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All Music Guide Info and Review

Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc.

Robert Dimery (General Editor) - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005)

No Order

Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003)

175

Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, Third Edition (2003)

No Order

Ratings

All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars

4 Stars

MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)

3.5 Bones

Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)

1 Star

Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)

2.5 Stars

Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10

Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002)

4 Stars

José Ramón Pardo (Spain) - The 1000 Best Pop-Rock Albums, Ratings 1-5 (1997)

4 Stars

End of Year Lists

Grammy Awards (USA) - Album of the Year

Nominee

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