U2
October
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| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999) | 19 |
| Slitz (Sweden) - 3 Foreign Albums by Year 1980-94 (1995) | No Order |
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Buscadero (Italy) - The 120 Best Albums of the 1980s (1989) | No Order |
| Ratings | |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 3 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99) | 3 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| B- |
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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 Stars |
| Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995) | 8 |
| Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10
| 6 |
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Paul Roland (UK) - CD Guide to Pop & Rock, Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2001) | 4 Stars |
|
Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002) | 3 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 6 |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 39 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Rockerilla (Italy) - Albums of the Year
| 11 |
