Belle and Sebastian
The Boy with the Arab Strap









Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc.
NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013) 379
Q (UK) - 90 Albums of the 90s (1999) No Order
Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004) 457
Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 100 Best Albums by Decade (2002) 21-50
Ratings
All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars 4.5 Stars
Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade A-
Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004) 4 Stars
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
Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars 4 Stars
Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10) 6.5
End of Year Lists
Addicted to Noise (USA) - Albums of the Year 19
Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year 13
Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year 7
Mojo (UK) - Albums of the Year 40
NME (UK) - Albums of the Year 15
Q (UK) - Albums of the Year No Order
Select (UK) - Albums of the Year 3
Uncut (UK) - Albums of the Year 21
Eye Weekly Canadian Critics Poll - Albums of the Year 29
Aftonbladet (Sweden) - Albums of the Year 5
Nöjesguiden (Sweden) - Albums of the Year 1
Pop (Sweden) - Albums of the Year 12
OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year 20
Musikexpress/Sounds (Germany) - Albums of the Year 5
Rolling Stone (Germany) - Albums of the Year 9
Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year 24
Magic (France) - Albums of the Year 30
Mondo Sonoro (Spain) - Albums of the Year 8
BigO (Singapore) - Albums of the Year 3
Music Colony Bi-Weekly (Hong Kong) - Albums of the Year 2
Rockerilla (Italy) - Albums of the Year 3
Babylon (Greece) - Albums of the Year 13
OAZA (Yugoslavia) - Albums of the Year 7