| Alternative Press (USA) - Top 99 Albums of '85 to '95 (1995)
| 2 |
| Beats Per Minute (USA) - The Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2011)
| 1 |
| 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)
| 268 |
| Gear (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the Century (1999)
| 62 |
| Jim Farber, NY Daily News (USA) - The 10 Best Albums of the 1980s (2014)
| 2 |
| KCPR DJs (USA) - Top 100 Records from the 80s (2002)
| 14 |
| Out (USA) - The 100 Greatest, Gayest Albums (2008)
| 6 |
| Paste (USA) - The 80 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 2 |
| Pause & Play (USA) - 10 Albums of the 80's (2003)
| No Order |
| Pause & Play (USA) - Albums Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Album per Week
| No Order |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1980s (2002)
| 6 |
| Popblerd/bLISTerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 64 |
| 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)
| 218 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 113 |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 16 |
| Spin (USA) - The 125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years (2010)
| 3 |
| Spin (USA) - The 25 Greatest Albums of All Time (1989)
| 4 |
| Spin (USA) - The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (2015)
| 5 |
| Spin (USA) - Top 100 (+5) Albums of the Last 20 Years (2005)
| 5 |
| The Review, University of Delaware (USA) - 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2001)
| 12 |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Main entry |
| Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 80s, by Year (2006)
| 1 |
| Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005)
| No Order |
| Channel 4 (UK) - 125 Nominations for the 100 Greatest Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| Classic Rock & Metal Hammer (UK) - The 200 Greatest Albums of the 80s (2006)
| No Order |
| Gary Mulholland (UK) - 261 Greatest Albums Since Punk and Disco (2006)
| No Order |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (2006)
| 18 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989)
| 30 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - All Time Top 100 Albums (2000)
| 1 |
| Mojo (UK) - Mojo 1000, the Ultimate CD Buyers Guide (2001)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993)
| 10 |
| NME (UK) - NME Rock Years, Albums of the Year 1963-99 (2000)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - Nominations For the Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever (2006)
| 2 |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 1 |
| NME (UK) - The 60 Most Important Albums of NME's Lifetime (2012)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2003)
| 8 |
| Q (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever (2000)
| 27 |
| Q (UK) - The 50 (+50) Best British Albums Ever (2004)
| 8 |
| Q (UK) - The 80 Best Records of the 80s (2006)
| 3 |
| Q (UK) - The Ultimate Music Collection (2005)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - Top 20 Albums from 1980-2004 (2004)
| 8 |
| Record Collector (UK) - 10 Classic Albums from 21 Genres for the 21st Century (2000)
| No Order |
| Sounds (UK) - The Top 80 Albums from the '80s (1989)
| 40 |
| Stuart Maconie's Critical List on BBC Radio 2 (UK) - One Album Added Each Week
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (1997)
| 28 |
| The Observer (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums (2004)
| 37 |
| The Times (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| 50 |
| Time Out (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989)
| 32 |
| Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016)
| 8 |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 All-Time Greatest Albums (2013)
| 50 |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 Best Albums from 1983 to 2008 (2008)
| 73 |
| Adresseavisen (Norway) - The 100 (+23) Best Albums of All Time (1995)
| 34 |
| Aftenposten (Norway) - Top 50 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 40 |
| Expressen (Sweden) - The 100 Best Records Ever (1999)
| 37 |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 4 |
| Platekompaniet (Norway) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2001)
| 28 |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 46 |
| Slitz (Sweden) - 3 National and 3 Foreign Albums by Year 1980-94 (1995)
| No Order |
| Slitz (Sweden) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1990)
| 43 |
| Soundi (Finland) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time + Top 10 by Decade (1995)
| 9 |
| David Kleijwegt (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 68 |
| OOR (The Netherlands) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2007)
| 4 |
| Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015)
| No Order |
| VPRO (The Netherlands) - 299 Nominations of the Best Album of All Time (2006)
| No Order |
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| 2 |
| BR Puls (Germany) - Ruhmeshalle (Hall of Fame)
| No Order |
| Berlin Media (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1998)
| 38 |
| Laut (Germany) - Meilensteine (Milestones)
| No Order |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 20 Best Albums of All Time (2011)
| 8 |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums from the 80s (2003)
| 4 |
| Ralf Niemczyk (Germany) - 25 Albums for Men (2007)
| No Order |
| RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 26 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Albums of 5 Decades (1997)
| 22 |
| Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1980s (2009)
| 1 |
| Tempo (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums from the 80's (1989)
| 3 |
| Uwe Schütte (Germany) - Basis-Diskothek Rock und Pop (2011)
| No Order |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 4 |
| Crossroads (France) - 120 Essential Albums from 1979-86 (2010)
| No Order |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 133 |
| 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 |
| Hervé Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007)
| No Order |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - 50 Years of Rock'n'Roll (2004)
| No Order |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - The 100 Best Albums 1986-1996 (1996)
| 1 |
| Nicolas Dupuy (France) - The 100 Best Rock Albums (2010)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - 555 Albums from 1954-2014 (2014)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - The 250 Best Albums from 1966-1991 (1991)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - The Best Albums from 1963 to 1999 (1999)
| No Order |
| Telerama (France) - 50 LPs in the History of Rock (2004)
| 48 |
| Telerama (France) - The Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of 1980-86 (1987)
| 16 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (1990)
| 7 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002)
| 30 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014)
| 2 |
| Alternative Melbourne (Australia) - The Top 100 Rock/Pop Albums (1996)
| 59 |
| Cameron Adams (Australia) - 100 Must Have Albums (2013)
| 11-100 |
| Courier-Mail (Australia) - 50 Defining Rock Albums (2005)
| 37 |
| Craig Mathieson & Toby Creswell (Australia) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2013)
| 31 |
| Rolling Stone & Borders (Australia) - 100 Must Have CDs (2007)
| No Order |
| BigO (Singapore) - The 100 Best Albums from 1975 to 1995 (1995)
| 11 |
| CDNOW (Japan) - 100 Essential Albums (2001?)
| 51 |
| List by Japanese Critics - 100 Essential Albums (1998?)
| No Order |
| Epoca (Italy) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1988)
| 75 |
| Ondarock (Italy) - Rock Milestones (albums added every month)
| No Order |
| Rockstar (Italy) - The 100 Albums of the 80s (1989)
| 29 |
| Viceversa (Italy) - 100 Rock Albums (1996)
| No Order |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| Screenagers (Poland) - Top 100 Albums of the 80s (2006)
| 1 |
| Rolling Stone (Mexico) - The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2004)
| 11 |
| Switch (Mexico) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| No Order |
| Showbizz (Brazil) - 100 CDs of All Time (1999)
| 96 |
| Yediot Ahonot (Israel) - Top 99 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 32 |
| 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)
| 4 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 5 Stars |
| Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995)
| 10 |
| Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10
| 10 |
| 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)
| 4 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 |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 7 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 30 |
| Face (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 6 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 9 |
| Q (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| HUMO (Belgium) - Albums of the Year
| 5 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 39 |
| Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 21 |
| Tip (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |