| Beats Per Minute (USA) - The Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2011)
| 78 |
| Greenwood Encyclopedia of Rock History (USA) - Most Significant Rock Albums (2006)
| No Order |
| KCPR DJs (USA) - Top 100 Records from the 80s (2002)
| 81 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1980s (2002)
| 58 |
| 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)
| 38 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 166 |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 59 |
| Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 80s, by Year (2006)
| 4 |
| Ultimate Classic Rock (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2015)
| No Order |
| Gary Mulholland (UK) - 261 Greatest Albums Since Punk and Disco (2006)
| No Order |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989)
| 29 |
| Mojo (UK) - The 80 Greatest Albums from the 80s (2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums (1985)
| 31 |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993)
| 141 |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 316 |
| Sounds (UK) - The Top 80 Albums from the '80s (1989)
| 38 |
| Stuart Maconie's Critical List on BBC Radio 2 (UK) - One Album Added Each Week
| No Order |
| Time Out (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989)
| 18 |
| Uncut (UK) - 100 Rock and Movie Icons (2005)
| 96 |
| Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016)
| 200 |
| Adresseavisen (Norway) - The 100 (+23) Best Albums of All Time (1995)
| 32 |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 8 |
| Schlager (Sweden) - The 30 Best Albums of All Time (1984)
| 16 |
| Slitz (Sweden) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1990)
| 47 |
| RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Albums of 5 Decades (1997)
| 30 |
| Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1980s (2009)
| 22 |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 18 |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Hervé Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007)
| No Order |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - 50 Years of Rock'n'Roll (2004)
| No Order |
| Blow Up (Italy) - 600 Essential Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| Buscadero (Italy) - The 120 Best Albums of the 1980s (1989)
| No Order |
| Mauro Ronconi (Italy) - The 200 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1998)
| No Order |
| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 100 Best Albums by Decade (2002)
| 21-50 |
| Rockstar (Italy) - The 100 Albums of the 80s (1989)
| 11 |
| 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)
| 18 |
| 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)
| 4 Stars |
| 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)
| 9 |
| Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10
| 8 |
| Paul Roland (UK) - CD Guide to Pop & Rock, Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2001)
| 4 Stars |
| Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002)
| 5 Stars |
| Le Guide du CD (France) - Ratings from 1 to 4 Stars & "GOLD" (1991-1997)
| GOLD |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 6 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 6 |
| Schlager (Sweden) - Albums of the Year
| 8 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 11 |