Australian music channel Max placed it at number 547 in their list of "1000 Greatest Songs of All Time" in 2011. Rolling Stone listed "Unbelievable" at number 12 in their "20 Biggest Songs of the Summer: The 1990s" list in July 2014. In 2020, Cleveland.com listed it at number 41 in their ranking of the best Billboard Hot 100 No.
The Australian music channel Max positioned "Unbelievable" relatively low in their assessment of the greatest songs, ranking it 547th in 2011. Rolling Stone featured it on their list of top summer hits from the 1990s, placing it at number 12. In 2020, Cleveland.com ranked it among the best Billboard Hot 100 singles.