| Chuck Eddy (USA) - The Accidental Evolution of Rock'n'Roll (1997)
| No Order |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 707 |
| Nude as the News (USA) - The 100 Most Compelling Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 26 |
| 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)
| 70 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997)
| No Order |
| Treble (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 90s (10 per Year) (2008)
| 10 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - All Time Top 100 Albums (2000)
| 79 |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993)
| 71 |
| NME (UK) - Classic Albums
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever (2006)
| 27 |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 151 |
| No Ripcord (UK) - Top 100 Debut Albums (2011)
| 59 |
| Q (UK) - In Our Lifetime: Q's 100 Best Albums 1986-94 (1995)
| 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)
| 88 |
| The Guardian (UK) - My Favourite Album Series (2011)
| No Order |
| The Rough Guide - Rock: 100 Essential CDs (1999)
| No Order |
| Uncut (UK) - The 100 Greatest Debut Albums (2006)
| 96 |
| Exclaim (Canada) - 100 Records that Rocked 100 Issues (2000)
| 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)
| 101 |
| Nieuwe Revu (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1994)
| 89 |
| VPRO (The Netherlands) - 299 Nominations of the Best Album of All Time (2006)
| No Order |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 5 |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 588 |
| FNAC (France) - The Ideal Discography: 823 Indispensables Albums (2015)
| Other |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Hervé Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007)
| No Order |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - The 100 Best Albums 1986-1996 (1996)
| 6 |
| Telerama (France) - The Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| No Order |
| VOLUME (France) - 200 Records that Changed the World (2008)
| No Order |
| Juice (Australia) - The 100 (+34) Greatest Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 101 |
| Jam (Italy) - 100 Ideal Albums to Understand Rock Music (2000)
| No Order |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 4.5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 4.5 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| A- |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 3.5 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
| 9 |
| 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)
| 4 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)
| 6.5 |
| LA Times (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 6 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 5 |
| Spin (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 18 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 4 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 6 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 6 |
| Q (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Select (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 12 |
| Vox (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| Pop (Sweden) - Albums of the Year
| 17 |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - Albums of the Year
| 12 |