| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
| Chuck Eddy (USA) - The Accidental Evolution of Rock'n'Roll (1997)
| No Order |
| Dave Marsh & Kevin Stein (USA) - The 40 Best of Album Chartmakers by Year (1981)
| 10 |
| Jim Farber, NY Daily News (USA) - The 10 Best Albums of the 1980s (2014)
| 4 |
| Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005)
| 119 |
| Out (USA) - The 100 Greatest, Gayest Albums (2008)
| 57 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1980s (2002)
| 87 |
| Popblerd/bLISTerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 20 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 18 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 206 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 326 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the Last 20 Years (1987)
| 20 |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 53 |
| Spin (USA) - 100 Alternative Albums (1995)
| 53 |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| After that |
| WOEBOT (Matthew Ingram, USA) - The 100 Greatest Records Ever (2005)
| 63 |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 393 |
| The Guardian (UK) - Prince: Every Album Rated and Ranked (2016)
| 4 |
| The Rough Guide - Soul: 100 Essential CDs (2000)
| No Order |
| Adresseavisen (Norway) - The 100 (+23) Best Albums of All Time (1995)
| 101 |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 16 |
| BR Puls (Germany) - Ruhmeshalle (Hall of Fame)
| No Order |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Hervé Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - The 300 Best Albums from 1965-1995 (1995)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Australia) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 18 |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| Showbizz (Brazil) - 100 CDs of All Time (1999)
| 37 |
| 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)
| 4 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 4.5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 5 Stars |
| Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995)
| 10 |
| Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10
| 7 |
| Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002)
| 3 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 |
| 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)
| 6.5 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 9 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |