| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 537 |
| Neil Strauss (USA) - The 100 Most Influential Alternative Albums (1993)
| No Order |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 80s, by Year (2006)
| 7 |
| Gary Mulholland (UK) - 261 Greatest Albums Since Punk and Disco (2006)
| 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)
| 128 |
| Sounds (UK) - The Top 80 Albums from the '80s (1989)
| 11 |
| Stuart Maconie's Critical List on BBC Radio 2 (UK) - One Album Added Each Week
| No Order |
| The Rough Guide - Rock: 100 Essential CDs (1999)
| No Order |
| Uncut (UK) - The 100 Greatest Debut Albums (2006)
| 69 |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 11 |
| VPRO (The Netherlands) - 299 Nominations of the Best Album of All Time (2006)
| No Order |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 17 |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Nicolas Dupuy (France) - The 100 Best Rock Albums (2010)
| No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of 1980-86 (1987)
| 75 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (1990)
| 94 |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 4.5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 4 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| B |
| 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)
| 3 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 3.5 Stars |
| Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995)
| 6 |
| 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)
| 4 Stars |
| Le Guide du CD (France) - Ratings from 1 to 4 Stars & "GOLD" (1991-1997)
| 3 Stars |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 4 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 7 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 7 |
| Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 9 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 10 |