| Amazon.com (USA) - The 10 Best Albums by Decade (1999)
| 3 |
| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
| Blender (USA) - The 100 Greatest American Albums of All time (2002)
| 70 |
| Edna Gundersen, USA Today (USA) - Top 40 Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 Greatest CDs of All Time (1993)
| 27 |
| Flavorwire (USA) - The 50 Albums Everyone Needs to Own 1963-2013
| No Order |
| Gear (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the Century (1999)
| 32 |
| Grammy Hall of Fame Albums and Songs (USA)
| No Order |
| Jimmy Guterman (USA) - The Best Rock and Roll Records (online version)
| No Order |
| KCPR DJs (USA) - Top 100 Records from the 80s (2002)
| 50 |
| Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005)
| 50 |
| LA Times (USA) - The Top 10 Albums of the 1980s (1989)
| 9 |
| Paste (USA) - The 80 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 26 |
| Pause & Play (USA) - Albums Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Album per Week
| No Order |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1980s (2002)
| 45 |
| Popblerd/bLISTerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 4 |
| 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)
| 74 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 93 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 45 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997)
| No Order |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 11 |
| Spin (USA) - 100 Alternative Albums (1995)
| 24 |
| Spin (USA) - The 125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years (2010)
| 2 |
| Spin (USA) - The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (2015)
| 3 |
| Spin (USA) - Top 100 (+5) Albums of the Last 20 Years (2005)
| 8 |
| Stylus (USA) - Top 101-200 Albums of All time (2004)
| 132 |
| The Review, University of Delaware (USA) - 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2001)
| 29 |
| Time (USA) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2006)
| No Order |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Main entry |
| VH1 (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of R 'N' R (2001)
| 35 |
| Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005)
| No Order |
| Vibe (USA) - 51 Albums representing a Generation, a Sound and a Movement (2004)
| No Order |
| Channel 4 (UK) - 125 Nominations for the 100 Greatest Albums (2005)
| 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 |
| FACT (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (2013)
| 46 |
| Gary Mulholland (UK) - 261 Greatest Albums Since Punk and Disco (2006)
| No Order |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989)
| 3 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - All Time Top 100 Albums (2000)
| 75 |
| Mojo (UK) - Mojo 1000, the Ultimate CD Buyers Guide (2001)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The 100 Greatest Albums Ever Made (1995)
| 35 |
| 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) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993)
| 16 |
| NME (UK) - Nominations For the Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - Some of the Greatest Double LPs Ever Issued (1991)
| 13 |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 198 |
| Q (UK) - In Our Lifetime: Q's 100 Best Albums 1986-94 (1995)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - The 80 Best Records of the 80s (2006)
| 12 |
| Q (UK) - Top 20 Albums from the Lifetime of Q (1986-2006)
| 17 |
| Record Collector (UK) - 10 Classic Albums from 21 Genres for the 21st Century (2000)
| No Order |
| Sounds (UK) - The Top 80 Albums from the '80s (1989)
| 17 |
| Stuart Maconie's Critical List on BBC Radio 2 (UK) - One Album Added Each Week
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - Prince: Every Album Rated and Ranked (2016)
| 1 |
| The Guardian (UK) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (1997)
| 86 |
| The New Nation (UK) - Top 100 Albums by Black Artists
| 75 |
| The Rough Guide - Rock: 100 Essential CDs (1999)
| No Order |
| The Rough Guide - Soul: 100 Essential CDs (2000)
| No Order |
| The Times (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| 29 |
| Time Out (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989)
| 1 |
| Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016)
| 59 |
| Adresseavisen (Norway) - The 100 (+23) Best Albums of All Time (1995)
| 36 |
| Aftenposten (Norway) - Top 50 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 30 |
| Dagbladet (Norway) - The Best Albums of the Century (1999)
| No Order |
| Eggen & Kartvedt (Norway) - The Guide to the 100 Important Rock Albums (1999)
| No Order |
| Expressen (Sweden) - The 100 Best Records Ever (1999)
| 30 |
| Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) - 50th Anniversary of Rock (2004)
| No Order |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 1 |
| Platekompaniet (Norway) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2001)
| 52 |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 49 |
| Tor Milde (Norway) - The 100 Best Pop and Rock Albums of All Time (2004)
| 33 |
| Aloha (Netherlands) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1999)
| 18 |
| David Kleijwegt (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 32 |
| Nieuwe Revu (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1994)
| 8 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of 1971-1991 (1991)
| 15 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 80s (1989)
| 3 |
| OOR (The Netherlands) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2007)
| 22 |
| Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015)
| No Order |
| VPRO (The Netherlands) - 299 Nominations of the Best Album of All Time (2006)
| No Order |
|
| 47 |
| Berlin Media (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1998)
| 59 |
| Karl Bruckmaier (Switzerland) - 101 Most Important Albums of Rock History (1998)
| No Order |
| Laut (Germany) - Meilensteine (Milestones)
| No Order |
| Musik Express/Sounds (Germany) - The 100 Masterpieces (1993)
| 13 |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums from the 80s (2003)
| 1 |
| RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 18 |
| Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1980s (2009)
| 5 |
| Uwe Schütte (Germany) - Basis-Diskothek Rock und Pop (2011)
| No Order |
| Wiener (Austria) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| 9 |
| ZEIT (Germany) - 100 Modern Classics (2007)
| No Order |
| Zounds (Germany) - The Top 30 Albums of All Time + Top 10 by Decade (1992)
| 38 |
| Best (France) - Top 50 Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 8 |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 17 |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 68 |
| FNAC (France) - The Ideal Discography: 823 Indispensables Albums (2015)
| Key album |
| 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 |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - The 100 Best Albums 1986-1996 (1996)
| 53 |
| Liberation (France) - Best Albums 1968-88 (1988)
| 23 |
| MUZIQ (France) - 200 Records for a Dream Collection (2007)
| No Order |
| Philippe Manoeuvre (France) - Rock'n'Roll: La Discotèque Idéale (2005)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - 555 Albums from 1954-2014 (2014)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - The 250 Best Albums from 1966-1991 (1991)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - The Best Albums from 1963 to 1999 (1999)
| No Order |
| Telerama (France) - 50 LPs in the History of Rock (2004)
| 18 |
| Telerama (France) - The Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| No Order |
| VOLUME (France) - 200 Records that Changed the World (2008)
| No Order |
| Plásticos y Decibelios (Spain) - The 80 Best Albums of All Time (2000)
| 71 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (1990)
| 1 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002)
| 60 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014)
| 4 |
| Courier-Mail (Australia) - 50 Defining Rock Albums (2005)
| 28 |
| Craig Mathieson & Toby Creswell (Australia) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2013)
| 25 |
| Juice (Australia) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1997)
| 37 |
| Rolling Stone & Borders (Australia) - 100 Must Have CDs (2007)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Australia) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 74 |
| CDNOW (Japan) - 100 Essential Albums (2001?)
| 27 |
| Blow Up (Italy) - 600 Essential Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| Epoca (Italy) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1988)
| 16 |
| Jam (Italy) - 100 Ideal Albums to Understand Rock Music (2000)
| No Order |
| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - The Best Albums of the 80s (1990)
| No Order |
| Ondarock (Italy) - Rock Milestones (albums added every month)
| No Order |
| Rockstar (Italy) - The 100 Albums of the 80s (1989)
| 1 |
| Viceversa (Italy) - 100 Rock Albums (1996)
| 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
| 5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 5 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| A+ |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 4 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 |
| 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)
| GOLD |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 7 |
| Grammy Awards (USA) - Album of the Year
| Nominee |
| LA Times (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 6 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Face (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| Q (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Record Mirror (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| HUMO (Belgium) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Musikexpress/Sounds (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 11 |
| Best (France) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |