| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
| Ned Raggett (USA) - The Top 136 Albums of the Nineties (1999)
| 65 |
| Out (USA) - The 100 Greatest, Gayest Albums (2008)
| 44 |
| 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)
| 4 |
| Popblerd/bLISTerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1990s (2012)
| 119 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential Recordings of the 90s (1999)
| No Order |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1990s (2011)
| 97 |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| After that |
| Muzik (UK) - Top 50 Dance Albums of All Time (2002)
| 37 |
| Q (UK) - 100 Greatest Albums of the 1990s (2015)
| 76 |
| Q (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever (2000)
| 91 |
| Q (UK) - The 50 (+50) Best British Albums Ever (2004)
| 50 |
| Select (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of the 90s (1996)
| 67 |
| The Rough Guide - Rock: 100 Essential CDs (1999)
| No Order |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 13 |
| Hervé Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007)
| No Order |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 4.5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 4 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| A |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 4.5 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
| 7 |
| 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 |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 4 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 6 |
| Spin (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 9 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 5 |
| Face (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 37 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 14 |
| Select (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 14 |
| The Wire (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Vox (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 21 |
| Pop (Sweden) - Albums of the Year
| 9 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 37 |
| Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 33 |
| Rock & Folk (France) - Albums of the Year
| 4 |
| Rocksound (France) - Albums of the Year
| 46 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - Albums of the Year
| 9 |