| Allan Kozinn, AVGuide (USA) - The 100 Greatest Pop Albums of the Century (2000)
| No Order |
| Bill Shapiro (USA) - The Top 100 Rock Compact Discs (1991)
| No Order |
| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
| Chuck Eddy (USA) - The Accidental Evolution of Rock'n'Roll (1997)
| No Order |
| Consequence of Sound (USA) - Top 100 Albums Ever (2010)
| 91 |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 100 |
| Greil Marcus (USA) - STRANDED: "Treasure Island" Albums (1979)
| No Order |
| Joe S. Harrington, Blastitude (USA) - The All-Time Top 100 Albums (2001)
| 28 |
| Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005)
| 105 |
| Paste (USA) - The 70 Best Albums of the 1970s (2012)
| 22 |
| Paul Gambaccini - The World Critics Best Albums of All Time (1977)
| 24 |
| Paul Gambaccini - The World Critics Best Albums of All Time (1987)
| 31 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2004)
| 44 |
| Popblerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2013)
| 72 |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Personal 40 Best Albums from the '70s (1979)
| 1 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Steve Pond's 50 (+27) Essential Albums of the 70s (1990)
| 13 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time (2013)
| 12 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 81 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 102 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the Last 20 Years (1987)
| 27 |
| Spin (USA) - 100 Alternative Albums (1995)
| 26 |
| Stylus (USA) - Top 101-200 Albums of All time (2004)
| 147 |
| The Review, University of Delaware (USA) - 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2001)
| 27 |
| Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 70s, by Year (2005)
| 1 |
| Trouser (USA) - The Best Albums from 1970-79 (1980)
| No Order |
| Classic Rock & Metal Hammer (UK) - The 200 Greatest Albums of the 70s (2006)
| No Order |
| Classic Rock (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Rock Albums Ever (2006)
| 19 |
| Classic Rock (UK) - The 150 Greatest Debut Albums Ever (2010)
| No Order |
| Gary Mulholland (UK) - 261 Greatest Albums Since Punk and Disco (2006)
| No Order |
| Geoff Brown et al (UK) - 25 Albums That Rocked the World (2008)
| No Order |
| Kerrang (UK) - The 100 Greatest Rock Albums (2006)
| 95 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - All Time Top 100 Albums (2000)
| 77 |
| Mojo (UK) - The 100 Greatest Albums Ever Made (1995)
| 58 |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - 101 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2014)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - 20 Near-as-Damn-It Perfect Initial Efforts (1992)
| 9 |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums (1985)
| 4 |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993)
| 13 |
| NME (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever (2006)
| 59 |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 61 |
| NME (UK) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2003)
| 79 |
| No Ripcord (UK) - Top 100 Debut Albums (2011)
| 5 |
| Q (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever (2000)
| 48 |
| Q (UK) - The 50 (+50) Best British Albums Ever (2004)
| 51 |
| Q (UK) - The 50 Best Albums of the 70s (1998)
| 39 |
| Record Collector (UK) - 10 Classic Albums from 21 Genres for the 21st Century (2000)
| No Order |
| Sean Egan (UK) - 100 Albums That Changed Music (2006)
| No Order |
| Sounds (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1986)
| 1 |
| Stuart Maconie's Critical List on BBC Radio 2 (UK) - One Album Added Each Week
| No Order |
| The Anarchist (UK) - The 33 Best Albums Ever (1997)
| 14 |
| The Guardian (UK) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (1997)
| 34 |
| The Observer (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums (2004)
| 13 |
| The Wire (UK) - The 100 Most Important Records Ever Made (1992)
| No Order |
| Time Out (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989)
| 9 |
| Uncut (UK) - 100 Rock and Movie Icons (2005)
| 24 |
| Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016)
| 26 |
| Uncut (UK) - The 100 Greatest Debut Albums (2006)
| 6 |
| Vox (UK) - 100 Records that Shook the World (1991)
| No Order |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 10 |
| Platekompaniet (Norway) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2001)
| 43 |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 101 |
| Soundi (Finland) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time + Top 10 by Decade (1995)
| 26 |
| Tor Milde (Norway) - The 100 Best Pop and Rock Albums of All Time (2004)
| 14 |
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| 96 |
| Berlin Media (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1998)
| 40 |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 50 Best Debut Albums (2006)
| No Order |
| Ralf Niemczyk (Germany) - 25 Albums for Men (2007)
| No Order |
| RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 34 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Albums of 5 Decades (1997)
| 39 |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 6 |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Hervé Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007)
| No Order |
| Philippe Manoeuvre (France) - Rock'n'Roll: La Discotèque Idéale (2005)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - The 250 Best Albums from 1966-1991 (1991)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - The Best Albums from 1963 to 1999 (1999)
| No Order |
| Telerama (France) - 50 LPs in the History of Rock (2004)
| 43 |
| Plásticos y Decibelios (Spain) - The 80 Best Albums of All Time (2000)
| 44 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1970s (1988)
| 8 |
| Alternative Melbourne (Australia) - The Top 100 Rock/Pop Albums (1996)
| 83 |
| BigO (Singapore) - The 100 Best Albums from 1975 to 1995 (1995)
| 38 |
| Blow Up (Italy) - 600 Essential Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 100 Best Albums by Decade (2002)
| 51-100 |
| Viceversa (Italy) - 100 Rock Albums (1996)
| No Order |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 4 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 |
| 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
| 10 |
| 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)
| 4 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 8 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 7 |
| Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 20 |