| 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)
| 59 |
| CDNOW (USA) - The 10 (+5) Essential Records of the 90s (2002)
| No Order |
| Chris Smith (USA) - 101 Albums That Changed Popular Music (2009)
| No Order |
| Consequence of Sound (USA) - Top 100 Albums Ever (2010)
| 62 |
| Ego Trip (USA) - Hip Hop's 25 Greatest Albums by Year 1980-98 (1999)
| 1 |
| Nude as the News (USA) - The 100 Most Compelling Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 61 |
| Paste (USA) - The 90 Best Albums of the 1990s (2012)
| 55 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1990s (2003)
| 36 |
| Popblerd/bLISTerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1990s (2012)
| 5 |
| 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)
| 29 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 90s (2010)
| 29 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 387 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 27 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential Recordings of the 90s (1999)
| No Order |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1990s (2011)
| 17 |
| Spin (USA) - The 125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years (2010)
| 32 |
| Spin (USA) - The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (2015)
| 2 |
| Spin (USA) - Top 100 (+5) Albums of the Last 20 Years (2005)
| 20 |
| Spin (USA) - Top 90 Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 22 |
| The Source (USA) - The 100 Best Rap Albums of All Time (1998)
| No Order |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Main entry |
| Treble (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 90s (10 per Year) (2008)
| 6 |
| Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005)
| No Order |
| Vibe (USA) - 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| No Order |
| Vibe (USA) - 150 Albums That Define the Vibe Era (1992-2007)
| No Order |
| Vibe (USA) - 51 Albums representing a Generation, a Sound and a Movement (2004)
| No Order |
| Vibe (USA) - The 50 Greatest Albums Since '93 (2013)
| 14 |
| XXL (USA) - 40 Years of Hip-Hop: Top 5 Albums by Year (2014)
| No Order |
| DJ Magazine (UK) - The Top 50 Most Influential Dance Albums Since 1991 (2006)
| 38 |
| FACT (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1990s (2012)
| 2 |
| GQ (UK) - The 100 Coolest Albums in the World Right Now! (2005)
| 35 |
| Mojo (UK) - Mojo 1000, the Ultimate CD Buyers Guide (2001)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The 100 Greatest Albums of Our Lifetime 1993-2006 (2006)
| 62 |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| 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)
| 30 |
| NME (UK) - The 60 Most Important Albums of NME's Lifetime (2012)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2003)
| 82 |
| No Ripcord (UK) - Top 100 Debut Albums (2011)
| 28 |
| No Ripcord (UK) - Top Albums 1990-1999 (2013)
| 19 |
| 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)
| 45 |
| Q (UK) - 90 Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 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)
| 21 |
| The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2007)
| No Order |
| Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016)
| 160 |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 All-Time Greatest Albums (2013)
| 33 |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 Best Albums from 1983 to 2008 (2008)
| 42 |
| The Sun (Canada) - The Best Albums from 1971 to 2000 (2001)
| No Order |
| Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) - 50th Anniversary of Rock (2004)
| No Order |
| Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015)
| No Order |
| BR Puls (Germany) - Ruhmeshalle (Hall of Fame)
| No Order |
| Laut (Germany) - Meilensteine (Milestones)
| No Order |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1990s (2010)
| 34 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 453 |
| Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1990s (2009)
| 33 |
| Visions (Germany) - The Most Important Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 67 |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 90 |
| FNAC (France) - The Ideal Discography: 823 Indispensables Albums (2015)
| Key album |
| Hervé Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007)
| No Order |
| Jazz Magazine (France) - 50 Years of Black Music (2013)
| No Order |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - 30 ans des Inrocks: nos meilleurs albums depuis 1986 [30 Yea
| No Order |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - 50 Years of Rock'n'Roll (2004)
| No Order |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - The 100 Best Albums 1986-1996 (1996)
| 59 |
| MUZIQ (France) - 200 Records for a Dream Collection (2007)
| 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 |
| VOLUME (France) - 200 Records that Changed the World (2008)
| No Order |
| Dance de Lux (Spain) - The 25 Best Hip-Hop Records (2001)
| 5 |
| Javier Blánquez & Omar Morena (Spain) - Loops, a History of Electronic Music (2002)
| No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 150 Best Albums from the 90s (2000)
| 25 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002)
| 178 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014)
| 62 |
| Juice (Australia) - The 100 (+34) Greatest Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 40 |
| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 100 Best Albums by Decade (2002)
| 1-20 |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| Porcys (Poland) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1990s (2013)
| 29 |
| 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
| A- |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 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
| 8 |
| 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
| 5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 7 |
| Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 23 |