| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| Bruce Pollock (USA) - The 7,500 Most Important Songs of 1944-2000 (2005) | No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 50 Greatest U2 Songs (2015) | 17 |
| Woxy.com (USA) - Modern Rock 500 Songs of All Time (combined rank 1989-2009) | 943 |
| Dylan Jones (UK) - iPod, Therefore I Am: 100 Songs You Absolutely Must Have in Your Life (2005) | No Order |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Grammy Awards (USA) - Record of the Year | Winner |
| Village Voice (USA) - Singles of the Year | 21 |
