| Allan Kozinn, AVGuide (USA) - The 100 Greatest Pop Albums of the Century (2000)
| 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)
| 33 |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 Greatest CDs of All Time (1993)
| 98 |
| Grammy Hall of Fame Albums and Songs (USA)
| No Order |
| Greenwood Encyclopedia of Rock History (USA) - Most Significant Rock Albums (2006)
| No Order |
| Infoplease.com (USA) - Must-Have Recordings (1998)
| No Order |
| Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005)
| 195 |
| 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 |
| Paste (USA) - The 60 Best Albums of the 1960s (2012)
| 59 |
| Paul Gambaccini - The World Critics Best Albums of All Time (1977)
| 76 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s (2017)
| 163 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 338 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 372 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the Last 20 Years (1987)
| 50 |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Catalog entry |
| Treble (USA) - Best of the '60s Project (2004)
| No Order |
| Ultimate Classic Rock (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1960s (2015)
| No Order |
| John Tobler (UK) - 100 Great Albums of the Sixties (1994)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - Mojo 1000, the Ultimate CD Buyers Guide (2001)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums (1974)
| 91 |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 315 |
| Paul Morley (UK) - Words and Music, 5 x 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - Top 20 Albums from 1954-1969 (2004)
| 16 |
| Record Collector (UK) - 10 Classic Albums from 21 Genres for the 21st Century (2000)
| No Order |
| Sean Egan (UK) - 100 Albums That Changed Music (2006)
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2007)
| No Order |
| The Rough Guide - Rock: 100 Essential CDs (1999)
| No Order |
| Zig Zag (UK) - Gillett & Frith's 100 Essential Rock Albums (1975)
| No Order |
| Dagbladet (Norway) - The Best Albums of the Century (1999)
| No Order |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Liberation (France) - Best Albums 1968-88 (1988)
| 28 |
| Nicolas Dupuy (France) - The 100 Best Rock Albums (2010)
| No Order |
| Philippe Manoeuvre (France) - Rock'n'Roll: La Discotèque Idéale (2005)
| 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 |
| Wu Zhengzhong (China?) - A Selection of 100 Rock Classics (1998)
| No Order |
| Blow Up (Italy) - 600 Essential Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| Buscadero (Italy) - The Best Rock Albums of All Time (1990)
| No Order |
| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 100 Best Albums by Decade (2002)
| 21-50 |
| Viceversa (Italy) - 100 Rock Albums (1996)
| No Order |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| Jerzy Skarzynski (Poland) - Unforgettable Albums in Rock History (2004)
| No Order |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 5 Bones |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 0-5 Stars (USA, 1979 and/or 1983)
| 4 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 3 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 3.5 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
| 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)
| 6.5 |