| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
| Dave Marsh & Kevin Stein (USA) - The 40 Best of Album Chartmakers by Year (1981)
| 20 |
| David Keenan, Sunday Herald (USA) - The 103 Best Albums Ever, Honest (2001)
| No Order |
| Edna Gundersen, USA Today (USA) - Top 40 Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
| Gear (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the Century (1999)
| 29 |
| Grammy Hall of Fame Albums and Songs (USA)
| No Order |
| Greil Marcus (USA) - STRANDED: "Treasure Island" Albums (1979)
| No Order |
| Jimmy Guterman (USA) - The Best Rock and Roll Records (online version)
| No Order |
| Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005)
| 116 |
| National Recording Preservation Board (USA) - The National Recording Registry
| No Order |
| Out (USA) - The 100 Greatest, Gayest Albums (2008)
| 38 |
| Paste (USA) - The 60 Best Albums of the 1960s (2012)
| 51 |
| Paul Gambaccini - The World Critics Best Albums of All Time (1977)
| 160 |
| Pause & Play (USA) - Albums Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Album per Week
| No Order |
| Pitchfork (USA) - The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s (2017)
| 19 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - 50 Essential Female Albums (2002)
| 3 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 50 Coolest Records of All Time (2002)
| 9 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 89 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 83 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Women Who Rock: 50 Greatest Albums (2012)
| 3 |
| SheWired (USA) - The 100 Greatest Lesbian Albums of All Time (2011)
| 10 |
| Stylus (USA) - Top 101-200 Albums of All time (2004)
| 197 |
| The Review, University of Delaware (USA) - 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2001)
| 68 |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Main entry |
| Treble (USA) - Best of the '60s Project (2004)
| No Order |
| VH1 (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of R 'N' R (2001)
| 58 |
| Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005)
| No Order |
| Attitude (UK) - Top 50 Gay Albums of All Time
| 38 |
| Channel 4 (UK) - 125 Nominations for the 100 Greatest Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| Continuum Books - 33 1/3: A Series of Books about Critically Acclaimed Albums
| No Order |
| Elvis Costello - 500 Albums You Need (2000)
| No Order |
| GQ (UK) - The 100 Coolest Albums in the World Right Now! (2005)
| 73 |
| John Tobler (UK) - 100 Great Albums of the Sixties (1994)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The 100 Greatest Albums Ever Made (1995)
| 92 |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993)
| 54 |
| NME (UK) - Classic Albums
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 50 |
| NME (UK) - The 60 Most Important Albums of NME's Lifetime (2012)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2003)
| 63 |
| Paul Morley (UK) - Words and Music, 5 x 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
| Stuart Maconie's Critical List on BBC Radio 2 (UK) - One Album Added Each Week
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - 100 Albums that Don't Appear in All Other Top 100 Album Lists (1999)
| 26 |
| The Guardian (UK) - Guardian Writers' Favourite Albums Ever (2013)
| 17 |
| The Observer (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums (2004)
| 77 |
| The Rough Guide - Soul: 100 Essential CDs (2000)
| No Order |
| Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016)
| 92 |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 All-Time Greatest Albums (2013)
| 97 |
| Aftenposten (Norway) - Top 50 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 43 |
| Expressen (Sweden) - The 100 Best Records Ever (1999)
| 79 |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 18 |
| Tor Milde (Norway) - The 100 Best Pop and Rock Albums of All Time (2004)
| 94 |
| David Kleijwegt (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 51 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 20th Century (1987)
| 90 |
| OOR (The Netherlands) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2007)
| 46 |
| VPRO (The Netherlands) - 299 Nominations of the Best Album of All Time (2006)
| No Order |
| BR Puls (Germany) - Ruhmeshalle (Hall of Fame)
| No Order |
| Berlin Media (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1998)
| 85 |
| Laut (Germany) - Meilensteine (Milestones)
| No Order |
| Ralf Niemczyk (Germany) - 25 Albums for Men (2007)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 335 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Albums of 5 Decades (1997)
| 81 |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 20 |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - 50 Years of Rock'n'Roll (2004)
| 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 |
| Juan Vitoria (Spain) - 350 Masterpieces of Contemporary Music to Discover (2005)
| No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002)
| 187 |
| Cameron Adams (Australia) - 100 Must Have Albums (2013)
| 11-100 |
| Craig Mathieson & Toby Creswell (Australia) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2013)
| 63 |
| Rolling Stone & Borders (Australia) - 100 Must Have CDs (2007)
| No Order |
| 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)
| 4 Bones |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 4 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 5 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)
| 5 Stars |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |