[5] Ultimate Classic Rock critic Nick DeRiso called "Oh My Love" the most underrated song on Imagine.

[3] Ultimate Classic Rock critic Stephen Lewis rated it as Lennon's 4th greatest solo love song.

[6] Far Out critic Tim Coffman rated it as Lennon's 9th greatest deep cut, calling it "one of the gentlest songs he would ever write, based around the cosmic feeling of finally understanding the meaning of love.

The song has been recorded by numerous artists, including Madness, The Bells, Cilla Black, Jackson Browne, Yoshida Brothers, Susheela Raman, Raimundo Fagner, The Jangles, The Wackers, Yellowcard, Morgan Fisher, Martin Gore, Fredo Viola, Jackson Greenhorn [8] and Jacky Terrasson with Cécile McLorin Salvant on Terrasson's 2012 album Gouache.

[9] A cover version by The Lettermen became a minor hit, peaking at #58 on the Japanese singles chart in 1972.