| Attitude (UK) - Top 50 Gay Albums of All Time
| 25 |
| The Guardian (UK) - Prince: Every Album Rated and Ranked (2016)
| 10 |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 17 |
| Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015)
| No Order |
| Philippe Manoeuvre (France) - 100 Necessary Albums (2014)
| No Order |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 3.5 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)
| 4 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 3.5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 3.5 Stars |
| Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995)
| 8 |
| Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10
| 6 |
| 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)
| 3 Stars |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 3 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 5 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 8 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 41 |
