| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever (2000)
| 65 |
| Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016)
| 164 |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 6 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 20th Century (1987)
| 80 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 80s (1989)
| 42 |
| Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015)
| No Order |
| VPRO (The Netherlands) - 299 Nominations of the Best Album of All Time (2006)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 164 |
| Tempo (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums from the 80's (1989)
| 28 |
| Uwe Schütte (Germany) - Basis-Diskothek Rock und Pop (2011)
| No Order |
| Best (France) - Top 50 Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 28 |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 8 |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 61 |
| FNAC (France) - The Ideal Discography: 823 Indispensables Albums (2015)
| Key album |
| Florent Mazzolenni (France) - Introduction to an Ideal Rock Discography (2005)
| No Order |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - 50 Years of Rock'n'Roll (2004)
| No Order |
| Liberation (France) - Best Albums 1968-88 (1988)
| 93 |
| Nicolas Dupuy (France) - The 100 Best Rock Albums (2010)
| No Order |
| Telerama (France) - 50 LPs in the History of Rock (2004)
| 40 |
| Telerama (France) - The Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of 1980-86 (1987)
| 63 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (1990)
| 88 |
| Alternative Melbourne (Australia) - The Top 100 Rock/Pop Albums (1996)
| 81 |
| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - The Best Albums of the 80s (1990)
| No Order |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 3 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 4 Bones |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 3.5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 3.5 Stars |
| Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995)
| 3 |
| 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 |
| Le Guide du CD (France) - Ratings from 1 to 4 Stars & "GOLD" (1991-1997)
| 4 Stars |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 4.5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 6 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 8 |