| Beats Per Minute (USA) - The Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2011)
| 20 |
| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
| Blender (USA) - The 100 Greatest American Albums of All time (2002)
| 98 |
| Consequence of Sound (USA) - Top 100 Albums Ever (2010)
| 52 |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 295 |
| Greenwood Encyclopedia of Rock History (USA) - Most Significant Rock Albums (2006)
| No Order |
| KCPR DJs (USA) - Top 100 Records from the 80s (2002)
| 1 |
| Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005)
| 181 |
| Neil Strauss (USA) - The 100 Most Influential Alternative Albums (1993)
| No Order |
| Paste (USA) - The 80 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 14 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1980s (2002)
| 29 |
| Popblerd/bLISTerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 18 |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Personal 10 Best Albums from the '80s (1990)
| 10 |
| 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)
| 15 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 241 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 156 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997)
| No Order |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 39 |
| Spin (USA) - 100 Alternative Albums (1995)
| 31 |
| Spin (USA) - Ten Reasons Why We Wish SPIN had Started in 1984 (2005)
| 3 |
| Spin (USA) - The 25 Greatest Albums of All Time (1989)
| 12 |
| Stylus (USA) - Top 101-200 Albums of All time (2004)
| 117 |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Main entry |
| Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 80s, by Year (2006)
| 3 |
| VH1 (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of R 'N' R (2001)
| 75 |
| Vibe (USA) - 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| 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 |
| The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2007)
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - Guardian Writers' Favourite Albums Ever (2013)
| 17 |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 All-Time Greatest Albums (2013)
| 62 |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 Best Albums from 1983 to 2008 (2008)
| 79 |
| Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) - 50th Anniversary of Rock (2004)
| No Order |
| David Kleijwegt (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 92 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 80s (1989)
| 28 |
| VPRO (The Netherlands) - 299 Nominations of the Best Album of All Time (2006)
| No Order |
| BR Puls (Germany) - Ruhmeshalle (Hall of Fame)
| No Order |
| Crossroads (France) - 120 Essential Albums from 1979-86 (2010)
| No Order |
| Hervé Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007)
| No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014)
| 96 |
| Blow Up (Italy) - 600 Essential Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 100 Best Albums by Decade (2002)
| 51-100 |
| Ondarock (Italy) - Rock Milestones (albums added every month)
| No Order |
| Screenagers (Poland) - Top 100 Albums of the 80s (2006)
| 30 |
| 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 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 5 Stars |
| Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995)
| 10 |
| Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10
| 9 |
| Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002)
| 4 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 8 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 4 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 27 |