| Alternative Press (USA) - Top 99 Albums of '85 to '95 (1995)
| 10 |
| Beats Per Minute (USA) - The Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2011)
| 10 |
| David Keenan, Sunday Herald (USA) - The 103 Best Albums Ever, Honest (2001)
| No Order |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 148 |
| KCPR DJs (USA) - Top 100 Records from the 80s (2002)
| 10 |
| Neil Strauss (USA) - The 100 Most Influential Alternative Albums (1993)
| No Order |
| Paste (USA) - The 80 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 36 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1980s (2002)
| 23 |
| Popblerd/bLISTerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 99 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time (2013)
| 45 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 269 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997)
| No Order |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 38 |
| Spin (USA) - The 125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years (2010)
| 36 |
| Spin (USA) - The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (2015)
| 55 |
| Spin (USA) - Top 100 (+5) Albums of the Last 20 Years (2005)
| 71 |
| Stephin Merritt (Magnetic Fields) - The Best Recordings from 1900 to 1999
| No Order |
| Stylus (USA) - Top 101-200 Albums of All time (2004)
| 161 |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Main entry |
| Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 80s, by Year (2006)
| 2 |
| 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 |
| Elvis Costello - 500 Albums You Need (2000)
| No Order |
| Melody Maker (UK) - All Time Top 100 Albums (2000)
| 19 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Significant Albums from '82 and '85 (1989)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The 100 Records That Changed the World (2007)
| 82 |
| 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) - 101 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2014)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - 20 Near-as-Damn-It Perfect Initial Efforts (1992)
| 4 |
| NME (UK) - 40 Records That Captured the Moment 1952-91 (1992)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - 50 Albums Released in 1985 That Still Sound Great Today (2015)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993)
| 27 |
| NME (UK) - NME Rock Years, Albums of the Year 1963-99 (2000)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - Nominations For the Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever (2006)
| 42 |
| NME (UK) - The 50 Greatest Debut Albums (2010)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 157 |
| NME (UK) - The 60 Most Important Albums of NME's Lifetime (2012)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2003)
| 81 |
| No Ripcord (UK) - Top 100 Debut Albums (2011)
| 27 |
| Paul Morley (UK) - Words and Music, 5 x 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever (2000)
| 88 |
| Q (UK) - The 80 Best Records of the 80s (2006)
| 23 |
| Q (UK) - Top 20 Albums from 1980-2004 (2004)
| 12 |
| Sounds (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1986)
| 44 |
| Sounds (UK) - The Top 80 Albums from the '80s (1989)
| 1 |
| The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2007)
| No Order |
| The Rough Guide - Rock: 100 Essential CDs (1999)
| No Order |
| The Scotsman (Scotland, UK) - The 100 Best Scottish Albums of All Time (2003)
| 7 |
| Uncut (UK) - The 100 Greatest Debut Albums (2006)
| 50 |
| Vox (UK) - 100 Records that Shook the World (1991)
| No Order |
| Adresseavisen (Norway) - The 100 (+23) Best Albums of All Time (1995)
| 73 |
| Eggen & Kartvedt (Norway) - The Guide to the 100 Important Rock Albums (1999)
| No Order |
| Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) - 50th Anniversary of Rock (2004)
| No Order |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 4 |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 35 |
| Slitz (Sweden) - 3 National and 3 Foreign Albums by Year 1980-94 (1995)
| No Order |
| Soundi (Finland) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time + Top 10 by Decade (1995)
| 47 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 80s (1989)
| 27 |
| VPRO (The Netherlands) - 299 Nominations of the Best Album of All Time (2006)
| No Order |
| BR Puls (Germany) - Ruhmeshalle (Hall of Fame)
| No Order |
| Laut (Germany) - Meilensteine (Milestones)
| No Order |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums from the 80s (2003)
| 23 |
| Ralf Niemczyk (Germany) - 25 Albums for Men (2007)
| No Order |
| RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 95 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Albums of 5 Decades (1997)
| 101 |
| Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1980s (2009)
| 10 |
| Spex (Germany) - The 100 (+17) Albums of the Century (1999)
| 96 |
| Tempo (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums from the 80's (1989)
| 22 |
| Uwe Schütte (Germany) - Basis-Diskothek Rock und Pop (2011)
| No Order |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 1 |
| Crossroads (France) - 120 Essential Albums from 1979-86 (2010)
| No Order |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 371 |
| FNAC (France) - The Ideal Discography: 823 Indispensables Albums (2015)
| Other |
| Florent Mazzolenni (France) - Introduction to an Ideal Rock Discography (2005)
| No Order |
| 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 |
| Nicolas Dupuy (France) - The 100 Best Rock Albums (2010)
| 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 |
| VOLUME (France) - 200 Records that Changed the World (2008)
| No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of 1980-86 (1987)
| 17 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (1990)
| 11 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002)
| 37 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014)
| 10 |
| BigO (Singapore) - The 100 Best Albums from 1975 to 1995 (1995)
| 35 |
| Blow Up (Italy) - 600 Essential Albums (2005)
| 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 |
| Screenagers (Poland) - Top 100 Albums of the 80s (2006)
| 10 |
| Yediot Ahonot (Israel) - Top 99 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 69 |
| 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)
| 3.5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 5 Stars |
| Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995)
| 9 |
| 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)
| 3 Stars |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 4.5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 7.5 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 14 |
| Face (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 5 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 6 |
| Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 5 |
| Rockerilla (Italy) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |