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Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc.
Allan Kozinn, AVGuide (USA) - The 100 Greatest Pop Albums of the Century (2000) No Order
Barnes & Noble.com (USA) - The Best Music of the 20th Century (1999) No Order
Bill Shapiro (USA) - The Top 100 Rock Compact Discs (1991) No Order
Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003) No Order
Chris Smith (USA) - 101 Albums That Changed Popular Music (2009) No Order
Consequence of Sound (USA) - Top 100 Albums Ever (2010) 8
Dave Marsh & Kevin Stein (USA) - The 40 Best of Album Chartmakers by Year (1981) 3
Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015) 826
Gear (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the Century (1999) 1
Grammy Hall of Fame Albums and Songs (USA) No Order
Greenwood Encyclopedia of Rock History (USA) - Most Significant Rock Albums (2006) No Order
Infoplease.com (USA) - Must-Have Recordings (1998) No Order
Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005) 2
Life (USA) - 40 Years of Rock & Roll, the Album of the Year 1952-91 (Updated 1995) No Order
Liza Lentini (USA) - The 100 Greatest Vinyl Records of All Time (2015) No Order
National Recording Preservation Board (USA) - The National Recording Registry No Order
Out (USA) - The 100 Greatest, Gayest Albums (2008) 100
Paste (USA) - The 60 Best Albums of the 1960s (2012) 1
Paul Gambaccini - The World Critics Best Albums of All Time (1977) 1
Paul Gambaccini - The World Critics Best Albums of All Time (1987) 1
Pause & Play (USA) - 10 Albums of the 60's (2003) No Order
Pause & Play (USA) - Albums Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Album per Week No Order
Pitchfork (USA) - The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s (2017) 28
Radio WXPN (USA) - The 100 Most Progressive Albums (1996) 3
Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018) No Order
Robert Santelli - Sixties Rock: The 25 Best Albums of the 60s (1985) 1
Rod Underhill (USA) - The Top 100 Rock/Pop Albums (2003) 11
Rolling Stone (USA) - The 40 Essential Albums of 1967 (2007) No Order
Rolling Stone (USA) - The 40 Most Groundbreaking Albums of All Time (2014) No Order
Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012) 1
Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020) 24
Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997) No Order
Rolling Stone (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the Last 20 Years (1987) 1
The Review, University of Delaware (USA) - 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2001) 8
Time (USA) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2006) No Order
Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008) Main entry
Treble (USA) - Best of the '60s Project (2004) No Order
Ultimate Classic Rock (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1960s (2015) No Order
VH1 (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of R 'N' R (2001) 10
Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005) No Order
Wave Magazine (USA) - 20 Most Important Albums of All Time (2004) No Order
Channel 4 (UK) - 125 Nominations for the 100 Greatest Albums (2005) No Order
Classic Rock (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Rock Albums Ever (2006) 22
Complete Book of the British Charts (UK, 2001) - Jon Kutner's Top 10 Albums 7
Complete Book of the British Charts (UK, 2001) - Neil Warwick's Top 10 Albums 2
Elvis Costello - 500 Albums You Need (2000) No Order
Geoff Brown et al (UK) - 25 Albums That Rocked the World (2008) No Order
Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (2006) 5
Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989) 8
John Tobler (UK) - 100 Great Albums of the Sixties (1994) No Order
Mojo (UK) - All Back to My Place: The Stars' All-Time 10 Favourite Albums (2003) 3
Mojo (UK) - The 100 Greatest Albums Ever Made (1995) 51
Mojo (UK) - The 100 Records That Changed the World (2007) 16
Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007) No Order
NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums (1974) 1
NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993) 33
NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013) 87
Q (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever (2000) 13
Q (UK) - The 50 (+50) Best British Albums Ever (2004) 51
Q (UK) - Top 20 Albums from 1954-1969 (2004) 3
Rhythm (UK) - The 50 Greatest Drum Albums (2007) 35
Sean Egan (UK) - 100 Albums That Changed Music (2006) No Order
Sounds (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1986) 6
Stuart Maconie's Critical List on BBC Radio 2 (UK) - One Album Added Each Week No Order
The Guardian (UK) - Guardian Writers' Favourite Albums Ever (2013) 17
The Guardian (UK) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (1997) 19
The Observer (UK) - 50 Albums That Changed Music 1956-2006 (2006) 2
The Observer (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums (2004) 5
The Times (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1993) 2
The Wire (UK) - The 100 Most Important Records Ever Made (1992) No Order
Time Out (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989) 64
Times Online (UK) - The 20 Most Influential Albums (2008) 2
Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016) 21
Zig Zag (UK) - Gillett & Frith's 100 Essential Rock Albums (1975) No Order
Gary Pig Gold (Canada) - The 40 Most Influental Records of the 20th Century (1999) No Order
Expressen (Sweden) - The 100 Best Records Ever (1999) 1
Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) - 50th Anniversary of Rock (2004) No Order
Panorama (Norway) - Nominated Albums to the Best Music of the Century (1999) No Order
Platekompaniet (Norway) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2001) 25
Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994) 101
Schlager (Sweden) - The 30 Best Albums of All Time (1984) 2
Slitz (Sweden) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1990) 2
Soundi (Finland) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time + Top 10 by Decade (1995) 6
Tor Milde (Norway) - The 100 Best Pop and Rock Albums of All Time (2004) 13
Aloha (Netherlands) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1999) 4
David Kleijwegt (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1999) 34
Nieuwe Revu (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1994) 13
OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 20th Century (1987) 13
OOR (Netherlands) - The Summer of Love, the Best Albums of 1967 (1992) 2
OOR (The Netherlands) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2007) 57
Pophandboek (Netherlands) - Errit Petersma's Top 20 Albums from the 60s (1970) 2
Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015) No Order
Berlin Media (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1998) 19
Laut (Germany) - Meilensteine (Milestones) No Order
Max Magazine (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1997) 3
Musik Express/Sounds (Germany) - The 100 Masterpieces (1993) 7
RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003) No Order
Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004) 10
Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Albums of 5 Decades (1997) 23
Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1960s (2009) 9
Uwe Schütte (Germany) - Basis-Diskothek Rock und Pop (2011) No Order
Wiener (Austria) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999) 11
Zounds (Germany) - The Top 30 Albums of All Time + Top 10 by Decade (1992) 2
Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006) 3
Crossroads (France) - 100 Essential Albums from 1960-68 (2009) No Order
FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008) 11
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
Philippe Manoeuvre (France) - Rock'n'Roll: La Discotèque Idéale (2005) No Order
Rock & Folk (France) - 555 Albums from 1954-2014 (2014) No Order
Rock & Folk (France) - The 250 Best Albums from 1966-1991 (1991) 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
Telerama (France) - 50 LPs in the History of Rock (2004) 21
Discoplay (Spain) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1997) No Order
Juan Vitoria (Spain) - The 100 Best Rock Albums (1993) No Order
Plásticos y Decibelios (Spain) - The 80 Best Albums of All Time (2000) 1
Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002) 46
Alternative Melbourne (Australia) - The Top 100 Rock/Pop Albums (1996) 2
Cameron Adams (Australia) - 100 Must Have Albums (2013) 11-100
Rolling Stone & Borders (Australia) - 100 Must Have CDs (2007) No Order
CDNOW (Japan) - 100 Essential Albums (2001?) 77
Wu Zhengzhong (China?) - A Selection of 100 Rock Classics (1998) No Order
Buscadero (Italy) - The Best Rock Albums of All Time (1990) No Order
Ciao2001 (Italy) - Top Albums of All Time (1972) No Order
Jam (Italy) - 100 Ideal Albums to Understand Rock Music (2000) No Order
Mauro Ronconi (Italy) - The 200 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1998) No Order
Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 100 Best Albums by Decade (2002) 51-100
Ondarock (Italy) - Rock Milestones (albums added every month) No Order
Velvet (Italy) - The 20 Best Albums of the 60s (1990) No Order
Viceversa (Italy) - 100 Rock Albums (1996) No Order
Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003) No Order
Jerzy Skarzynski (Poland) - Unforgettable Albums in Rock History (2004) No Order
Tylko Rock (Poland) - 100 Albums that Shook Polish Rock (1999) 5
Rolling Stone (Mexico) - The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2004) 3
Switch (Mexico) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999) No Order
Showbizz (Brazil) - 100 CDs of All Time (1999) 1
Yediot Ahonot (Israel) - Top 99 Albums of All Time (1999) 4
Ratings
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 0-5 Stars (USA, 1979 and/or 1983) 5 Stars
Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992) 5 Stars
Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004) 5 Stars
Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10 10
Paul Roland (UK) - CD Guide to Pop & Rock, Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2001) 5 Stars
Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002) 5 Stars
Le Guide du CD (France) - Ratings from 1 to 4 Stars & "GOLD" (1991-1997) GOLD
Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars 5 Stars
José Ramón Pardo (Spain) - The 1000 Best Pop-Rock Albums, Ratings 1-5 (1997) 5 Stars
Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10) 7
End of Year Lists
Grammy Awards (USA) - Album of the Year Winner