| Amazon.com (USA) - The 10 Best Albums by Decade (1999)
| 3 |
| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
| Dave Marsh & Kevin Stein (USA) - The 40 Best of Album Chartmakers by Year (1981)
| 2 |
| Gear (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the Century (1999)
| 12 |
| Grammy Hall of Fame Albums and Songs (USA)
| No Order |
| Greenwood Encyclopedia of Rock History (USA) - Most Significant Rock Albums (2006)
| No Order |
| Infoplease.com (USA) - Must-Have Recordings (1998)
| No Order |
| Jimmy Guterman (USA) - The Best Rock and Roll Records (online version)
| No Order |
| Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005)
| 19 |
| Life (USA) - 40 Years of Rock & Roll, the Album of the Year 1952-91 (Updated 1995)
| No Order |
| 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 |
| Paste (USA) - The 70 Best Albums of the 1970s (2012)
| 24 |
| Paul Gambaccini - The World Critics Best Albums of All Time (1977)
| 41 |
| Paul Gambaccini - The World Critics Best Albums of All Time (1987)
| 14 |
| 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 |
| Popblerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2013)
| 7 |
| Rickey Vincent (USA) - Five Star Albums from "FUNK: The MUSIC, the PEOPLE, and the RHY
| No Order |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 57 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 4 |
| 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)
| 4 |
| VH1 (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of R 'N' R (2001)
| 7 |
| Vibe (USA) - 51 Albums representing a Generation, a Sound and a Movement (2004)
| No Order |
| Channel 4 (UK) - 125 Nominations for the 100 Greatest Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| Continuum Books - 33 1/3: A Series of Books about Critically Acclaimed Albums
| No Order |
| Eagle Rock (UK/USA) - Classic Albums TV Series (1997-2002)
| No Order |
| Gary Mulholland (UK) - 261 Greatest Albums Since Punk and Disco (2006)
| No Order |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (2006)
| 42 |
| Mojo (UK) - Mojo 1000, the Ultimate CD Buyers Guide (2001)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The 100 Greatest Albums Ever Made (1995)
| 80 |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - NME Rock Years, Albums of the Year 1963-99 (2000)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - Some of the Greatest Double LPs Ever Issued (1991)
| 19 |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 172 |
| Q (UK) - The 50 Best Albums of the 70s (1998)
| 5 |
| Q (UK) - Top 20 Albums from 1970-1979 (2004)
| 15 |
| Rhythm (UK) - The 50 Greatest Drum Albums (2007)
| 21 |
| The Guardian (UK) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (1997)
| 38 |
| The New Nation (UK) - Top 100 Albums by Black Artists
| 4 |
| The Observer (UK) - 50 Albums That Changed Music 1956-2006 (2006)
| 26 |
| The Times (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| 73 |
| Time Out (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989)
| 15 |
| Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016)
| 49 |
| Aftenposten (Norway) - Top 50 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 37 |
| Dagbladet (Norway) - The Best Albums of the Century (1999)
| No Order |
| 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)
| 56 |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 101 |
| Aloha (Netherlands) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1999)
| 2 |
| David Kleijwegt (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 26 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of 1971-1991 (1991)
| 2 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 20th Century (1987)
| 87 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 70s (1979)
| 1 |
| OOR (The Netherlands) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2007)
| 41 |
| 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 |
| BR Puls (Germany) - Ruhmeshalle (Hall of Fame)
| No Order |
| Berlin Media (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1998)
| 61 |
| Laut (Germany) - Meilensteine (Milestones)
| No Order |
| RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 256 |
| Spex (Germany) - The 100 (+17) Albums of the Century (1999)
| 85 |
| Wiener (Austria) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| 35 |
| ZEIT (Germany) - 100 Modern Classics (2007)
| No Order |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 5 |
| Crossroads (France) - 109 Essential Albums from 1976-78 (2009)
| No Order |
| FNAC (France) - The Ideal Discography: 823 Indispensables Albums (2015)
| Key album |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Hervé Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007)
| No Order |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - 50 Years of Rock'n'Roll (2004)
| No Order |
| Liberation (France) - Best Albums 1968-88 (1988)
| 7 |
| Philippe Manoeuvre (France) - 100 Necessary Albums (2014)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - 555 Albums from 1954-2014 (2014)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - The Best Albums from 1963 to 1999 (1999)
| No Order |
| Discoplay (Spain) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1997)
| No Order |
| Plásticos y Decibelios (Spain) - The 80 Best Albums of All Time (2000)
| 17 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1970s (1988)
| 25 |
| Cameron Adams (Australia) - 100 Must Have Albums (2013)
| 11-100 |
| Rolling Stone & Borders (Australia) - 100 Must Have CDs (2007)
| No Order |
| List by Japanese Critics - 100 Essential Albums (1998?)
| 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 |
| Jerzy Skarzynski (Poland) - Unforgettable Albums in Rock History (2004)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Mexico) - The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2004)
| 11 |
| Yediot Ahonot (Israel) - Top 99 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 55 |
| 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
| 8 |
| 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 |
| 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)
| 5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 7 |
| Grammy Awards (USA) - Album of the Year
| Winner |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 29 |
| Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 8 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |