| Amazon.com (USA) - The 10 Best Albums by Decade (1999)
| 6 |
| Bill Shapiro (USA) - The Top 100 Rock Compact Discs (1991)
| No Order |
| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
| CDNOW (USA) - The 10 Essential Live Albums of All Time (2002)
| No Order |
| Chris Smith (USA) - 101 Albums That Changed Popular Music (2009)
| No Order |
| Dave Marsh & Kevin Stein (USA) - The 40 Best of Album Chartmakers by Year (1981)
| 2 |
| Flavorwire (USA) - The 50 Albums Everyone Needs to Own 1963-2013
| No Order |
| Grammy Hall of Fame Albums and Songs (USA)
| No Order |
| Greenwood Encyclopedia of Rock History (USA) - Most Significant Rock Albums (2006)
| No Order |
| Greil Marcus (USA) - STRANDED: "Treasure Island" Albums (1979)
| No Order |
| IE (USA) - 50 Great Albums, a Rock Time Capsule (1999)
| No Order |
| Jim DeRogatis (USA) - The Great Albums
| No Order |
| Life (USA) - 40 Years of Rock & Roll, the Album of the Year 1952-91 (Updated 1995)
| No Order |
| National Recording Preservation Board (USA) - The National Recording Registry
| No Order |
| Paste (USA) - The 60 Best Albums of the 1960s (2012)
| 9 |
| Paul Gambaccini - The World Critics Best Albums of All Time (1977)
| 45 |
| Paul Gambaccini - The World Critics Best Albums of All Time (1987)
| 16 |
| Pause & Play (USA) - Albums Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Album per Week
| No Order |
| Pitchfork (USA) - The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s (2017)
| 7 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Robert Santelli - Sixties Rock: The 25 Best Albums of the 60s (1985)
| 9 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 40 Most Groundbreaking Albums of All Time (2014)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 50 Greatest Live Albums of All Time (2015)
| 1 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 25 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 65 |
| Stereophile (USA) - 40 Years of Stereophile: The 40 (+94) Essential Albums (2002)
| No Order |
| Stylus (USA) - Top 101-200 Albums of All time (2004)
| 138 |
| The Review, University of Delaware (USA) - 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2001)
| 40 |
| Time (USA) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2006)
| No Order |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Main entry |
| Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005)
| No Order |
| Continuum Books - 33 1/3: A Series of Books about Critically Acclaimed Albums
| No Order |
| Elvis Costello - 500 Albums You Need (2000)
| No Order |
| Guitarist (UK) - The Top 50 Most Influential Guitar Albums of All Time (1994)
| 47 |
| John Tobler (UK) - 100 Great Albums of the Sixties (1994)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - All Back to My Place: The Stars' All-Time 10 Favourite Albums (2003)
| 5 |
| Mojo (UK) - Mojo 1000, the Ultimate CD Buyers Guide (2001)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The 100 Greatest Albums Ever Made (1995)
| 32 |
| Mojo (UK) - The Best Live Albums of All Time (1998)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums (1985)
| 19 |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993)
| 30 |
| NME (UK) - Classic Albums
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - Ten Great Live Albums (2003)
| 4 |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 125 |
| NME (UK) - The 60 Most Important Albums of NME's Lifetime (2012)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - The 20 Greatest Live Albums (2006)
| 5 |
| Q (UK) - The Ultimate Music Collection (2005)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - Top 20 Albums from 1954-1969 (2004)
| 11 |
| Rhythm (UK) - The 50 Greatest Drum Albums (2007)
| 48 |
| Sean O'Hagan, The Observer (UK) - Fifty Years of Pop (2004)
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2007)
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (1997)
| 74 |
| The New Nation (UK) - Top 100 Albums by Black Artists
| 51 |
| The Observer (UK) - 50 Albums That Changed Music 1956-2006 (2006)
| 25 |
| The Rough Guide - Soul: 100 Essential CDs (2000)
| No Order |
| The Times (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| 46 |
| Time Out (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989)
| 63 |
| Uncut (UK) - 100 Rock and Movie Icons (2005)
| 73 |
| Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016)
| 68 |
| Vox (UK) - The Greatest Live Albums Ever (1992)
| No Order |
| Adresseavisen (Norway) - 10 Essential Live Albums (1995)
| No Order |
| Aftenposten (Norway) - Top 50 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 41 |
| Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) - 50th Anniversary of Rock (2004)
| No Order |
| Ny Musik (Sweden) - 100 Classic Live Albums (2000)
| 1 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 20th Century (1987)
| 11 |
| OOR (The Netherlands) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2007)
| 33 |
| Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015)
| No Order |
| VPRO (The Netherlands) - 299 Nominations of the Best Album of All Time (2006)
| No Order |
| BR Puls (Germany) - Ruhmeshalle (Hall of Fame)
| No Order |
| Berlin Media (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1998)
| 39 |
| Laut (Germany) - Meilensteine (Milestones)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 50 Best Live Albums (2013)
| 1 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 106 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Albums of 5 Decades (1997)
| 37 |
| Wiener (Austria) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| 57 |
| Crossroads (France) - 100 Essential Albums from 1960-68 (2009)
| No Order |
| FNAC (France) - The Ideal Discography: 823 Indispensables Albums (2015)
| Key album |
| Florent Mazzolenni (France) - Introduction to an Ideal Rock Discography (2005)
| No Order |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Hervïŋ― Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007)
| No Order |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - 50 Years of Rock'n'Roll (2004)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (France) - The 100 Best Live Albums (2012)
| 1 |
| Telerama (France) - The Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| No Order |
| VOLUME (France) - 200 Records that Changed the World (2008)
| No Order |
| Joan Rimbau (Spain?) - The Ultimate Jazz Collection (1995)
| No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002)
| 19 |
| Rolling Stone (Spain) - The 30 Greatest Live Albums of All Time (2013)
| 6 |
| Courier-Mail (Australia) - 50 Defining Rock Albums (2005)
| 41 |
| Craig Mathieson & Toby Creswell (Australia) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2013)
| 52 |
| Juice (Australia) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1997)
| 41 |
| List by Japanese Critics - 100 Essential Albums (1998?)
| No Order |
| Buscadero (Italy) - The Best Rock Albums of All Time (1990)
| No Order |
| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 100 Best Albums by Decade (2002)
| 21-50 |
| 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 |
| Showbizz (Brazil) - 100 CDs of All Time (1999)
| 29 |
| Yediot Ahonot (Israel) - Top 99 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 90 |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 5 Bones |
| 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)
| 5 Stars |
| Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10
| 9 |
| 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 |
