| 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)
| 88 |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 62 |
| Magnet (USA) - 10th Anniversary Issue, Top 60 Albums 1993-2003
| 25 |
| Music Underwater (USA) - Top 100 Albums 1990-2003 (2004)
| 34 |
| NPR (USA) - The 300 Most Important American Records of the 20th Century (1999)
| No Order |
| Nude as the News (USA) - The 100 Most Compelling Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 13 |
| Paste (USA) - The 90 Best Albums of the 1990s (2012)
| 20 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1990s (1999)
| 7 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1990s (2003)
| 7 |
| Popblerd/bLISTerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1990s (2012)
| 98 |
| 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)
| 97 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 90s (2010)
| 71 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 329 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential Recordings of the 90s (1999)
| No Order |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1990s (2011)
| 10 |
| Slant (USA) - Top 25 Electronic Albums (2005)
| 7 |
| Spin (USA) - The 125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years (2010)
| 58 |
| Spin (USA) - The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (2015)
| 9 |
| Spin (USA) - Top 100 (+5) Albums of the Last 20 Years (2005)
| 69 |
| Spin (USA) - Top 90 Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 15 |
| Thump (USA) - The 99 Greatest Dance Albums of All Time (2015)
| 56 |
| 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) - Top 100 Albums of the 90s (10 per Year) (2008)
| 1 |
| Vibe (USA) - 150 Albums That Define the Vibe Era (1992-2007)
| No Order |
| Continuum Books - 33 1/3: A Series of Books about Critically Acclaimed Albums
| No Order |
| DJ Magazine (UK) - The Top 50 Most Influential Dance Albums Since 1991 (2006)
| 30 |
| FACT (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1990s (2012)
| 41 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (2006)
| 62 |
| Mojo (UK) - The 100 Greatest Albums of Our Lifetime 1993-2006 (2006)
| 19 |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| Muzik (UK) - Top 50 Dance Albums of All Time (2002)
| 1 |
| NME (UK) - Nominations For the Best Albums of the 1990s (2012)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 412 |
| NME (UK) - The 60 Most Important Albums of NME's Lifetime (2012)
| No Order |
| No Ripcord (UK) - Top 100 Debut Albums (2011)
| 37 |
| No Ripcord (UK) - Top Albums 1990-1999 (2013)
| 13 |
| 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)
| 7 |
| Q (UK) - 90 Albums of the 90s (1999)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - The Ultimate Music Collection (2005)
| No Order |
| Record Collector (UK) - 10 Classic Albums from 21 Genres for the 21st Century (2000)
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2007)
| No Order |
| Exclaim (Canada) - 100 Records that Rocked 100 Issues (2000)
| No Order |
| Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) - 50th Anniversary of Rock (2004)
| No Order |
| Nyt (Finland) - Top 10 Albums of 1995-2005 (2005)
| 3 |
| Platekompaniet (Norway) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2001)
| 49 |
| OOR (The Netherlands) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2007)
| 48 |
| 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 |
| Groove (Germany) - The 100 Best Electronic Albums of the past 25 Years (2013)
| 25 |
| Karl Bruckmaier (Switzerland) - 101 Most Important Albums of Rock History (1998)
| No Order |
| Laut (Germany) - Meilensteine (Milestones)
| No Order |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1990s (2010)
| 11 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 436 |
| Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1990s (2009)
| 23 |
| Uwe Schütte (Germany) - Basis-Diskothek Rock und Pop (2011)
| No Order |
| Visions (Germany) - The Most Important Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 61 |
| Zündfunk (Germany) - The Best Albums of the 90s (2000)
| 14 |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 1 |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 63 |
| FNAC (France) - The Ideal Discography: 823 Indispensables Albums (2015)
| Key album |
| Hervé Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007)
| No Order |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - 50 Years of Rock'n'Roll (2004)
| No Order |
| MUZIQ (France) - 200 Records for a Dream Collection (2007)
| No Order |
| Technikart (France) - 50 Albums from the Last 10 Years (1997)
| No Order |
| Trax (France) - 20 Years of Electronic Revolution (2004)
| No Order |
| Trax (France) - The 50 Best Techno Albums 1989-1999 (1999)
| No Order |
| VOLUME (France) - 200 Records that Changed the World (2008)
| No Order |
| Dance de Lux (Spain) - The 50 Best Electronic Records of 1985-2005 (2005)
| 6 |
| 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)
| 29 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002)
| 140 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014)
| 32 |
| Cameron Adams (Australia) - 100 Must Have Albums (2013)
| 11-100 |
| In The Mix (Australia) - Top 50 Dance Albums of the 1990s (2010)
| 7 |
| Juice (Australia) - The 100 (+34) Greatest Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 58 |
| Music Colony Bi-Weekly (Hong Kong) - The 10 Best Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 4 |
| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 100 Best Albums by Decade (2002)
| 21-50 |
| Ondarock (Italy) - Rock Milestones (albums added every month)
| No Order |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| Porcys (Poland) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1990s (2013)
| 23 |
| 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 |
| Yediot Ahonot (Israel) - Top 99 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 87 |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 4.5 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| A+ |
| 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
| 8 |
| Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002)
| 4 Stars |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 7.5 |
| LA Times (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 4 |
| Spin (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 12 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 4 |
| Face (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 5 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| Mixmag (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 15 |
| Mojo (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| Muzik (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 5 |
| Q (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Select (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 17 |
| The Wire (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Vox (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 4 |
| Pop (Sweden) - Albums of the Year
| 23 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Musikexpress/Sounds (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 40 |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Magic (France) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| BigO (Singapore) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |