| Bill Shapiro (USA) - The Top 100 Rock Compact Discs (1991)
| No Order |
| Blender (USA) - The 100 Greatest American Albums of All time (2002)
| 43 |
| Chris Smith (USA) - 101 Albums That Changed Popular Music (2009)
| No Order |
| Consequence of Sound (USA) - Top 100 Albums Ever (2010)
| 78 |
| Dave Marsh & Kevin Stein (USA) - The 40 Best of Album Chartmakers by Year (1981)
| 2 |
| Edna Gundersen, USA Today (USA) - Top 40 Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 41 |
| Flavorwire (USA) - The 50 Albums Everyone Needs to Own 1963-2013
| No Order |
| Gear (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the Century (1999)
| 83 |
| Grammy Hall of Fame Albums and Songs (USA)
| No Order |
| Greil Marcus (USA) - STRANDED: "Treasure Island" Albums (1979)
| No Order |
| Jimmy Guterman (USA) - The Best Rock and Roll Records (online version)
| No Order |
| Paste (USA) - The 70 Best Albums of the 1970s (2012)
| 16 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2004)
| 4 |
| Popblerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2013)
| 54 |
| Rickey Vincent (USA) - Five Star Albums from "FUNK: The MUSIC, the PEOPLE, and the RHY
| No Order |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Personal 40 Best Albums from the '70s (1979)
| 20 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Steve Pond's 50 (+27) Essential Albums of the 70s (1990)
| 1 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 99 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 82 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the Last 20 Years (1987)
| 30 |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Next stop |
| Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 70s, by Year (2005)
| 7 |
| Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005)
| No Order |
| Channel 4 (UK) - 125 Nominations for the 100 Greatest Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| Continuum Books - 33 1/3: A Series of Books about Critically Acclaimed Albums
| No Order |
| FACT (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1970s (2014)
| 23 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989)
| 83 |
| Mojo (UK) - 70 of the Greatest Albums of the 70s (2006)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - Mojo 1000, the Ultimate CD Buyers Guide (2001)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The 100 Greatest Albums Ever Made (1995)
| 74 |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums (1974)
| 79 |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums (1985)
| 47 |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993)
| 130 |
| Paul Morley (UK) - Words and Music, 5 x 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - The Ultimate Music Collection (2005)
| No Order |
| The Anarchist (UK) - The 33 Best Albums Ever (1997)
| 20 |
| The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2007)
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - Guardian Writers' Favourite Albums Ever (2013)
| 17 |
| The New Nation (UK) - Top 100 Albums by Black Artists
| 45 |
| The Rough Guide - Soul: 100 Essential CDs (2000)
| No Order |
| The Times (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| 66 |
| Time Out (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989)
| 47 |
| Uncut (UK) - 100 Rock and Movie Icons (2005)
| 93 |
| Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016)
| 44 |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 All-Time Greatest Albums (2013)
| 91 |
| Adresseavisen (Norway) - The 100 (+23) Best Albums of All Time (1995)
| 37 |
| Aftenposten (Norway) - Top 50 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 29 |
| Eggen & Kartvedt (Norway) - The Guide to the 100 Important Rock Albums (1999)
| No Order |
| Expressen (Sweden) - The 100 Best Records Ever (1999)
| 13 |
| Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) - 50th Anniversary of Rock (2004)
| No Order |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 1 |
| Tor Milde (Norway) - The 100 Best Pop and Rock Albums of All Time (2004)
| 99 |
| OOR (The Netherlands) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2007)
| 100 |
| Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015)
| No Order |
| 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)
| 49 |
| Musik Express/Sounds (Germany) - The 100 Masterpieces (1993)
| 16 |
| Ralf Niemczyk (Germany) - 25 Albums for Men (2007)
| No Order |
| RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 480 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Albums of 5 Decades (1997)
| 40 |
| Spex (Germany) - The 100 (+17) Albums of the Century (1999)
| 11 |
| Wiener (Austria) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| 59 |
| ZEIT (Germany) - 100 Modern Classics (2007)
| No Order |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 7 |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 140 |
| FNAC (France) - The Ideal Discography: 823 Indispensables Albums (2015)
| Other |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Hervé Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007)
| No Order |
| Jazz Magazine (France) - 50 Years of Black Music (2013)
| No Order |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - 50 Years of Rock'n'Roll (2004)
| No Order |
| Liberation (France) - Best Albums 1968-88 (1988)
| 43 |
| MUZIQ (France) - 200 Records for a Dream Collection (2007)
| 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 |
| Telerama (France) - The Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| No Order |
| VOLUME (France) - 200 Records that Changed the World (2008)
| No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1970s (1988)
| 14 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002)
| 105 |
| Juice (Australia) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1997)
| 10 |
| Rolling Stone & Borders (Australia) - 100 Must Have CDs (2007)
| No Order |
| List by Japanese Critics - 100 Essential Albums (1998?)
| No Order |
| Wu Zhengzhong (China?) - A Selection of 100 Rock Classics (1998)
| No Order |
| Blow Up (Italy) - 600 Essential Albums (2005)
| 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 |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Mexico) - The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2004)
| 11 |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 4 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| A+ |
| 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 |
| Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10
| 9 |
| Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002)
| 5 Stars |
| Le Guide du CD (France) - Ratings from 1 to 4 Stars & "GOLD" (1991-1997)
| GOLD |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| José Ramón Pardo (Spain) - The 1000 Best Pop-Rock Albums, Ratings 1-5 (1997)
| 4 Stars |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 7 |