| Ben Ratliff (USA) - The 100 (+ Another 100) Most Important Jazz Recordings (2002)
| 100-200 |
| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
| David Keenan, Sunday Herald (USA) - The 103 Best Albums Ever, Honest (2001)
| No Order |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 2 |
| Jazz Online (USA) - Starter Kit
| No Order |
| Jazz for Dummies (USA) - 300 to Round Out the Collection (1998)
| No Order |
| Pitchfork (USA) - The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s (2017)
| 17 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Stereophile (USA) - 40 Years of Stereophile: The 40 (+94) Essential Albums (2002)
| No Order |
| Jazzwise (UK) - The 100 Jazz Albums That Shook the World (2006)
| 37 |
| John Fordham (UK) - Jazz: Gallery of Classics (1994)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| The Wire (UK) - The 100 Most Important Records Ever Made (1992)
| No Order |
| Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016)
| 186 |
| Pop (Sweden) - The American Music Club: 50 Jazz Albums (1996)
| No Order |
| Ralf Dombrowski (Germany) - Basis-Diskothek Jazz (2005)
| No Order |
| Spex (Germany) - The 100 (+17) Albums of the Century (1999)
| 101 |
| Uwe Schütte (Germany) - Basis-Diskothek Jazz (2005)
| No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002)
| 116 |
| Blow Up (Italy) - 600 Essential Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| Il Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 100 Essential Jazz Albums (2004)
| No Order |
| Mauro Ronconi (Italy) - The 200 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1998)
| No Order |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 4.5 Bones |
| 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 Stars |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (6th Ed., 2002), Ratings 1-4 Stars, or a Crown
| Crown |
| 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 |