| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| Ego Trip (USA) - Hip Hop's 25 Greatest Albums by Year 1980-98 (1999) | 16 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential Recordings of the 90s (1999) | No Order |
| Vibe (USA) - 150 Albums That Define the Vibe Era (1992-2007) | No Order |
| Vibe (USA) - The 50 Greatest Albums Since '93 (2013) | 32 |
| XXL (USA) - 40 Years of Hip-Hop: Top 5 Albums by Year (2014) | No Order |
| Attitude (UK) - Top 50 Gay Albums of All Time | 32 |
| Ratings | |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars | 4.5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99) | 4 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade | Choice Cut |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004) | 4.5 Stars |
| Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10 | 6 |
| Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002) | 3 Stars |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars | 3.5 Stars |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year | 39 |