| 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 |
| Dave Marsh & Kevin Stein (USA) - The 40 Best of Album Chartmakers by Year (1981)
| 2 |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 107 |
| Grammy Hall of Fame Albums and Songs (USA)
| No Order |
| Greil Marcus (USA) - STRANDED: "Treasure Island" Albums (1979)
| No Order |
| Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005)
| 17 |
| Paste (USA) - The 70 Best Albums of the 1970s (2012)
| 17 |
| Paul Gambaccini - The World Critics Best Albums of All Time (1977)
| 22 |
| Paul Gambaccini - The World Critics Best Albums of All Time (1987)
| 52 |
| Pause & Play (USA) - Albums Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Album per Week
| No Order |
| Popblerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2013)
| 42 |
| Radio WXPN (USA) - The 100 Most Progressive Albums (1996)
| 6 |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Personal 40 Best Albums from the '70s (1979)
| 7 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 66 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 120 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the Last 20 Years (1987)
| 59 |
| Spin (USA) - The 25 Greatest Albums of All Time (1989)
| 21 |
| Stereophile (USA) - 40 Years of Stereophile: The 40 (+94) Essential Albums (2002)
| No Order |
| Stylus (USA) - Top 101-200 Albums of All time (2004)
| 187 |
| The Review, University of Delaware (USA) - 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2001)
| 74 |
| Time (USA) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2006)
| No Order |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Catalog entry |
| Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 70s, by Year (2005)
| 9 |
| Ultimate Classic Rock (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2015)
| No Order |
| VH1 (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of R 'N' R (2001)
| 32 |
| Vibe (USA) - 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| No Order |
| Elvis Costello - 500 Albums You Need (2000)
| No Order |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (2006)
| 49 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989)
| 22 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - Top 100 Irish Albums (2004)
| 13 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) -The 250 Greatest Irish Albums of All Time (2009)
| 11 |
| Irish Times (Ireland) - The Top 40 Irish albums (2008)
| 26 |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums (1974)
| 74 |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993)
| 117 |
| Q (UK) - The 50 Best Albums of the 70s (1998)
| 50 |
| The Observer (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums (2004)
| 67 |
| Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016)
| 138 |
| Zig Zag (UK) - Gillett & Frith's 100 Essential Rock Albums (1975)
| No Order |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 3 |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 101 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 70s (1979)
| 41 |
| Berlin Media (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1998)
| 84 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 350 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Albums of 5 Decades (1997)
| 72 |
| Uwe Schütte (Germany) - Basis-Diskothek Rock und Pop (2011)
| No Order |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 19 |
| FNAC (France) - The Ideal Discography: 823 Indispensables Albums (2015)
| Other |
| Florent Mazzolenni (France) - Introduction to an Ideal Rock Discography (2005)
| No Order |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Liberation (France) - Best Albums 1968-88 (1988)
| 55 |
| Rock & Folk (France) - 555 Albums from 1954-2014 (2014)
| No Order |
| Telerama (France) - The Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1970s (1988)
| 35 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002)
| 84 |
| Rolling Stone & Borders (Australia) - 100 Must Have CDs (2007)
| No Order |
| Buscadero (Italy) - The Best Rock Albums of All Time (1990)
| No Order |
| Ciao2001 (Italy) - Top Albums of All Time (1972)
| No Order |
| Jam (Italy) - 100 Ideal Albums to Understand Rock Music (2000)
| No Order |
| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 100 Best Albums by Decade (2002)
| 21-50 |
| Velvet (Italy) - The 20 Best Albums of the 70s (1990)
| No Order |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| 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
| A+ |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 0-5 Stars (USA, 1979 and/or 1983)
| 5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 4.5 Stars |
| 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)
| 5 Stars |
| Le Guide du CD (France) - Ratings from 1 to 4 Stars & "GOLD" (1991-1997)
| 4 Stars |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| José Ramón Pardo (Spain) - The 1000 Best Pop-Rock Albums, Ratings 1-5 (1997)
| 4 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 8.5 |