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All Music Guide Info and Review

Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc.
Allan Kozinn, AVGuide (USA) - The 100 Greatest Pop Albums of the Century (2000) No Order
Alternative Press (USA) - Top 99 Albums of '85 to '95 (1995) 79
Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003) No Order
Chuck Eddy (USA) - The Accidental Evolution of Rock'n'Roll (1997) No Order
Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 500 Best Albums Since 1965 361
KCPR DJs (USA) - Top 100 Records from the 80s (2002) 37
Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005) 150
Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1980s (2002) 67
Robert Dimery (General Editor) - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005) No Order
Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003) 445
Spin (USA) - The 125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years (2010) 73
Spin (USA) - Top 100 (+5) Albums of the Last 20 Years (2005) 96
Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008) Catalog entry
Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 80s, by Year (2006) 9
Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005) No Order
Continuum Books - 33 1/3: A Series of Books about Critically Acclaimed Albums No Order
Elvis Costello - 500 Albums You Need (2000) No Order
Gary Mulholland (UK) - 261 Greatest Albums Since Punk and Disco (2006) No Order
Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (2006) 67
Hot Press (Ireland) - Top 100 Irish Albums (2004) 8
Melody Maker (UK) - Significant Albums from '82 and '85 (1989) No Order
Mojo (UK) - The 80 Greatest Albums from the 80s (2007) No Order
New Musical Express (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993) 86
Q (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever (2000) 93
Sounds (UK) - The Top 80 Albums from the '80s (1989) 23
The Times (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1993) 93
Adresseavisen (Norway) - The 100 (+23) Best Albums of All Time (1995) 101
Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) - 50th Anniversary of Rock (2004) No Order
Nieuwe Revu (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1994) 42
OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 20th Century (1987) 158
OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 80s (1989) 37
VPRO (The Netherlands) - 299 Nominations of the Best Album of All Time (2006) No Order
Tempo (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums from the 80's (1989) 40
Rock&Folk (France) - The 250 Best Albums from 1966-1991 (1991) No Order
Telerama (France) - The Best Albums of All Time (1993) No Order
Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of 1980-86 (1987) 80
Buscadero (Italy) - The 120 Best Albums of the 1980s (1989) No Order
Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 100 Best Albums by Decade (2002) 51-100
Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - The Best Albums of the 80s (1990) No Order
Ondarock (Italy) - Rock Milestones (albums added every month) No Order
Velvet (Italy) - The 100 Best Albums of the 80s (1990) No Order
Pure Pop (Mexico) - The Best Albums of All Time (1993) 61
Ratings
All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars 4.5 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) 3.5 Stars
Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004) 4 Stars
Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995) 10
Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10 9
Paul Roland (UK) - CD Guide to Pop & Rock, Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2001) 5 Stars
Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002) 4 Stars
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) 7
End of Year Lists
Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year 18
Face (UK) - Albums of the Year 12
Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year 2
New Musical Express (UK) - Albums of the Year 18
Schlager (Sweden) - Albums of the Year 20
OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year 5
Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year 10
Best (France) - Albums of the Year 9


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