U2
The Joshua Tree
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| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
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Allan Kozinn, AVGuide (USA) - The 100 Greatest Pop Albums of the Century (2000) | No Order |
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Amazon.com (USA) - The 10 Best Albums by Decade (1999) | 6 |
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Bill Shapiro (USA) - The Top 100 Rock Compact Discs (1991) | No Order |
| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003) | No Order |
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CCM (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music (2001) | 6 |
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CCM (USA) - The 25 Best Contemporary Christian Albums of All Time (1988) | 17 |
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Chris Smith (USA) - 101 Albums That Changed Popular Music (2009) | No Order |
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Consequence of Sound (USA) - Top 100 Albums Ever (2010) | 34 |
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Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 Best Albums from 1983 to 2008 (2008) | 63 |
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Gear (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the Century (1999) | 26 |
| Infoplease.com (USA) - Must-Have Recordings (1998)
| No Order |
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KCPR DJs (USA) - Top 100 Records from the 80s (2002) | 53 |
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Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005) | 7 |
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Life (USA) - 40 Years of Rock & Roll, the Album of the Year 1952-91 (Updated 1995) | No Order |
| Pause & Play (USA) - 10 Albums of the 80's (2003)
| No Order |
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Pause & Play (USA) - Albums Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Album per Week | No Order |
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Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1980s (2002) | 30 |
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Radio WXPN (USA) - The 100 Most Progressive Albums (1996) | 35 |
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Robert Dimery (General Editor) - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005) | No Order |
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Rod Underhill (USA) - The Top 100 Rock/Pop Albums (2003) | 9 |
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Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990) | 3 |
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Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003) | 26 |
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Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997) | No Order |
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Spin (USA) - The 125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years (2010) | 62 |
| The Review, University of Delaware (USA) - 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2001)
| 33 |
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Time (USA) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2006) | No Order |
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Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008) | Main entry |
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Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 80s, by Year (2006) | 1 |
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VH1 (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of R 'N' R (2001) | 15 |
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Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005) | No Order |
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Channel 4 (UK) - 125 Nominations for the 100 Greatest Albums (2005) | No Order |
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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 British Rock Albums Ever (2006) | 100 |
| Complete Book of the British Charts (UK, 2001) - Neil Warwick's Top 10 Albums
| 1 |
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Eagle Rock (UK/USA) - Classic Albums TV Series (1997-2002) | No Order |
| Guardian (UK) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (1997)
| 57 |
| Guitarist (UK) - 101 Essential Guitar Albums (2000)
| 11 |
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Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (2006) | 11 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989) | 1 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - Top 100 Irish Albums (2004)
| 3 |
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Mojo (UK) - The 80 Greatest Albums from the 80s (2007) | No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007) | No Order |
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Q (UK) - In Our Lifetime: Q's 100 Best Albums 1986-94 (1995) | No Order |
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Q (UK) - The 80 Best Records of the 80s (2006) | 1 |
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Q (UK) - Top 20 Albums from the Lifetime of Q (1986-2006) | 4 |
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Sounds (UK) - The Top 80 Albums from the '80s (1989) | 9 |
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Stuart Maconie's Critical List on BBC Radio 2 (UK) - One Album Added Each Week | No Order |
| The Times (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| 23 |
| Expressen (Sweden) - The 100 Best Records Ever (1999)
| 43 |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999) | 2 |
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Platekompaniet (Norway) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2001) | 57 |
| Slitz (Sweden) - 3 Foreign Albums by Year 1980-94 (1995) | No Order |
| Slitz (Sweden) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1990)
| 28 |
| Berlin Media (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1998)
| 94 |
| Max Magazine (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1997) | 24 |
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Musik Express/Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums from the 80s (2003) | 19 |
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RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003) | No Order |
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Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004) | 50 |
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Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Albums of 5 Decades (1997) | 101 |
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Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1980s (2009) | 41 |
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Tempo (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums from the 80's (1989) | 88 |
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Uwe Schutte (Germany) - Basis-Diskothek Rock und Pop (2004) | No Order |
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Best (France) - Top 50 Albums of the 80s (1990) | 1 |
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FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008) | 24 |
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Liberation (France) - Best Albums 1968-88 (1988) | 46 |
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Rock & Folk (France) - The Best Albums from 1963 to 1999 (1999) | No Order |
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Rock&Folk (France) - The 250 Best Albums from 1966-1991 (1991) | No Order |
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Rock&Folk (France) - The 300 Best Albums from 1965-1995 (1995) | No Order |
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VOLUME (France) - 200 Records that Changed the World (2008) | No Order |
| Plásticos y Decibelios (Spain) - The 80 Best Albums of All Time (2000) | 5 |
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Rolling Stone & Borders (Australia) - 100 Must Have CDs (2007) | No Order |
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Rolling Stone (Australia) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990) | 3 |
| CDNOW (Japan) - 100 Essential Albums (2001?) | 38 |
| List by Japanese Critics - 100 Essential Albums (1998?) | No Order |
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Wu Zhengzhong (China?) - A Selection of 100 Rock Classics (1998) | No Order |
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Yediot Ahonot (Israel) - Top 99 Albums of All Time (1999) | 43 |
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Buscadero (Italy) - The 120 Best Albums of the 1980s (1989) | No Order |
| Jam (Italy) - 100 Ideal Albums to Understand Rock Music (2000)
| No Order |
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Mauro Ronconi (Italy) - The 200 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1998) | No Order |
| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 100 Best Albums by Decade (2002)
| 1-20 |
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Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - The Best Albums of the 80s (1990) | No Order |
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Rockstar (Italy) - The 100 Albums of the 80s (1989) | 6 |
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Velvet (Italy) - The 100 Best Albums of the 80s (1990) | No Order |
| Viceversa (Italy) - 100 Rock Albums (1996)
| 14 |
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Jerzy Skarzynski (Poland) - Unforgettable Albums in Rock History (2004) | No Order |
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Screenagers (Poland) - Top 100 Albums of the 80s (2006) | 19 |
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Tylko Rock (Poland) - 100 Albums that Shook Polish Rock (1999) | 41 |
| Pure Pop (Mexico) - The 10 (+50) Most Important Albums of All Time (2004)
| 2 |
| Pure Pop (Mexico) - The Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| 24 |
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Rolling Stone (Mexico) - The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2004) | 5 |
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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) | 5 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| B |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992) | 5 Stars |
| Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995) | 6 |
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Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10 | 10 |
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Paul Roland (UK) - CD Guide to Pop & Rock, Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2001) | 4 Stars |
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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) | GOLD |
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José Ramón Pardo (Spain) - The 1000 Best Pop-Rock Albums, Ratings 1-5 (1997) | 5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 7 |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Grammy Awards (USA) - Album of the Year
| Winner |
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LA Times (USA) - Albums of the Year | 1 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 4 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| Kerrang (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 9 |
| New Musical Express (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 6 |
| Q (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 9 |
| Musik Express/Sounds (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Best (France) - Albums of the Year
| 6 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - Albums of the Year
| 37 |
