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Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc.
Amazon.com (USA) - The 10 Best Albums by Decade (1999) 1
Ego Trip (USA) - Hip Hop's 25 Greatest Albums by Year 1980-98 (1999) 10
Greenwood Encyclopedia of Rock History (USA) - Most Significant Rock Albums (2006) No Order
Ink Blot (USA) - Albums of the 90s (2000) 11
Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005) 160
Music Underwater (USA) - Top 100 Albums 1990-2003 (2004) 50
Popblerd/bLISTerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1990s (2012) 34
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) 13
Rolling Stone (USA) - The 40 Best Albums of 1994 (2014) 10
Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential Recordings of the 90s (1999) No Order
Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1990s (2011) 76
Spin (USA) - The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (2015) 254
FACT (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1990s (2012) 82
Melody Maker (UK) - All Time Top 100 Albums (2000) 56
Mojo (UK) - The 100 Greatest Albums of Our Lifetime 1993-2006 (2006) 54
NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013) 126
Q (UK) - 100 Greatest Albums of the 1990s (2015) 5
Q (UK) - 90 Albums of the 90s (1999) No Order
Select (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of the 90s (1996) 47
Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999) 14
Soundi (Finland) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time + Top 10 by Decade (1995) 43
David Kleijwegt (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1999) 36
Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015) No Order
VPRO (The Netherlands) - 299 Nominations of the Best Album of All Time (2006) No Order
BR Puls (Germany) - Ruhmeshalle (Hall of Fame) No Order
RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003) No Order
Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums Since Autumn 1994 (2003) 70
Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004) 300
FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008) 80
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) 40
Rocksound (France) - Top 150 Albums of Our Lifetime (1992-2006) 37
Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 150 Best Albums from the 90s (2000) 5
Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002) 103
Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014) 22
In The Mix (Australia) - Top 50 Dance Albums of the 1990s (2010) 15
Juice (Australia) - The 100 (+34) Greatest Albums of the 90s (1999) 12
Rolling Stone & Borders (Australia) - 100 Must Have CDs (2007) No Order
Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 100 Best Albums by Decade (2002) 51-100
Babylon (Greece) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1990s (1999) 38
Switch (Mexico) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999) No Order
Yediot Ahonot (Israel) - Top 99 Albums of All Time (1999) 51
Ratings
All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars 4 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 Stars
Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995) 6
Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10 9
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) 2 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) 5
End of Year Lists
LA Times (USA) - Albums of the Year 8
Spin (USA) - Albums of the Year 19
Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year 15
Face (UK) - Albums of the Year 5
Kerrang (UK) - Albums of the Year 19
Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year 18
Metal Hammer (UK) - Albums of the Year 5
NME (UK) - Albums of the Year 3
Q (UK) - Albums of the Year No Order
Select (UK) - Albums of the Year 5
The Wire (UK) - Albums of the Year No Order
Vox (UK) - Albums of the Year 3
Eye Weekly Canadian Critics Poll - Albums of the Year 13
OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year 5
Musikexpress/Sounds (Germany) - Albums of the Year 34
Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year 1
Les Inrockuptibles (France) - Albums of the Year 11
Rocksound (France) - Albums of the Year 24
Rock de Lux (Spain) - Albums of the Year 7