| 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 |
| Consequence of Sound (USA) - Top 100 Albums Ever (2010)
| 16 |
| Dave Marsh & Kevin Stein (USA) - The 40 Best of Album Chartmakers by Year (1981)
| 1 |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 Greatest CDs of All Time (1993)
| 31 |
| Gear (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the Century (1999)
| 65 |
| Grammy Hall of Fame Albums and Songs (USA)
| No Order |
| IE (USA) - 50 Great Albums, a Rock Time Capsule (1999)
| No Order |
| Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005)
| 22 |
| Liza Lentini (USA) - The 100 Greatest Vinyl Records of All Time (2015)
| No Order |
| Paste (USA) - The 70 Best Albums of the 1970s (2012)
| 13 |
| Paul Gambaccini - The World Critics Best Albums of All Time (1977)
| 19 |
| Paul Gambaccini - The World Critics Best Albums of All Time (1987)
| 20 |
| Pause & Play (USA) - 10 Albums of the 70's (2003)
| No Order |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2004)
| 15 |
| Popblerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2013)
| 9 |
| Radio WXPN (USA) - The 100 Most Progressive Albums (1996)
| 74 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Rod Underhill (USA) - The Top 100 Rock/Pop Albums (2003)
| 4 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 28 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 77 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the Last 20 Years (1987)
| 22 |
| Stylus (USA) - Top 101-200 Albums of All time (2004)
| 108 |
| The Review, University of Delaware (USA) - 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2001)
| 26 |
| Time (USA) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2006)
| No Order |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Main entry |
| Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 70s, by Year (2005)
| 6 |
| Trouser (USA) - The Best Albums from 1970-79 (1980)
| No Order |
| Ultimate Classic Rock (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2015)
| No Order |
| VH1 (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of R 'N' R (2001)
| 13 |
| Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005)
| No Order |
| Channel 4 (UK) - 125 Nominations for the 100 Greatest Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| Classic Rock & Metal Hammer (UK) - The 200 Greatest Albums of the 70s (2006)
| No Order |
| Classic Rock (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Rock Albums Ever (2006)
| 2 |
| Classic Rock (UK) - The 100 Greatest Rock Albums of All Time (2001)
| 21 |
| Eagle Rock (UK/USA) - Classic Albums TV Series (1997-2002)
| No Order |
| GQ (UK) - The 100 Coolest Albums in the World Right Now! (2005)
| 80 |
| Geoff Brown et al (UK) - 25 Albums That Rocked the World (2008)
| No Order |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989)
| 70 |
| Mojo (UK) - 70 of the Greatest Albums of the 70s (2006)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums (1974)
| 80 |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993)
| 99 |
| NME (UK) - NME Rock Years, Albums of the Year 1963-99 (2000)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 319 |
| Q (UK) - Top 20 Albums from 1970-1979 (2004)
| 10 |
| Stuart Maconie's Critical List on BBC Radio 2 (UK) - One Album Added Each Week
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (1997)
| 58 |
| The Rough Guide - Rock: 100 Essential CDs (1999)
| No Order |
| The Times (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| 27 |
| The Wire (UK) - The 100 Most Important Records Ever Made (1992)
| No Order |
| Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016)
| 82 |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 All-Time Greatest Albums (2013)
| 39 |
| Aftenposten (Norway) - Top 50 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 47 |
| Eggen & Kartvedt (Norway) - The Guide to the 100 Important Rock Albums (1999)
| No Order |
| Expressen (Sweden) - The 100 Best Records Ever (1999)
| 28 |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 7 |
| Platekompaniet (Norway) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2001)
| 80 |
| OOR (The Netherlands) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2007)
| 54 |
| 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)
| 55 |
| Guitar (Germany) - Top 50 Guitar Albums (1996)
| No Order |
| Laut (Germany) - Meilensteine (Milestones)
| No Order |
| Musik Express/Sounds (Germany) - The 100 Masterpieces (1993)
| 44 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 28 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Albums of 5 Decades (1997)
| 58 |
| Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1970s (2009)
| 3 |
| Uwe Schïŋ―tte (Germany) - Basis-Diskothek Rock und Pop (2011)
| No Order |
| Wiener (Austria) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| 74 |
| Crossroads (France) - 108 Essential Albums from 1969-72 (2009)
| No Order |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 82 |
| 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 |
| Liberation (France) - Best Albums 1968-88 (1988)
| 30 |
| MUZIQ (France) - 200 Records for a Dream Collection (2007)
| No Order |
| Philippe Manoeuvre (France) - 100 Necessary Albums (2014)
| No Order |
| Philippe Manoeuvre (France) - Rock'n'Roll: La Discotïŋ―que Idïŋ―ale (2005)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - 555 Albums from 1954-2014 (2014)
| 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 |
| Telerama (France) - The Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| No Order |
| Plïŋ―sticos y Decibelios (Spain) - The 80 Best Albums of All Time (2000)
| 38 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002)
| 179 |
| Alternative Melbourne (Australia) - The Top 100 Rock/Pop Albums (1996)
| 56 |
| Courier-Mail (Australia) - 50 Defining Rock Albums (2005)
| 6 |
| Rolling Stone & Borders (Australia) - 100 Must Have CDs (2007)
| No Order |
| CDNOW (Japan) - 100 Essential Albums (2001?)
| 41 |
| Wu Zhengzhong (China?) - A Selection of 100 Rock Classics (1998)
| No Order |
| Blow Up (Italy) - 600 Essential Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| Mauro Ronconi (Italy) - The 200 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1998)
| No Order |
| Ondarock (Italy) - Rock Milestones (albums added every month)
| No Order |
| Viceversa (Italy) - 100 Rock Albums (1996)
| 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 |
| Switch (Mexico) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| No Order |
| 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 0-5 Stars (USA, 1979 and/or 1983)
| 5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 5 Stars |
| Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10
| 10 |
| 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)
| GOLD |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| Josïŋ― Ramïŋ―n Pardo (Spain) - The 1000 Best Pop-Rock Albums, Ratings 1-5 (1997)
| 4 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 7 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
