| Beats Per Minute (USA) - The Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2011)
| 59 |
| Dave Marsh & Kevin Stein (USA) - The 40 Best of Album Chartmakers by Year (1981)
| 1 |
| LA Times (USA) - The Top 10 Albums of the 1980s (1989)
| 6 |
| Liza Lentini (USA) - The 100 Greatest Vinyl Records of All Time (2015)
| No Order |
| Paste (USA) - The 80 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 29 |
| Popblerd/bLISTerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 46 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 86 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 253 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the Last 20 Years (1987)
| 63 |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Catalog entry |
| Ultimate Classic Rock (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2015)
| No Order |
| Classic Rock & Metal Hammer (UK) - The 200 Greatest Albums of the 80s (2006)
| No Order |
| Elvis Costello - 500 Albums You Need (2000)
| No Order |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989)
| 52 |
| NME (UK) - Nominations For the Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - Some of the Greatest Double LPs Ever Issued (1991)
| 21 |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 484 |
| Sounds (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1986)
| 95 |
| Eggen & Kartvedt (Norway) - The Guide to the 100 Important Rock Albums (1999)
| No Order |
| Expressen (Sweden) - The 100 Best Records Ever (1999)
| 52 |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 101 |
| Schlager (Sweden) - The 30 Best Albums of All Time (1984)
| 5 |
| Slitz (Sweden) - 3 National and 3 Foreign Albums by Year 1980-94 (1995)
| No Order |
| Slitz (Sweden) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1990)
| 16 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 20th Century (1987)
| 94 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 80s (1989)
| 17 |
| Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 258 |
| Crossroads (France) - 120 Essential Albums from 1979-86 (2010)
| No Order |
| FNAC (France) - The Ideal Discography: 823 Indispensables Albums (2015)
| Other |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of 1980-86 (1987)
| 2 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (1990)
| 19 |
| Rolling Stone (Australia) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 86 |
| CDNOW (Japan) - 100 Essential Albums (2001?)
| 47 |
| Buscadero (Italy) - The 120 Best Albums of the 1980s (1989)
| No Order |
| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 100 Best Albums by Decade (2002)
| 51-100 |
| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - The Best Albums of the 80s (1990)
| No Order |
| Ondarock (Italy) - Rock Milestones (albums added every month)
| No Order |
| Velvet (Italy) - The 100 Best Albums of the 80s (1990)
| No Order |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| Screenagers (Poland) - Top 100 Albums of the 80s (2006)
| 49 |
| Yediot Ahonot (Israel) - Top 99 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 58 |
| 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
| 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)
| 4 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
| 7 |
| Paul Roland (UK) - CD Guide to Pop & Rock, Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2001)
| 3 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 |
| José Ramón Pardo (Spain) - The 1000 Best Pop-Rock Albums, Ratings 1-5 (1997)
| 5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 8.5 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 12 |
| Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 4 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| Rockerilla (Italy) - Albums of the Year
| 5 |