| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| Rock's Back Pages (UK) - Top 176 Albums of the 2000s (2009) | 155.5 |
| Ratings | |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars | 4.5 Stars |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade | * |
| Metacritic (Metascore 0-100, Weighted Average of Reviews from USA and UK) | 85 |
| End of Year Lists | |
| All Music (USA) - Top Albums of 2009 | No Order |
| Billboard (USA) - Top Albums of 2009 | 9 |
| MySpace.com (USA) - Top Albums of 2009 | 25 |
| Popmatters (USA) - Top Albums of 2009 | 22 |
| Village Voice (Pazz & Jop) (USA) - Top Albums of 2009 | 14 |
| BBC (Rock&Indie) (UK) - Top Albums of 2009 | 6 |
| Dagensskiva (Sweden) - Top Albums of 2009 | 27 |
| Gaffa (Denmark) - Top Albums of 2009 | 15 |
| Nöjesguiden (Sweden) - Top Albums of 2009 | 10 |
| Sonic (Sweden) - Top Albums of 2009 | 21 |
| Vibrations (Switzerland) - Top Albums of 2009 | No Order |
| Blitz (Portugal) - Top Albums of 2009 | 38 |
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