| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| Jim DeKoster, Living Blues (USA) - 30 of the Very Best Blues Albums of the 1980s (2010) | No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of 1980-86 (1987) | 88 |
| Ratings | |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars | 4.5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99) | 4 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade | A- |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 0-5 Stars (USA, 1979 and/or 1983) | 5 Stars |
| Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002) | 3 Stars |
