Pretenders
Pretenders
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| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
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Bill Shapiro (USA) - The Top 100 Rock Compact Discs (1991) | No Order |
| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003) | No Order |
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Dave Marsh & Kevin Stein (USA) - The 40 Best of Album Chartmakers by Year (1981) | 20 |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 500 Best Albums Since 1965
| 265 |
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Gear (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the Century (1999) | 72 |
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Jimmy Guterman (USA) - The Best Rock and Roll Records (online version) | No Order |
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KCPR DJs (USA) - Top 100 Records from the 80s (2002) | 12 |
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Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005) | 177 |
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LA Times (USA) - The Top 10 Albums of the 1980s (1989) | 2 |
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Paul Gambaccini - The World Critics Best Albums of All Time (1987) | 62 |
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Pause & Play (USA) - Albums Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Album per Week | No Order |
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Radio WXPN (USA) - The 100 Most Progressive Albums (1996) | 67 |
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Robert Dimery (General Editor) - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005) | No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - 50 Essential Female Albums (2002) | 12 |
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Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990) | 20 |
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Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003) | 155 |
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Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997) | No Order |
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Rolling Stone (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the Last 20 Years (1987) | 42 |
| Spin (USA) - 100 Alternative Albums (1995)
| 32 |
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The Sun (Canada) - The Best Albums from 1971 to 2000 (2001) | No Order |
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Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008) | Catalog entry |
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VH1 (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of R 'N' R (2001) | 52 |
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Classic Rock & Metal Hammer (UK) - The 200 Greatest Albums of the 80s (2006) | No Order |
| Elvis Costello - 500 Albums You Need (2000)
| No Order |
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Gary Mulholland (UK) - 261 Greatest Albums Since Punk and Disco (2006) | No Order |
| Guardian (UK) - 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2007)
| No Order |
| Guardian (UK) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (1997)
| 96 |
| Guitarist (UK) - 101 Essential Guitar Albums (2000)
| 11 |
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New Musical Express (UK) - Classic Albums | No Order |
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Stuart Maconie's Critical List on BBC Radio 2 (UK) - One Album Added Each Week | No Order |
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The Rough Guide - Rock: 100 Essential CDs (1999) | No Order |
| The Times (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| 69 |
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Uncut (UK) - The 100 Greatest Debut Albums (2006) | 48 |
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VPRO (The Netherlands) - 299 Nominations of the Best Album of All Time (2006) | No Order |
| Berlin Media (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1998)
| 65 |
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Musik Express/Sounds (Germany) - The 100 Masterpieces (1993) | 88 |
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Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Albums of 5 Decades (1997) | 79 |
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Tempo (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums from the 80's (1989) | 34 |
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FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008) | 296 |
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Liberation (France) - Best Albums 1968-88 (1988) | 44 |
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MUZIQ (France) - 200 Records for a Dream Collection (2007) | No Order |
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Rock & Folk (France) - The Best Albums from 1963 to 1999 (1999) | No Order |
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Rock&Folk (France) - The 250 Best Albums from 1966-1991 (1991) | No Order |
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Rock&Folk (France) - The 300 Best Albums from 1965-1995 (1995) | No Order |
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Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of 1980-86 (1987) | 20 |
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Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (1990) | 95 |
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Rolling Stone (Australia) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990) | 20 |
| BigO (Singapore) - The 100 Best Albums from 1975 to 1995 (1995) | 98 |
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Wu Zhengzhong (China?) - A Selection of 100 Rock Classics (1998) | No Order |
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Yediot Ahonot (Israel) - Top 99 Albums of All Time (1999) | 89 |
| Viceversa (Italy) - 100 Rock Albums (1996)
| 80 |
| Ratings | |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99) | 4.5 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| A- |
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Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 0-5 Stars (USA, 1979 and/or 1983) | 5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992) | 5 Stars |
| Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995) | 10 |
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Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10 | 8 |
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Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002) | 4 Stars |
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Le Guide du CD (France) - Ratings from 1 to 4 Stars & "GOLD" (1995-1997) | 4 Stars |
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José Ramón Pardo (Spain) - The 1000 Best Pop-Rock Albums, Ratings 1-5 (1997) | 4 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 6 |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 4 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 5 |
