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| Alternative Press (USA) - Top 99 Albums of '85 to '95 (1995)
| 45 |
| Anthony Fantano (USA) - The Needle Drop: Classic Albums
| No Order |
| Beats Per Minute (USA) - The Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2011)
| 30 |
| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
| Chris Smith (USA) - 101 Albums That Changed Popular Music (2009)
| No Order |
| Consequence of Sound (USA) - Top 100 Albums Ever (2010)
| 87 |
| David Keenan, Sunday Herald (USA) - The 103 Best Albums Ever, Honest (2001)
| No Order |
| Edna Gundersen, USA Today (USA) - Top 40 Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
| Ego Trip (USA) - Hip Hop's 25 Greatest Albums by Year 1980-98 (1999)
| 2 |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 734 |
| Grammy Hall of Fame Albums and Songs (USA)
| No Order |
| IE (USA) - 50 Great Albums, a Rock Time Capsule (1999)
| No Order |
| Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005)
| 132 |
| National Recording Preservation Board (USA) - The National Recording Registry
| No Order |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1980s (2002)
| 35 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time (2013)
| 6 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 144 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 70 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997)
| No Order |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 18 |
| Spin (USA) - 15 Most Influental Albums Not By Beatles, Stones, Dylan or Elvis (2003)
| No Order |
| Spin (USA) - The 125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years (2010)
| 46 |
| Spin (USA) - The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (2015)
| 74 |
| Spin (USA) - Top 100 (+5) Albums of the Last 20 Years (2005)
| 10 |
| Stereophile (USA) - 40 Years of Stereophile: The 40 (+94) Essential Albums (2002)
| No Order |
| The Review, University of Delaware (USA) - 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2001)
| 82 |
| The Source (USA) - The 100 Best Rap Albums of All Time (1998)
| No Order |
| 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)
| 10 |
| VH1 (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of R 'N' R (2001)
| 62 |
| Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005)
| No Order |
| Vibe (USA) - 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| No Order |
| Vibe (USA) - 51 Albums representing a Generation, a Sound and a Movement (2004)
| No Order |
| XXL (USA) - 40 Years of Hip-Hop: Top 5 Albums by Year (2014)
| No Order |
| Channel 4 (UK) - 125 Nominations for the 100 Greatest Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| FACT (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (2013)
| 33 |
| Gary Mulholland (UK) - 261 Greatest Albums Since Punk and Disco (2006)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The 100 Records That Changed the World (2007)
| 61 |
| 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)
| 205 |
| NME (UK) - The 60 Most Important Albums of NME's Lifetime (2012)
| No Order |
| Paul Morley (UK) - Words and Music, 5 x 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
| Record Collector (UK) - 10 Classic Albums from 21 Genres for the 21st Century (2000)
| No Order |
| Sean Egan (UK) - 100 Albums That Changed Music (2006)
| No Order |
| Terrorizer (UK) - The 100 Most Important Albums of the 80s (2000)
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2007)
| No Order |
| The New Nation (UK) - Top 100 Albums by Black Artists
| 9 |
| The Observer (UK) - 50 Albums That Changed Music 1956-2006 (2006)
| 4 |
| Times Online (UK) - The 20 Most Influential Albums (2008)
| 14 |
| Uncut (UK) - The 100 Greatest Debut Albums (2006)
| 47 |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 All-Time Greatest Albums (2013)
| 93 |
| Aftenposten (Norway) - Top 50 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 32 |
| Expressen (Sweden) - The 100 Best Records Ever (1999)
| 98 |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 58 |
| Tor Milde (Norway) - The 100 Best Pop and Rock Albums of All Time (2004)
| 55 |
| Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015)
| No Order |
| BR Puls (Germany) - Ruhmeshalle (Hall of Fame)
| No Order |
| Laut (Germany) - Meilensteine (Milestones)
| No Order |
| Ralf Niemczyk (Germany) - 25 Albums for Men (2007)
| No Order |
| Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1980s (2009)
| 23 |
| Spex (Germany) - The 100 (+17) Albums of the Century (1999)
| 91 |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 10 |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 655 |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - 50 Years of Rock'n'Roll (2004)
| No Order |
| MUZIQ (France) - 200 Records for a Dream Collection (2007)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - 555 Albums from 1954-2014 (2014)
| 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 |
| Dance de Lux (Spain) - The 25 Best Hip-Hop Records (2001)
| 4 |
| Javier Blánquez & Omar Morena (Spain) - Loops, a History of Electronic Music (2002)
| No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014)
| 90 |
| Cameron Adams (Australia) - 100 Must Have Albums (2013)
| 11-100 |
| Rolling Stone & Borders (Australia) - 100 Must Have CDs (2007)
| No Order |
| Ondarock (Italy) - Rock Milestones (albums added every month)
| 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)
| 4.5 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| B |
| 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 |
| Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002)
| 5 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)
| 7 |
| LA Times (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 6 |
| Face (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 4 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 21 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 20 |
| Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 35 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 27 |
| Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 10 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - Albums of the Year
| 22 |