Beats Per Minute (USA) - The Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2011)
| 44 |
Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
Blender (USA) - The 100 Greatest American Albums of All time (2002)
| 82 |
Chris Smith (USA) - 101 Albums That Changed Popular Music (2009)
| No Order |
Ego Trip (USA) - Hip Hop's 25 Greatest Albums by Year 1980-98 (1999)
| 1 |
Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 840 |
Gear (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the Century (1999)
| 46 |
Jim DeRogatis (USA) - The Great Albums
| No Order |
KCPR DJs (USA) - Top 100 Records from the 80s (2002)
| 39 |
Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005)
| 193 |
National Recording Preservation Board (USA) - The National Recording Registry
| No Order |
Paste (USA) - The 80 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 18 |
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)
| 18 |
Popblerd/bLISTerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 9 |
Rickey Vincent (USA) - Five Star Albums from "FUNK: The MUSIC, the PEOPLE, and the RHY
| No Order |
Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time (2013)
| 32 |
Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 346 |
Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 103 |
Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997)
| No Order |
Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 9 |
Spin (USA) - 100 Alternative Albums (1995)
| 37 |
Spin (USA) - The 125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years (2010)
| 17 |
Spin (USA) - The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (2015)
| 52 |
Spin (USA) - Top 100 (+5) Albums of the Last 20 Years (2005)
| 7 |
The Review, University of Delaware (USA) - 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2001)
| 58 |
The Source (USA) - The 100 Best Rap Albums of All Time (1998)
| No Order |
Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Main entry |
Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 80s, by Year (2006)
| 5 |
Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005)
| No Order |
XXL (USA) - 40 Years of Hip-Hop: Top 5 Albums by Year (2014)
| No Order |
Channel 4 (UK) - 125 Nominations for the 100 Greatest Albums (2005)
| No Order |
Gary Mulholland (UK) - 261 Greatest Albums Since Punk and Disco (2006)
| No Order |
Mixmag (UK) - The 50 Best Dance Albums of All Time (1996)
| 35 |
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 |
Muzik (UK) - The 50 Most Influential Records of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
NME (UK) - 20 Near-as-Damn-It Perfect Initial Efforts (1992)
| 8 |
NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993)
| 19 |
NME (UK) - Nominations For the Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| No Order |
NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 120 |
NME (UK) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2003)
| 84 |
No Ripcord (UK) - Top 100 Debut Albums (2011)
| 96 |
Paul Morley (UK) - Words and Music, 5 x 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
Q (UK) - In Our Lifetime: Q's 100 Best Albums 1986-94 (1995)
| No Order |
Q (UK) - The 80 Best Records of the 80s (2006)
| 20 |
Q (UK) - The Ultimate Music Collection (2005)
| No Order |
Q (UK) - Top 20 Albums from 1980-2004 (2004)
| 20 |
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)
| 51 |
The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2007)
| No Order |
The Guardian (UK) - My Favourite Album Series (2011)
| No Order |
The New Nation (UK) - Top 100 Albums by Black Artists
| 32 |
The Observer (UK) - 50 Albums That Changed Music 1956-2006 (2006)
| 49 |
Time Out (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989)
| 27 |
Uncut (UK) - The 100 Greatest Debut Albums (2006)
| 53 |
Vox (UK) - 100 Records that Shook the World (1991)
| No Order |
Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 All-Time Greatest Albums (2013)
| 61 |
Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 Best Albums from 1983 to 2008 (2008)
| 22 |
Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) - 50th Anniversary of Rock (2004)
| No Order |
Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 64 |
Tor Milde (Norway) - The 100 Best Pop and Rock Albums of All Time (2004)
| 75 |
David Kleijwegt (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 61 |
OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 80s (1989)
| 58 |
Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015)
| No Order |
BR Puls (Germany) - Ruhmeshalle (Hall of Fame)
| No Order |
Laut (Germany) - Meilensteine (Milestones)
| No Order |
Musikexpress (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums from the 80s (2003)
| 45 |
Musikexpress (Germany) - The 50 Best Debut Albums (2006)
| No Order |
RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003)
| No Order |
Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 94 |
Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1980s (2009)
| 36 |
Spex (Germany) - The 100 (+17) Albums of the Century (1999)
| 5 |
Tempo (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums from the 80's (1989)
| 20 |
Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 1 |
FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 103 |
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)
| 18 |
Rock & Folk (France) - The 250 Best Albums from 1966-1991 (1991)
| No Order |
Rock & Folk (France) - The 300 Best Albums from 1965-1995 (1995)
| No Order |
Rock & Folk (France) - The Best Albums from 1963 to 1999 (1999)
| No Order |
Technikart (France) - 50 Albums from the Last 10 Years (1997)
| No Order |
VOLUME (France) - 200 Records that Changed the World (2008)
| No Order |
Dance de Lux (Spain) - The 25 Best Hip-Hop Records (2001)
| 2 |
Javier Blánquez & Omar Morena (Spain) - Loops, a History of Electronic Music (2002)
| No Order |
Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (1990)
| 15 |
Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002)
| 118 |
Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014)
| 26 |
Cameron Adams (Australia) - 100 Must Have Albums (2013)
| 11-100 |
BigO (Singapore) - The 100 Best Albums from 1975 to 1995 (1995)
| 21 |
Blow Up (Italy) - 600 Essential Albums (2005)
| No Order |
Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 100 Best Albums by Decade (2002)
| 1-20 |
Ondarock (Italy) - Rock Milestones (albums added every month)
| No Order |
Velvet (Italy) - The 100 Best Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 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 |
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 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)
| 9 |
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)
| GOLD |
Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 7.5 |
LA Times (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 6 |
Rolling Stone (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 5 |
Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
Face (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 10 |
NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
Q (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
Record Mirror (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 4 |
HUMO (Belgium) - Albums of the Year
| 12 |
OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 8 |
Musikexpress/Sounds (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 21 |
Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
Rock de Lux (Spain) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |