Allan Kozinn, AVGuide (USA) - The 100 Greatest Pop Albums of the Century (2000)
| No Order |
Amazon.com (USA) - The 10 Best Albums by Decade (1999)
| 6 |
Beats Per Minute (USA) - The Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2011)
| 8 |
Bill Shapiro (USA) - The Top 100 Rock Compact Discs (1991)
| No Order |
Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
CCM (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music (2001)
| 6 |
CCM (USA) - The 25 Best Contemporary Christian Albums of All Time (1988)
| 17 |
Chris Smith (USA) - 101 Albums That Changed Popular Music (2009)
| No Order |
College Music Journal (USA) - Top 25 College Radio Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
Consequence of Sound (USA) - Top 100 Albums Ever (2010)
| 34 |
Gear (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the Century (1999)
| 26 |
Grammy Hall of Fame Albums and Songs (USA)
| No Order |
Greenwood Encyclopedia of Rock History (USA) - Most Significant Rock Albums (2006)
| No Order |
Infoplease.com (USA) - Must-Have Recordings (1998)
| No Order |
Jim Farber, NY Daily News (USA) - The 10 Best Albums of the 1980s (2014)
| 3 |
KCPR DJs (USA) - Top 100 Records from the 80s (2002)
| 53 |
Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005)
| 7 |
Life (USA) - 40 Years of Rock & Roll, the Album of the Year 1952-91 (Updated 1995)
| No Order |
National Recording Preservation Board (USA) - The National Recording Registry
| No Order |
Paste (USA) - The 80 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 9 |
Pause & Play (USA) - 10 Albums of the 80's (2003)
| No Order |
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)
| 30 |
Popblerd/bLISTerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 3 |
Radio WXPN (USA) - The 100 Most Progressive Albums (1996)
| 35 |
Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
Rod Underhill (USA) - The Top 100 Rock/Pop Albums (2003)
| 9 |
Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 3 |
Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 27 |
Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 135 |
Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997)
| No Order |
Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 24 |
Spin (USA) - The 125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years (2010)
| 62 |
Spin (USA) - The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (2015)
| 118 |
The Review, University of Delaware (USA) - 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2001)
| 33 |
Time (USA) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2006)
| No Order |
Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Main entry |
Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 80s, by Year (2006)
| 1 |
Ultimate Classic Rock (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2015)
| No Order |
VH1 (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of R 'N' R (2001)
| 15 |
Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005)
| No Order |
Channel 4 (UK) - 125 Nominations for the 100 Greatest Albums (2005)
| No Order |
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)
| 100 |
Complete Book of the British Charts (UK, 2001) - Neil Warwick's Top 10 Albums
| 1 |
Eagle Rock (UK/USA) - Classic Albums TV Series (1997-2002)
| No Order |
Geoff Brown et al (UK) - 25 Albums That Rocked the World (2008)
| No Order |
Guitarist (UK) - 101 Essential Guitar Albums (2000)
| 11 |
Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (2006)
| 11 |
Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989)
| 1 |
Hot Press (Ireland) - Top 100 Irish Albums (2004)
| 3 |
Hot Press (Ireland) -The 250 Greatest Irish Albums of All Time (2009)
| 5 |
Irish Times (Ireland) - The Top 40 Irish albums (2008)
| 14 |
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) - Nominations For the Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| No Order |
NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 424 |
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)
| 1 |
Q (UK) - Top 20 Albums from the Lifetime of Q (1986-2006)
| 4 |
Sounds (UK) - The Top 80 Albums from the '80s (1989)
| 9 |
Stuart Maconie's Critical List on BBC Radio 2 (UK) - One Album Added Each Week
| No Order |
The Definitive Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock: Classic Recordings (2008)
| No Order |
The Guardian (UK) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (1997)
| 57 |
The Times (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| 23 |
Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 Best Albums from 1983 to 2008 (2008)
| 63 |
Expressen (Sweden) - The 100 Best Records Ever (1999)
| 43 |
Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 2 |
Platekompaniet (Norway) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2001)
| 57 |
Slitz (Sweden) - 3 National and 3 Foreign Albums by Year 1980-94 (1995)
| No Order |
Slitz (Sweden) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1990)
| 28 |
Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015)
| No Order |
Berlin Media (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1998)
| 94 |
Max Magazine (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1997)
| 24 |
Musikexpress (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums from the 80s (2003)
| 19 |
RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003)
| No Order |
Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 50 |
Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Albums of 5 Decades (1997)
| 101 |
Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1980s (2009)
| 41 |
Tempo (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums from the 80's (1989)
| 88 |
Uwe Schütte (Germany) - Basis-Diskothek Rock und Pop (2011)
| No Order |
Best (France) - Top 50 Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 1 |
Crossroads (France) - 120 Essential Albums from 1987-99 (2010)
| No Order |
FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 24 |
FNAC (France) - The Ideal Discography: 823 Indispensables Albums (2015)
| Other |
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 |
Liberation (France) - Best Albums 1968-88 (1988)
| 46 |
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 300 Best Albums from 1965-1995 (1995)
| No Order |
Rock & Folk (France) - The Best Albums from 1963 to 1999 (1999)
| 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)
| 5 |
Rolling Stone & Borders (Australia) - 100 Must Have CDs (2007)
| No Order |
Rolling Stone (Australia) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 3 |
CDNOW (Japan) - 100 Essential Albums (2001?)
| 38 |
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 |
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) - 100 Best Albums by Decade (2002)
| 1-20 |
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)
| 6 |
Velvet (Italy) - The 100 Best Albums of the 80s (1990)
| No Order |
Viceversa (Italy) - 100 Rock Albums (1996)
| No Order |
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 |
Screenagers (Poland) - Top 100 Albums of the 80s (2006)
| 19 |
Tylko Rock (Poland) - 100 Albums that Shook Polish Rock (1999)
| 41 |
Rolling Stone (Mexico) - The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2004)
| 5 |
Switch (Mexico) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| No Order |
Yediot Ahonot (Israel) - Top 99 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 43 |
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
| B |
Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 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
| 10 |
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 |
José Ramón Pardo (Spain) - The 1000 Best Pop-Rock Albums, Ratings 1-5 (1997)
| 5 Stars |
Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 7 |
Grammy Awards (USA) - Album of the Year
| Winner |
LA Times (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
Rolling Stone (USA) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 4 |
Hot Press (Ireland) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
Kerrang (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 9 |
NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 6 |
Q (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 9 |
Musikexpress/Sounds (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
Best (France) - Albums of the Year
| 6 |
Rock de Lux (Spain) - Albums of the Year
| 37 |