| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| Q (UK) - The 50 (+50) Best British Albums Ever (2004) | 51 |
| Terrorizer (UK) - The 100 Most Important Albums of the 80s (2000) | No Order |
| Ratings | |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars | 4.5 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 |
| 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) | 7 |
| End of Year Lists | |
| New Musical Express (UK) - Albums of the Year | 50 |
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