| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 23 |
| Gear (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the Century (1999)
| 89 |
| Neil Strauss (USA) - The 100 Most Influential Alternative Albums (1993)
| No Order |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2004)
| 10 |
| Radio WXPN (USA) - The 100 Most Progressive Albums (1996)
| 58 |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Personal 40 Best Albums from the '70s (1979)
| 12 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Rod Underhill (USA) - The Top 100 Rock/Pop Albums (2003)
| 75 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Steve Pond's 50 (+27) Essential Albums of the 70s (1990)
| 29 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 429 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 338 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997)
| No Order |
| Spin (USA) - 100 Alternative Albums (1995)
| 50 |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Main entry |
| Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 70s, by Year (2005)
| 2 |
| Continuum Books - 33 1/3: A Series of Books about Critically Acclaimed Albums
| No Order |
| David Toop (UK) - Ocean of Sound: Aether Talk, Ambient Sound and Imaginary Worlds (1995)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums (1985)
| 41 |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993)
| 136 |
| Paul Morley (UK) - Words and Music, 5 x 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2007)
| No Order |
| The Wire (UK) - The 100 Most Important Records Ever Made (1992)
| No Order |
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| 78 |
| RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 48 |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 5 |
| 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 de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1970s (1988)
| 24 |
| BigO (Singapore) - The 100 Best Albums from 1975 to 1995 (1995)
| 93 |
| Blow Up (Italy) - 600 Essential Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| Switch (Mexico) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| No Order |
| Yediot Ahonot (Israel) - Top 99 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 39 |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 4.5 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)
| 4.5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 5 Stars |
| Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995)
| 10 |
| 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)
| 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
| 3.5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 7 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 11 |