| Alternative Press (USA) - Top 99 Albums of '85 to '95 (1995)
| 8 |
| Beats Per Minute (USA) - The Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2011)
| 42 |
| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 806 |
| KCPR DJs (USA) - Top 100 Records from the 80s (2002)
| 27 |
| Paste (USA) - The 80 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 34 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1980s (2002)
| 80 |
| Popblerd/bLISTerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 79 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 488 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 428 |
| Spin (USA) - 100 Alternative Albums (1995)
| 64 |
| Spin (USA) - The 125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years (2010)
| 15 |
| Spin (USA) - The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (2015)
| 51 |
| Spin (USA) - Top 100 (+5) Albums of the Last 20 Years (2005)
| 13 |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Catalog entry |
| Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 80s, by Year (2006)
| 8 |
| Classic Rock & Metal Hammer (UK) - The 200 Greatest Albums of the 80s (2006)
| 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 |
| Q (UK) - The Ultimate Music Collection (2005)
| No Order |
| Sounds (UK) - The Top 80 Albums from the '80s (1989)
| 64 |
| The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2007)
| No Order |
| The Rough Guide - Rock: 100 Essential CDs (1999)
| No Order |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 80s (1989)
| 58 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 402 |
| Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1980s (2009)
| 17 |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 5 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014)
| 93 |
| BigO (Singapore) - The 100 Best Albums from 1975 to 1995 (1995)
| 46 |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| 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)
| 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)
| 3 Stars |
| 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
| 8 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 9 |