| Barnes & Noble.com (USA) - The Best Music of the 20th Century (1999)
| No Order |
| Beats Per Minute (USA) - The Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2011)
| 49 |
| Bill Shapiro (USA) - The Top 100 Rock Compact Discs (1991)
| No Order |
| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
| Chris Smith (USA) - 101 Albums That Changed Popular Music (2009)
| No Order |
| Chuck Eddy (USA) - The Accidental Evolution of Rock'n'Roll (1997)
| No Order |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 616 |
| Grammy Hall of Fame Albums and Songs (USA)
| No Order |
| Greenwood Encyclopedia of Rock History (USA) - Most Significant Rock Albums (2006)
| No Order |
| Jim Farber, NY Daily News (USA) - The 10 Best Albums of the 1980s (2014)
| 5 |
| Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005)
| 20 |
| Life (USA) - 40 Years of Rock & Roll, the Album of the Year 1952-91 (Updated 1995)
| No Order |
| Paste (USA) - The 80 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 4 |
| Paul Gambaccini - The World Critics Best Albums of All Time (1987)
| 5 |
| Pause & Play (USA) - Albums Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Album per Week
| No Order |
| Popblerd/bLISTerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 11 |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Personal 10 Best Albums from the '80s (1990)
| 9 |
| 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)
| 6 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 86 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 142 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the Last 20 Years (1987)
| 28 |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 35 |
| Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 80s, by Year (2006)
| 8 |
| 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 |
| Continuum Books - 33 1/3: A Series of Books about Critically Acclaimed Albums
| No Order |
| Gary Mulholland (UK) - 261 Greatest Albums Since Punk and Disco (2006)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The 80 Greatest Albums from the 80s (2007)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums (1985)
| 83 |
| NME (UK) - Classic Albums
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 428 |
| Record Collector (UK) - 10 Classic Albums from 21 Genres for the 21st Century (2000)
| No Order |
| Sounds (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1986)
| 70 |
| Sounds (UK) - The Top 80 Albums from the '80s (1989)
| 26 |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 Best Albums from 1983 to 2008 (2008)
| 75 |
| Platekompaniet (Norway) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2001)
| 99 |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 33 |
| Slitz (Sweden) - 3 National and 3 Foreign Albums by Year 1980-94 (1995)
| No Order |
| Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015)
| No Order |
| RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 370 |
| Tempo (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums from the 80's (1989)
| 89 |
| Wiener (Austria) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| 72 |
| Best (France) - Top 50 Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 4 |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 261 |
| FNAC (France) - The Ideal Discography: 823 Indispensables Albums (2015)
| Key album |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Liberation (France) - Best Albums 1968-88 (1988)
| 67 |
| Rock & Folk (France) - 555 Albums from 1954-2014 (2014)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - The 250 Best Albums from 1966-1991 (1991)
| 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 |
| Plásticos y Decibelios (Spain) - The 80 Best Albums of All Time (2000)
| 9 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014)
| 40 |
| Rolling Stone (Australia) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 6 |
| Epoca (Italy) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1988)
| 43 |
| Rockstar (Italy) - The 100 Albums of the 80s (1989)
| 62 |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| Jerzy Skarzynski (Poland) - Unforgettable Albums in Rock History (2004)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Mexico) - The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2004)
| 11 |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 4 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| A+ |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 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
| 8 |
| Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002)
| 3 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
| 4 Stars |
| José Ramón Pardo (Spain) - The 1000 Best Pop-Rock Albums, Ratings 1-5 (1997)
| 4.5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 7 |
| Grammy Awards (USA) - Album of the Year
| Nominee |
| 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 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 9 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| Schlager (Sweden) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| HUMO (Belgium) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 8 |