Public Enemy
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
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Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
Alternative Press (USA) - Top 99 Albums of '85 to '95 (1995) | 6 |
Amazon.com (USA) - The 10 Best Albums by Decade (1999) | 1 |
Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003) | No Order |
Blender (USA) - The 100 Greatest American Albums of All time (2002) | 11 |
Ego Trip (USA) - Hip Hop's 25 Greatest Albums by Year 1980-98 (1999) | 1 |
Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 Greatest CDs of All Time (1993) | 33 |
Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 500 Best Albums Since 1965
| 80 |
Gear (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the Century (1999) | 14 |
IE (USA) - 50 Great Albums, a Rock Time Capsule (1999)
| No Order |
Joe S. Harrington, Blastitude (USA) - The All-Time Top 100 Albums (2001) | 27 |
KCPR DJs (USA) - Top 100 Records from the 80s (2002) | 43 |
Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005) | 53 |
NPR (USA) - The 300 Most Important American Records of the 20th Century (1999) | No Order |
Pause & Play (USA) - 10 Albums of the 80's (2003)
| No Order |
Pause & Play (USA) - Albums Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Album per Week | No Order |
Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1980s (2002) | 9 |
Radio WXPN (USA) - The 100 Most Progressive Albums (1996) | 28 |
Rickey Vincent (USA) - Five Star Albums from "FUNK: The MUSIC, the PEOPLE, and the RHYTHM | No Order |
Robert Christgau (USA) - Personal 10 Best Albums from the '80s (1990) | 8 |
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) | 48 |
Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997) | No Order |
Slant (USA) - Top 25 Electronic Albums (2005) | 26 |
Spin (USA) - 100 Alternative Albums (1995)
| 2 |
Spin (USA) - Top 100 (+5) Albums of the Last 20 Years (2005) | 2 |
The Review, University of Delaware (USA) - 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2001)
| 13 |
The Source (USA) - The 100 Best Rap Albums of All Time (1998) | No Order |
The Sun (Canada) - The Best Albums from 1971 to 2000 (2001) | No Order |
Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 80s, by Year (2006) | 3 |
VH1 (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of R 'N' R (2001) | 20 |
Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005) | No Order |
Vibe (USA) - 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century (1999) | No Order |
Vibe (USA) - 51 Albums representing a Generation, a Sound and a Movement (2004)
| No Order |
Channel 4 (UK) - 125 Nominations for the 100 Greatest Albums (2005) | No Order |
Guardian (UK) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (1997)
| 20 |
Melody Maker (UK) - All Time Top 100 Albums (2000)
| 17 |
Mojo (UK) - The 100 Greatest Albums Ever Made (1995)
| 76 |
Muzik (UK) - The 50 Most Influental Records of All Time (2003) | No Order |
Muzik (UK) - Top 50 Dance Albums of All Time (2002) | 19 |
New Musical Express (UK) - 40 Records That Captured the Moment 1952-91 (1992) | No Order |
New Musical Express (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993) | 9 |
New Musical Express (UK) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2003) | 29 |
Paul Morley (UK) - Words and Music, 5 x 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003) | No Order |
Q (UK) - In Our Lifetime: Q's 100 Best Albums 1986-94 (1995) | No Order |
Q (UK) - The 80 Best Records of the 80s (2006) | 7 |
Q (UK) - The Ultimate Music Collection (2005)
| No Order |
Q (UK) - Top 20 Albums from 1980-2004 (2004) | 9 |
Q (UK) - Top 20 Albums from the Lifetime of Q (1986-2006) | 11 |
Record Collector (UK) - 10 Classic Albums from 21 Genres for the 21st Century (2000) | No Order |
Terrorizer (UK) - The 100 Most Important Albums of the 80s (2000) | No Order |
The Anarchist (UK) - The 33 Best Albums Ever (1997) | 4 |
The New Nation (UK) - Top 100 Albums by Black Artists | 3 |
Uncut (UK) - 100 Rock and Movie Icons (2005)
| 55 |
Adresseavisen (Norway) - The 100 (+23) Best Albums of All Time (1995) | 41 |
Aftenposten (Norway) - Top 50 Albums of All Time (1999) | 4 |
Dagbladet (Norway) - The Best Albums of the Century (1999) | No Order |
Eggen & Kartvedt (Norway) - The Guide to the 100 Important Rock Albums (1999)
| No Order |
Expressen (Sweden) - The 100 Best Records Ever (1999)
| 66 |
Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) - 50th Anniversary of Rock (2004) | No Order |
Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999) | 12 |
Platekompaniet (Norway) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2001) | 54 |
Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 15 |
Soundi (Finland) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time + Top 10 by Decade (1995) | 8 |
David Kleijwegt (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1999) | 47 |
Nieuwe Revu (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1994) | 34 |
OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of 1971-1991 (1991)
| 1 |
OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 80s (1989)
| 1 |
VPRO (The Netherlands) - 299 Nominations of the Best Album of All Time (2006) | No Order |
Musik Express/Sounds (Germany) - The 100 Masterpieces (1993) | 92 |
Musik Express/Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums from the 80s (2003) | 3 |
Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004) | 345 |
Spex (Germany) - The 100 Albums of the Century (1999) | 2 |
Tempo (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums from the 80's (1989) | 4 |
Wiener (Austria) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999) | 19 |
Les Inrockuptibles (France) - 50 Years of Rock'n'Roll (2004) | No Order |
Les Inrockuptibles (France) - The 100 Best Albums 1986-1996 (1996) | 44 |
Dance de Lux (Spain) - The 25 Best Hip-Hop Records (2001) | 1 |
Discoplay (Spain) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1997) | No Order |
Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (1990) | 4 |
Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002) | 5 |
Courier-Mail (Australia) - 50 Defining Rock Albums (2005) | 42 |
Juice (Australia) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1997)
| 19 |
BigO (Singapore) - The 100 Best Albums from 1975 to 1995 (1995) | 29 |
List by Asian Critics - 100 Essential Albums (1998?) | No Order |
Yediot Ahonot (Israel) - Top 99 Albums of All Time (1999) | 91 |
Blow Up (Italy) - 600 Essential Albums (2005) | No Order |
Pure Pop (Mexico) - The 10 (+50) Most Important Albums of All Time (2004)
| 1 |
Pure Pop (Mexico) - The Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| 21 |
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 |
Ratings | |
All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99) | 5 Bones |
Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| A+ |
Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992) | 4.5 Stars |
Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004) | 5 Stars |
Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995) | 10 |
Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10
| 9 |
Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002) | 5 Stars |
Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 8 |
End of Year Lists | |
Rolling Stone (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
Face (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 9 |
Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 28 |
New Musical Express (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
Q (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
Record Mirror (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 20 |
OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 4 |
Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
Rock de Lux (Spain) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |