| Beats Per Minute (USA) - The Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2011)
| 28 |
| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
| Chris Smith (USA) - 101 Albums That Changed Popular Music (2009)
| No Order |
| Consequence of Sound (USA) - Top 100 Albums Ever (2010)
| 29 |
| Dave Marsh & Kevin Stein (USA) - The 40 Best of Album Chartmakers by Year (1981)
| 40 |
| David Keenan, Sunday Herald (USA) - The 103 Best Albums Ever, Honest (2001)
| No Order |
| Gear (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the Century (1999)
| 54 |
| Grammy Hall of Fame Albums and Songs (USA)
| No Order |
| IE (USA) - 50 Great Albums, a Rock Time Capsule (1999)
| No Order |
| Infoplease.com (USA) - Must-Have Recordings (1998)
| No Order |
| Jim Farber, NY Daily News (USA) - The 10 Best Albums of the 1980s (2014)
| 10 |
| KCPR DJs (USA) - Top 100 Records from the 80s (2002)
| 58 |
| Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005)
| 43 |
| Loudwire (USA) - Top 80 Hard Rock + Metal Albums of the 1980s (2016)
| 3 |
| Paste (USA) - The 80 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 20 |
| Pause & Play (USA) - Albums Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Album per Week
| No Order |
| Popblerd/bLISTerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 25 |
| Revolver (USA) - The 69 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time (2002)
| 6 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 26 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 77 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 84 |
| The Review, University of Delaware (USA) - 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2001)
| 84 |
| Time (USA) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2006)
| No Order |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Main entry |
| Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 80s, by Year (2006)
| 10 |
| Ultimate Classic Rock (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2015)
| No Order |
| VH1 (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of R 'N' R (2001)
| 82 |
| VH1 (USA) - Ultimate Albums
| No Order |
| Classic Rock & Metal Hammer (UK) - The 200 Greatest Albums of the 80s (2006)
| No Order |
| Classic Rock (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Rock Albums Ever (2006)
| 24 |
| Classic Rock (UK) - The 100 Greatest Rock Albums of All Time (2001)
| 4 |
| GQ (UK) - The 100 Coolest Albums in the World Right Now! (2005)
| 82 |
| Guitarist (UK) - 101 Essential Guitar Albums (2000)
| 11 |
| Guitarist (UK) - The Top 50 Most Influential Guitar Albums of All Time (1994)
| 17 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (2006)
| 43 |
| Kerrang (UK) - 100 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (1998)
| 8 |
| Kerrang (UK) - The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time (1989)
| 10 |
| Kerrang (UK) - The 100 Greatest Rock Albums (2006)
| 3 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - All Time Top 100 Albums (2000)
| 62 |
| Mojo (UK) - The 80 Greatest Albums from the 80s (2007)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - Nominations For the Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 197 |
| NME (UK) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2003)
| 72 |
| Q (UK) - The 80 Best Records of the 80s (2006)
| 9 |
| Q (UK) - The Ultimate Music Collection (2005)
| No Order |
| Record Collector (UK) - 10 Classic Albums from 21 Genres for the 21st Century (2000)
| No Order |
| Rhythm (UK) - The 50 Greatest Drum Albums (2007)
| 15 |
| Sounds (UK) - The Top 80 Albums from the '80s (1989)
| 27 |
| Stuart Maconie's Critical List on BBC Radio 2 (UK) - One Album Added Each Week
| No Order |
| Terrorizer (UK) - The 100 Most Important Albums of the 80s (2000)
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - My Favourite Album Series (2011)
| No Order |
| The Rough Guide - Rock: 100 Essential CDs (1999)
| No Order |
| Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016)
| 137 |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 All-Time Greatest Albums (2013)
| 42 |
| Exposure (Canada) - 50 Greatest Albums not to make the Greatest Albums lists (2005)
| 47 |
| Adresseavisen (Norway) - The 100 (+23) Best Albums of All Time (1995)
| 52 |
| Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015)
| No Order |
| Guitar (Germany) - Top 50 Guitar Albums (1996)
| No Order |
| Rock Hard (Germany) - Top 300 Albums (2001)
| 1 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 92 |
| Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1980s (2009)
| 33 |
| Crossroads (France) - 120 Essential Albums from 1979-86 (2010)
| No Order |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 46 |
| FNAC (France) - The Ideal Discography: 823 Indispensables Albums (2015)
| Key album |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Hervé Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007)
| No Order |
| MUZIQ (France) - 200 Records for a Dream Collection (2007)
| No Order |
| Philippe Manoeuvre (France) - Rock'n'Roll: La Discotèque Idéale (2005)
| 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 |
| Cameron Adams (Australia) - 100 Must Have Albums (2013)
| 11-100 |
| Craig Mathieson & Toby Creswell (Australia) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2013)
| 92 |
| Jaclyn Bond (Australia) - The 100 Best Heavy Metal Albums in the World (2009)
| No Order |
| Juice (Australia) - The 50 Best Australian Albums (2003)
| 1 |
| Rolling Stone & Borders (Australia) - 100 Must Have CDs (2007)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Australia) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 26 |
| Toby Creswell, Craig Mathieson and John O'Donnell (Australia) - 100 Best Australian Albums
| 2 |
| Triple J (Australia) - Hottest 100 Australian Albums (2011)
| 3 |
| CDNOW (Japan) - 100 Essential Albums (2001?)
| 22 |
| Wu Zhengzhong (China?) - A Selection of 100 Rock Classics (1998)
| No Order |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| Jerzy Skarzynski (Poland) - Unforgettable Albums in Rock History (2004)
| No Order |
| Tylko Rock (Poland) - 100 Albums that Shook Polish Rock (1999)
| 68 |
| Rolling Stone (Mexico) - The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2004)
| 11 |
| Switch (Mexico) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| No Order |
| 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
| B- |
| 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)
| 4 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 5 Stars |
| Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995)
| 8 |
| 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)
| 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)
| 4 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 7 |