Mark E. Smith is included in the most recent Cool List issue of Spin magazine. Besides the thirty musicians on the list, they added smaller sub-sections like "Top 10 Cool Songs" or "Funny and Cool". MES is joined by other 11 artists (Ian Curtis, Janis Joplin, Keith Richards, Lou Reed, Jimi Hendrix, Tupac, Serge Gainsbourg, Joey Ramone, Joan Jett, Iggy Pop and Morrisey) under the tag of "Forever Cool".

He loves the magazine.