| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990) | 65 |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003) | No Order |
| 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 | B- |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992) | 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) | 8 |
| Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10 | 8 |
| 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) | 4 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10) | 7 |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year | 29 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year | 16 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year | 11 |
| Q (UK) - Albums of the Year | No Order |
| Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year | No Order |
| fRoots (UK) - Albums of the Year | 4 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year | 22 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - Albums of the Year | 45 |
