| Allan Kozinn, AVGuide (USA) - The 100 Greatest Pop Albums of the Century (2000)
| No Order |
| Bill Shapiro (USA) - The Top 100 Rock Compact Discs (1991)
| No Order |
| 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)
| 3 |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 680 |
| 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)
| 52 |
| Paul Gambaccini - The World Critics Best Albums of All Time (1977)
| 120 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2004)
| 60 |
| Popblerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2013)
| 21 |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Personal 40 Best Albums from the '70s (1979)
| 21 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Rod Underhill (USA) - The Top 100 Rock/Pop Albums (2003)
| 53 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Steve Pond's 50 (+27) Essential Albums of the 70s (1990)
| 8 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 23 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 85 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the Last 20 Years (1987)
| 4 |
| Time (USA) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2006)
| No Order |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Catalog entry |
| Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 70s, by Year (2005)
| 6 |
| Trouser (USA) - The Best Albums from 1970-79 (1980)
| No Order |
| Ultimate Classic Rock (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2015)
| No Order |
| Eagle Rock (UK/USA) - Classic Albums TV Series (1997-2002)
| No Order |
| Elvis Costello - 500 Albums You Need (2000)
| No Order |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989)
| 75 |
| Mojo (UK) - 70 of the Greatest Albums of the 70s (2006)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The 100 Records That Changed the World (2007)
| 55 |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums (1974)
| 76 |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums (1985)
| 9 |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993)
| 126 |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 133 |
| Q (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever (2000)
| 62 |
| Q (UK) - The 50 (+50) Best British Albums Ever (2004)
| 27 |
| Record Collector (UK) - 10 Classic Albums from 21 Genres for the 21st Century (2000)
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2007)
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (1997)
| 41 |
| The Observer (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums (2004)
| 45 |
| The Rough Guide - Rock: 100 Essential CDs (1999)
| No Order |
| Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016)
| 173 |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 All-Time Greatest Albums (2013)
| 40 |
| Adresseavisen (Norway) - The 100 (+23) Best Albums of All Time (1995)
| 19 |
| Expressen (Sweden) - The 100 Best Records Ever (1999)
| 56 |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 1 |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 2 |
| Tor Milde (Norway) - The 100 Best Pop and Rock Albums of All Time (2004)
| 26 |
| David Kleijwegt (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 7 |
| Nieuwe Revu (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1994)
| 65 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 20th Century (1987)
| 46 |
| Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015)
| No Order |
| 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)
| 98 |
| Laut (Germany) - Meilensteine (Milestones)
| No Order |
| Musik Express/Sounds (Germany) - The 100 Masterpieces (1993)
| 42 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 42 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Albums of 5 Decades (1997)
| 70 |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 2 |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Hervé Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007)
| No Order |
| Liberation (France) - Best Albums 1968-88 (1988)
| 25 |
| 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 |
| Telerama (France) - The Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| No Order |
| Plásticos y Decibelios (Spain) - The 80 Best Albums of All Time (2000)
| 56 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1970s (1988)
| 27 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002)
| 135 |
| Courier-Mail (Australia) - 50 Defining Rock Albums (2005)
| 12 |
| Craig Mathieson & Toby Creswell (Australia) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2013)
| 20 |
| CDNOW (Japan) - 100 Essential Albums (2001?)
| 2 |
| List by Japanese Critics - 100 Essential Albums (1998?)
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Yediot Ahonot (Israel) - Top 99 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 27 |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 5 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| A |
| 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 |
| Paul Roland (UK) - CD Guide to Pop & Rock, Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2001)
| 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)
| 4 Stars |
| 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 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 6.5 |
| Aloha/Hitweek (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 21 |