| Dave Marsh & Kevin Stein (USA) - The 40 Best of Album Chartmakers by Year (1981)
| 21 |
| Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005)
| 76 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 174 |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Catalog entry |
| Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 70s, by Year (2005)
| 10 |
| Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005)
| No Order |
| Classic Rock & Metal Hammer (UK) - The 200 Greatest Albums of the 70s (2006)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - Classic Albums
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 143 |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 3 |
| BR Puls (Germany) - Ruhmeshalle (Hall of Fame)
| No Order |
| Berlin Media (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1998)
| 91 |
| Karl Bruckmaier (Switzerland) - 101 Most Important Albums of Rock History (1998)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 54 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Albums of 5 Decades (1997)
| 87 |
| Crossroads (France) - 109 Essential Albums from 1976-78 (2009)
| No Order |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| BigO (Singapore) - The 100 Best Albums from 1975 to 1995 (1995)
| 50 |
| Epoca (Italy) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1988)
| 23 |
| 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 |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 4.5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 3.5 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| B- |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 0-5 Stars (USA, 1979 and/or 1983)
| 4 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 4 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 4.5 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)
| 4 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 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 7 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 26 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 4 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 7 |