| Alternative Press (USA) - The 90 Greatest Albums of the 90s (1998)
| 7 |
| Alternative Press (USA) - Top 99 Albums of '85 to '95 (1995)
| 14 |
| Anthony Fantano (USA) - The Needle Drop: Classic Albums
| No Order |
| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
| Consequence of Sound (USA) - Top 100 Albums Ever (2010)
| 59 |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 186 |
| Gear (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the Century (1999)
| 37 |
| Greenwood Encyclopedia of Rock History (USA) - Most Significant Rock Albums (2006)
| No Order |
| Jim DeRogatis (USA) - The Great Albums
| No Order |
| LostAtSea (USA) - 90 Albums of the 90s (2000)
| 59 |
| Music Underwater (USA) - Top 100 Albums 1990-2003 (2004)
| 1 |
| Ned Raggett (USA) - The Top 136 Albums of the Nineties (1999)
| 1 |
| Nude as the News (USA) - The 100 Most Compelling Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 11 |
| Paste (USA) - The 90 Best Albums of the 1990s (2012)
| 8 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1990s (1999)
| 1 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1990s (2003)
| 2 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 90s (2010)
| 39 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 221 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 73 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential Recordings of the 90s (1999)
| No Order |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1990s (2011)
| 11 |
| Spin (USA) - 100 Alternative Albums (1995)
| 35 |
| Spin (USA) - The 125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years (2010)
| 20 |
| Spin (USA) - The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (2015)
| 14 |
| Spin (USA) - Top 100 (+5) Albums of the Last 20 Years (2005)
| 22 |
| Spin (USA) - Top 90 Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 16 |
| 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)
| 54 |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Main entry |
| Treble (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 90s (10 per Year) (2008)
| 1 |
| Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005)
| No Order |
| Classic Rock & Metal Hammer (UK) - The 200 Greatest Albums of the 90s (2006)
| No Order |
| Continuum Books - 33 1/3: A Series of Books about Critically Acclaimed Albums
| No Order |
| David Toop (UK) - Ocean of Sound: Aether Talk, Ambient Sound and Imaginary Worlds (1995)
| No Order |
| FACT (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1990s (2012)
| 42 |
| GQ (UK) - The 100 Coolest Albums in the World Right Now! (2005)
| 77 |
| Guitarist (UK) - 101 Essential Guitar Albums (2000)
| 11 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (2006)
| 32 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - Top 100 Irish Albums (2004)
| 4 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) -The 250 Greatest Irish Albums of All Time (2009)
| 4 |
| Irish Times (Ireland) - The Top 40 Irish albums (2008)
| 1 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - All Time Top 100 Albums (2000)
| 63 |
| NME (UK) - Nominations For the Best Albums of the 1990s (2012)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 18 |
| NME (UK) - The 60 Most Important Albums of NME's Lifetime (2012)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2003)
| 11 |
| No Ripcord (UK) - Top Albums 1990-1999 (2013)
| 4 |
| Q (UK) - 100 Greatest Albums of the 1990s (2015)
| 47 |
| Q (UK) - 90 Albums of the 90s (1999)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - In Our Lifetime: Q's 100 Best Albums 1986-94 (1995)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - The Ultimate Music Collection (2005)
| No Order |
| Record Collector (UK) - 10 Classic Albums from 21 Genres for the 21st Century (2000)
| No Order |
| Select (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of the 90s (1996)
| 95 |
| The Observer (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums (2004)
| 20 |
| The Word (UK) - Hidden Treasure: Great Underrated Albums of Our Time (2005)
| No Order |
| Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016)
| 38 |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 All-Time Greatest Albums (2013)
| 77 |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 Best Albums from 1983 to 2008 (2008)
| 86 |
| MaverickTimes (Canada) - Great Albums of the 20th Century
| No Order |
| The Sun (Canada) - The Best Albums from 1971 to 2000 (2001)
| No Order |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 85 |
| Tor Milde (Norway) - The 100 Best Pop and Rock Albums of All Time (2004)
| 69 |
| OOR (The Netherlands) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2007)
| 53 |
| VPRO (The Netherlands) - 299 Nominations of the Best Album of All Time (2006)
| No Order |
|
| 29 |
| BR Puls (Germany) - Ruhmeshalle (Hall of Fame)
| No Order |
| Laut (Germany) - Meilensteine (Milestones)
| No Order |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1990s (2010)
| 7 |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 90s (2005)
| 27 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 179 |
| Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1990s (2009)
| 9 |
| Zündfunk (Germany) - The Best Albums of the 90s (2000)
| 37 |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 1 |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 167 |
| 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 |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - The 100 Best Albums 1986-1996 (1996)
| 16 |
| MUZIQ (France) - 200 Records for a Dream Collection (2007)
| No Order |
| Nicolas Dupuy (France) - The 100 Best Rock Albums (2010)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - 555 Albums from 1954-2014 (2014)
| 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 |
| Technikart (France) - 50 Albums from the Last 10 Years (1997)
| No Order |
| VOLUME (France) - 200 Records that Changed the World (2008)
| No Order |
| Javier Blánquez & Omar Morena (Spain) - Loops, a History of Electronic Music (2002)
| No Order |
| Juan Vitoria (Spain) - 350 Masterpieces of Contemporary Music to Discover (2005)
| No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 150 Best Albums from the 90s (2000)
| 4 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002)
| 54 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014)
| 5 |
| Juice (Australia) - The 100 (+34) Greatest Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 62 |
| BigO (Singapore) - The 100 Best Albums from 1975 to 1995 (1995)
| 73 |
| Blow Up (Italy) - 600 Essential Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 100 Best Albums by Decade (2002)
| 1-20 |
| Ondarock (Italy) - Rock Milestones (albums added every month)
| No Order |
| Sentire Ascoltare (Italy) - The 35 Best Rock Albums of the 1990s (2014)
| 1 |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| Porcys (Poland) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1990s (2013)
| 1 |
| Screenagers (Poland) - Top 100 Albums of the 90s (2005)
| 9 |
| 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)
| 3.5 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)
| 3 Stars |
| Le Guide du CD (France) - Ratings from 1 to 4 Stars & "GOLD" (1991-1997)
| 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)
| 3.5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 9 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 14 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 7 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 9 |
| Select (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 6 |
| Vox (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Eye Weekly Canadian Critics Poll - Albums of the Year
| 6 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 47 |
| Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 12 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - Albums of the Year
| 8 |