| Anthony Fantano (USA) - The Needle Drop: Classic Albums
| No Order |
| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
| Blender (USA) - The 100 Greatest American Albums of All time (2002)
| 94 |
| Bob Gendron, AVGuide (USA) - The 10 Best Rock Records of the Nineties (2000)
| No Order |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 594 |
| Flavorwire (USA) - The 50 Albums Everyone Needs to Own 1963-2013
| No Order |
| Jim DeRogatis (USA) - The Great Albums
| No Order |
| Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005)
| 47 |
| LostAtSea (USA) - 90 Albums of the 90s (2000)
| 13 |
| Magnet (USA) - 10th Anniversary Issue, Top 60 Albums 1993-2003
| 2 |
| Music Underwater (USA) - Top 100 Albums 1990-2003 (2004)
| 12 |
| Nude as the News (USA) - The 100 Most Compelling Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 5 |
| 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)
| 77 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1990s (2003)
| 13 |
| Popblerd/bLISTerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1990s (2012)
| 7 |
| 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)
| 7 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 435 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 173 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential Recordings of the 90s (1999)
| No Order |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1990s (2011)
| 12 |
| Spin (USA) - 100 Alternative Albums (1995)
| 92 |
| Spin (USA) - The 125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years (2010)
| 27 |
| Spin (USA) - The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (2015)
| 28 |
| Spin (USA) - Top 100 (+5) Albums of the Last 20 Years (2005)
| 51 |
| Spin (USA) - Top 90 Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 18 |
| 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)
| 2 |
| Ultimate Classic Rock (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1990s (2015)
| 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 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (2006)
| 31 |
| Kerrang (UK) - 100 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (1998)
| 1 |
| Kerrang (UK) - The 100 Greatest Rock Albums (2006)
| 51 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - All Time Top 100 Albums (2000)
| 87 |
| Mojo (UK) - Mojo 1000, the Ultimate CD Buyers Guide (2001)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The 100 Greatest Albums of Our Lifetime 1993-2006 (2006)
| 13 |
| NME (UK) - 101 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2014)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - Nominations For the Best Albums of the 1990s (2012)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 35 |
| NME (UK) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2003)
| 15 |
| No Ripcord (UK) - Top Albums 1990-1999 (2013)
| 5 |
| Q (UK) - 100 Greatest Albums of the 1990s (2015)
| 3 |
| 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 |
| Raw (UK) - 90 Essential Albums of the 90s (1995)
| No Order |
| Select (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of the 90s (1996)
| 40 |
| Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016)
| 124 |
| Exclaim (Canada) - 100 Records that Rocked 100 Issues (2000)
| No Order |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 8 |
| Start! (Sweden) - The 25 Best Albums of the 90s (1996)
| 13 |
| OOR Moordlijst (Netherlands) - The 100 Best Albums of 1991-1995 (1995)
| 41 |
| Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015)
| No Order |
| RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 60 |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 183 |
| FNAC (France) - The Ideal Discography: 823 Indispensables Albums (2015)
| Key album |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Hervé Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007)
| No Order |
| Rocksound (France) - Top 150 Albums of Our Lifetime (1992-2006)
| 46 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014)
| 80 |
| Cameron Adams (Australia) - 100 Must Have Albums (2013)
| 11-100 |
| Juice (Australia) - The 100 (+34) Greatest Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 16 |
| BigO (Singapore) - The 100 Best Albums from 1975 to 1995 (1995)
| 6 |
| Ondarock (Italy) - Rock Milestones (albums added every month)
| No Order |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 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)
| 4 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
| 10 |
| 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 |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 7 |
| LA Times (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Magnet (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 5 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Spin (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| Face (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 9 |
| Kerrang (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 7 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 26 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 30 |
| Q (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Raw (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 7 |
| Select (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 12 |
| Vox (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| Eye Weekly Canadian Critics Poll - Albums of the Year
| 4 |
| HUMO (Belgium) - Albums of the Year
| 4 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 13 |
| Musikexpress/Sounds (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 18 |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - Albums of the Year
| 25 |
| Rocksound (France) - Albums of the Year
| 9 |