| 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 |
| Consequence of Sound (USA) - Top 100 Albums Ever (2010)
| 49 |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 17 |
| Frank Moriarty (USA) - Seventies Rock: Top Albums of the Seventies (2003)
| No Order |
| Pause & Play (USA) - Albums Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Album per Week
| No Order |
| Popblerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2013)
| 41 |
| Revolver (USA) - The 69 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time (2002)
| 3 |
| 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)
| 131 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 139 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997)
| No Order |
| Time (USA) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2006)
| No Order |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Main entry |
| Ultimate Classic Rock (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2015)
| No Order |
| Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005)
| No Order |
| Vibe (USA) - 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| No Order |
| Wave Magazine (USA) - 20 Most Important Albums of All Time (2004)
| No Order |
| Channel 4 (UK) - 125 Nominations for the 100 Greatest Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| Classic Rock & Metal Hammer (UK) - The 200 Greatest Albums of the 70s (2006)
| No Order |
| Classic Rock (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Rock Albums Ever (2006)
| 59 |
| Classic Rock (UK) - The 100 Greatest Rock Albums of All Time (2001)
| 3 |
| Eagle Rock (UK/USA) - Classic Albums TV Series (1997-2002)
| No Order |
| Guitarist (UK) - 101 Essential Guitar Albums (2000)
| 11 |
| Kerrang (UK) - The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time (1989)
| 39 |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever (2006)
| 80 |
| Q (UK) - The 50 (+50) Best British Albums Ever (2004)
| 33 |
| Q (UK) - The Ultimate Music Collection (2005)
| No Order |
| The Observer (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums (2004)
| 92 |
| Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016)
| 178 |
| Aftenposten (Norway) - Top 50 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 24 |
| Dagbladet (Norway) - The Best Albums of the Century (1999)
| No Order |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 11 |
| Tor Milde (Norway) - The 100 Best Pop and Rock Albums of All Time (2004)
| 64 |
| David Kleijwegt (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 88 |
| Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015)
| No Order |
| BR Puls (Germany) - Ruhmeshalle (Hall of Fame)
| No Order |
| Guitar (Germany) - Top 50 Guitar Albums (1996)
| No Order |
| Laut (Germany) - Meilensteine (Milestones)
| No Order |
| Rock Hard (Germany) - Top 300 Albums (2001)
| 59 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 186 |
| Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1970s (2009)
| 37 |
| Charlotte Blum (France) - Le metal en 100 CD (2002)
| No Order |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 7 |
| Crossroads (France) - 108 Essential Albums from 1969-72 (2009)
| No Order |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 137 |
| FNAC (France) - The Ideal Discography: 823 Indispensables Albums (2015)
| Key album |
| Florent Mazzolenni (France) - Introduction to an Ideal Rock Discography (2005)
| No Order |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Hervé Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007)
| No Order |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - 50 Years of Rock'n'Roll (2004)
| No Order |
| MUZIQ (France) - 200 Records for a Dream Collection (2007)
| No Order |
| Nicolas Dupuy (France) - The 100 Best Rock Albums (2010)
| No Order |
| Philippe Manoeuvre (France) - 100 Necessary Albums (2014)
| No Order |
| 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 & Folk (France) - The Best Albums from 1963 to 1999 (1999)
| No Order |
| Alternative Melbourne (Australia) - The Top 100 Rock/Pop Albums (1996)
| 91 |
| Craig Mathieson & Toby Creswell (Australia) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2013)
| 47 |
| Jaclyn Bond (Australia) - The 100 Best Heavy Metal Albums in the World (2009)
| No Order |
| CDNOW (Japan) - 100 Essential Albums (2001?)
| 21 |
| Wu Zhengzhong (China?) - A Selection of 100 Rock Classics (1998)
| No Order |
| Jam (Italy) - 100 Ideal Albums to Understand Rock Music (2000)
| No Order |
| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 100 Best Albums by Decade (2002)
| 51-100 |
| 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 |
| Tylko Rock (Poland) - 100 Albums that Shook Polish Rock (1999)
| 12 |
| Rolling Stone (Mexico) - The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2004)
| 11 |
| Switch (Mexico) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| 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 |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| C- |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 0-5 Stars (USA, 1979 and/or 1983)
| 1 Star |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 3.5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 5 Stars |
| Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995)
| 8 |
| Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10
| 9 |
| Paul Roland (UK) - CD Guide to Pop & Rock, Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2001)
| 3 Stars |
| 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 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 7 |