| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 604 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Spin (USA) - The 25 Greatest Albums of All Time (1989)
| 10 |
| Spin (USA) - The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (2015)
| 95 |
| Spin (USA) - Top 100 (+5) Albums of the Last 20 Years (2005)
| 50 |
| Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 80s, by Year (2006)
| 7 |
| Gary Mulholland (UK) - 261 Greatest Albums Since Punk and Disco (2006)
| No Order |
| Melody Maker (UK) - All Time Top 100 Albums (2000)
| 40 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Significant Albums from '82 and '85 (1989)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The 80 Greatest Albums from the 80s (2007)
| 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)
| 50 |
| NME (UK) - Nominations For the Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 346 |
| 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)
| 97 |
| Sounds (UK) - The Top 80 Albums from the '80s (1989)
| 58 |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 Best Albums from 1983 to 2008 (2008)
| 84 |
| Adresseavisen (Norway) - The 100 (+23) Best Albums of All Time (1995)
| 101 |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 3 |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 62 |
| Laut (Germany) - Meilensteine (Milestones)
| No Order |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 4 |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 916 |
| Hervé Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007)
| No Order |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - 50 Years of Rock'n'Roll (2004)
| 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 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (1990)
| 40 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014)
| 77 |
| BigO (Singapore) - The 100 Best Albums from 1975 to 1995 (1995)
| 30 |
| Blow Up (Italy) - 600 Essential Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 4.5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 3 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| B+ |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 4 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 3.5 Stars |
| Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995)
| 8 |
| 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)
| 4 Stars |
| Le Guide du CD (France) - Ratings from 1 to 4 Stars & "GOLD" (1991-1997)
| 4 Stars |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 4.5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 6.5 |
| Face (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 22 |
| Schlager (Sweden) - Albums of the Year
| 25 |