| Allan Kozinn, AVGuide (USA) - The 100 Greatest Pop Albums of the Century (2000)
| No Order |
| Alternative Press (USA) - Top 99 Albums of '85 to '95 (1995)
| 79 |
| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
| Chuck Eddy (USA) - The Accidental Evolution of Rock'n'Roll (1997)
| No Order |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 797 |
| KCPR DJs (USA) - Top 100 Records from the 80s (2002)
| 37 |
| Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005)
| 150 |
| Paste (USA) - The 80 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 49 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1980s (2002)
| 67 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 440 |
| Spin (USA) - The 125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years (2010)
| 73 |
| Spin (USA) - The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (2015)
| 269 |
| Spin (USA) - Top 100 (+5) Albums of the Last 20 Years (2005)
| 96 |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Catalog entry |
| Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 80s, by Year (2006)
| 9 |
| Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005)
| No Order |
| Continuum Books - 33 1/3: A Series of Books about Critically Acclaimed Albums
| No Order |
| Elvis Costello - 500 Albums You Need (2000)
| No Order |
| Gary Mulholland (UK) - 261 Greatest Albums Since Punk and Disco (2006)
| No Order |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (2006)
| 67 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - Top 100 Irish Albums (2004)
| 8 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) -The 250 Greatest Irish Albums of All Time (2009)
| 8 |
| Irish Times (Ireland) - The Top 40 Irish albums (2008)
| 8 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Significant Albums from '82 and '85 (1989)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The 80 Greatest Albums from the 80s (2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - 50 Albums Released in 1985 That Still Sound Great Today (2015)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993)
| 86 |
| Q (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever (2000)
| 93 |
| Sounds (UK) - The Top 80 Albums from the '80s (1989)
| 23 |
| The Times (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| 93 |
| Adresseavisen (Norway) - The 100 (+23) Best Albums of All Time (1995)
| 101 |
| Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) - 50th Anniversary of Rock (2004)
| No Order |
| Nieuwe Revu (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1994)
| 42 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 20th Century (1987)
| 158 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 80s (1989)
| 37 |
| VPRO (The Netherlands) - 299 Nominations of the Best Album of All Time (2006)
| No Order |
| Laut (Germany) - Meilensteine (Milestones)
| No Order |
| Tempo (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums from the 80's (1989)
| 40 |
| ZEIT (Germany) - 100 Modern Classics (2007)
| No Order |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 9 |
| FNAC (France) - The Ideal Discography: 823 Indispensables Albums (2015)
| Other |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| 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 |
| Telerama (France) - The Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of 1980-86 (1987)
| 80 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014)
| 301 |
| Buscadero (Italy) - The 120 Best Albums of the 1980s (1989)
| No Order |
| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 100 Best Albums by Decade (2002)
| 51-100 |
| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - The Best Albums of the 80s (1990)
| No Order |
| Ondarock (Italy) - Rock Milestones (albums added every month)
| No Order |
| 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 |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 4.5 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)
| 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
| 9 |
| 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)
| 4 Stars |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 4 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 7 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 18 |
| Face (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 12 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 18 |
| Schlager (Sweden) - Albums of the Year
| 20 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 5 |
| Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 10 |
| Best (France) - Albums of the Year
| 9 |