| 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)
| 18 |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 157 |
| 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)
| 175 |
| Paste (USA) - The 70 Best Albums of the 1970s (2012)
| 26 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2004)
| 45 |
| 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)
| 28 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 383 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 364 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the Last 20 Years (1987)
| 57 |
| Spin (USA) - 100 Alternative Albums (1995)
| 38 |
| Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 70s, by Year (2005)
| 3 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989)
| 91 |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums (1985)
| 86 |
| Paul Morley (UK) - Words and Music, 5 x 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
| Stuart Maconie's Critical List on BBC Radio 2 (UK) - One Album Added Each Week
| No Order |
| The Sun (Canada) - The Best Albums from 1971 to 2000 (2001)
| No Order |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 17 |
| Max Magazine (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1997)
| 31 |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 20 |
| 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 |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - 50 Years of Rock'n'Roll (2004)
| No Order |
| Javier Blánquez & Omar Morena (Spain) - Loops, a History of Electronic Music (2002)
| No Order |
| Ondarock (Italy) - Rock Milestones (albums added every month)
| 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 |
| 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)
| 3 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 4.5 Stars |
| Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995)
| 9 |
| 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)
| 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
| 4 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 7.5 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 5 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - Albums of the Year
| 5 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 4 |
| Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 10 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |