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All Music Guide Info and Review

Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc.
Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003) No Order
Blender (USA) - The 100 Greatest American Albums of All time (2002) 2
Chris Smith (USA) - 101 Albums That Changed Popular Music (2009) No Order
Chuck Eddy (USA) - The Accidental Evolution of Rock'n'Roll (1997) No Order
Ego Trip (USA) - Hip Hop's 25 Greatest Albums by Year 1980-98 (1999) 3
KCPR DJs (USA) - Top 100 Records from the 80s (2002) 51
Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005) 159
Pause & Play (USA) - Albums Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Album per Week No Order
Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1980s (2002) 41
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) 217
Spin (USA) - 100 Alternative Albums (1995) 40
Spin (USA) - The 125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years (2010) 44
Spin (USA) - Top 100 (+5) Albums of the Last 20 Years (2005) 52
The Source (USA) - The 100 Best Rap Albums of All Time (1998) No Order
Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008) Catalog entry
Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 80s, by Year (2006) 5
Vibe (USA) - 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century (1999) No Order
Classic Rock & Metal Hammer (UK) - The 200 Greatest Albums of the 80s (2006) No Order
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) 59
Kerrang (UK) - The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time (1989) 84
Melody Maker (UK) - All Time Top 100 Albums (2000) 64
Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007) No Order
Q (UK) - In Our Lifetime: Q's 100 Best Albums 1986-94 (1995) No Order
Q (UK) - The 80 Best Records of the 80s (2006) 16
Record Collector (UK) - 10 Classic Albums from 21 Genres for the 21st Century (2000) No Order
Sounds (UK) - The Top 80 Albums from the '80s (1989) 14
Terrorizer (UK) - The 100 Most Important Albums of the 80s (2000) No Order
Uncut (UK) - The 100 Greatest Debut Albums (2006) 66
Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) - 50th Anniversary of Rock (2004) No Order
Musik Express/Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums from the 80s (2003) 28
Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004) 182
Tempo (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums from the 80's (1989) 16
Rock & Folk (France) - The Best Albums from 1963 to 1999 (1999) No Order
Rock&Folk (France) - The 250 Best Albums from 1966-1991 (1991) No Order
Rock&Folk (France) - The 300 Best Albums from 1965-1995 (1995) No Order
Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (1990) 77
CDNOW (Japan) - 100 Essential Albums (2001?) 84
List by Japanese Critics - 100 Essential Albums (1998?) No Order
Blow Up (Italy) - 600 Essential Albums (2005) No Order
Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 100 Best Albums by Decade (2002) 21-50
Velvet (Italy) - The 100 Best Albums of the 80s (1990) No Order
Pure Pop (Mexico) - The Best Albums of All Time (1993) 92
Rolling Stone (Mexico) - The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2004) 11
Ratings
All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars 5 Stars
MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99) 4 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) 5 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 8
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) 3 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) 6.5
End of Year Lists
Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year 6
Face (UK) - Albums of the Year 3
Kerrang (UK) - Albums of the Year 13
Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year 1
New Musical Express (UK) - Albums of the Year 16
Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year No Order
OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year 37
Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year 25


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 Rocks
 1976
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 Slippery when Wet
 1986
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De La Soul
 3 Feet High and Rising
 1989
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Eagles
 Hotel California
 1976
Guns N' Roses
 Appetite for Destruction
 1987
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Billy Joel
 The Stranger
 1977
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Moby
 Play
 1999
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Pixies
 Doolittle
 1989
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 Raising Hell
 1986
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 Born in the U.S.A.
 1984
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