| Alternative Press (USA) - The 90 Greatest Albums of the 90s (1998)
| 3 |
| Alternative Press (USA) - Top 99 Albums of '85 to '95 (1995)
| 23 |
| Ego Trip (USA) - Hip Hop's 25 Greatest Albums by Year 1980-98 (1999)
| 7 |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 711 |
| Liza Lentini (USA) - The 100 Greatest Vinyl Records of All Time (2015)
| No Order |
| LostAtSea (USA) - 90 Albums of the 90s (2000)
| 21 |
| Music Underwater (USA) - Top 100 Albums 1990-2003 (2004)
| 17 |
| Nude as the News (USA) - The 100 Most Compelling Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 1 |
| 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 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1990s (1999)
| 16 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1990s (2003)
| 34 |
| Popblerd/bLISTerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1990s (2012)
| 39 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 261 |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1990s (2011)
| 92 |
| Spin (USA) - Top 90 Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 12 |
| Stylus (USA) - Top 101-200 Albums of All time (2004)
| 189 |
| Treble (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 90s (10 per Year) (2008)
| 5 |
| NME (UK) - Nominations For the Best Albums of the 1990s (2012)
| No Order |
| Paul Morley (UK) - Words and Music, 5 x 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - 100 Greatest Albums of the 1990s (2015)
| 78 |
| Select (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of the 90s (1996)
| 9 |
| Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016)
| 140 |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 101 |
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| 28 |
| Laut (Germany) - Meilensteine (Milestones)
| No Order |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1990s (2010)
| 6 |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 90s (2005)
| 13 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Albums of 5 Decades (1997)
| 101 |
| Spex (Germany) - The 100 (+17) Albums of the Century (1999)
| 63 |
| Visions (Germany) - The Best Albums 1991-96 (1996)
| No Order |
| Visions (Germany) - The Most Important Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 11 |
| Wiener (Austria) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| 58 |
| Zündfunk (Germany) - The Best Albums of the 90s (2000)
| 10 |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 18 |
| Hervé Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007)
| No Order |
| VOLUME (France) - 200 Records that Changed the World (2008)
| No Order |
| Juice (Australia) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1997)
| 42 |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 3.5 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| Neither |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 4 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 3.5 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
| 7 |
| 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
| 4 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 5.5 |
| Spin (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 4 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 5 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 47 |
| Select (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 15 |
| The Wire (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 10 |
| Pop (Sweden) - Albums of the Year
| 11 |
| Musikexpress/Sounds (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 32 |
| Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 4 |