| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| NME (UK) - 50 Albums Released in 1985 That Still Sound Great Today (2015) | No Order |
| Tempo (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums from the 80's (1989) | 84 |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003) | No Order |
| Ratings | |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars | 4.5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99) | 4 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade | B+ |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992) | 3.5 Stars |
| Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10 | 6 |
| Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002) | 4 Stars |
| Le Guide du CD (France) - Ratings from 1 to 4 Stars & "GOLD" (1991-1997) | 3 Stars |
| José Ramón Pardo (Spain) - The 1000 Best Pop-Rock Albums, Ratings 1-5 (1997) | 4 Stars |
| End of Year Lists | |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year | 20 |
| Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year | 6 |
| Rockerilla (Italy) - Albums of the Year | 17 |
