| Beats Per Minute (USA) - The Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2011)
| 88 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1980s (2002)
| 77 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 69 |
| Spin (USA) - The 125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years (2010)
| 91 |
| Spin (USA) - The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (2015)
| 182 |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Catalog entry |
| Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 80s, by Year (2006)
| 3 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - All Time Top 100 Albums (2000)
| 14 |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever (2006)
| 19 |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 47 |
| NME (UK) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2003)
| 25 |
| Paul Morley (UK) - Words and Music, 5 x 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
| Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016)
| 168 |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 8 |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 101 |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 684 |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - 30 ans des Inrocks: nos meilleurs albums depuis 1986 [30 Yea
| No Order |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - The 100 Best Albums 1986-1996 (1996)
| 15 |
| Blow Up (Italy) - 600 Essential Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| Yediot Ahonot (Israel) - Top 99 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 45 |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 4 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 3 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| B |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 2.5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 4 Stars |
| Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995)
| 7 |
| Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10
| 8 |
| 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)
| 3 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
| 5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 6 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 37 |
| Face (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 4 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 12 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| Q (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Record Mirror (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| HUMO (Belgium) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 27 |
| Musikexpress/Sounds (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 8 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - Albums of the Year
| 7 |