| Alternative Press (USA) - The 90 Greatest Albums of the 90s (1998)
| 24 |
| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
| CDNOW (USA) - The 10 (+5) Essential Records of the 90s (2002)
| 11 |
| David Keenan, Sunday Herald (USA) - The 103 Best Albums Ever, Honest (2001)
| No Order |
| Edna Gundersen, USA Today (USA) - Top 40 Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
| Ego Trip (USA) - Hip Hop's 25 Greatest Albums by Year 1980-98 (1999)
| 3 |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 228 |
| Flavorwire (USA) - The 50 Albums Everyone Needs to Own 1963-2013
| No Order |
| Gear (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the Century (1999)
| 90 |
| Jim DeRogatis (USA) - The Great Albums
| No Order |
| Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005)
| 167 |
| Music Underwater (USA) - Top 100 Albums 1990-2003 (2004)
| 86 |
| National Recording Preservation Board (USA) - The National Recording Registry
| No Order |
| Nude as the News (USA) - The 100 Most Compelling Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 9 |
| Paste (USA) - The 90 Best Albums of the 1990s (2012)
| 66 |
| Pause & Play (USA) - The 90s Top 100 Essential Albums (1999)
| 11 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1990s (2003)
| 17 |
| Popblerd/bLISTerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1990s (2012)
| 15 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 302 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 176 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential Recordings of the 90s (1999)
| No Order |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1990s (2011)
| 9 |
| Spin (USA) - The 125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years (2010)
| 39 |
| Spin (USA) - The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (2015)
| 15 |
| Spin (USA) - Top 100 (+5) Albums of the Last 20 Years (2005)
| 21 |
| Spin (USA) - Top 90 Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 2 |
| 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)
| Catalog entry |
| Treble (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 90s (10 per Year) (2008)
| 4 |
| Gary Mulholland (UK) - 261 Greatest Albums Since Punk and Disco (2006)
| No Order |
| John Fordham (UK) - Jazz: Gallery of Classics (1994)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - Mojo 1000, the Ultimate CD Buyers Guide (2001)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - 101 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2014)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993)
| 37 |
| NME (UK) - NME Rock Years, Albums of the Year 1963-99 (2000)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - Nominations For the Best Albums of the 1990s (2012)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 96 |
| No Ripcord (UK) - Top Albums 1990-1999 (2013)
| 20 |
| Q (UK) - 100 Greatest Albums of the 1990s (2015)
| 28 |
| Q (UK) - 90 Albums of the 90s (1999)
| No Order |
| Select (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of the 90s (1996)
| 19 |
| The Guardian (UK) - 100 Albums that Don't Appear in All Other Top 100 Album Lists (1999)
| 31 |
| The Guardian (UK) - Guardian Writers' Favourite Albums Ever (2013)
| 17 |
| The Guardian (UK) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (1997)
| 50 |
| Times, Metro (UK) - Top 10 Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 4 |
| Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) - 50th Anniversary of Rock (2004)
| No Order |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 5 |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 101 |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1990s (2010)
| 17 |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 90s (2005)
| 10 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 466 |
| Spex (Germany) - The 100 (+17) Albums of the Century (1999)
| 22 |
| Visions (Germany) - The Most Important Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 65 |
| Zündfunk (Germany) - The Best Albums of the 90s (2000)
| 8 |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 4 |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 364 |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Hervé Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007)
| No Order |
| Jazz Magazine (France) - 50 Years of Black Music (2013)
| No Order |
| 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 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 150 Best Albums from the 90s (2000)
| 17 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014)
| 47 |
| Cameron Adams (Australia) - 100 Must Have Albums (2013)
| 11-100 |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 4 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| A |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 5 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)
| 3 Stars |
| Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002)
| 5 Stars |
| Le Guide du CD (France) - Ratings from 1 to 4 Stars & "GOLD" (1991-1997)
| 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 |
| Downbeat (USA) - Album of the Year
| 1 |
| Spin (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 8 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| Face (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 13 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 12 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| Q (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Select (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 9 |
| Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 6 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 5 |
| Musikexpress/Sounds (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 16 |
| Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Best (France) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |