| Beats Per Minute (USA) - The Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2011)
| 32 |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 845 |
| Flavorwire (USA) - The 50 Albums Everyone Needs to Own 1963-2013
| No Order |
| Infoplease.com (USA) - Must-Have Recordings (1998)
| No Order |
| Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005)
| 153 |
| Paul Gambaccini - The World Critics Best Albums of All Time (1987)
| 87 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1980s (2002)
| 11 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 26 |
| Spin (USA) - The 25 Greatest Albums of All Time (1989)
| 2 |
| Stylus (USA) - Top 101-200 Albums of All time (2004)
| 148 |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Next stop |
| Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 80s, by Year (2006)
| 3 |
| Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005)
| No Order |
| Continuum Books - 33 1/3: A Series of Books about Critically Acclaimed Albums
| No Order |
| Elvis Costello - 500 Albums You Need (2000)
| No Order |
| Gary Mulholland (UK) - 261 Greatest Albums Since Punk and Disco (2006)
| No Order |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (2006)
| 48 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989)
| 64 |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums (1985)
| 6 |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993)
| 116 |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 320 |
| Q (UK) - The 80 Best Records of the 80s (2006)
| 36 |
| Sounds (UK) - The Top 80 Albums from the '80s (1989)
| 4 |
| 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 |
| Time Out (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989)
| 38 |
| Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016)
| 161 |
| Expressen (Sweden) - The 100 Best Records Ever (1999)
| 99 |
| Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) - 50th Anniversary of Rock (2004)
| No Order |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 101 |
| Slitz (Sweden) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1990)
| 45 |
| David Kleijwegt (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 39 |
| Nieuwe Revu (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1994)
| 20 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 20th Century (1987)
| 23 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 80s (1989)
| 7 |
| OOR (The Netherlands) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2007)
| 39 |
| VPRO (The Netherlands) - 299 Nominations of the Best Album of All Time (2006)
| No Order |
| Berlin Media (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1998)
| 95 |
| Musik Express/Sounds (Germany) - The 100 Masterpieces (1993)
| 43 |
| RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 150 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Albums of 5 Decades (1997)
| 61 |
| Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1980s (2009)
| 24 |
| Uwe Schütte (Germany) - Basis-Diskothek Rock und Pop (2011)
| No Order |
| Wiener (Austria) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| 73 |
| 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 |
| MUZIQ (France) - 200 Records for a Dream Collection (2007)
| No Order |
| Philippe Manoeuvre (France) - 100 Necessary Albums (2014)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - The Best Albums from 1963 to 1999 (1999)
| No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of 1980-86 (1987)
| 6 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (1990)
| 8 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002)
| 43 |
| BigO (Singapore) - The 100 Best Albums from 1975 to 1995 (1995)
| 85 |
| Blow Up (Italy) - 600 Essential Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| Buscadero (Italy) - The 120 Best Albums of the 1980s (1989)
| No Order |
| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - The Best Albums of the 80s (1990)
| No Order |
| Ondarock (Italy) - Rock Milestones (albums added every month)
| No Order |
| Rockstar (Italy) - The 100 Albums of the 80s (1989)
| 8 |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| Screenagers (Poland) - Top 100 Albums of the 80s (2006)
| 21 |
| 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
| A- |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 4 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 4.5 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
| 9 |
| 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)
| 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)
| 8 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 32 |
| Face (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 7 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 14 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| Schlager (Sweden) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| HUMO (Belgium) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Tip (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| Rockerilla (Italy) - Albums of the Year
| 8 |