13 |
| Rumba (Finland) - Tracks of the Year
| 4 |
