| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| Creative Loafing (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 2000s (2009) | 55.5 |
| Ratings | |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars | 4.5 Stars |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade | A- |
| Metacritic (Metascore 0-100, Weighted Average of Reviews from USA and UK) | 83 |
| End of Year Lists | |
| All Music (USA) - Top Albums of 2009 | No Order |
| Village Voice (Pazz & Jop) (USA) - Top Albums of 2009 | 7 |
| Village Voice (Pazz & Jop) (USA) - Top Albums of 2009 | 43 |
| BBC (Rock&Indie) (UK) - Top Albums of 2009 | 2 |
| Nöjesguiden (Sweden) - Top Albums of 2009 | 24 |
| Vibrations (Switzerland) - Top Albums of 2009 | No Order |
| Rockdelux (Spain) - Top Albums of 2009 | 38 |
| Rolling Stone - Argentina (Argentina) - Top Albums of 2009 | 22 |
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