Unfinished Sympathy - Critical Acclaim

Critical Acclaim

In European media, "Unfinished Sympathy" has frequently been placed highly on lists of "the best songs of all time":

  • The TV channel MTV2 in the UK ranked it #1 in a poll of the best songs of all time.
  • The Face (UK) – Singles of the Year, ranking #1
  • Melody Maker (UK) – Singles of the Year, ranking #1
  • New Musical Express (UK) – Singles of the Year, ranking #8
  • Iguana (Spain) – Singles of the Year, ranking #2
  • A BBC Radio 2 poll ranked it #44 in the best songs of all time
  • Reviewer Julie Burchill has described it as her favourite song of all time.
  • Dance music producer Darren Tate has described it as his favourite record ever.
  • Mixmag (UK) – ranked #10 in The 100 Best Dance Singles of All Time (1996)
  • New Musical Express (UK) – ranked #10 in The Top 100 Singles of All Time (2002)Greatest Singles
  • Q (UK) – The 1001 Best Songs Ever (2003), ranking #37
  • Q (UK) – Top 20 Singles from 1980-2004 (2004), ranking #8 greatest songs
  • Rockdelux (Spain) – The 100 Best Songs from 1990 to 1998 (1999), ranking #1
  • Rockdelux (Spain) – The Top 100 Songs from 1984 to 1993 (1993), ranking #4
  • BBC Radio 1 (1998), ranking #1
  • Q (1998), ranking #15
  • EveryHit.com poll of polls, ranking #21
  • Triple J (Australia) Hottest 100 Of All Time 2009, ranking #93
  • Mixmag top 10 songs of all time
  • Pitchfork Media best tracks of the 1990s, ranking #44.

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