Sonic Youth
Daydream Nation
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| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
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Alternative Press (USA) - Top 99 Albums of '85 to '95 (1995) | 51 |
| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003) | No Order |
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Chris Smith (USA) - 101 Albums That Changed Popular Music (2009) | No Order |
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Consequence of Sound (USA) - Top 100 Albums Ever (2010) | 51 |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 500 Best Albums Since 1965
| 28 |
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Joe S. Harrington, Blastitude (USA) - The All-Time Top 100 Albums (2001) | 93 |
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Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005) | 173 |
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Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1980s (2002) | 1 |
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Robert Dimery (General Editor) - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005) | No Order |
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Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990) | 45 |
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Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003) | 329 |
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Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997) | No Order |
| Spin (USA) - 100 Alternative Albums (1995)
| 9 |
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Spin (USA) - The 125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years (2010) | 13 |
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Spin (USA) - Top 100 (+5) Albums of the Last 20 Years (2005) | 14 |
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Stereophile (USA) - 40 Years of Stereophile: The 40 (+94) Essential Albums (2002) | No Order |
| The Review, University of Delaware (USA) - 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2001)
| 85 |
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Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008) | Main entry |
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Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 80s, by Year (2006) | 2 |
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Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005) | No Order |
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Classic Rock & Metal Hammer (UK) - The 200 Greatest Albums of the 80s (2006) | No Order |
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Continuum Books - 33 1/3: A Series of Books about Critically Acclaimed Albums | No Order |
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GQ (UK) - The 100 Coolest Albums in the World Right Now! (2005) | 58 |
| Guardian (UK) - 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2007)
| No Order |
| Guitarist (UK) - 101 Essential Guitar Albums (2000)
| 11 |
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Mojo (UK) - Mojo 1000, the Ultimate CD Buyers Guide (2001) | No Order |
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Mojo (UK) - The 80 Greatest Albums from the 80s (2007) | No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007) | No Order |
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New Musical Express (UK) - Some of the Greatest Double LPs Ever Issued (1991) | 21 |
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New Musical Express (UK) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2003) | 49 |
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Paul Morley (UK) - Words and Music, 5 x 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003) | No Order |
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Q (UK) - The 80 Best Records of the 80s (2006) | 30 |
| Q (UK) - The Ultimate Music Collection (2005)
| No Order |
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Record Collector (UK) - 10 Classic Albums from 21 Genres for the 21st Century (2000) | No Order |
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Terrorizer (UK) - The 100 Most Important Albums of the 80s (2000) | No Order |
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The Rough Guide - Rock: 100 Essential CDs (1999) | No Order |
| Uncut (UK) - 100 Rock and Movie Icons (2005)
| 77 |
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Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) - 50th Anniversary of Rock (2004) | No Order |
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Platekompaniet (Norway) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2001) | 64 |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 101 |
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OOR (The Netherlands) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2007) | 11 |
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VPRO (The Netherlands) - 299 Nominations of the Best Album of All Time (2006) | No Order |
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Musik Express/Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums from the 80s (2003) | 9 |
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Musikexpress (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums 1969-2009 (2009) | 62 |
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Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004) | 431 |
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Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1980s (2009) | 3 |
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Spex (Germany) - The 100 Albums of the Century (1999) | 16 |
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Tempo (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums from the 80's (1989) | 44 |
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Uwe Schutte (Germany) - Basis-Diskothek Rock und Pop (2004) | No Order |
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FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008) | 303 |
| Hervé Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007)
| No Order |
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Les Inrockuptibles (France) - 50 Years of Rock'n'Roll (2004) | No Order |
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Rock & Folk (France) - The Best Albums from 1963 to 1999 (1999) | No Order |
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Technikart (France) - 50 Albums from the Last 10 Years (1997) | No Order |
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VOLUME (France) - 200 Records that Changed the World (2008) | No Order |
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Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (1990) | 26 |
| Juice (Australia) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1997)
| 14 |
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Rolling Stone & Borders (Australia) - 100 Must Have CDs (2007) | No Order |
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Rolling Stone (Australia) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990) | 45 |
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Wu Zhengzhong (China?) - A Selection of 100 Rock Classics (1998) | No Order |
| Jam (Italy) - 100 Ideal Albums to Understand Rock Music (2000)
| No Order |
| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 100 Best Albums by Decade (2002)
| 1-20 |
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Ondarock (Italy) - Rock Milestones (albums added every month) | No Order |
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Velvet (Italy) - The 100 Best Albums of the 80s (1990) | No Order |
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Screenagers (Poland) - Top 100 Albums of the 80s (2006) | 4 |
| Pure Pop (Mexico) - The 10 (+50) Most Important Albums of All Time (2004)
| 2 |
| Pure Pop (Mexico) - The Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| 26 |
| Ratings | |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99) | 5 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| A |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992) | 5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004) | 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 | 9 |
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Paul Roland (UK) - CD Guide to Pop & Rock, Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2001) | 4 Stars |
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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) | 3 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 8 |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 24 |
| New Musical Express (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 9 |
| Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 13 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - Albums of the Year
| 7 |
