| Beats Per Minute (USA) - The Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2011)
| 34 |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 237 |
| KCPR DJs (USA) - Top 100 Records from the 80s (2002)
| 44 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1980s (2002)
| 21 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 83 |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Main entry |
| WOEBOT (Matthew Ingram, USA) - The 100 Greatest Records Ever (2005)
| 30 |
| David Toop (UK) - Ocean of Sound: Aether Talk, Ambient Sound and Imaginary Worlds (1995)
| No Order |
| Gary Mulholland (UK) - 261 Greatest Albums Since Punk and Disco (2006)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - Mojo 1000, the Ultimate CD Buyers Guide (2001)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The 80 Greatest Albums from the 80s (2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993)
| 136 |
| Paul Morley (UK) - Words and Music, 5 x 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - The Ultimate Music Collection (2005)
| No Order |
| Sounds (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1986)
| 92 |
| The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2007)
| No Order |
| Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) - 50th Anniversary of Rock (2004)
| No Order |
| David Kleijwegt (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 94 |
| Nieuwe Revu (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1994)
| 24 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 20th Century (1987)
| 42 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 80s (1989)
| 24 |
| VPRO (The Netherlands) - 299 Nominations of the Best Album of All Time (2006)
| No Order |
| Tempo (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums from the 80's (1989)
| 13 |
| ZEIT (Germany) - 100 Modern Classics (2007)
| No Order |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 2 |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 997 |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| MUZIQ (France) - 200 Records for a Dream Collection (2007)
| No Order |
| Nicolas Dupuy (France) - The 100 Best Rock Albums (2010)
| No Order |
| Trax (France) - 20 Years of Electronic Revolution (2004)
| No Order |
| VOLUME (France) - 200 Records that Changed the World (2008)
| No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of 1980-86 (1987)
| 79 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (1990)
| 23 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002)
| 124 |
| Blow Up (Italy) - 600 Essential Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 100 Best Albums by Decade (2002)
| 21-50 |
| Ondarock (Italy) - Rock Milestones (albums added every month)
| No Order |
| Rockstar (Italy) - The 100 Albums of the 80s (1989)
| 15 |
| 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)
| 45 |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 4.5 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)
| 3.5 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
| 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)
| 3 Stars |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 7 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 9 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 18 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Rockerilla (Italy) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |