| KCPR DJs (USA) - Top 100 Records from the 80s (2002)
| 73 |
| Loudwire (USA) - Top 80 Hard Rock + Metal Albums of the 1980s (2016)
| 28 |
| Neil Strauss (USA) - The 100 Most Influential Alternative Albums (1993)
| No Order |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 80s, by Year (2006)
| 9 |
| Classic Rock & Metal Hammer (UK) - The 200 Greatest Albums of the 80s (2006)
| 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 |
| FACT (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (2013)
| 74 |
| Kerrang (UK) - 100 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (1998)
| 87 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - All Time Top 100 Albums (2000)
| 99 |
| Mojo (UK) - Mojo 1000, the Ultimate CD Buyers Guide (2001)
| No Order |
| 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) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 365 |
| Terrorizer (UK) - The 100 Most Important Albums of the 80s (2000)
| No Order |
| The Anarchist (UK) - The 33 Best Albums Ever (1997)
| 11 |
| The Rough Guide - Rock: 100 Essential CDs (1999)
| No Order |
| Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) - 50th Anniversary of Rock (2004)
| No Order |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 80s (1989)
| 31 |
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| 79 |
| Laut (Germany) - Meilensteine (Milestones)
| No Order |
| Rock Hard (Germany) - Top 300 Albums (2001)
| 201 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 185 |
| Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1980s (2009)
| 12 |
| Spex (Germany) - The 100 (+17) Albums of the Century (1999)
| 59 |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 15 |
| Crossroads (France) - 120 Essential Albums from 1979-86 (2010)
| No Order |
| Hervé Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007)
| No Order |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - 50 Years of Rock'n'Roll (2004)
| No Order |
| Nicolas Dupuy (France) - The 100 Best Rock Albums (2010)
| 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 de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of 1980-86 (1987)
| 62 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002)
| 141 |
| BigO (Singapore) - The 100 Best Albums from 1975 to 1995 (1995)
| 31 |
| Blow Up (Italy) - 600 Essential Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| Buscadero (Italy) - The 120 Best Albums of the 1980s (1989)
| No Order |
| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 100 Best Albums by Decade (2002)
| 51-100 |
| 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)
| 42 |
| Tylko Rock (Poland) - 100 Albums that Shook Polish Rock (1999)
| 51 |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 3 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| C+ |
| 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)
| 2.5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 4 Stars |
| Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995)
| 6 |
| Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10
| 9 |
| 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)
| 3 Stars |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 8.5 |
| Rockerilla (Italy) - Albums of the Year
| 7 |