| Bob Gendron, AVGuide (USA) - The 10 Best Rock Records of the Nineties (2000)
| No Order |
| Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005)
| 99 |
| LostAtSea (USA) - 90 Albums of the 90s (2000)
| 43 |
| Ned Raggett (USA) - The Top 136 Albums of the Nineties (1999)
| 3 |
| 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 |
| 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)
| 82 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003)
| 487 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential Recordings of the 90s (1999)
| No Order |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1990s (2011)
| 62 |
| Spin (USA) - The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (2015)
| 169 |
| The Review, University of Delaware (USA) - 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2001)
| 97 |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Next stop |
| Treble (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 90s (10 per Year) (2008)
| 6 |
| Classic Rock & Metal Hammer (UK) - The 200 Greatest Albums of the 90s (2006)
| No Order |
| Guitarist (UK) - 101 Essential Guitar Albums (2000)
| 11 |
| Kerrang (UK) - 100 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (1998)
| 13 |
| Kerrang (UK) - The 100 Greatest Rock Albums (2006)
| 64 |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 472 |
| No Ripcord (UK) - Top Albums 1990-1999 (2013)
| 98 |
| Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) - 50th Anniversary of Rock (2004)
| No Order |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 1 |
| Platekompaniet (Norway) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2001)
| 45 |
| Start! (Sweden) - The 25 Best Albums of the 90s (1996)
| 22 |
| OOR (The Netherlands) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2007)
| 64 |
| Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015)
| No Order |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1990s (2010)
| 33 |
| RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums Since Autumn 1994 (2003)
| 77 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 315 |
| Visions (Germany) - The Most Important Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 21 |
| Crossroads (France) - 120 Essential Albums from 1987-99 (2010)
| No Order |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 123 |
| FNAC (France) - The Ideal Discography: 823 Indispensables Albums (2015)
| Key album |
| Florent Mazzolenni (France) - Introduction to an Ideal Rock Discography (2005)
| No Order |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - 555 Albums from 1954-2014 (2014)
| 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 |
| Rocksound (France) - Top 150 Albums of Our Lifetime (1992-2006)
| 14 |
| Blow Up (Italy) - 600 Essential Albums (2005)
| 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 |
| Ondarock (Italy) - Rock Milestones (albums added every month)
| No Order |
| Babylon (Greece) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1990s (1999)
| 2 |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| Screenagers (Poland) - Top 100 Albums of the 90s (2005)
| 4 |
| La Mosca (Mexico) - Ten Years, Ten Albums 1994-2003 (2004?)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Mexico) - The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2004)
| 11 |
| Switch (Mexico) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| No Order |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 4.5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 3 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| Choice Cut |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 4 Stars |
| Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10
| 9 |
| Paul Roland (UK) - CD Guide to Pop & Rock, Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2001)
| 3 Stars |
| 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)
| 3 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 |
| Grammy Awards (USA) - Album of the Year
| Nominee |
| LA Times (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 10 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 5 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 14 |
| Kerrang (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 8 |
| Mojo (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 24 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 38 |
| Q (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Select (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 35 |
| Eye Weekly Canadian Critics Poll - Albums of the Year
| 7 |
| HUMO (Belgium) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| Musikexpress/Sounds (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 8 |
| Magic (France) - Albums of the Year
| 30 |
| Rocksound (France) - Albums of the Year
| 11 |
| Blow Up (Italy) - Albums of the Year
| 7 |