David Bowie
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Allan Kozinn, AVGuide (USA) - The 100 Greatest Pop Albums of the Century (2000)
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Anthony Fantano (USA) - The Needle Drop: Classic Albums
| No Order |
Chris Smith (USA) - 101 Albums That Changed Popular Music (2009)
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Consequence of Sound (USA) - Top 100 Albums Ever (2010)
| 43 |
Dave Marsh & Kevin Stein (USA) - The 40 Best of Album Chartmakers by Year (1981)
| 28 |
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)
| 47 |
Gear (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the Century (1999)
| 23 |
Grammy Hall of Fame Albums and Songs (USA)
| No Order |
Greenwood Encyclopedia of Rock History (USA) - Most Significant Rock Albums (2006)
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IE (USA) - 50 Great Albums, a Rock Time Capsule (1999)
| No Order |
Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005)
| 56 |
Liza Lentini (USA) - The 100 Greatest Vinyl Records of All Time (2015)
| No Order |
National Recording Preservation Board (USA) - The National Recording Registry
| No Order |
Out (USA) - The 100 Greatest, Gayest Albums (2008)
| 1 |
Paste (USA) - The 70 Best Albums of the 1970s (2012)
| 12 |
Paul Gambaccini - The World Critics Best Albums of All Time (1977)
| 47 |
Paul Gambaccini - The World Critics Best Albums of All Time (1987)
| 90 |
Pause & Play (USA) - 10 Albums of the 70's (2003)
| No Order |
Pause & Play (USA) - Albums Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Album per Week
| No Order |
Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2004)
| 81 |
Popblerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2013)
| 11 |
Radio WXPN (USA) - The 100 Most Progressive Albums (1996)
| 20 |
Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
Rod Underhill (USA) - The Top 100 Rock/Pop Albums (2003)
| 78 |
Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 35 |
Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 40 |
Rolling Stone (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the Last 20 Years (1987)
| 6 |
Stereophile (USA) - 40 Years of Stereophile: The 40 (+94) Essential Albums (2002)
| No Order |
The Review, University of Delaware (USA) - 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2001)
| 55 |
Time (USA) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2006)
| No Order |
Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Main entry |
Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 70s, by Year (2005)
| 3 |
Trouser (USA) - The Best Albums from 1970-79 (1980)
| No Order |
Ultimate Classic Rock (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2015)
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VH1 (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of R 'N' R (2001)
| 48 |
Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005)
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Channel 4 (UK) - 125 Nominations for the 100 Greatest Albums (2005)
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Classic Rock & Metal Hammer (UK) - The 200 Greatest Albums of the 70s (2006)
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Classic Rock (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Rock Albums Ever (2006)
| 5 |
FACT (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1970s (2014)
| 62 |
Geoff Brown et al (UK) - 25 Albums That Rocked the World (2008)
| No Order |
Guitarist (UK) - 101 Essential Guitar Albums (2000)
| 11 |
Guitarist (UK) - The Top 50 Most Influential Guitar Albums of All Time (1994)
| 33 |
Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (2006)
| 50 |
Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989)
| 6 |
Melody Maker (UK) - All Time Top 100 Albums (2000)
| 34 |
Mojo (UK) - Mojo 1000, the Ultimate CD Buyers Guide (2001)
| No Order |
Mojo (UK) - The 100 Greatest Albums Ever Made (1995)
| 29 |
Mojo (UK) - The 100 Records That Changed the World (2007)
| 31 |
Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
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NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums (1974)
| 27 |
NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993)
| 40 |
NME (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever (2006)
| 63 |
NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 23 |
NME (UK) - The 60 Most Important Albums of NME's Lifetime (2012)
| No Order |
Paul Morley (UK) - Words and Music, 5 x 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
Q (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever (2000)
| 25 |
Q (UK) - The 50 (+50) Best British Albums Ever (2004)
| 6 |
Q (UK) - The 50 Best Albums of the 70s (1998)
| 11 |
Q (UK) - The Ultimate Music Collection (2005)
| No Order |
Q (UK) - Top 20 Albums from 1970-1979 (2004)
| 6 |
Record Collector (UK) - 10 Classic Albums from 21 Genres for the 21st Century (2000)
| No Order |
Rhythm (UK) - The 50 Greatest Drum Albums (2007)
| 45 |
Sean Egan (UK) - 100 Albums That Changed Music (2006)
| No Order |
Sean O'Hagan, The Observer (UK) - Fifty Years of Pop (2004)
| No Order |
Sounds (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1986)
| 4 |
Stuart Maconie's Critical List on BBC Radio 2 (UK) - One Album Added Each Week
| No Order |
The Guardian (UK) - Guardian Writers' Favourite Albums Ever (2013)
| 17 |
The Guardian (UK) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (1997)
| 7 |
The Observer (UK) - 50 Albums That Changed Music 1956-2006 (2006)
| 11 |
The Observer (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums (2004)
| 11 |
The Rough Guide - Rock: 100 Essential CDs (1999)
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The Times (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| 25 |
Time Out (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989)
| 44 |
Times Online (UK) - The 20 Most Influential Albums (2008)
| 3 |
Uncut (UK) - 100 Rock and Movie Icons (2005)
| 7 |
Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016)
| 12 |
Vox (UK) - 100 Records that Shook the World (1991)
| No Order |
Zig Zag (UK) - Gillett & Frith's 100 Essential Rock Albums (1975)
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Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 All-Time Greatest Albums (2013)
| 34 |
The Sun (Canada) - The Best Albums from 1971 to 2000 (2001)
| No Order |
Adresseavisen (Norway) - The 100 (+23) Best Albums of All Time (1995)
| 6 |
Aftenposten (Norway) - Top 50 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 20 |
Dagbladet (Norway) - The Best Albums of the Century (1999)
| No Order |
Expressen (Sweden) - The 100 Best Records Ever (1999)
| 40 |
Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) - 50th Anniversary of Rock (2004)
| No Order |
Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 2 |
Platekompaniet (Norway) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2001)
| 18 |
Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 47 |
Schlager (Sweden) - The 30 Best Albums of All Time (1984)
| 13 |
Slitz (Sweden) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1990)
| 8 |
Soundi (Finland) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time + Top 10 by Decade (1995)
| 12 |
Nieuwe Revu (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1994)
| 77 |
OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 20th Century (1987)
| 45 |
OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 70s (1979)
| 2 |
OOR (The Netherlands) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2007)
| 45 |
Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015)
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VPRO (The Netherlands) - 299 Nominations of the Best Album of All Time (2006)
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| 38 |
BR Puls (Germany) - Ruhmeshalle (Hall of Fame)
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Berlin Media (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1998)
| 25 |
Max Magazine (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1997)
| 17 |
Musik Express/Sounds (Germany) - The 100 Masterpieces (1993)
| 25 |
Ralf Niemczyk (Germany) - 25 Albums for Men (2007)
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Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 120 |
Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Albums of 5 Decades (1997)
| 55 |
Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1970s (2009)
| 11 |
Spex (Germany) - The 100 (+17) Albums of the Century (1999)
| 65 |
Wiener (Austria) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| 54 |
Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 1 |
Crossroads (France) - 108 Essential Albums from 1969-72 (2009)
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FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 21 |
FNAC (France) - The Ideal Discography: 823 Indispensables Albums (2015)
| Other |
Florent Mazzolenni (France) - Introduction to an Ideal Rock Discography (2005)
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Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
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Hervé Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007)
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Liberation (France) - Best Albums 1968-88 (1988)
| 12 |
Nicolas Dupuy (France) - The 100 Best Rock Albums (2010)
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Rock & Folk (France) - 555 Albums from 1954-2014 (2014)
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Rock & Folk (France) - The Best Albums from 1963 to 1999 (1999)
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Telerama (France) - 50 LPs in the History of Rock (2004)
| 12 |
Telerama (France) - The Best Albums of All Time (1993)
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VOLUME (France) - 200 Records that Changed the World (2008)
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Juan Vitoria (Spain) - The 100 Best Rock Albums (1993)
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Plásticos y Decibelios (Spain) - The 80 Best Albums of All Time (2000)
| 11 |
Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1970s (1988)
| 7 |
Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002)
| 6 |
Alternative Melbourne (Australia) - The Top 100 Rock/Pop Albums (1996)
| 20 |
Juice (Australia) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1997)
| 30 |
Rolling Stone & Borders (Australia) - 100 Must Have CDs (2007)
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CDNOW (Japan) - 100 Essential Albums (2001?)
| 10 |
List by Japanese Critics - 100 Essential Albums (1998?)
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Wu Zhengzhong (China?) - A Selection of 100 Rock Classics (1998)
| No Order |
Epoca (Italy) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1988)
| 7 |
Mauro Ronconi (Italy) - The 200 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1998)
| No Order |
Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 100 Best Albums by Decade (2002)
| 21-50 |
Ondarock (Italy) - Rock Milestones (albums added every month)
| No Order |
Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
Tylko Rock (Poland) - 100 Albums that Shook Polish Rock (1999)
| 63 |
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 |
Yediot Ahonot (Israel) - Top 99 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 1 |
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
| B+ |
Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 0-5 Stars (USA, 1979 and/or 1983)
| 3 Stars |
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 |
Slant (USA) - The 50 Most Essential Pop Albums (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
| 10 |
Paul Roland (UK) - CD Guide to Pop & Rock, Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2001)
| 5 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)
| 4 Stars |
Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
José Ramón Pardo (Spain) - The 1000 Best Pop-Rock Albums, Ratings 1-5 (1997)
| 4.5 Stars |
Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 6.5 |
Creem (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |