| Bob Gendron, AVGuide (USA) - The 10 Best Rock Records of the Nineties (2000)
| No Order |
| LostAtSea (USA) - 90 Albums of the 90s (2000)
| 79 |
| Nude as the News (USA) - The 100 Most Compelling Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 69 |
| Popblerd/bLISTerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1990s (2012)
| 72 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 90s (2010)
| 77 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential Recordings of the 90s (1999)
| No Order |
| Spin (USA) - Top 90 Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 55 |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Catalog entry |
| Ultimate Classic Rock (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1990s (2015)
| No Order |
| Classic Rock & Metal Hammer (UK) - The 200 Greatest Albums of the 90s (2006)
| No Order |
| Elvis Costello - 500 Albums You Need (2000)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - 100 Greatest Albums of the 1990s (2015)
| 100 |
| Q (UK) - In Our Lifetime: Q's 100 Best Albums 1986-94 (1995)
| No Order |
| Select (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of the 90s (1996)
| 51 |
| Adresseavisen (Norway) - The 100 (+23) Best Albums of All Time (1995)
| 14 |
| Start! (Sweden) - The 25 Best Albums of the 90s (1996)
| 21 |
| RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003)
| No Order |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - The 100 Best Albums 1986-1996 (1996)
| 81 |
| Iguana (Spain) - The 25 Best Albums of the 90's (2000)
| No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 150 Best Albums from the 90s (2000)
| 69 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014)
| 41 |
| Tylko Rock (Poland) - 100 Albums that Shook Polish Rock (1999)
| 97 |
| 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
| A- |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 4 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 5 Stars |
| Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995)
| 8 |
| Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10
| 8 |
| Paul Roland (UK) - CD Guide to Pop & Rock, Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2001)
| 4 Stars |
| 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)
| 4 Stars |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 4.5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 6.5 |
| Downbeat (USA) - Album of the Year
| 1 |
| People.com (USA) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| Spin (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 6 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 5 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 4 |
| Q (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Select (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 7 |
| Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 13 |
| Vox (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Rumba (Finland) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| HUMO (Belgium) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| Musikexpress/Sounds (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 11 |
| Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 6 |
| Best (France) - Albums of the Year
| 10 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |