| Allan Kozinn, AVGuide (USA) - The 100 Greatest Pop Albums of the Century (2000)
| No Order |
| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
| Chris Smith (USA) - 101 Albums That Changed Popular Music (2009)
| No Order |
| Consequence of Sound (USA) - Top 100 Albums Ever (2010)
| 36 |
| 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)
| 506 |
| Grammy Hall of Fame Albums and Songs (USA)
| No Order |
| NPR (USA) - The 300 Most Important American Records of the 20th Century (1999)
| No Order |
| Paul Gambaccini - The World Critics Best Albums of All Time (1977)
| 92 |
| Paul Gambaccini - The World Critics Best Albums of All Time (1987)
| 74 |
| Pause & Play (USA) - Albums Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Album per Week
| No Order |
| Popblerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2013)
| 24 |
| 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)
| 90 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 59 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the Last 20 Years (1987)
| 64 |
| 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)
| 7 |
| Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005)
| No Order |
| Elvis Costello - 500 Albums You Need (2000)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - 70 of the Greatest Albums of the 70s (2006)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - Mojo 1000, the Ultimate CD Buyers Guide (2001)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The 100 Greatest Albums Ever Made (1995)
| 71 |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums (1974)
| 45 |
| Paul Morley (UK) - Words and Music, 5 x 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
| Sean Egan (UK) - 100 Albums That Changed Music (2006)
| No Order |
| Stuart Maconie's Critical List on BBC Radio 2 (UK) - One Album Added Each Week
| No Order |
| The New Nation (UK) - Top 100 Albums by Black Artists
| 24 |
| The Times (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| 71 |
| Time Out (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989)
| 37 |
| Zig Zag (UK) - Gillett & Frith's 100 Essential Rock Albums (1975)
| No Order |
| Adresseavisen (Norway) - The 100 (+23) Best Albums of All Time (1995)
| 101 |
| Expressen (Sweden) - The 100 Best Records Ever (1999)
| 83 |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 55 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 20th Century (1987)
| 94 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 70s (1979)
| 5 |
| Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 235 |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Liberation (France) - Best Albums 1968-88 (1988)
| 39 |
| Telerama (France) - The Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1970s (1988)
| 72 |
| Rolling Stone & Borders (Australia) - 100 Must Have CDs (2007)
| No Order |
| Epoca (Italy) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1988)
| 66 |
| Ondarock (Italy) - Rock Milestones (albums added every month)
| No Order |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| Showbizz (Brazil) - 100 CDs of All Time (1999)
| 80 |
| 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 |
| 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)
| 4 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)
| GOLD |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| José Ramón Pardo (Spain) - The 1000 Best Pop-Rock Albums, Ratings 1-5 (1997)
| 4.5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 7 |
| Creem (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 15 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 13 |