| Chuck Eddy (USA) - The Accidental Evolution of Rock'n'Roll (1997)
| No Order |
| Dave Marsh & Kevin Stein (USA) - The 40 Best of Album Chartmakers by Year (1981)
| 39 |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 524 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2004)
| 27 |
| Popblerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2013)
| 65 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Stylus (USA) - Top 101-200 Albums of All time (2004)
| 154 |
| Ultimate Classic Rock (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2015)
| 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)
| 31 |
| NME (UK) - NME Rock Years, Albums of the Year 1963-99 (2000)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 173 |
| Q (UK) - The 50 (+50) Best British Albums Ever (2004)
| 9 |
| The Rough Guide - Rock: 100 Essential CDs (1999)
| No Order |
| Aftenposten (Norway) - Top 50 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 26 |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 6 |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 101 |
| Tor Milde (Norway) - The 100 Best Pop and Rock Albums of All Time (2004)
| 28 |
| Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015)
| No Order |
| Karl Bruckmaier (Switzerland) - 101 Most Important Albums of Rock History (1998)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 285 |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 5 |
| Crossroads (France) - 108 Essential Albums from 1969-72 (2009)
| No Order |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 13 |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Hervé Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007)
| No Order |
| Philippe Manoeuvre (France) - 100 Necessary Albums (2014)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - The Best Albums from 1963 to 1999 (1999)
| No Order |
| Blow Up (Italy) - 600 Essential Albums (2005)
| 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 |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 3.5 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| B+ |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 0-5 Stars (USA, 1979 and/or 1983)
| 4 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 4 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 4 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)
| 4 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
| 4.5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 6 |
| Aloha/Hitweek (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 15 |