| Anthony Fantano (USA) - The Needle Drop: Classic Albums
| No Order |
| Ben Ratliff (USA) - The 100 (+ Another 100) Most Important Jazz Recordings (2002)
| 100-200 |
| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
| Chris Smith (USA) - 101 Albums That Changed Popular Music (2009)
| No Order |
| Consequence of Sound (USA) - Top 100 Albums Ever (2010)
| 44 |
| Dave Marsh & Kevin Stein (USA) - The 40 Best of Album Chartmakers by Year (1981)
| 7 |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 108 |
| Gear (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the Century (1999)
| 51 |
| Grammy Hall of Fame Albums and Songs (USA)
| No Order |
| Infoplease.com (USA) - Must-Have Recordings (1998)
| No Order |
| Paste (USA) - The 70 Best Albums of the 1970s (2012)
| 7 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2004)
| 18 |
| Popblerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2013)
| 32 |
| Radio WXPN (USA) - The 100 Most Progressive Albums (1996)
| 11 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Rod Underhill (USA) - The Top 100 Rock/Pop Albums (2003)
| 25 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 40 Most Groundbreaking Albums of All Time (2014)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 95 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 87 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the Last 20 Years (1987)
| 81 |
| The Review, University of Delaware (USA) - 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2001)
| 52 |
| Time (USA) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2006)
| No Order |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Main entry |
| VH1 (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of R 'N' R (2001)
| 64 |
| Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005)
| No Order |
| Continuum Books - 33 1/3: A Series of Books about Critically Acclaimed Albums
| No Order |
| David Toop (UK) - Ocean of Sound: Aether Talk, Ambient Sound and Imaginary Worlds (1995)
| No Order |
| Jazzwise (UK) - The 100 Jazz Albums That Shook the World (2006)
| 9 |
| John Fordham (UK) - Jazz: Gallery of Classics (1994)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The 100 Greatest Albums Ever Made (1995)
| 82 |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 323 |
| The Anarchist (UK) - The 33 Best Albums Ever (1997)
| 13 |
| The Guardian (UK) - 100 Albums that Don't Appear in All Other Top 100 Album Lists (1999)
| 89 |
| The Rough Guide - Jazz: 100 Essential CDs (1999)
| No Order |
| Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016)
| 119 |
| Vox (UK) - 100 Records that Shook the World (1991)
| No Order |
| Dagbladet (Norway) - The Best Albums of the Century (1999)
| No Order |
| Jazzguide (Germany) - Recommended Records
| No Order |
| Max Magazine (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1997)
| 25 |
| Ralf Dombrowski (Germany) - Basis-Diskothek Jazz (2005)
| No Order |
| RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 223 |
| Spex (Germany) - The 100 (+17) Albums of the Century (1999)
| 79 |
| Uwe Schütte (Germany) - Basis-Diskothek Jazz (2005)
| No Order |
| Wiener (Austria) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| 16 |
| Zounds (Germany) - The Top 30 Albums of All Time + Top 10 by Decade (1992)
| 17 |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Jazz Magazine (France) - 50 Years of Black Music (2013)
| No Order |
| Liberation (France) - Best Albums 1968-88 (1988)
| 36 |
| 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 300 Best Albums from 1965-1995 (1995)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - The Best Albums from 1963 to 1999 (1999)
| No Order |
| Télérama (France) - 100 Essential Jazz Albums (1994)
| No Order |
| VOLUME (France) - 200 Records that Changed the World (2008)
| No Order |
| Joan Rimbau (Spain?) - The Ultimate Jazz Collection (1995)
| No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1970s (1988)
| 19 |
| Buscadero (Italy) - The Best Rock Albums of All Time (1990)
| No Order |
| Ciao2001 (Italy) - Top Albums of All Time (1972)
| No Order |
| Epoca (Italy) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1988)
| 50 |
| Mauro Ronconi (Italy) - The 200 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1998)
| No Order |
| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 100 Best Albums by Decade (2002)
| 1-20 |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| Jazz&Tzaz (Greece) - The 100 Greatest Jazz Records
| No Order |
| 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 |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (6th Ed., 2002), Ratings 1-4 Stars, or a Crown
| 4 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)
| 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)
| 5 Stars |
| Downbeat (USA) - Album of the Year
| 1 |