| Amazon.com (USA) - The 10 Best Albums by Decade (1999)
| 10 |
| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
| Chris Smith (USA) - 101 Albums That Changed Popular Music (2009)
| No Order |
| Chuck Eddy (USA) - The Accidental Evolution of Rock'n'Roll (1997)
| No Order |
| Dave Marsh & Kevin Stein (USA) - The 40 Best of Album Chartmakers by Year (1981)
| 1 |
| Grammy Hall of Fame Albums and Songs (USA)
| No Order |
| IE (USA) - 50 Great Albums, a Rock Time Capsule (1999)
| No Order |
| Life (USA) - 40 Years of Rock & Roll, the Album of the Year 1952-91 (Updated 1995)
| No Order |
| Life (USA) - Dozen Discs That Shook the World (2005)
| No Order |
| Liza Lentini (USA) - The 100 Greatest Vinyl Records of All Time (2015)
| No Order |
| National Recording Preservation Board (USA) - The National Recording Registry
| No Order |
| Pause & Play (USA) - Albums Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Album per Week
| No Order |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2004)
| 34 |
| Popblerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2013)
| 14 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 132 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 163 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997)
| No Order |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Main entry |
| VH1 (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of R 'N' R (2001)
| 57 |
| Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005)
| No Order |
| Vibe (USA) - 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| No Order |
| Channel 4 (UK) - 125 Nominations for the 100 Greatest Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| Gary Mulholland (UK) - 261 Greatest Albums Since Punk and Disco (2006)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - Mojo 1000, the Ultimate CD Buyers Guide (2001)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - Some of the Greatest Double LPs Ever Issued (1991)
| 17 |
| Q (UK) - The Ultimate Music Collection (2005)
| No Order |
| Record Collector (UK) - 10 Classic Albums from 21 Genres for the 21st Century (2000)
| No Order |
| Sean O'Hagan, The Observer (UK) - Fifty Years of Pop (2004)
| No Order |
| Stuart Maconie's Critical List on BBC Radio 2 (UK) - One Album Added Each Week
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2007)
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - My Favourite Album Series (2011)
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (1997)
| 52 |
| Vox (UK) - 100 Records that Shook the World (1991)
| No Order |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 All-Time Greatest Albums (2013)
| 95 |
| Adresseavisen (Norway) - The 100 (+23) Best Albums of All Time (1995)
| 47 |
| Aftenposten (Norway) - Top 50 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 31 |
| Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) - 50th Anniversary of Rock (2004)
| No Order |
| David Kleijwegt (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 20 |
| BR Puls (Germany) - Ruhmeshalle (Hall of Fame)
| No Order |
| Max Magazine (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1997)
| 46 |
| RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 323 |
| Wiener (Austria) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| 78 |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 344 |
| FNAC (France) - The Ideal Discography: 823 Indispensables Albums (2015)
| Other |
| Rock & Folk (France) - 555 Albums from 1954-2014 (2014)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - The 250 Best Albums from 1966-1991 (1991)
| No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1970s (1988)
| 89 |
| List by Japanese Critics - 100 Essential Albums (1998?)
| No Order |
| Epoca (Italy) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1988)
| 58 |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| Yediot Ahonot (Israel) - Top 99 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 49 |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| B+ |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 0-5 Stars (USA, 1979 and/or 1983)
| 5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 5 Stars |
| 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)
| GOLD |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 4.5 Stars |
| José Ramón Pardo (Spain) - The 1000 Best Pop-Rock Albums, Ratings 1-5 (1997)
| 5 Stars |
| Grammy Awards (USA) - Album of the Year
| Winner |