| Alternative Press (USA) - The 90 Greatest Albums of the 90s (1998)
| 2 |
| Alternative Press (USA) - Top 99 Albums of '85 to '95 (1995)
| 24 |
| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
| Blender (USA) - The 100 Greatest American Albums of All time (2002)
| 80 |
| Consequence of Sound (USA) - Top 100 Albums Ever (2010)
| 88 |
| Edna Gundersen, USA Today (USA) - Top 40 Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
| Greenwood Encyclopedia of Rock History (USA) - Most Significant Rock Albums (2006)
| No Order |
| Life (USA) - 40 Years of Rock & Roll, the Album of the Year 1952-91 (Updated 1995)
| No Order |
| Ned Raggett (USA) - The Top 136 Albums of the Nineties (1999)
| 29 |
| 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)
| 46 |
| 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)
| 32 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 40 Best Albums of 1994 (2014)
| 2 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 201 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 122 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential Recordings of the 90s (1999)
| No Order |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1990s (2011)
| 45 |
| Spin (USA) - The 125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years (2010)
| 10 |
| Spin (USA) - The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (2015)
| 48 |
| Spin (USA) - Top 100 (+5) Albums of the Last 20 Years (2005)
| 25 |
| Spin (USA) - Top 90 Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 11 |
| 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 |
| Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005)
| No Order |
| Vibe (USA) - 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| No Order |
| Classic Rock & Metal Hammer (UK) - The 200 Greatest Albums of the 90s (2006)
| No Order |
| Kerrang (UK) - 100 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (1998)
| 42 |
| Kerrang (UK) - The 100 Greatest Rock Albums (2006)
| 40 |
| Mojo (UK) - The 100 Greatest Albums of Our Lifetime 1993-2006 (2006)
| 98 |
| NME (UK) - Nominations For the Best Albums of the 1990s (2012)
| No Order |
| No Ripcord (UK) - Top Albums 1990-1999 (2013)
| 53 |
| 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)
| 82 |
| Raw (UK) - 90 Essential Albums of the 90s (1995)
| No Order |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 All-Time Greatest Albums (2013)
| 64 |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 Best Albums from 1983 to 2008 (2008)
| 81 |
| Expressen (Sweden) - The 100 Best Records Ever (1999)
| 93 |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 13 |
| Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015)
| No Order |
| VPRO (The Netherlands) - 299 Nominations of the Best Album of All Time (2006)
| No Order |
| BR Puls (Germany) - Ruhmeshalle (Hall of Fame)
| No Order |
| Laut (Germany) - Meilensteine (Milestones)
| No Order |
| Rock Hard (Germany) - Top 300 Albums (2001)
| 191 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 410 |
| Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1990s (2009)
| 11 |
| Visions (Germany) - The Best Albums 1991-96 (1996)
| No Order |
| Visions (Germany) - The Most Important Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 18 |
| Charlotte Blum (France) - Le metal en 100 CD (2002)
| No Order |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 286 |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| MUZIQ (France) - 200 Records for a Dream Collection (2007)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - 555 Albums from 1954-2014 (2014)
| 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)
| 38 |
| Blow Up (Italy) - 600 Essential Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| Jam (Italy) - 100 Ideal Albums to Understand Rock Music (2000)
| No Order |
| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 100 Best Albums by Decade (2002)
| 21-50 |
| Ondarock (Italy) - Rock Milestones (albums added every month)
| No Order |
| Rumore (Italy) - The 15 Best Albums from 1992-2007 (2007)
| No Order |
| Sentire Ascoltare (Italy) - The 35 Best Rock Albums of the 1990s (2014)
| 15 |
| Babylon (Greece) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1990s (1999)
| 9 |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| La Mosca (Mexico) - Ten Years, Ten Albums 1994-2003 (2004?)
| No Order |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 3 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| ** |
| Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995)
| 9 |
| Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10
| 8 |
| 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 |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 8.5 |
| LA Times (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 4 |
| Spin (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 4 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 9 |
| Kerrang (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 13 |
| Select (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 40 |
| Eye Weekly Canadian Critics Poll - Albums of the Year
| 23 |
| Musikexpress/Sounds (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| Rocksound (France) - Albums of the Year
| 25 |