The Specials
Specials
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| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 500 Best Albums Since 1965
| 210 |
| IE (USA) - 50 Great Albums, a Rock Time Capsule (1999)
| No Order |
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KCPR DJs (USA) - Top 100 Records from the 80s (2002) | 87 |
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Pause & Play (USA) - Albums Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Album per Week | No Order |
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Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2004) | 42 |
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Robert Dimery (General Editor) - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005) | No Order |
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Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990) | 68 |
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Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008) | After that |
| Vibe (USA) - 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century (1999) | No Order |
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Channel 4 (UK) - 125 Nominations for the 100 Greatest Albums (2005) | No Order |
| Elvis Costello - 500 Albums You Need (2000)
| No Order |
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Gary Mulholland (UK) - 261 Greatest Albums Since Punk and Disco (2006) | No Order |
| Guardian (UK) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (1997)
| 87 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - All Time Top 100 Albums (2000)
| 73 |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007) | No Order |
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NME (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever (2006) | 12 |
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New Musical Express (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993) | 125 |
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New Musical Express (UK) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2003) | 59 |
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Q (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever (2000) | 38 |
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Q (UK) - The 50 (+50) Best British Albums Ever (2004) | 15 |
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Stuart Maconie's Critical List on BBC Radio 2 (UK) - One Album Added Each Week | No Order |
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The Observer (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums (2004) | 17 |
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Uncut (UK) - The 100 Greatest Debut Albums (2006) | 20 |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 101 |
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VPRO (The Netherlands) - 299 Nominations of the Best Album of All Time (2006) | No Order |
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Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004) | 69 |
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Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Albums of 5 Decades (1997) | 101 |
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Spex (Germany) - The 100 Albums of the Century (1999) | 83 |
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FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008) | 411 |
| Hervé Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007)
| No Order |
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Les Inrockuptibles (France) - 50 Years of Rock'n'Roll (2004) | No Order |
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Rock&Folk (France) - The 250 Best Albums from 1966-1991 (1991) | No Order |
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Telerama (France) - The Best Albums of All Time (1993) | No Order |
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Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1970s (1988) | 88 |
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Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002) | 181 |
| BigO (Singapore) - The 100 Best Albums from 1975 to 1995 (1995) | 39 |
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Blow Up (Italy) - 600 Essential Albums (2005) | No Order |
| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 100 Best Albums by Decade (2002)
| 21-50 |
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Ondarock (Italy) - Rock Milestones (albums added every month) | No Order |
| Viceversa (Italy) - 100 Rock Albums (1996)
| 82 |
| Pure Pop (Mexico) - The Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| 58 |
| Ratings | |
| 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- |
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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) | 3.5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004) | 5 Stars |
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Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10 | 8 |
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Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002) | 3 Stars |
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Le Guide du CD (France) - Ratings from 1 to 4 Stars & "GOLD" (1995-1997) | 3 Stars |
| José Ramón Pardo (Spain) - The 1000 Best Pop-Rock Albums, Ratings 1-5 (1997)
| 3.5 Stars |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 32 |
| New Musical Express (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 10 |
| Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
