| Beats Per Minute (USA) - The Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2011)
| 27 |
| Bill Shapiro (USA) - The Top 100 Rock Compact Discs (1991)
| No Order |
| David Keenan, Sunday Herald (USA) - The 103 Best Albums Ever, Honest (2001)
| No Order |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 Greatest CDs of All Time (1993)
| 40 |
| Jimmy Guterman (USA) - The Best Rock and Roll Records (online version)
| No Order |
| KCPR DJs (USA) - Top 100 Records from the 80s (2002)
| 64 |
| Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005)
| 126 |
| Liza Lentini (USA) - The 100 Greatest Vinyl Records of All Time (2015)
| No Order |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1980s (2002)
| 60 |
| Popblerd/bLISTerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 28 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Rod Underhill (USA) - The Top 100 Rock/Pop Albums (2003)
| 6 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 43 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 226 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 150 |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 57 |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Catalog entry |
| Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 80s, by Year (2006)
| 1 |
| Ultimate Classic Rock (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2015)
| No Order |
| Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005)
| No Order |
| Classic Rock & Metal Hammer (UK) - The 200 Greatest Albums of the 80s (2006)
| No Order |
| Gary Mulholland (UK) - 261 Greatest Albums Since Punk and Disco (2006)
| No Order |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (2006)
| 61 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Significant Albums from '82 and '85 (1989)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - Mojo 1000, the Ultimate CD Buyers Guide (2001)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993)
| 129 |
| NME (UK) - Nominations For the Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 148 |
| Q (UK) - The 80 Best Records of the 80s (2006)
| 13 |
| Sounds (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1986)
| 50 |
| Sounds (UK) - The Top 80 Albums from the '80s (1989)
| 46 |
| Stuart Maconie's Critical List on BBC Radio 2 (UK) - One Album Added Each Week
| No Order |
| Aftenposten (Norway) - Top 50 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 18 |
| Platekompaniet (Norway) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2001)
| 89 |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 101 |
| Slitz (Sweden) - 3 National and 3 Foreign Albums by Year 1980-94 (1995)
| No Order |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of 1971-1991 (1991)
| 15 |
| Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015)
| No Order |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums from the 80s (2003)
| 16 |
| RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 46 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Albums of 5 Decades (1997)
| 92 |
| Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1980s (2009)
| 27 |
| Uwe Schütte (Germany) - Basis-Diskothek Rock und Pop (2011)
| No Order |
| Wiener (Austria) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| 53 |
| Crossroads (France) - 120 Essential Albums from 1979-86 (2010)
| No Order |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 355 |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Hervé Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007)
| 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 & Folk (France) - The Best Albums from 1963 to 1999 (1999)
| No Order |
| Telerama (France) - 50 LPs in the History of Rock (2004)
| 34 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002)
| 81 |
| Rolling Stone (Australia) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 43 |
| BigO (Singapore) - The 100 Best Albums from 1975 to 1995 (1995)
| 90 |
| 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)
| 1-20 |
| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - The Best Albums of the 80s (1990)
| No Order |
| 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 |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 3.5 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| A- |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 0-5 Stars (USA, 1979 and/or 1983)
| 5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 4.5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 5 Stars |
| 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)
| 5 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)
| GOLD |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 6.5 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 33 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 4 |
| Rockerilla (Italy) - Albums of the Year
| 20 |