La Revista Rolling Stone publicó la lista de las 25 baladas de la historia
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.