| College Music Journal (USA) - Top 25 College Radio Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
| Consequence of Sound (USA) - Top 100 Albums Ever (2010)
| 25 |
| Gear (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the Century (1999)
| 94 |
| Infoplease.com (USA) - Must-Have Recordings (1998)
| No Order |
| Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005)
| 200 |
| Paste (USA) - The 80 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 27 |
| 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)
| 8 |
| 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)
| 14 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 187 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 297 |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 41 |
| The Review, University of Delaware (USA) - 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2001)
| 92 |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Catalog entry |
| Ultimate Classic Rock (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2015)
| No Order |
| VH1 (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of R 'N' R (2001)
| 91 |
| Classic Rock & Metal Hammer (UK) - The 200 Greatest Albums of the 80s (2006)
| No Order |
| Classic Rock (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Rock Albums Ever (2006)
| 87 |
| Eagle Rock (UK/USA) - Classic Albums TV Series (1997-2002)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - Mojo 1000, the Ultimate CD Buyers Guide (2001)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| Sounds (UK) - The Top 80 Albums from the '80s (1989)
| 42 |
| The Times (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| 35 |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 Best Albums from 1983 to 2008 (2008)
| 88 |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 17 |
| Aloha (Netherlands) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1999)
| 37 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 80s (1989)
| 55 |
| Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015)
| No Order |
| Musik Express/Sounds (Germany) - The 100 Masterpieces (1993)
| 81 |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums from the 80s (2003)
| 47 |
| Musikexpress/Sounds (Germany) - The Best Album 1980-89 (1989)
| No Order |
| Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1980s (2009)
| 43 |
| Wiener (Austria) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| 61 |
| Best (France) - Top 50 Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 6 |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 88 |
| 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)
| 70 |
| 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 |
| Telerama (France) - The Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| No Order |
| Plásticos y Decibelios (Spain) - The 80 Best Albums of All Time (2000)
| 14 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014)
| 301 |
| Rolling Stone (Australia) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 14 |
| List by Japanese Critics - 100 Essential Albums (1998?)
| No Order |
| Wu Zhengzhong (China?) - A Selection of 100 Rock Classics (1998)
| No Order |
| Buscadero (Italy) - The 120 Best Albums of the 1980s (1989)
| No Order |
| Epoca (Italy) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1988)
| 44 |
| Jam (Italy) - 100 Ideal Albums to Understand Rock Music (2000)
| No Order |
| Mauro Ronconi (Italy) - The 200 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1998)
| No Order |
| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - The Best Albums of the 80s (1990)
| No Order |
| Rockstar (Italy) - The 100 Albums of the 80s (1989)
| 13 |
| 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 |
| Switch (Mexico) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| No Order |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 4 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 4.5 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| B- |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 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)
| 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 |
| 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
| 7 |
| Kerrang (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 5 |
| Q (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| HUMO (Belgium) - Albums of the Year
| 8 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 5 |
| Best (France) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |