| Alternative Press (USA) - The 90 Greatest Albums of the 90s (1998)
| 31 |
| Amazon.com (USA) - The 10 Best Albums by Decade (1999)
| 10 |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 626 |
| Music Underwater (USA) - Top 100 Albums 1990-2003 (2004)
| 97 |
| Out (USA) - The 100 Greatest, Gayest Albums (2008)
| 63 |
| 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 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1990s (2011)
| 29 |
| Spin (USA) - The 125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years (2010)
| 33 |
| Thump (USA) - The 99 Greatest Dance Albums of All Time (2015)
| 55 |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Catalog entry |
| Treble (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 90s (10 per Year) (2008)
| 4 |
| Channel 4 (UK) - 125 Nominations for the 100 Greatest Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| Elvis Costello - 500 Albums You Need (2000)
| No Order |
| Gary Mulholland (UK) - 261 Greatest Albums Since Punk and Disco (2006)
| No Order |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (2006)
| 46 |
| Mixmag (UK) - The 50 Best Dance Albums of All Time (1996)
| 3 |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| Muzik (UK) - Top 50 Dance Albums of All Time (2002)
| 32 |
| NME (UK) - NME Rock Years, Albums of the Year 1963-99 (2000)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 46 |
| No Ripcord (UK) - Top 100 Debut Albums (2011)
| 34 |
| No Ripcord (UK) - Top Albums 1990-1999 (2013)
| 44 |
| Paul Morley (UK) - Words and Music, 5 x 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - 100 Greatest Albums of the 1990s (2015)
| 6 |
| 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 |
| Select (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of the 90s (1996)
| 26 |
| The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2007)
| No Order |
| The Rough Guide - Rock: 100 Essential CDs (1999)
| No Order |
| Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016)
| 157 |
| Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) - 50th Anniversary of Rock (2004)
| No Order |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 4 |
| Platekompaniet (Norway) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2001)
| 96 |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 92 |
| Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015)
| No Order |
| Groove (Germany) - The 100 Best Electronic Albums of the past 25 Years (2013)
| 67 |
| Intro (Germany) - The Best Albums of the Decade 1991-2001 (2001)
| No Order |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 90s (2005)
| 14 |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 50 Best Debut Albums (2006)
| No Order |
| RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 492 |
| Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1990s (2009)
| 13 |
| Visions (Germany) - The Best Albums 1991-96 (1996)
| No Order |
| Visions (Germany) - The Most Important Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 42 |
| Zündfunk (Germany) - The Best Albums of the 90s (2000)
| 30 |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 1 |
| Crossroads (France) - 120 Essential Albums from 1987-99 (2010)
| No Order |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 51 |
| FNAC (France) - The Ideal Discography: 823 Indispensables Albums (2015)
| Other |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - The 100 Best Albums 1986-1996 (1996)
| 19 |
| Philippe Manoeuvre (France) - 100 Necessary Albums (2014)
| 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 |
| Trax (France) - 20 Years of Electronic Revolution (2004)
| No Order |
| Trax (France) - The 50 Best Techno Albums 1989-1999 (1999)
| No Order |
| Dance de Lux (Spain) - The 50 Best Electronic Records of 1985-2005 (2005)
| 14 |
| Iguana (Spain) - The 25 Best Albums of the 90's (2000)
| No Order |
| Javier Blánquez & Omar Morena (Spain) - Loops, a History of Electronic Music (2002)
| No Order |
| Plásticos y Decibelios (Spain) - The 80 Best Albums of All Time (2000)
| 67 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 150 Best Albums from the 90s (2000)
| 6 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002)
| 146 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014)
| 23 |
| Cameron Adams (Australia) - 100 Must Have Albums (2013)
| 11-100 |
| Music Colony Bi-Weekly (Hong Kong) - The 10 Best Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 9 |
| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 100 Best Albums by Decade (2002)
| 1-20 |
| Babylon (Greece) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1990s (1999)
| 50 |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Mexico) - The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2004)
| 11 |
| Switch (Mexico) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| No Order |
| Yediot Ahonot (Israel) - Top 99 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 40 |
| 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
| Neither |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 3.5 Stars |
| Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995)
| 9 |
| 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)
| 3 Stars |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 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 |
| Face (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 6 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Q (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Select (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 7 |
| The Wire (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Vox (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 6 |
| Eye Weekly Canadian Critics Poll - Albums of the Year
| 24 |
| Pop (Sweden) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Rumba (Finland) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 9 |
| Intro (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Musikexpress/Sounds (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 43 |
| Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 18 |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - Albums of the Year
| 13 |
| Rock & Folk (France) - Albums of the Year
| 9 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |