| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
| Blender (USA) - The 100 Greatest American Albums of All time (2002)
| 91 |
| Chris Smith (USA) - 101 Albums That Changed Popular Music (2009)
| No Order |
| Chuck Eddy (USA) - The Accidental Evolution of Rock'n'Roll (1997)
| No Order |
| Dave Marsh & Kevin Stein (USA) - The 40 Best of Album Chartmakers by Year (1981)
| 22 |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 Greatest CDs of All Time (1993)
| 82 |
| Grammy Hall of Fame Albums and Songs (USA)
| No Order |
| Greenwood Encyclopedia of Rock History (USA) - Most Significant Rock Albums (2006)
| No Order |
| Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005)
| 157 |
| Liza Lentini (USA) - The 100 Greatest Vinyl Records of All Time (2015)
| No Order |
| Paul Gambaccini - The World Critics Best Albums of All Time (1987)
| 48 |
| Pause & Play (USA) - Albums Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Album per Week
| No Order |
| Popblerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2013)
| 51 |
| 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)
| 37 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 118 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997)
| No Order |
| Time (USA) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2006)
| No Order |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Main entry |
| Ultimate Classic Rock (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2015)
| No Order |
| VH1 (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of R 'N' R (2001)
| 38 |
| Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005)
| No Order |
| Channel 4 (UK) - 125 Nominations for the 100 Greatest Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| Classic Rock & Metal Hammer (UK) - The 200 Greatest Albums of the 70s (2006)
| No Order |
| Classic Rock (UK) - The 100 Greatest Rock Albums of All Time (2001)
| 14 |
| Guitarist (UK) - 101 Essential Guitar Albums (2000)
| 11 |
| Guitarist (UK) - The Top 50 Most Influential Guitar Albums of All Time (1994)
| 37 |
| Mojo (UK) - 70 of the Greatest Albums of the 70s (2006)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - Mojo 1000, the Ultimate CD Buyers Guide (2001)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| Record Collector (UK) - 10 Classic Albums from 21 Genres for the 21st Century (2000)
| No Order |
| Stuart Maconie's Critical List on BBC Radio 2 (UK) - One Album Added Each Week
| No Order |
| The Times (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| 81 |
| Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) - 50th Anniversary of Rock (2004)
| No Order |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 1 |
| Slitz (Sweden) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1990)
| 21 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 20th Century (1987)
| 142 |
| Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015)
| No Order |
| Guitar (Germany) - Top 50 Guitar Albums (1996)
| No Order |
| Laut (Germany) - Meilensteine (Milestones)
| No Order |
| Max Magazine (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1997)
| 45 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 257 |
| Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1970s (2009)
| 26 |
| Wiener (Austria) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| 91 |
| Crossroads (France) - 109 Essential Albums from 1976-78 (2009)
| No Order |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 81 |
| FNAC (France) - The Ideal Discography: 823 Indispensables Albums (2015)
| Other |
| Florent Mazzolenni (France) - Introduction to an Ideal Rock Discography (2005)
| No Order |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Liberation (France) - Best Albums 1968-88 (1988)
| 24 |
| Philippe Manoeuvre (France) - 100 Necessary Albums (2014)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - 555 Albums from 1954-2014 (2014)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - The 300 Best Albums from 1965-1995 (1995)
| 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)
| 42 |
| Alternative Melbourne (Australia) - The Top 100 Rock/Pop Albums (1996)
| 66 |
| Craig Mathieson & Toby Creswell (Australia) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2013)
| 70 |
| Rolling Stone & Borders (Australia) - 100 Must Have CDs (2007)
| No Order |
| CDNOW (Japan) - 100 Essential Albums (2001?)
| 6 |
| List by Japanese Critics - 100 Essential Albums (1998?)
| No Order |
| Epoca (Italy) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1988)
| 34 |
| Jam (Italy) - 100 Ideal Albums to Understand Rock Music (2000)
| No Order |
| Ondarock (Italy) - Rock Milestones (albums added every month)
| 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 |
| 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)
| 4 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 3 Stars |
| Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10
| 10 |
| 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
| 4.5 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
| Nominee |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 10 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 24 |