| Beats Per Minute (USA) - The Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2011)
| 86 |
| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
| Decibel (USA) - Metal Hall of Fame
| No Order |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 98 |
| Loudwire (USA) - Top 80 Hard Rock + Metal Albums of the 1980s (2016)
| 5 |
| Revolver (USA) - The 69 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time (2002)
| 4 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2013)
| No Order |
| Spin (USA) - The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (2015)
| 77 |
| Spin (USA) - Top 100 (+5) Albums of the Last 20 Years (2005)
| 67 |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Main entry |
| Classic Rock & Metal Hammer (UK) - The 200 Greatest Albums of the 80s (2006)
| No Order |
| Continuum Books - 33 1/3: A Series of Books about Critically Acclaimed Albums
| No Order |
| Kerrang (UK) - 100 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (1998)
| 10 |
| Kerrang (UK) - The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time (1989)
| 27 |
| Kerrang (UK) - The 100 Greatest Rock Albums (2006)
| 9 |
| Mojo (UK) - Mojo 1000, the Ultimate CD Buyers Guide (2001)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - Classic Albums
| 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)
| 287 |
| Rhythm (UK) - The 50 Greatest Drum Albums (2007)
| 20 |
| Sounds (UK) - The Top 80 Albums from the '80s (1989)
| 69 |
| Terrorizer (UK) - The 100 Most Important Albums of the 80s (2000)
| No Order |
| The Anarchist (UK) - The 33 Best Albums Ever (1997)
| 10 |
| The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2007)
| No Order |
| OOR (The Netherlands) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2007)
| 15 |
| Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015)
| No Order |
| BR Puls (Germany) - Ruhmeshalle (Hall of Fame)
| No Order |
| Laut (Germany) - Meilensteine (Milestones)
| No Order |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums 1969-2009 (2009)
| 51 |
| Ralf Niemczyk (Germany) - 25 Albums for Men (2007)
| No Order |
| Rock Hard (Germany) - Top 300 Albums (2001)
| 6 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 96 |
| Spex (Germany) - The 100 (+17) Albums of the Century (1999)
| 12 |
| Tempo (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums from the 80's (1989)
| 78 |
| ZEIT (Germany) - 100 Modern Classics (2007)
| No Order |
| Charlotte Blum (France) - Le metal en 100 CD (2002)
| No Order |
| Crossroads (France) - 120 Essential Albums from 1979-86 (2010)
| No Order |
| FNAC (France) - The Ideal Discography: 823 Indispensables Albums (2015)
| Other |
| 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 & Folk (France) - 555 Albums from 1954-2014 (2014)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - The 300 Best Albums from 1965-1995 (1995)
| No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002)
| 164 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014)
| 89 |
| Jaclyn Bond (Australia) - The 100 Best Heavy Metal Albums in the World (2009)
| No Order |
| Blow Up (Italy) - 600 Essential Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| Tylko Rock (Poland) - 100 Albums that Shook Polish Rock (1999)
| 33 |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 2.5 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| B+ |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 2 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)
| 10 |
| 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)
| 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 |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 7.5 |
| Kerrang (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 19 |