| Pause & Play (USA) - Albums Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Album per Week
| No Order |
| 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)
| 78 |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 86 |
| Slant (USA) - Top 25 Electronic Albums (2005)
| 26 |
| Stephin Merritt (Magnetic Fields) - The Best Recordings from 1900 to 1999
| No Order |
| Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005)
| No Order |
| Channel 4 (UK) - 125 Nominations for the 100 Greatest Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| GQ (UK) - The 100 Coolest Albums in the World Right Now! (2005)
| 38 |
| Gary Mulholland (UK) - 261 Greatest Albums Since Punk and Disco (2006)
| No Order |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989)
| 61 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - All Time Top 100 Albums (2000)
| 37 |
| Mojo (UK) - Mojo 1000, the Ultimate CD Buyers Guide (2001)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993)
| 118 |
| NME (UK) - NME Rock Years, Albums of the Year 1963-99 (2000)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - Nominations For the Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever (2006)
| 60 |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 111 |
| Q (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever (2000)
| 69 |
| Q (UK) - The 50 (+50) Best British Albums Ever (2004)
| 36 |
| Q (UK) - The 80 Best Records of the 80s (2006)
| 19 |
| Q (UK) - Top 20 Albums from 1980-2004 (2004)
| 18 |
| Record Collector (UK) - 10 Classic Albums from 21 Genres for the 21st Century (2000)
| No Order |
| Sean Egan (UK) - 100 Albums That Changed Music (2006)
| No Order |
| Sounds (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1986)
| 81 |
| Sounds (UK) - The Top 80 Albums from the '80s (1989)
| 44 |
| Stuart Maconie's Critical List on BBC Radio 2 (UK) - One Album Added Each Week
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2007)
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - Guardian Writers' Favourite Albums Ever (2013)
| 17 |
| The Observer (UK) - 50 Albums That Changed Music 1956-2006 (2006)
| 46 |
| The Observer (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums (2004)
| 96 |
| Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016)
| 132 |
| Adresseavisen (Norway) - The 100 (+23) Best Albums of All Time (1995)
| 101 |
| Aftenposten (Norway) - Top 50 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 39 |
| Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) - 50th Anniversary of Rock (2004)
| No Order |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 7 |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 101 |
| Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015)
| No Order |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums from the 80s (2003)
| 27 |
| RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003)
| No Order |
| Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1980s (2009)
| 29 |
| Tempo (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums from the 80's (1989)
| 80 |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 5 |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Nicolas Dupuy (France) - The 100 Best Rock Albums (2010)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - The 250 Best Albums from 1966-1991 (1991)
| No Order |
| Telerama (France) - The Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| No Order |
| Plásticos y Decibelios (Spain) - The 80 Best Albums of All Time (2000)
| 60 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of 1980-86 (1987)
| 67 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (1990)
| 53 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002)
| 183 |
| Alternative Melbourne (Australia) - The Top 100 Rock/Pop Albums (1996)
| 96 |
| Cameron Adams (Australia) - 100 Must Have Albums (2013)
| 11-100 |
| Rolling Stone (Australia) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 78 |
| 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 |
| Yediot Ahonot (Israel) - Top 99 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 81 |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| 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)
| 3 Stars |
| Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995)
| 9 |
| 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
| 3.5 Stars |
| José Ramón Pardo (Spain) - The 1000 Best Pop-Rock Albums, Ratings 1-5 (1997)
| 4 Stars |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 26 |
| Face (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 9 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 6 |
| Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 20 |
| Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |