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Automatic for the People
| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
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| Blender (USA) - The 100 Greatest American Albums of All time (2002)
| 87 |
| Edna Gundersen, USA Today (USA) - Top 40 Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
| Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005)
| 29 |
| LostAtSea (USA) - 90 Albums of the 90s (2000)
| 89 |
| Music Underwater (USA) - Top 100 Albums 1990-2003 (2004)
| 47 |
| Ned Raggett (USA) - The Top 136 Albums of the Nineties (1999)
| 70 |
| Out (USA) - The 100 Greatest, Gayest Albums (2008)
| 60 |
| Paste (USA) - The 90 Best Albums of the 1990s (2012)
| 7 |
| Pause & Play (USA) - Albums Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Album per Week
| No Order |
| Pause & Play (USA) - The 90s Top 100 Essential Albums (1999)
| 11 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1990s (1999)
| 88 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1990s (2003)
| 43 |
| Popblerd/bLISTerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1990s (2012)
| 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)
| 18 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 249 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 96 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential Recordings of the 90s (1999)
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| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1990s (2011)
| 6 |
| Spin (USA) - The 125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years (2010)
| 35 |
| Spin (USA) - The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (2015)
| 29 |
| Spin (USA) - Top 100 (+5) Albums of the Last 20 Years (2005)
| 85 |
| Spin (USA) - Top 90 Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 40 |
| The Review, University of Delaware (USA) - 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2001)
| 36 |
| Treble (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 90s (10 per Year) (2008)
| 1 |
| Ultimate Classic Rock (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1990s (2015)
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| Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005)
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| Channel 4 (UK) - 125 Nominations for the 100 Greatest Albums (2005)
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| Classic Rock & Metal Hammer (UK) - The 200 Greatest Albums of the 90s (2006)
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| Gary Mulholland (UK) - 261 Greatest Albums Since Punk and Disco (2006)
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| Geoff Brown et al (UK) - 25 Albums That Rocked the World (2008)
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| Melody Maker (UK) - All Time Top 100 Albums (2000)
| 21 |
| Mojo (UK) - The 100 Greatest Albums Ever Made (1995)
| 37 |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
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| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993)
| 23 |
| NME (UK) - NME Rock Years, Albums of the Year 1963-99 (2000)
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| NME (UK) - Nominations For the Best Albums of the 1990s (2012)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 65 |
| NME (UK) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2003)
| 48 |
| No Ripcord (UK) - Top Albums 1990-1999 (2013)
| 11 |
| Q (UK) - 100 Greatest Albums of the 1990s (2015)
| 41 |
| 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 |
| Q (UK) - Top 20 Albums from 1980-2004 (2004)
| 13 |
| Q (UK) - Top 20 Albums from the Lifetime of Q (1986-2006)
| 10 |
| Select (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of the 90s (1996)
| 14 |
| Stuart Maconie's Critical List on BBC Radio 2 (UK) - One Album Added Each Week
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| The Definitive Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock: Classic Recordings (2008)
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (1997)
| 26 |
| Times, Metro (UK) - Top 10 Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 3 |
| Adresseavisen (Norway) - The 100 (+23) Best Albums of All Time (1995)
| 10 |
| Aftenposten (Norway) - Top 50 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 28 |
| Eggen & Kartvedt (Norway) - The Guide to the 100 Important Rock Albums (1999)
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| Expressen (Sweden) - The 100 Best Records Ever (1999)
| 34 |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 1 |
| Platekompaniet (Norway) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2001)
| 5 |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 77 |
| Soundi (Finland) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time + Top 10 by Decade (1995)
| 32 |
| Start! (Sweden) - The 25 Best Albums of the 90s (1996)
| 1 |
| Tor Milde (Norway) - The 100 Best Pop and Rock Albums of All Time (2004)
| 71 |
| David Kleijwegt (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 63 |
| OOR Moordlijst (Netherlands) - The 100 Best Albums of 1991-1995 (1995)
| 45 |
| Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015)
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| VPRO (The Netherlands) - 299 Nominations of the Best Album of All Time (2006)
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| 41 |
| Berlin Media (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1998)
| 34 |
| Laut (Germany) - Meilensteine (Milestones)
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| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1990s (2010)
| 28 |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 90s (2005)
| 39 |
| RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003)
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| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 15 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Albums of 5 Decades (1997)
| 59 |
| Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1990s (2009)
| 22 |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 13 |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 198 |
| FNAC (France) - The Ideal Discography: 823 Indispensables Albums (2015)
| Other |
| Florent Mazzolenni (France) - Introduction to an Ideal Rock Discography (2005)
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| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
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| Hervé Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007)
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| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - 50 Years of Rock'n'Roll (2004)
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| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - The 100 Best Albums 1986-1996 (1996)
| 12 |
| Nicolas Dupuy (France) - The 100 Best Rock Albums (2010)
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| Philippe Manoeuvre (France) - 100 Necessary Albums (2014)
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| Rock & Folk (France) - 555 Albums from 1954-2014 (2014)
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| Rock & Folk (France) - The 300 Best Albums from 1965-1995 (1995)
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| Rock & Folk (France) - The Best Albums from 1963 to 1999 (1999)
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| Telerama (France) - 50 LPs in the History of Rock (2004)
| 27 |
| Telerama (France) - The Best Albums of All Time (1993)
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| Discoplay (Spain) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1997)
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| Plásticos y Decibelios (Spain) - The 80 Best Albums of All Time (2000)
| 39 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 150 Best Albums from the 90s (2000)
| 7 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002)
| 73 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014)
| 11 |
| Courier-Mail (Australia) - 50 Defining Rock Albums (2005)
| 25 |
| Craig Mathieson & Toby Creswell (Australia) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2013)
| 64 |
| Juice (Australia) - The 100 (+34) Greatest Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 5 |
| BigO (Singapore) - The 100 Best Albums from 1975 to 1995 (1995)
| 64 |
| Jam (Italy) - 100 Ideal Albums to Understand Rock Music (2000)
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| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 100 Best Albums by Decade (2002)
| 21-50 |
| Ondarock (Italy) - Rock Milestones (albums added every month)
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| Sentire Ascoltare (Italy) - The 35 Best Rock Albums of the 1990s (2014)
| 17 |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
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| Screenagers (Poland) - Top 100 Albums of the 90s (2005)
| 5 |
| Rolling Stone (Mexico) - The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2004)
| 11 |
| Yediot Ahonot (Israel) - Top 99 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 64 |
| 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
| *** |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 4.5 Stars |
| Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995)
| 8 |
| 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)
| 5 Stars |
| 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)
| 5 |
| Grammy Awards (USA) - Album of the Year
| Nominee |
| LA Times (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 7 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| Q (UK) - Albums of the Year
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| Select (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 4 |
| Vox (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Eye Weekly Canadian Critics Poll - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Dagsavisen (Norway) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Pop (Sweden) - Albums of the Year
| 7 |
| Rumba (Finland) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 5 |
| Musikexpress/Sounds (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 19 |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - Albums of the Year
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| Rock de Lux (Spain) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |