| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
| Blender (USA) - The 100 Greatest American Albums of All time (2002)
| 26 |
| Chris Smith (USA) - 101 Albums That Changed Popular Music (2009)
| No Order |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 704 |
| Frank Moriarty (USA) - Seventies Rock: Top Albums of the Seventies (2003)
| No Order |
| Greenwood Encyclopedia of Rock History (USA) - Most Significant Rock Albums (2006)
| No Order |
| IE (USA) - 50 Great Albums, a Rock Time Capsule (1999)
| No Order |
| Liza Lentini (USA) - The 100 Greatest Vinyl Records of All Time (2015)
| No Order |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2004)
| 73 |
| Popblerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2013)
| 10 |
| Revolver (USA) - The 69 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time (2002)
| 28 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time (2013)
| 27 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 415 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 292 |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Next stop |
| Ultimate Classic Rock (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2015)
| No Order |
| 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 |
| Classic Rock (UK) - The 100 Greatest Rock Albums of All Time (2001)
| 13 |
| Classic Rock (UK) - The 150 Greatest Debut Albums Ever (2010)
| No Order |
| Guitarist (UK) - 101 Essential Guitar Albums (2000)
| 2 |
| Guitarist (UK) - The Top 50 Most Influential Guitar Albums of All Time (1994)
| 2 |
| Kerrang (UK) - 100 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (1998)
| 77 |
| Kerrang (UK) - The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time (1989)
| 2 |
| Kerrang (UK) - The 100 Greatest Rock Albums (2006)
| 17 |
| Mojo (UK) - 70 of the Greatest Albums of the 70s (2006)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - The Ultimate Music Collection (2005)
| No Order |
| Rhythm (UK) - The 50 Greatest Drum Albums (2007)
| 43 |
| The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2007)
| No Order |
| Nieuwe Revu (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1994)
| 64 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of 1971-1991 (1991)
| 10 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 20th Century (1987)
| 56 |
| OOR (The Netherlands) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2007)
| 73 |
| Guitar (Germany) - Top 50 Guitar Albums (1996)
| No Order |
| RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003)
| No Order |
| Rock Hard (Germany) - Top 300 Albums (2001)
| 69 |
| Crossroads (France) - 109 Essential Albums from 1976-78 (2009)
| No Order |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 300 |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| MUZIQ (France) - 200 Records for a Dream Collection (2007)
| No Order |
| Nicolas Dupuy (France) - The 100 Best Rock Albums (2010)
| 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 |
| Jaclyn Bond (Australia) - The 100 Best Heavy Metal Albums in the World (2009)
| No Order |
| CDNOW (Japan) - 100 Essential Albums (2001?)
| 86 |
| List by Japanese Critics - 100 Essential Albums (1998?)
| 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 |
| Tylko Rock (Poland) - 100 Albums that Shook Polish Rock (1999)
| 34 |
| 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
| C |
| 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)
| 3.5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 4 Stars |
| Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10
| 8 |
| 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)
| GOLD |
| 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)
| 7 |