| Beats Per Minute (USA) - The Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2011)
| 62 |
| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
| Blender (USA) - The 100 Greatest American Albums of All time (2002)
| 77 |
| KCPR DJs (USA) - Top 100 Records from the 80s (2002)
| 7 |
| Loudwire (USA) - Top 80 Hard Rock + Metal Albums of the 1980s (2016)
| 12 |
| Paste (USA) - The 80 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 56 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1980s (2002)
| 90 |
| Revolver (USA) - The 69 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time (2002)
| 41 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 312 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997)
| No Order |
| Spin (USA) - Top 100 (+5) Albums of the Last 20 Years (2005)
| 42 |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Catalog entry |
| Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 80s, by Year (2006)
| 10 |
| Ultimate Classic Rock (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2015)
| No Order |
| Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005)
| No Order |
| Classic Rock & Metal Hammer (UK) - The 200 Greatest Albums of the 80s (2006)
| No Order |
| Classic Rock (UK) - The 100 Greatest Rock Albums of All Time (2001)
| 34 |
| Kerrang (UK) - The 100 Greatest Rock Albums (2006)
| 89 |
| Mojo (UK) - Mojo 1000, the Ultimate CD Buyers Guide (2001)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - Nominations For the Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - The 80 Best Records of the 80s (2006)
| 32 |
| Sounds (UK) - The Top 80 Albums from the '80s (1989)
| 78 |
| 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 Rough Guide - Rock: 100 Essential CDs (1999)
| No Order |
| Eggen & Kartvedt (Norway) - The Guide to the 100 Important Rock Albums (1999)
| No Order |
| Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015)
| No Order |
| FNAC (France) - The Ideal Discography: 823 Indispensables Albums (2015)
| Other |
| BigO (Singapore) - The 100 Best Albums from 1975 to 1995 (1995)
| 60 |
| Jam (Italy) - 100 Ideal Albums to Understand Rock Music (2000)
| 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 |
| Velvet (Italy) - The 100 Best Albums of the 80s (1990)
| No Order |
| Screenagers (Poland) - Top 100 Albums of the 80s (2006)
| 48 |
| Tylko Rock (Poland) - 100 Albums that Shook Polish Rock (1999)
| 85 |
| Switch (Mexico) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| No Order |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 2.5 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| B- |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 3 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 4.5 Stars |
| Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995)
| 5 |
| 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 |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 4.5 Stars |
| José Ramón Pardo (Spain) - The 1000 Best Pop-Rock Albums, Ratings 1-5 (1997)
| 4 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 7.5 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 34 |
| Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 18 |