| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
| Blender (USA) - The 100 Greatest American Albums of All time (2002)
| 10 |
| Bob Mersereau (Canada) - The Top 100 Canadian Albums (2007)
| 2 |
| Consequence of Sound (USA) - Top 100 Albums Ever (2010)
| 28 |
| Dave Marsh & Kevin Stein (USA) - The 40 Best of Album Chartmakers by Year (1981)
| 17 |
| Edna Gundersen, USA Today (USA) - Top 40 Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 742 |
| Gear (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the Century (1999)
| 64 |
| Grammy Hall of Fame Albums and Songs (USA)
| No Order |
| Infoplease.com (USA) - Must-Have Recordings (1998)
| No Order |
| Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005)
| 57 |
| Liza Lentini (USA) - The 100 Greatest Vinyl Records of All Time (2015)
| No Order |
| Paste (USA) - The 70 Best Albums of the 1970s (2012)
| 21 |
| Paul Gambaccini - The World Critics Best Albums of All Time (1987)
| 67 |
| Pause & Play (USA) - Albums Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Album per Week
| No Order |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2004)
| 86 |
| Radio WXPN (USA) - The 100 Most Progressive Albums (1996)
| 13 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - 50 Essential Female Albums (2002)
| 2 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Steve Pond's 50 (+27) Essential Albums of the 70s (1990)
| 22 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 30 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 3 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the Last 20 Years (1987)
| 46 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Women Who Rock: 50 Greatest Albums (2012)
| 2 |
| Stephin Merritt (Magnetic Fields) - The Best Recordings from 1900 to 1999
| No Order |
| Stylus (USA) - Top 101-200 Albums of All time (2004)
| 109 |
| The Review, University of Delaware (USA) - 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2001)
| 28 |
| Time (USA) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2006)
| No Order |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Next stop |
| VH1 (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of R 'N' R (2001)
| 14 |
| Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005)
| No Order |
| Vibe (USA) - 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| No Order |
| WOEBOT (Matthew Ingram, USA) - The 100 Greatest Records Ever (2005)
| 79 |
| Channel 4 (UK) - 125 Nominations for the 100 Greatest Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| Elvis Costello - 500 Albums You Need (2000)
| No Order |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (2006)
| 12 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989)
| 37 |
| Mojo (UK) - The 100 Greatest Albums Ever Made (1995)
| 18 |
| Mojo (UK) - The 100 Records That Changed the World (2007)
| 65 |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - 101 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2014)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums (1974)
| 67 |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993)
| 28 |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 63 |
| Paul Morley (UK) - Words and Music, 5 x 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - The 50 Best Albums of the 70s (1998)
| 23 |
| Q (UK) - The Ultimate Music Collection (2005)
| No Order |
| Record Collector (UK) - 10 Classic Albums from 21 Genres for the 21st Century (2000)
| No Order |
| Sean Egan (UK) - 100 Albums That Changed Music (2006)
| No Order |
| Stuart Maconie's Critical List on BBC Radio 2 (UK) - One Album Added Each Week
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (1997)
| 35 |
| The Observer (UK) - 50 Albums That Changed Music 1956-2006 (2006)
| 14 |
| The Times (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| 26 |
| Time Out (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989)
| 84 |
| Times Online (UK) - The 20 Most Influential Albums (2008)
| 20 |
| Uncut (UK) - 100 Rock and Movie Icons (2005)
| 52 |
| Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016)
| 33 |
| Amazon.ca (Canada) - The Top 50 Canadian Albums of All Time (2004?)
| 5 |
| CBC (Canada) - The Top 100 Canadian Albums of All Time (2013)
| 3 |
| Chartattack (Canada) - The 100 Best Canadian Albums of All Time (1996)
| 3 |
| Chartattack (Canada) - The 50 Best Canadian Albums of All Time (2000)
| 1 |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 All-Time Greatest Albums (2013)
| 11 |
| Aftenposten (Norway) - Top 50 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 45 |
| Dagbladet (Norway) - The Best Albums of the Century (1999)
| No Order |
| Eggen & Kartvedt (Norway) - The Guide to the 100 Important Rock Albums (1999)
| No Order |
| Expressen (Sweden) - The 100 Best Records Ever (1999)
| 82 |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 71 |
| David Kleijwegt (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 62 |
| 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 |
| Berlin Media (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1998)
| 30 |
| Karl Bruckmaier (Switzerland) - 101 Most Important Albums of Rock History (1998)
| No Order |
| Laut (Germany) - Meilensteine (Milestones)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 12 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Albums of 5 Decades (1997)
| 17 |
| Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1970s (2009)
| 24 |
| Uwe Schütte (Germany) - Basis-Diskothek Rock und Pop (2011)
| No Order |
| Wiener (Austria) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| 98 |
| Zounds (Germany) - The Top 30 Albums of All Time + Top 10 by Decade (1992)
| 32 |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 695 |
| 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 |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - 50 Years of Rock'n'Roll (2004)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - 555 Albums from 1954-2014 (2014)
| No Order |
| VOLUME (France) - 200 Records that Changed the World (2008)
| No Order |
| Discoplay (Spain) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1997)
| No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002)
| 31 |
| Courier-Mail (Australia) - 50 Defining Rock Albums (2005)
| 23 |
| Craig Mathieson & Toby Creswell (Australia) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2013)
| 6 |
| Rolling Stone & Borders (Australia) - 100 Must Have CDs (2007)
| No Order |
| Buscadero (Italy) - The Best Rock Albums of All Time (1990)
| No Order |
| Epoca (Italy) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1988)
| 91 |
| Jam (Italy) - 100 Ideal Albums to Understand Rock Music (2000)
| No Order |
| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 100 Best Albums by Decade (2002)
| 51-100 |
| Ondarock (Italy) - Rock Milestones (albums added every month)
| No Order |
| Popster (Italy) - The 100 Best Albums of the 70s (1979)
| No Order |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| Yediot Ahonot (Israel) - Top 99 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 75 |
| 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
| 9 |
| Paul Roland (UK) - CD Guide to Pop & Rock, Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2001)
| 4 Stars |
| Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002)
| 5 Stars |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 4.5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 8 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 14 |