Nirvana
Nevermind
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| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
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Allan Kozinn, AVGuide (USA) - The 100 Greatest Pop Albums of the Century (2000) | No Order |
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Alternative Press (USA) - The 90 Greatest Albums of the 90s (1998) | 1 |
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Alternative Press (USA) - Top 99 Albums of '85 to '95 (1995) | 1 |
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Amazon.com (USA) - The 10 Best Albums by Decade (1999) | 2 |
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Associated Press - The 10 Best Albums of the 1990s (1999) | No Order |
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Barnes & Noble.com (USA) - The Best Music of the 20th Century (1999) | No Order |
| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003) | No Order |
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Blender (USA) - The 100 Greatest American Albums of All time (2002) | 9 |
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CDNOW (USA) - The 10 (+5) Essential Records of the 90s (2002) | No Order |
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Chris Smith (USA) - 101 Albums That Changed Popular Music (2009) | No Order |
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Edna Gundersen, USA Today (USA) - Top 40 Albums of All Time (2003) | No Order |
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Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 Greatest CDs of All Time (1993) | 16 |
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Gear (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the Century (1999) | 7 |
| IE (USA) - 50 Great Albums, a Rock Time Capsule (1999)
| No Order |
| Infoplease.com (USA) - Must-Have Recordings (1998)
| No Order |
| Ink Blot (USA) - Albums of the 90s (2000)
| 2 |
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Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005) | 3 |
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Life (USA) - 40 Years of Rock & Roll, the Album of the Year 1952-91 (Updated 1995) | No Order |
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LostAtSea (USA) - 90 Albums of the 90s (2000) | 31 |
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MaverickTimes (Canada) - Great Albums of the 20th Century | No Order |
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Music Underwater (USA) - Top 100 Albums 1990-2003 (2004) | 8 |
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Out (USA) - The 100 Greatest, Gayest Albums (2008) | 68 |
| Pause & Play (USA) - 10 Albums of the 90's (2003)
| No Order |
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Pause & Play (USA) - Albums Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Album per Week | No Order |
| Pause & Play (USA) - The 90s Top 100 Essential Albums (1999)
| 1 |
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Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1990s (1999) | 6 |
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Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1990s (2003) | 6 |
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Radio WXPN (USA) - The 100 Most Progressive Albums (1996) | 16 |
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Robert Dimery (General Editor) - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005) | No Order |
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Rod Underhill (USA) - The Top 100 Rock/Pop Albums (2003) | 3 |
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Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003) | 17 |
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Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997) | No Order |
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Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential Recordings of the 90s (1999) | No Order |
| Spin (USA) - 100 Alternative Albums (1995)
| 5 |
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Spin (USA) - Top 100 (+5) Albums of the Last 20 Years (2005) | 3 |
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Spin (USA) - Top 90 Albums of the 90s (1999) | 1 |
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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)
| 14 |
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The Sun (Canada) - The Best Albums from 1971 to 2000 (2001) | No Order |
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Time (USA) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2006) | No Order |
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Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008) | Main entry |
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Treble (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 90s (10 per Year) (2008) | 2 |
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VH1 (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of R 'N' R (2001) | 2 |
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Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005) | No Order |
| Vibe (USA) - 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century (1999) | No Order |
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Wave Magazine (USA) - 20 Most Important Albums of All Time (2004) | No Order |
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Channel 4 (UK) - 125 Nominations for the 100 Greatest Albums (2005) | No Order |
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Classic Rock & Metal Hammer (UK) - The 200 Greatest Albums of the 90s (2006) | No Order |
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Classic Rock (UK) - The 100 Greatest Rock Albums of All Time (2001) | 8 |
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Eagle Rock (UK/USA) - Classic Albums TV Series (1997-2002) | No Order |
| Elvis Costello - 500 Albums You Need (2000)
| No Order |
| Guardian (UK) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (1997)
| 4 |
| Guitarist (UK) - 101 Essential Guitar Albums (2000)
| 3 |
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Guitarist (UK) - The Top 50 Most Influential Guitar Albums of All Time (1994) | 14 |
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Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (2006) | 8 |
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Kerrang (UK) - 100 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (1998) | 4 |
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Kerrang (UK) - The 100 Greatest Rock Albums (2006) | 10 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - All Time Top 100 Albums (2000)
| 3 |
| Mojo (UK) - The 100 Greatest Albums Ever Made (1995)
| 33 |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007) | No Order |
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New Musical Express (UK) - 40 Records That Captured the Moment 1952-91 (1992) | No Order |
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New Musical Express (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993) | 12 |
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New Musical Express (UK) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2003) | 19 |
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Paul Morley (UK) - Words and Music, 5 x 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003) | No Order |
| Q (UK) - 90 Albums of the 90s (1999)
| No Order |
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Q (UK) - In Our Lifetime: Q's 100 Best Albums 1986-94 (1995) | No Order |
| Q (UK) - The Ultimate Music Collection (2005)
| No Order |
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Q (UK) - Top 20 Albums from 1980-2004 (2004) | 1 |
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Q (UK) - Top 20 Albums from the Lifetime of Q (1986-2006) | 3 |
| Raw (UK) - 90 Essential Albums of the 90s (1995)
| 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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Rhythm (UK) - The 50 Greatest Drum Albums (2007) | 4 |
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Sean Egan (UK) - 100 Albums That Changed Music (2006) | No Order |
| Select (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of the 90s (1996)
| 3 |
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Terrorizer (UK) - The 100 Most Important Albums of the 90s (2000) | No Order |
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The Anarchist (UK) - The 33 Best Albums Ever (1997) | 30 |
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The Observer (UK) - 50 Albums That Changed Music 1956-2006 (2006) | 47 |
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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)
| 77 |
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Times Online (UK) - The 20 Most Influential Albums (2008) | 13 |
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Times, Metro (UK) - Top 10 Albums of the 90s (1999) | 1 |
| Uncut (UK) - 100 Rock and Movie Icons (2005)
| 66 |
| Adresseavisen (Norway) - The 100 (+23) Best Albums of All Time (1995) | 17 |
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Aftenposten (Norway) - Top 50 Albums of All Time (1999) | 7 |
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Dagbladet (Norway) - The Best Albums of the Century (1999) | No Order |
| Expressen (Sweden) - The 100 Best Records Ever (1999)
| 26 |
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Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) - 50th Anniversary of Rock (2004) | No Order |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999) | 1 |
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Platekompaniet (Norway) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2001) | 2 |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 101 |
| Slitz (Sweden) - 3 Foreign Albums by Year 1980-94 (1995) | No Order |
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Soundi (Finland) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time + Top 10 by Decade (1995) | 11 |
| Start! (Sweden) - The 25 Best Albums of the 90s (1996)
| 2 |
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Tor Milde (Norway) - The 100 Best Pop and Rock Albums of All Time (2004) | 17 |
| Aloha (Netherlands) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1999)
| 38 |
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David Kleijwegt (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1999) | 9 |
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Nieuwe Revu (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1994) | 3 |
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OOR (The Netherlands) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2007) | 1 |
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OOR Moordlijst (Netherlands) - The 100 Best Albums of 1991-1995 (1995) | 2 |
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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)
| 18 |
| Guitar (Germany) - Top 50 Guitar Albums (1996)
| No Order |
| Max Magazine (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1997) | 7 |
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Musik Express (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 90s (2005) | 1 |
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Musikexpress (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums 1969-2009 (2009) | 5 |
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RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003) | No Order |
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Rock Hard (Germany) - Top 300 Albums (2001) | 88 |
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Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004) | 7 |
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Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Albums of 5 Decades (1997) | 19 |
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Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1990s (2009) | 1 |
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Spex (Germany) - The 100 Albums of the Century (1999) | 4 |
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Visions (Germany) - The Best Albums 1991-96 (1996) | No Order |
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Visions (Germany) - The Most Important Albums of the 90s (1999) | 7 |
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Wiener (Austria) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999) | 5 |
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Zounds (Germany) - The Top 30 Albums of All Time + Top 10 by Decade (1992) | 14 |
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Zundfunk (Germany) - The Best Albums of the 90s (2000) | 3 |
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FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008) | 1 |
| 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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Les Inrockuptibles (France) - The 100 Best Albums 1986-1996 (1996) | 29 |
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Philippe Manoeuvre (France) - Rock'n'Roll: La Discotèque Idéale (2005) | 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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Rocksound (France) - Top 150 Albums of Our Lifetime (1992-2006) | 1 |
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Technikart (France) - 50 Albums from the Last 10 Years (1997) | No Order |
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Telerama (France) - 50 LPs in the History of Rock (2004) | 46 |
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Telerama (France) - The Best Albums of All Time (1993) | No Order |
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VOLUME (France) - 200 Records that Changed the World (2008) | No Order |
| Discoplay (Spain) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1997) | No Order |
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Iguana (Spain) - The 25 Best Albums of the 90's (2000) | No Order |
| Plásticos y Decibelios (Spain) - The 80 Best Albums of All Time (2000) | 55 |
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Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 150 Best Albums from the 90s (2000) | 10 |
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Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002) | 152 |
| Alternative Melbourne (Australia) - The Top 100 Rock/Pop Albums (1996)
| 34 |
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Courier-Mail (Australia) - 50 Defining Rock Albums (2005) | 43 |
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Juice (Australia) - The 100 (+34) Greatest Albums of the 90s (1999) | 1 |
| Juice (Australia) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1997)
| 4 |
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Rolling Stone & Borders (Australia) - 100 Must Have CDs (2007) | No Order |
| The Movement (New Zealand) - The 101 Best Albums of the 90s (2004)
| 53 |
| BigO (Singapore) - The 100 Best Albums from 1975 to 1995 (1995) | 3 |
| CDNOW (Japan) - 100 Essential Albums (2001?) | 17 |
| List by Japanese Critics - 100 Essential Albums (1998?) | No Order |
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Music Colony Bi-Weekly (Hong Kong) - The 10 Best Albums of the 90s (1999) | 3 |
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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) | 3 |
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Blow Up (Italy) - 600 Essential Albums (2005) | No Order |
| Jam (Italy) - 100 Ideal Albums to Understand Rock Music (2000)
| No Order |
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Mauro Ronconi (Italy) - The 200 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1998) | 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 |
| Babylon (Greece) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1990s (1999) | 1 |
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Screenagers (Poland) - Top 100 Albums of the 90s (2005) | 11 |
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Tylko Rock (Poland) - 100 Albums that Shook Polish Rock (1999) | 20 |
| Pure Pop (Mexico) - The 10 (+50) Most Important Albums of All Time (2004)
| 2 |
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Rolling Stone (Mexico) - The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2004) | 2 |
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Switch (Mexico) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999) | No Order |
| 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) | 4 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 | 10 |
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Paul Roland (UK) - CD Guide to Pop & Rock, Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2001) | 5 Stars |
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Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002) | 5 Stars |
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Le Guide du CD (France) - Ratings from 1 to 4 Stars & "GOLD" (1995-1997) | GOLD |
| José Ramón Pardo (Spain) - The 1000 Best Pop-Rock Albums, Ratings 1-5 (1997)
| 4.5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 7 |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Eye Weekly Canadian Critics Poll - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
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LA Times (USA) - Albums of the Year | 2 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| Spin (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| Kerrang (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 4 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 5 |
| New Musical Express (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Q (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Select (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 11 |
| Vox (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Dagsavisen (Norway) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Rumba (Finland) - Albums of the Year | 2 |
| HUMO (Belgium) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Intro (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Musik Express/Sounds (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 17 |
| Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
