Lou Reed
New York
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| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
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Alternative Press (USA) - Top 99 Albums of '85 to '95 (1995) | 37 |
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Bill Shapiro (USA) - The Top 100 Rock Compact Discs (1991) | No Order |
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KCPR DJs (USA) - Top 100 Records from the 80s (2002) | 47 |
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Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005) | 128 |
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Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990) | 19 |
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Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008) | Main entry |
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Classic Rock & Metal Hammer (UK) - The 200 Greatest Albums of the 80s (2006) | No Order |
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New Musical Express (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993) | 148 |
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Q (UK) - The 80 Best Records of the 80s (2006) | 26 |
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Sounds (UK) - The Top 80 Albums from the '80s (1989) | 7 |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999) | 12 |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 101 |
| Slitz (Sweden) - 3 Foreign Albums by Year 1980-94 (1995) | No Order |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 80s (1989)
| 2 |
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OOR (The Netherlands) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2007) | 94 |
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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) | 358 |
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Best (France) - Top 50 Albums of the 80s (1990) | 18 |
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Rock & Folk (France) - The Best Albums from 1963 to 1999 (1999) | No Order |
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Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (1990) | 16 |
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Rolling Stone (Australia) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990) | 19 |
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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 |
| 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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Velvet (Italy) - The 100 Best Albums of the 80s (1990) | No Order |
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Screenagers (Poland) - Top 100 Albums of the 80s (2006) | 59 |
| Ratings | |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 4.5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99) | 4.5 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) | 7 |
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Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10 | 8 |
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Paul Roland (UK) - CD Guide to Pop & Rock, Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2001) | 3 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) | 4 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 8 |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| Face (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 11 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 6 |
| New Musical Express (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| Q (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| HUMO (Belgium) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Musik Express/Sounds (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 7 |
| Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 11 |
| Best (France) - Albums of the Year
| 5 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |