Critical Acclaim and Influence
- In January 2007, "Brown Eyed Girl" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
- In November 2004, "Brown Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison was listed at No. 110 on the Rolling Stone magazine list of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
- It is also one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.
- It was listed as #79 on the All Time 885 Greatest Songs compiled in 2004 by WXPN from listener's votes.
- It was chosen as #131 in 2001 as one of the RIAAs Songs of the Century, a list of the top 365 songs of the 20th century chosen with historical significance in mind.
- In 2000, it was listed at #21 on Rolling Stone and MTV's list of 100 Greatest Pop Songs and it also was listed as #49 on VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Rock Songs.
- In 1999, It was listed as one of the Top 100 Songs of the Century by BMI.
- "Brown Eyed Girl" was rated at No. 386 in Dave Marsh's 1989 book, The Heart of Rock and Soul, The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever.
- On November 30, 2008 it was ranked as the 97th greatest song of all time, as well as the seventh best song of 1967, by Acclaimed Music.
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