| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| Decibel (USA) - Metal Hall of Fame | No Order |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015) | 329 |
| Loudwire (USA) - Top 80 Hard Rock + Metal Albums of the 1980s (2016) | 57 |
| Classic Rock & Metal Hammer (UK) - The 200 Greatest Albums of the 80s (2006) | No Order |
| Kerrang (UK) - The 100 Greatest Rock Albums (2006) | 47 |
| Terrorizer (UK) - The 100 Most Important Albums of the 80s (2000) | No Order |
| Rock Hard (Germany) - Top 300 Albums (2001) | 43 |
| Tylko Rock (Poland) - 100 Albums that Shook Polish Rock (1999) | 86 |
| Ratings | |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars | 4 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99) | 2.5 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade | B- |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992) | 2 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004) | 4 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 | 9 |
| 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) | 3 Stars |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars | 4 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10) | 6 |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year | 8 |
