| Dave Marsh & Kevin Stein (USA) - The 40 Best of Album Chartmakers by Year (1981)
| 20 |
| Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005)
| 39 |
| Paste (USA) - The 70 Best Albums of the 1970s (2012)
| 11 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2004)
| 28 |
| Popblerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2013)
| 8 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 392 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 342 |
| Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 70s, by Year (2005)
| 3 |
| Ultimate Classic Rock (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2015)
| No Order |
| Continuum Books - 33 1/3: A Series of Books about Critically Acclaimed Albums
| No Order |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 13 |
| Tor Milde (Norway) - The 100 Best Pop and Rock Albums of All Time (2004)
| 59 |
| Crossroads (France) - 108 Essential Albums from 1969-72 (2009)
| No Order |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 192 |
| Liberation (France) - Best Albums 1968-88 (1988)
| 100 |
| Epoca (Italy) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1988)
| 1 |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 4.5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 1 Bone |
| 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 |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 3 Stars |
| Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10
| 7 |
| Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002)
| 3 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 |
| 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)
| 4 |