| Dave Marsh & Kevin Stein (USA) - The 40 Best of Album Chartmakers by Year (1981)
| 30 |
| Q (UK) - The 50 (+50) Best British Albums Ever (2004)
| 51 |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 10 |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 5 |
| Crossroads (France) - 120 Essential Albums from 1979-86 (2010)
| No Order |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| CDNOW (Japan) - 100 Essential Albums (2001?)
| 88 |
| Screenagers (Poland) - Top 100 Albums of the 80s (2006)
| 53 |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 4.5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 3.5 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| B+ |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 0-5 Stars (USA, 1979 and/or 1983)
| 4 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 3 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 4 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
| 7 |
| Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002)
| 3 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
| 4 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 6.5 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 62 |
| Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 7 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 19 |
