| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
| KCPR DJs (USA) - Top 100 Records from the 80s (2002)
| 59 |
| Pause & Play (USA) - Albums Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Album per Week
| No Order |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - 50 Essential Female Albums (2002)
| 36 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time (2013)
| 75 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 414 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 400 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Women Who Rock: 50 Greatest Albums (2012)
| 34 |
| Spin (USA) - 100 Alternative Albums (1995)
| 91 |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 4.5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 4.5 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| B+ |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 0-5 Stars (USA, 1979 and/or 1983)
| 4 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 3.5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 4 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
| 6 |
| Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002)
| 3 Stars |
| José Ramón Pardo (Spain) - The 1000 Best Pop-Rock Albums, Ratings 1-5 (1997)
| 3.5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 7 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 10 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |