| Barnes & Noble.com (USA) - The Best Music of the 20th Century (1999)
| 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 |
| Chuck Eddy (USA) - The Accidental Evolution of Rock'n'Roll (1997)
| No Order |
| Dave Marsh & Kevin Stein (USA) - The 40 Best of Album Chartmakers by Year (1981)
| 15 |
| Gear (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the Century (1999)
| 71 |
| Grammy Hall of Fame Albums and Songs (USA)
| No Order |
| Greil Marcus (USA) - STRANDED: "Treasure Island" Albums (1979)
| No Order |
| IE (USA) - 50 Great Albums, a Rock Time Capsule (1999)
| No Order |
| Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005)
| 54 |
| Life (USA) - 40 Years of Rock & Roll, the Album of the Year 1952-91 (Updated 1995)
| No Order |
| Liza Lentini (USA) - The 100 Greatest Vinyl Records of All Time (2015)
| No Order |
| NPR (USA) - The 300 Most Important American Records of the 20th Century (1999)
| No Order |
| National Recording Preservation Board (USA) - The National Recording Registry
| No Order |
| Out (USA) - The 100 Greatest, Gayest Albums (2008)
| 75 |
| Paste (USA) - The 70 Best Albums of the 1970s (2012)
| 37 |
| Paul Gambaccini - The World Critics Best Albums of All Time (1977)
| 21 |
| Paul Gambaccini - The World Critics Best Albums of All Time (1987)
| 30 |
| Pause & Play (USA) - Albums Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Album per Week
| No Order |
| Popblerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2013)
| 23 |
| Radio WXPN (USA) - The 100 Most Progressive Albums (1996)
| 92 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - 50 Essential Female Albums (2002)
| 19 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 40 Most Groundbreaking Albums of All Time (2014)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 36 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 25 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Women Who Rock: 50 Greatest Albums (2012)
| 21 |
| SheWired (USA) - The 100 Greatest Lesbian Albums of All Time (2011)
| 34 |
| Stereophile (USA) - 40 Years of Stereophile: The 40 (+94) Essential Albums (2002)
| No Order |
| The Review, University of Delaware (USA) - 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2001)
| 70 |
| Time (USA) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2006)
| No Order |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Main entry |
| VH1 (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of R 'N' R (2001)
| 39 |
| Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005)
| No Order |
| Channel 4 (UK) - 125 Nominations for the 100 Greatest Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| Continuum Books - 33 1/3: A Series of Books about Critically Acclaimed Albums
| No Order |
| GQ (UK) - The 100 Coolest Albums in the World Right Now! (2005)
| 47 |
| 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 Records That Changed the World (2007)
| 74 |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums (1974)
| 26 |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 82 |
| Paul Morley (UK) - Words and Music, 5 x 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - Top 20 Albums from 1970-1979 (2004)
| 18 |
| 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 Guardian (UK) - 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2007)
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - Guardian Writers' Favourite Albums Ever (2013)
| 17 |
| The Times (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| 42 |
| Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016)
| 51 |
| The Sun (Canada) - The Best Albums from 1971 to 2000 (2001)
| No Order |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 76 |
| Nieuwe Revu (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1994)
| 86 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 20th Century (1987)
| 161 |
| Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015)
| No Order |
| Berlin Media (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1998)
| 58 |
| Laut (Germany) - Meilensteine (Milestones)
| No Order |
| RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 391 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Albums of 5 Decades (1997)
| 63 |
| Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1970s (2009)
| 31 |
| FNAC (France) - The Ideal Discography: 823 Indispensables Albums (2015)
| Other |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - 50 Years of Rock'n'Roll (2004)
| No Order |
| MUZIQ (France) - 200 Records for a Dream Collection (2007)
| No Order |
| Philippe Manoeuvre (France) - 100 Necessary Albums (2014)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - 555 Albums from 1954-2014 (2014)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - The Best Albums from 1963 to 1999 (1999)
| No Order |
| VOLUME (France) - 200 Records that Changed the World (2008)
| No Order |
| Alternative Melbourne (Australia) - The Top 100 Rock/Pop Albums (1996)
| 48 |
| Cameron Adams (Australia) - 100 Must Have Albums (2013)
| 11-100 |
| Craig Mathieson & Toby Creswell (Australia) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2013)
| 32 |
| Juice (Australia) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1997)
| 43 |
| Rolling Stone & Borders (Australia) - 100 Must Have CDs (2007)
| No Order |
| CDNOW (Japan) - 100 Essential Albums (2001?)
| 32 |
| List by Japanese Critics - 100 Essential Albums (1998?)
| No Order |
| Wu Zhengzhong (China?) - A Selection of 100 Rock Classics (1998)
| No Order |
| Jam (Italy) - 100 Ideal Albums to Understand Rock Music (2000)
| No Order |
| Mauro Ronconi (Italy) - The 200 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1998)
| No Order |
| Ondarock (Italy) - Rock Milestones (albums added every month)
| No Order |
| Popster (Italy) - The 100 Best Albums of the 70s (1979)
| No Order |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| 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 |
| Yediot Ahonot (Israel) - Top 99 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 48 |
| 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)
| 4.5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 5 Stars |
| 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)
| 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)
| 5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 7 |
| Grammy Awards (USA) - Album of the Year
| Winner |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 12 |