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| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003) | No Order |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 500 Best Albums Since 1965
| 33 |
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Gear (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the Century (1999) | 100 |
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Joe S. Harrington, Blastitude (USA) - The All-Time Top 100 Albums (2001) | 47 |
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KCPR DJs (USA) - Top 100 Records from the 80s (2002) | 22 |
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Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005) | 192 |
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Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1980s (2002) | 10 |
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Radio WXPN (USA) - The 100 Most Progressive Albums (1996) | 85 |
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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) | 56 |
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Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003) | 157 |
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Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997) | No Order |
| Spin (USA) - 100 Alternative Albums (1995)
| 69 |
| The Review, University of Delaware (USA) - 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2001)
| 60 |
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Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008) | Catalog entry |
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Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 80s, by Year (2006) | 1 |
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Channel 4 (UK) - 125 Nominations for the 100 Greatest Albums (2005) | No Order |
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Gary Mulholland (UK) - 261 Greatest Albums Since Punk and Disco (2006) | No Order |
| Guardian (UK) - 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2007)
| No Order |
| Guardian (UK) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (1997)
| 95 |
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Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (2006) | 51 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - All Time Top 100 Albums (2000)
| 38 |
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Mojo (UK) - Mojo 1000, the Ultimate CD Buyers Guide (2001) | No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The 100 Greatest Albums Ever Made (1995)
| 53 |
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Mojo (UK) - The 80 Greatest Albums from the 80s (2007) | No Order |
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NME (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever (2006) | 72 |
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New Musical Express (UK) - 40 Records That Captured the Moment 1952-91 (1992) | No Order |
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New Musical Express (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums (1985) | 54 |
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New Musical Express (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993) | 20 |
| New Musical Express (UK) - NME Rock Years, Albums of the Year 1963-99 (2000)
| No Order |
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New Musical Express (UK) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2003) | 14 |
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Paul Morley (UK) - Words and Music, 5 x 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003) | No Order |
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Q (UK) - The 50 (+50) Best British Albums Ever (2004) | 22 |
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Q (UK) - The 80 Best Records of the 80s (2006) | 8 |
| Q (UK) - The Ultimate Music Collection (2005)
| No Order |
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Q (UK) - Top 20 Albums from 1980-2004 (2004) | 7 |
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Record Collector (UK) - 10 Classic Albums from 21 Genres for the 21st Century (2000) | No Order |
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Sean Egan (UK) - 100 Albums That Changed Music (2006) | No Order |
| Sounds (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1986)
| 11 |
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Sounds (UK) - The Top 80 Albums from the '80s (1989) | 2 |
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Terrorizer (UK) - The 100 Most Important Albums of the 80s (2000) | No Order |
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The Observer (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums (2004) | 18 |
| Adresseavisen (Norway) - The 100 (+23) Best Albums of All Time (1995) | 81 |
| Eggen & Kartvedt (Norway) - The Guide to the 100 Important Rock Albums (1999)
| No Order |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999) | 2 |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 101 |
| Schlager (Sweden) - The 30 Best Albums of All Time (1984)
| 8 |
| Slitz (Sweden) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1990)
| 49 |
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Soundi (Finland) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time + Top 10 by Decade (1995) | 18 |
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Nieuwe Revu (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1994) | 48 |
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OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 20th Century (1987) | 40 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 80s (1989)
| 5 |
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OOR (The Netherlands) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2007) | 19 |
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VPRO (The Netherlands) - 299 Nominations of the Best Album of All Time (2006) | No Order |
| Max Magazine (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1997) | 26 |
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Musikexpress (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums 1969-2009 (2009) | 82 |
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RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003) | No Order |
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Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004) | 127 |
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Tempo (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums from the 80's (1989) | 64 |
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Uwe Schutte (Germany) - Basis-Diskothek Rock und Pop (2004) | No Order |
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Zounds (Germany) - The Top 30 Albums of All Time + Top 10 by Decade (1992) | 15 |
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FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008) | 58 |
| 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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Liberation (France) - Best Albums 1968-88 (1988) | 74 |
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Philippe Manoeuvre (France) - Rock'n'Roll: La Discotèque Idéale (2005) | No Order |
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Rock & Folk (France) - The Best Albums from 1963 to 1999 (1999) | No Order |
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Rock&Folk (France) - The 300 Best Albums from 1965-1995 (1995) | No Order |
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Telerama (France) - The Best Albums of All Time (1993) | No Order |
| Discoplay (Spain) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1997) | No Order |
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Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of 1980-86 (1987) | 1 |
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Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (1990) | 2 |
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Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002) | 16 |
| Alternative Melbourne (Australia) - The Top 100 Rock/Pop Albums (1996)
| 53 |
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Rolling Stone & Borders (Australia) - 100 Must Have CDs (2007) | No Order |
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Rolling Stone (Australia) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990) | 56 |
| BigO (Singapore) - The 100 Best Albums from 1975 to 1995 (1995) | 44 |
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Wu Zhengzhong (China?) - A Selection of 100 Rock Classics (1998) | No Order |
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Yediot Ahonot (Israel) - Top 99 Albums of All Time (1999) | 37 |
| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 100 Best Albums by Decade (2002)
| 1-20 |
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Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - The Best Albums of the 80s (1990) | No Order |
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Ondarock (Italy) - Rock Milestones (albums added every month) | No Order |
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Rockstar (Italy) - The 100 Albums of the 80s (1989) | 16 |
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Velvet (Italy) - The 100 Best Albums of the 80s (1990) | No Order |
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Jerzy Skarzynski (Poland) - Unforgettable Albums in Rock History (2004) | No Order |
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Screenagers (Poland) - Top 100 Albums of the 80s (2006) | 2 |
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Tylko Rock (Poland) - 100 Albums that Shook Polish Rock (1999) | 52 |
| Pure Pop (Mexico) - The 10 (+50) Most Important Albums of All Time (2004)
| 2 |
| Pure Pop (Mexico) - The Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| 41 |
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Rolling Stone (Mexico) - The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2004) | 11 |
| Showbizz (Brazil) - 100 CDs of All Time (1999) | 22 |
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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 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 |
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Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10 | 10 |
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Paul Roland (UK) - CD Guide to Pop & Rock, Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2001) | 5 Stars |
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Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002) | 4 Stars |
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Le Guide du CD (France) - Ratings from 1 to 4 Stars & "GOLD" (1995-1997) | GOLD |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 7 |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 22 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| New Musical Express (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 5 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 7 |
| Rockerilla (Italy) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
