| Alternative Press (USA) - Top 99 Albums of '85 to '95 (1995)
| 33 |
| Beats Per Minute (USA) - The Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2011)
| 51 |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 191 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1980s (2002)
| 13 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 93 |
| Spin (USA) - The 125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years (2010)
| 80 |
| Spin (USA) - Top 100 (+5) Albums of the Last 20 Years (2005)
| 46 |
| Stylus (USA) - Top 101-200 Albums of All time (2004)
| 180 |
| Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 80s, by Year (2006)
| 6 |
| Mojo (UK) - Mojo 1000, the Ultimate CD Buyers Guide (2001)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The 80 Greatest Albums from the 80s (2007)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - 50 Albums Released in 1985 That Still Sound Great Today (2015)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993)
| 95 |
| NME (UK) - Nominations For the Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever (2006)
| 91 |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 400 |
| Q (UK) - The 50 (+50) Best British Albums Ever (2004)
| 51 |
| Record Collector (UK) - 10 Classic Albums from 21 Genres for the 21st Century (2000)
| No Order |
| Sounds (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1986)
| 79 |
| The Observer (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums (2004)
| 87 |
| Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016)
| 158 |
| Spex (Germany) - The 100 (+17) Albums of the Century (1999)
| 101 |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 14 |
| Hervé Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007)
| No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002)
| 198 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014)
| 173 |
| Screenagers (Poland) - Top 100 Albums of the 80s (2006)
| 38 |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 4.5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 3 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| B+ |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 4.5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 4 Stars |
| Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995)
| 10 |
| Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10
| 8 |
| Paul Roland (UK) - CD Guide to Pop & Rock, Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2001)
| 3 Stars |
| Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002)
| 4 Stars |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 7 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 6 |
| Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 8 |