| Anthony Fantano (USA) - The Needle Drop: Classic Albums
| No Order |
| Chris Smith (USA) - 101 Albums That Changed Popular Music (2009)
| No Order |
| David Keenan, Sunday Herald (USA) - The 103 Best Albums Ever, Honest (2001)
| No Order |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 48 |
| Greil Marcus (USA) - STRANDED: "Treasure Island" Albums (1979)
| No Order |
| Greil Marcus (USA) - STRANDED: Contributors and Their Albums (1979)
| No Order |
| Joe S. Harrington, Blastitude (USA) - The All-Time Top 100 Albums (2001)
| 45 |
| NPR (USA) - The 300 Most Important American Records of the 20th Century (1999)
| No Order |
| National Recording Preservation Board (USA) - The National Recording Registry
| No Order |
| Neil Strauss (USA) - The 100 Most Influential Alternative Albums (1993)
| No Order |
| Paste (USA) - The 60 Best Albums of the 1960s (2012)
| 43 |
| Paul Gambaccini - The World Critics Best Albums of All Time (1987)
| 81 |
| Pause & Play (USA) - Albums Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Album per Week
| No Order |
| Pitchfork (USA) - The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s (2017)
| 54 |
| Radio WXPN (USA) - The 100 Most Progressive Albums (1996)
| 74 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Robert Santelli - Sixties Rock: The 25 Best Albums of the 60s (1985)
| 23 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 60 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the Last 20 Years (1987)
| 33 |
| SPIN (USA) - The Top 100 Alternative Albums of the 1960s (2013)
| 4 |
| 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)
| 79 |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Main entry |
| Ultimate Classic Rock (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1960s (2015)
| No Order |
| Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005)
| No Order |
| Continuum Books - 33 1/3: A Series of Books about Critically Acclaimed Albums
| No Order |
| Elvis Costello - 500 Albums You Need (2000)
| No Order |
| John Tobler (UK) - 100 Great Albums of the Sixties (1994)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - Mojo 1000, the Ultimate CD Buyers Guide (2001)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The 100 Greatest Albums Ever Made (1995)
| 28 |
| Mojo (UK) - The 100 Records That Changed the World (2007)
| 51 |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums (1974)
| 43 |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums (1985)
| 42 |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993)
| 136 |
| NME (UK) - Some of the Greatest Double LPs Ever Issued (1991)
| 3 |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 279 |
| Paul Morley (UK) - Words and Music, 5 x 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
| Record Collector (UK) - 10 Classic Albums from 21 Genres for the 21st Century (2000)
| No Order |
| Sean Egan (UK) - 100 Albums That Changed Music (2006)
| No Order |
| Sounds (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1986)
| 64 |
| The Guardian (UK) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (1997)
| 49 |
| The Rough Guide - Rock: 100 Essential CDs (1999)
| No Order |
| The Wire (UK) - The 100 Most Important Records Ever Made (1992)
| No Order |
| Uncut (UK) - 100 Rock and Movie Icons (2005)
| 57 |
| Vox (UK) - 100 Records that Shook the World (1991)
| No Order |
| Gary Pig Gold (Canada) - The 40 Most Influental Records of the 20th Century (1999)
| No Order |
| Eggen & Kartvedt (Norway) - The Guide to the 100 Important Rock Albums (1999)
| No Order |
| David Kleijwegt (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 56 |
| Nieuwe Revu (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1994)
| 18 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 20th Century (1987)
| 26 |
| OOR (The Netherlands) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2007)
| 38 |
| VPRO (The Netherlands) - 299 Nominations of the Best Album of All Time (2006)
| No Order |
| BR Puls (Germany) - Ruhmeshalle (Hall of Fame)
| No Order |
| Berlin Media (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1998)
| 28 |
| Laut (Germany) - Meilensteine (Milestones)
| No Order |
| Musik Express/Sounds (Germany) - The 100 Masterpieces (1993)
| 21 |
| RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 362 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Albums of 5 Decades (1997)
| 27 |
| Spex (Germany) - The 100 (+17) Albums of the Century (1999)
| 32 |
| Wiener (Austria) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| 18 |
| ZEIT (Germany) - 100 Modern Classics (2007)
| No Order |
| Crossroads (France) - 108 Essential Albums from 1969-72 (2009)
| No Order |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 928 |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - 50 Years of Rock'n'Roll (2004)
| No Order |
| MUZIQ (France) - 200 Records for a Dream Collection (2007)
| No Order |
| Philippe Manoeuvre (France) - 100 Necessary Albums (2014)
| No Order |
| Philippe Manoeuvre (France) - Rock'n'Roll: La Discotèque Idéale (2005)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - 555 Albums from 1954-2014 (2014)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - The 300 Best Albums from 1965-1995 (1995)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - The Best Albums from 1963 to 1999 (1999)
| No Order |
| VOLUME (France) - 200 Records that Changed the World (2008)
| No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002)
| 25 |
| Rolling Stone & Borders (Australia) - 100 Must Have CDs (2007)
| No Order |
| Blow Up (Italy) - 600 Essential Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| Buscadero (Italy) - The Best Rock Albums of All Time (1990)
| No Order |
| Ciao2001 (Italy) - Top Albums of All Time (1972)
| No Order |
| 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 |
| Ondarock (Italy) - Rock Milestones (albums added every month)
| No Order |
| Velvet (Italy) - The 20 Best Albums of the 60s (1990)
| No Order |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| 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
| B+ |
| 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)
| 3.5 Stars |
| Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995)
| 7 |
| Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10
| 10 |
| Paul Roland (UK) - CD Guide to Pop & Rock, Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2001)
| 5 Stars |
| Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002)
| 5 Stars |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 9.5 |
| Aloha/Hitweek (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 14 |