| Beats Per Minute (USA) - The Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2011)
| 5 |
| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 16 |
| Gear (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the Century (1999)
| 100 |
| Joe S. Harrington, Blastitude (USA) - The All-Time Top 100 Albums (2001)
| 47 |
| KCPR DJs (USA) - Top 100 Records from the 80s (2002)
| 22 |
| Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005)
| 192 |
| Paste (USA) - The 80 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 31 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1980s (2002)
| 10 |
| Popblerd/bLISTerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 81 |
| Radio WXPN (USA) - The 100 Most Progressive Albums (1996)
| 85 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 56 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 157 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 309 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997)
| No Order |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 7 |
| Spin (USA) - 100 Alternative Albums (1995)
| 69 |
| The Review, University of Delaware (USA) - 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2001)
| 60 |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Catalog entry |
| Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 80s, by Year (2006)
| 1 |
| Channel 4 (UK) - 125 Nominations for the 100 Greatest Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| Gary Mulholland (UK) - 261 Greatest Albums Since Punk and Disco (2006)
| No Order |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (2006)
| 51 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - All Time Top 100 Albums (2000)
| 38 |
| Mojo (UK) - Mojo 1000, the Ultimate CD Buyers Guide (2001)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The 100 Greatest Albums Ever Made (1995)
| 53 |
| Mojo (UK) - The 80 Greatest Albums from the 80s (2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - 40 Records That Captured the Moment 1952-91 (1992)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums (1985)
| 54 |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993)
| 20 |
| NME (UK) - NME Rock Years, Albums of the Year 1963-99 (2000)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - Nominations For the Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever (2006)
| 72 |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 16 |
| NME (UK) - The 60 Most Important Albums of NME's Lifetime (2012)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2003)
| 14 |
| Paul Morley (UK) - Words and Music, 5 x 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - The 50 (+50) Best British Albums Ever (2004)
| 22 |
| Q (UK) - The 80 Best Records of the 80s (2006)
| 8 |
| Q (UK) - The Ultimate Music Collection (2005)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - Top 20 Albums from 1980-2004 (2004)
| 7 |
| 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)
| 11 |
| Sounds (UK) - The Top 80 Albums from the '80s (1989)
| 2 |
| Terrorizer (UK) - The 100 Most Important Albums of the 80s (2000)
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2007)
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - Guardian Writers' Favourite Albums Ever (2013)
| 1 |
| The Guardian (UK) - My Favourite Album Series (2011)
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (1997)
| 95 |
| The Observer (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums (2004)
| 18 |
| Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016)
| 36 |
| Adresseavisen (Norway) - The 100 (+23) Best Albums of All Time (1995)
| 81 |
| Eggen & Kartvedt (Norway) - The Guide to the 100 Important Rock Albums (1999)
| No Order |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 2 |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 101 |
| Schlager (Sweden) - The 30 Best Albums of All Time (1984)
| 8 |
| Slitz (Sweden) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1990)
| 49 |
| Soundi (Finland) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time + Top 10 by Decade (1995)
| 18 |
| Nieuwe Revu (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1994)
| 48 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 20th Century (1987)
| 40 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 80s (1989)
| 5 |
| OOR (The Netherlands) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2007)
| 19 |
| 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 |
|
| 82 |
| Laut (Germany) - Meilensteine (Milestones)
| No Order |
| Max Magazine (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1997)
| 26 |
| RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 127 |
| Tempo (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums from the 80's (1989)
| 64 |
| Uwe Schütte (Germany) - Basis-Diskothek Rock und Pop (2011)
| No Order |
| Zounds (Germany) - The Top 30 Albums of All Time + Top 10 by Decade (1992)
| 15 |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 1 |
| Crossroads (France) - 120 Essential Albums from 1979-86 (2010)
| No Order |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 58 |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Hervé Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007)
| No Order |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - 50 Years of Rock'n'Roll (2004)
| No Order |
| Liberation (France) - Best Albums 1968-88 (1988)
| 74 |
| Nicolas Dupuy (France) - The 100 Best Rock Albums (2010)
| 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 |
| Discoplay (Spain) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1997)
| No Order |
| Juan Vitoria (Spain) - The 100 Best Rock Albums (1993)
| No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of 1980-86 (1987)
| 1 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (1990)
| 2 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002)
| 16 |
| Alternative Melbourne (Australia) - The Top 100 Rock/Pop Albums (1996)
| 53 |
| Craig Mathieson & Toby Creswell (Australia) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2013)
| 76 |
| Rolling Stone & Borders (Australia) - 100 Must Have CDs (2007)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Australia) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 56 |
| BigO (Singapore) - The 100 Best Albums from 1975 to 1995 (1995)
| 44 |
| Wu Zhengzhong (China?) - A Selection of 100 Rock Classics (1998)
| No Order |
| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 100 Best Albums by Decade (2002)
| 1-20 |
| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - The Best Albums of the 80s (1990)
| No Order |
| Ondarock (Italy) - Rock Milestones (albums added every month)
| No Order |
| Rockstar (Italy) - The 100 Albums of the 80s (1989)
| 16 |
| Velvet (Italy) - The 100 Best Albums of the 80s (1990)
| No Order |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| Jerzy Skarzynski (Poland) - Unforgettable Albums in Rock History (2004)
| No Order |
| Screenagers (Poland) - Top 100 Albums of the 80s (2006)
| 2 |
| Tylko Rock (Poland) - 100 Albums that Shook Polish Rock (1999)
| 52 |
| Rolling Stone (Mexico) - The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2004)
| 11 |
| Switch (Mexico) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| No Order |
| Showbizz (Brazil) - 100 CDs of All Time (1999)
| 22 |
| Yediot Ahonot (Israel) - Top 99 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 37 |
| 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 |
| 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)
| 4 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 |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 7 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 22 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 5 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 7 |
| Rockerilla (Italy) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |