| Ratings | |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars | 4 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99) | 4 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade | A |
| Le Guide du CD (France) - Ratings from 1 to 4 Stars & "GOLD" (1991-1997) | 3 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10) | 7 |
| End of Year Lists | |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year | 12 |
| Select (UK) - Albums of the Year | 30 |
| The Wire (UK) - Albums of the Year | No Order |
| Pop (Sweden) - Albums of the Year | 23 |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - Albums of the Year | 6 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - Albums of the Year | 12 |
