| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
| Gear (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the Century (1999)
| 97 |
| Greenwood Encyclopedia of Rock History (USA) - Most Significant Rock Albums (2006)
| No Order |
| Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005)
| 11 |
| Paste (USA) - The 90 Best Albums of the 1990s (2012)
| 18 |
| Pause & Play (USA) - Albums Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Album per Week
| No Order |
| Pause & Play (USA) - The 90s Top 100 Essential Albums (1999)
| 11 |
| Popblerd/bLISTerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1990s (2012)
| 8 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Rod Underhill (USA) - The Top 100 Rock/Pop Albums (2003)
| 30 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time (2013)
| 46 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 90s (2010)
| 6 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 209 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 160 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997)
| No Order |
| Spin (USA) - The 125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years (2010)
| 70 |
| Spin (USA) - Top 100 (+5) Albums of the Last 20 Years (2005)
| 93 |
| Spin (USA) - Top 90 Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 33 |
| The Review, University of Delaware (USA) - 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2001)
| 95 |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Main entry |
| Treble (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 90s (10 per Year) (2008)
| 5 |
| Ultimate Classic Rock (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1990s (2015)
| No Order |
| VH1 (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of R 'N' R (2001)
| 79 |
| Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005)
| No Order |
| Classic Rock & Metal Hammer (UK) - The 200 Greatest Albums of the 90s (2006)
| No Order |
| Classic Rock (UK) - The 100 Greatest Rock Albums of All Time (2001)
| 17 |
| Classic Rock (UK) - The 150 Greatest Debut Albums Ever (2010)
| No Order |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (2006)
| 76 |
| Kerrang (UK) - 100 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (1998)
| 15 |
| Kerrang (UK) - The 100 Greatest Rock Albums (2006)
| 52 |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - Nominations For the Best Albums of the 1990s (2012)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 339 |
| No Ripcord (UK) - Top 100 Debut Albums (2011)
| 36 |
| No Ripcord (UK) - Top Albums 1990-1999 (2013)
| 43 |
| Q (UK) - 90 Albums of the 90s (1999)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - In Our Lifetime: Q's 100 Best Albums 1986-94 (1995)
| No Order |
| Raw (UK) - 90 Essential Albums of the 90s (1995)
| No Order |
| Uncut (UK) - The 100 Greatest Debut Albums (2006)
| 81 |
| The Sun (Canada) - The Best Albums from 1971 to 2000 (2001)
| No Order |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 2 |
| Platekompaniet (Norway) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2001)
| 17 |
| Nieuwe Revu (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1994)
| 25 |
| OOR (The Netherlands) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2007)
| 27 |
| 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 |
| Musik Express/Sounds (Germany) - The 100 Masterpieces (1993)
| 68 |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1990s (2010)
| 45 |
| Rock Hard (Germany) - Top 300 Albums (2001)
| 21 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 20 |
| Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1990s (2009)
| 25 |
| Visions (Germany) - The Best Albums 1991-96 (1996)
| No Order |
| Charlotte Blum (France) - Le metal en 100 CD (2002)
| No Order |
| Crossroads (France) - 120 Essential Albums from 1987-99 (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 |
| 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 & Folk (France) - The Best Albums from 1963 to 1999 (1999)
| No Order |
| Rocksound (France) - Top 150 Albums of Our Lifetime (1992-2006)
| 9 |
| Plásticos y Decibelios (Spain) - The 80 Best Albums of All Time (2000)
| 65 |
| Juice (Australia) - The 100 (+34) Greatest Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 101 |
| Wu Zhengzhong (China?) - A Selection of 100 Rock Classics (1998)
| No Order |
| Jam (Italy) - 100 Ideal Albums to Understand Rock Music (2000)
| No Order |
| Ondarock (Italy) - Rock Milestones (albums added every month)
| No Order |
| Viceversa (Italy) - 100 Rock Albums (1996)
| No Order |
| Babylon (Greece) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1990s (1999)
| 6 |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| Screenagers (Poland) - Top 100 Albums of the 90s (2005)
| 7 |
| Tylko Rock (Poland) - 100 Albums that Shook Polish Rock (1999)
| 54 |
| Rolling Stone (Mexico) - The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2004)
| 11 |
| Switch (Mexico) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| No Order |
| Blue Jean (Turkey) - The Best Debut Albums Ever (2004)
| No Order |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 4 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| ** |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 4 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 4 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
| 10 |
| Paul Roland (UK) - CD Guide to Pop & Rock, Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2001)
| 3 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)
| 3 Stars |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| José Ramón Pardo (Spain) - The 1000 Best Pop-Rock Albums, Ratings 1-5 (1997)
| 4.5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 7 |
| Spin (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 15 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 34 |
| Kerrang (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 4 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 9 |
| Q (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Raw (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 4 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 18 |