Critics ranked the song among the best tracks of the 2000s decade; it appeared on "NME"'s, "Rolling Stone"'s, WFNX's, and "Pitchfork"'s retrospective lists, and it was placed at number one on "Consequence of Sound"'s "Top 50 Songs of the Decade". "Seven Nation Army" appeared on Triple J's greatest songs ranking based on audience votes, and listeners ranked the song number six on BBC Radio 6 Music's "Top 100 Greatest Hits" after being presented with an unranked best songs list that the station had created.