| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 Greatest CDs of All Time (1993)
| 15 |
| Gear (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the Century (1999)
| 31 |
| Grammy Hall of Fame Albums and Songs (USA)
| No Order |
| Infoplease.com (USA) - Must-Have Recordings (1998)
| No Order |
| Pause & Play (USA) - Albums Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Album per Week
| No Order |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 50 Coolest Records of All Time (2002)
| 23 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 308 |
| The Review, University of Delaware (USA) - 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2001)
| 31 |
| Time (USA) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2006)
| No Order |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Main entry |
| 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 |
| Elvis Costello - 500 Albums You Need (2000)
| No Order |
| Jazzwise (UK) - The 100 Jazz Albums That Shook the World (2006)
| 23 |
| 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) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993)
| 34 |
| The Guardian (UK) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (1997)
| 94 |
| The Observer (UK) - 50 Albums That Changed Music 1956-2006 (2006)
| 13 |
| The Wire (UK) - The 100 Most Important Records Ever Made (1992)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 384 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002)
| 67 |
| Blow Up (Italy) - 600 Essential Albums (2005)
| 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)
| 4.5 Bones |
| 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 |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 4.5 Stars |
| Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002)
| 5 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 |