| Beats Per Minute (USA) - The Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2011)
| 47 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1980s (2002)
| 54 |
| Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 80s, by Year (2006)
| 10 |
| WOEBOT (Matthew Ingram, USA) - The 100 Greatest Records Ever (2005)
| 97 |
| Gary Mulholland (UK) - 261 Greatest Albums Since Punk and Disco (2006)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - NME Rock Years, Albums of the Year 1963-99 (2000)
| No Order |
| Terrorizer (UK) - The 100 Most Important Albums of the 80s (2000)
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2007)
| No Order |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 2 |
| Herv� Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007)
| No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (1990)
| 39 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002)
| 99 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014)
| 136 |
| BigO (Singapore) - The 100 Best Albums from 1975 to 1995 (1995)
| 42 |
| Blow Up (Italy) - 600 Essential Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| Screenagers (Poland) - Top 100 Albums of the 80s (2006)
| 55 |
| 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
| A- |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 2 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 4 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
| 8 |
| Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002)
| 3 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 7 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 5 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 12 |
| Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 27 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - Albums of the Year
| 27 |
