Bill Shapiro (USA) - The Top 100 Rock Compact Discs (1991)
| No Order |
Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
Dave Marsh & Kevin Stein (USA) - The 40 Best of Album Chartmakers by Year (1981)
| 20 |
Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 538 |
Frank Moriarty (USA) - Seventies Rock: Top Albums of the Seventies (2003)
| No Order |
Gear (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the Century (1999)
| 72 |
Grammy Hall of Fame Albums and Songs (USA)
| No Order |
Jimmy Guterman (USA) - The Best Rock and Roll Records (online version)
| No Order |
KCPR DJs (USA) - Top 100 Records from the 80s (2002)
| 12 |
Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005)
| 177 |
LA Times (USA) - The Top 10 Albums of the 1980s (1989)
| 2 |
Liza Lentini (USA) - The 100 Greatest Vinyl Records of All Time (2015)
| No Order |
Neil Strauss (USA) - The 100 Most Influential Alternative Albums (1993)
| No Order |
Paste (USA) - The 80 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 62 |
Paul Gambaccini - The World Critics Best Albums of All Time (1987)
| 62 |
Pause & Play (USA) - Albums Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Album per Week
| No Order |
Popblerd/bLISTerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 51 |
Radio WXPN (USA) - The 100 Most Progressive Albums (1996)
| 67 |
Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
Rolling Stone (USA) - 50 Essential Female Albums (2002)
| 12 |
Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time (2013)
| 13 |
Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 20 |
Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 155 |
Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 152 |
Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997)
| No Order |
Rolling Stone (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the Last 20 Years (1987)
| 42 |
Rolling Stone (USA) - Women Who Rock: 50 Greatest Albums (2012)
| 14 |
SheWired (USA) - The 100 Greatest Lesbian Albums of All Time (2011)
| 39 |
Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 64 |
Spin (USA) - 100 Alternative Albums (1995)
| 32 |
Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Catalog entry |
Ultimate Classic Rock (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2015)
| No Order |
VH1 (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of R 'N' R (2001)
| 52 |
Classic Rock & Metal Hammer (UK) - The 200 Greatest Albums of the 80s (2006)
| No Order |
Classic Rock (UK) - The 150 Greatest Debut Albums Ever (2010)
| No Order |
Elvis Costello - 500 Albums You Need (2000)
| No Order |
Gary Mulholland (UK) - 261 Greatest Albums Since Punk and Disco (2006)
| No Order |
Guitarist (UK) - 101 Essential Guitar Albums (2000)
| 11 |
NME (UK) - Classic Albums
| No Order |
Stuart Maconie's Critical List on BBC Radio 2 (UK) - One Album Added Each Week
| No Order |
The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2007)
| No Order |
The Guardian (UK) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (1997)
| 96 |
The Rough Guide - Rock: 100 Essential CDs (1999)
| No Order |
The Times (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| 69 |
Uncut (UK) - The 100 Greatest Debut Albums (2006)
| 48 |
The Sun (Canada) - The Best Albums from 1971 to 2000 (2001)
| 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)
| 65 |
Musik Express/Sounds (Germany) - The 100 Masterpieces (1993)
| 88 |
Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Albums of 5 Decades (1997)
| 79 |
Tempo (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums from the 80's (1989)
| 34 |
Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 6 |
Crossroads (France) - 120 Essential Albums from 1979-86 (2010)
| No Order |
FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 296 |
FNAC (France) - The Ideal Discography: 823 Indispensables Albums (2015)
| Other |
Florent Mazzolenni (France) - Introduction to an Ideal Rock Discography (2005)
| No Order |
Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
Liberation (France) - Best Albums 1968-88 (1988)
| 44 |
MUZIQ (France) - 200 Records for a Dream Collection (2007)
| No Order |
Nicolas Dupuy (France) - The 100 Best Rock Albums (2010)
| No Order |
Philippe Manoeuvre (France) - 100 Necessary Albums (2014)
| No Order |
Rock & Folk (France) - 555 Albums from 1954-2014 (2014)
| No Order |
Rock & Folk (France) - The 250 Best Albums from 1966-1991 (1991)
| 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 |
Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of 1980-86 (1987)
| 20 |
Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (1990)
| 95 |
Craig Mathieson & Toby Creswell (Australia) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2013)
| 86 |
Rolling Stone (Australia) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 20 |
BigO (Singapore) - The 100 Best Albums from 1975 to 1995 (1995)
| 98 |
Wu Zhengzhong (China?) - A Selection of 100 Rock Classics (1998)
| No Order |
Ondarock (Italy) - Rock Milestones (albums added every month)
| No Order |
Viceversa (Italy) - 100 Rock Albums (1996)
| No Order |
Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
Yediot Ahonot (Israel) - Top 99 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 89 |
All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 4.5 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 |
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
| 8 |
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)
| 4 Stars |
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 |
Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 6 |
Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 4 |
Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 5 |