| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| KCPR DJs (USA) - Top 100 Records from the 80s (2002) | 33 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Significant Albums from '82 and '85 (1989) | No Order |
| Buscadero (Italy) - The 120 Best Albums of the 1980s (1989) | No Order |
| Ratings | |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars | 4.5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99) | 3.5 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade | A- |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 0-5 Stars (USA, 1979 and/or 1983) | 4 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992) | 3.5 Stars |
| Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995) | 8 |
| Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002) | 4 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10) | 7 |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year | 30 |
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