| Beats Per Minute (USA) - The Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2011)
| 35 |
| KCPR DJs (USA) - Top 100 Records from the 80s (2002)
| 38 |
| Paste (USA) - The 80 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 6 |
| Popblerd/bLISTerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 41 |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 52 |
| Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 80s, by Year (2006)
| 7 |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 324 |
| The Guardian (UK) - 100 Albums that Don't Appear in All Other Top 100 Album Lists (1999)
| 92 |
| The Guardian (UK) - Guardian Writers' Favourite Albums Ever (2013)
| 6 |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 All-Time Greatest Albums (2013)
| 54 |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 Best Albums from 1983 to 2008 (2008)
| 32 |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 10 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 20th Century (1987)
| 100 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 80s (1989)
| 19 |
| OOR (The Netherlands) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2007)
| 100 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 344 |
| Hervé Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007)
| No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (1990)
| 33 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014)
| 137 |
| Buscadero (Italy) - The 120 Best Albums of the 1980s (1989)
| No Order |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 4.5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 3.5 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| B+ |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 4.5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 5 Stars |
| Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995)
| 6 |
| 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)
| 3 Stars |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 3.5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 6 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 8 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 8 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 12 |
| Q (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |