Tras una consulta a sus lectores, para elegir la mejor balada de la historia, esta es la lista, según la revista Rolling Stone:

1. "I Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing”, Aerosmith

2. "Unchained Melody", Righteous Brothers

3. "Crazy For You", Madonna

4. "Take My Breath Away", Berlin

5. "I Only Have Eyes for You", The Flamingos

6. "Never Tear Us Apart", INXS

7. "In Your Eyes", Peter Gabriel

8. "Love Song", The Cure

9. "Eternal Flame", Bangles

10. "I’ll Be There", The Jackson 5

11. "Always and Forever", Heat Wave

12. "Fade Into You", Mazzy Star

13. "I’ll Make Love To You", Boyz II Men

14. "Faithfully", Journey

15. "Wild Horses", Rolling Stones

16. "True Colors", Cyndi Lauper

17. "How Deep Is Your Love", Bee Gees

18. "I’ll Be There For You", Bon Jovi

19. "Drive", The Cars

20. "Babe", Styx

21. "Careless Whisper", Wham!

22. "Save a Prayer", Duran Duran

23. "Lady In Red", Chris de Burgh

24. "Hopelessly Devoted to You", Olivia Newton-John

25. "In the Mouth a Desert", Pavement.