| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| Ego Trip (USA) - Hip Hop's 25 Greatest Albums by Year 1980-98 (1999) | 8 |
| XXL (USA) - 40 Years of Hip-Hop: Top 5 Albums by Year (2014) | No Order |
| NME (UK) - 50 Albums Released in 1985 That Still Sound Great Today (2015) | No Order |
| RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003) | No Order |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006) | 8 |
| MUZIQ (France) - 200 Records for a Dream Collection (2007) | No Order |
| Ratings | |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars | 5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99) | 3.5 Bones |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992) | 4 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004) | 2.5 Stars |
| Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995) | 6 |
| 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) | 4 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) | 7 |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year | 32 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year | 32 |
