| Anthony Fantano (USA) - The Needle Drop: Classic Albums
| No Order |
| Consequence of Sound (USA) - Top 100 Albums Ever (2010)
| 15 |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 21 |
| Neil Strauss (USA) - The 100 Most Influential Alternative Albums (1993)
| No Order |
| Paste (USA) - The 70 Best Albums of the 1970s (2012)
| 53 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2004)
| 9 |
| Popblerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2013)
| 88 |
| 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)
| 44 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time (2013)
| 20 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 50 Coolest Records of All Time (2002)
| 24 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 211 |
| Spin (USA) - 15 Most Influental Albums Not By Beatles, Stones, Dylan or Elvis (2003)
| No Order |
| Stereophile (USA) - 40 Years of Stereophile: The 40 (+94) Essential Albums (2002)
| No Order |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Main entry |
| Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 70s, by Year (2005)
| 2 |
| Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005)
| No Order |
| Classic Rock (UK) - The 150 Greatest Debut Albums Ever (2010)
| No Order |
| Continuum Books - 33 1/3: A Series of Books about Critically Acclaimed Albums
| No Order |
| GQ (UK) - The 100 Coolest Albums in the World Right Now! (2005)
| 5 |
| Gary Mulholland (UK) - 261 Greatest Albums Since Punk and Disco (2006)
| No Order |
| 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 100 Records That Changed the World (2007)
| 46 |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - 20 Near-as-Damn-It Perfect Initial Efforts (1992)
| 2 |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums (1985)
| 10 |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993)
| 43 |
| NME (UK) - NME Rock Years, Albums of the Year 1963-99 (2000)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever (2006)
| 44 |
| NME (UK) - The 50 Greatest Debut Albums (2010)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 40 |
| NME (UK) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2003)
| 41 |
| No Ripcord (UK) - Top 100 Debut Albums (2011)
| 3 |
| Paul Morley (UK) - Words and Music, 5 x 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever (2000)
| 19 |
| Q (UK) - The 50 Best Albums of the 70s (1998)
| 4 |
| Q (UK) - Top 20 Albums from 1970-1979 (2004)
| 9 |
| Sounds (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1986)
| 7 |
| Stuart Maconie's Critical List on BBC Radio 2 (UK) - One Album Added Each Week
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - Guardian Writers' Favourite Albums Ever (2013)
| 17 |
| The Guardian (UK) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (1997)
| 42 |
| The Observer (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums (2004)
| 30 |
| The Rough Guide - Rock: 100 Essential CDs (1999)
| No Order |
| Uncut (UK) - 100 Rock and Movie Icons (2005)
| 20 |
| Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016)
| 60 |
| Uncut (UK) - The 100 Greatest Debut Albums (2006)
| 8 |
| Aftenposten (Norway) - Top 50 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 21 |
| Dagbladet (Norway) - The Best Albums of the Century (1999)
| No Order |
| Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) - 50th Anniversary of Rock (2004)
| No Order |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 3 |
| Schlager (Sweden) - The 30 Best Albums of All Time (1984)
| 12 |
| Soundi (Finland) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time + Top 10 by Decade (1995)
| 46 |
| David Kleijwegt (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 83 |
| Nieuwe Revu (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1994)
| 6 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of 1971-1991 (1991)
| 8 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 20th Century (1987)
| 18 |
| OOR (The Netherlands) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2007)
| 12 |
| Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015)
| No Order |
| VPRO (The Netherlands) - 299 Nominations of the Best Album of All Time (2006)
| No Order |
| BR Puls (Germany) - Ruhmeshalle (Hall of Fame)
| No Order |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 50 Best Debut Albums (2006)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 434 |
| Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1970s (2009)
| 19 |
| Wiener (Austria) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| 36 |
| ZEIT (Germany) - 100 Modern Classics (2007)
| No Order |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 3 |
| Crossroads (France) - 120 Essential Albums from 1979-86 (2010)
| No Order |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 62 |
| FNAC (France) - The Ideal Discography: 823 Indispensables Albums (2015)
| Key album |
| 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 |
| Hervé Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007)
| No Order |
| Philippe Manoeuvre (France) - 100 Necessary Albums (2014)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - 555 Albums from 1954-2014 (2014)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - The 250 Best Albums from 1966-1991 (1991)
| No Order |
| VOLUME (France) - 200 Records that Changed the World (2008)
| No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1970s (1988)
| 16 |
| BigO (Singapore) - The 100 Best Albums from 1975 to 1995 (1995)
| 4 |
| Blow Up (Italy) - 600 Essential Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| Epoca (Italy) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1988)
| 72 |
| Ondarock (Italy) - Rock Milestones (albums added every month)
| 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 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 3.5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 5 Stars |
| Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995)
| 9 |
| 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)
| 5 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)
| 4 Stars |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 7.5 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 9 |
| Rockerilla (Italy) - Albums of the Year
| 4 |