| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| Downbeat (USA) - The Top 50 Blues Albums of the Past 50 Years (2003) | 7 |
| El Pais (Spain) - The Perfect Record Collection (1994) | 16 |
| Ratings | |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars | 4.5 Stars |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade | A- |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 0-5 Stars (USA, 1979 and/or 1983) | 4 Stars |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars | 4.5 Stars |
