| Amazon.com (USA) - The 10 Best Albums by Decade (1999)
| 8 |
| Beats Per Minute (USA) - The Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2011)
| 18 |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 350 |
| KCPR DJs (USA) - Top 100 Records from the 80s (2002)
| 91 |
| Paste (USA) - The 80 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 21 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1980s (2002)
| 28 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 94 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 262 |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 23 |
| Thump (USA) - The 99 Greatest Dance Albums of All Time (2015)
| 31 |
| Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 80s, by Year (2006)
| 1 |
| Gary Mulholland (UK) - 261 Greatest Albums Since Punk and Disco (2006)
| No Order |
| 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 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 216 |
| Q (UK) - The 50 (+50) Best British Albums Ever (2004)
| 51 |
| Sounds (UK) - The Top 80 Albums from the '80s (1989)
| 71 |
| Stuart Maconie's Critical List on BBC Radio 2 (UK) - One Album Added Each Week
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - Guardian Writers' Favourite Albums Ever (2013)
| 17 |
| The Guardian (UK) - My Favourite Album Series (2011)
| No Order |
| The Observer (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums (2004)
| 65 |
| Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016)
| 112 |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 All-Time Greatest Albums (2013)
| 88 |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 12 |
| BR Puls (Germany) - Ruhmeshalle (Hall of Fame)
| No Order |
| Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1980s (2009)
| 11 |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 1 |
| FNAC (France) - The Ideal Discography: 823 Indispensables Albums (2015)
| Key album |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Hervé Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007)
| No Order |
| Nicolas Dupuy (France) - The 100 Best Rock Albums (2010)
| No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of 1980-86 (1987)
| 37 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (1990)
| 14 |
| Alternative Melbourne (Australia) - The Top 100 Rock/Pop Albums (1996)
| 69 |
| Juice (Australia) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1997)
| 38 |
| Rolling Stone (Australia) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 94 |
| Ondarock (Italy) - Rock Milestones (albums added every month)
| No Order |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| Screenagers (Poland) - Top 100 Albums of the 80s (2006)
| 41 |
| 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 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 4.5 Stars |
| Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995)
| 7 |
| 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)
| 3 Stars |
| Le Guide du CD (France) - Ratings from 1 to 4 Stars & "GOLD" (1991-1997)
| 3 Stars |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 4.5 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
| 23 |
| Face (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 14 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 16 |
| Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 5 |
| Schlager (Sweden) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 38 |