Van Halen
1984
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| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| Chuck Eddy (USA) - The Accidental Evolution of Rock'n'Roll (1997) | No Order |
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Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 Best Albums from 1983 to 2008 (2008) | 72 |
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Pause & Play (USA) - Albums Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Album per Week | No Order |
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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) | 81 |
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Classic Rock & Metal Hammer (UK) - The 200 Greatest Albums of the 80s (2006) | No Order |
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Classic Rock (UK) - The 100 Greatest Rock Albums of All Time (2001) | 59 |
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Kerrang (UK) - The 100 Greatest Rock Albums (2006) | 59 |
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Mojo (UK) - Mojo 1000, the Ultimate CD Buyers Guide (2001) | No Order |
| Eggen & Kartvedt (Norway) - The Guide to the 100 Important Rock Albums (1999)
| No Order |
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FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008) | 488 |
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Rolling Stone (Australia) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990) | 82 |
| Jam (Italy) - 100 Ideal Albums to Understand Rock Music (2000)
| No Order |
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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) | 4.5 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| B+ |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992) | 4 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004) | 4.5 Stars |
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Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10 | 7 |
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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) | 4 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 6.5 |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 25 |
| Kerrang (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
