| Barnes & Noble.com (USA) - The Best Music of the 20th Century (1999)
| No Order |
| Chuck Eddy (USA) - The Accidental Evolution of Rock'n'Roll (1997)
| No Order |
| Greenwood Encyclopedia of Rock History (USA) - Most Significant Rock Albums (2006)
| No Order |
| Jim Farber, NY Daily News (USA) - The 10 Best Albums of the 1980s (2014)
| 6 |
| Out (USA) - The 100 Greatest, Gayest Albums (2008)
| 86 |
| Pause & Play (USA) - Albums Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Album per Week
| No Order |
| Popblerd/bLISTerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 17 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time (2013)
| 96 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 50 |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 33 |
| Stereophile (USA) - 40 Years of Stereophile: The 40 (+94) Essential Albums (2002)
| No Order |
| Thump (USA) - The 99 Greatest Dance Albums of All Time (2015)
| 26 |
| The Guardian (UK) - Guardian Writers' Favourite Albums Ever (2013)
| 17 |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 All-Time Greatest Albums (2013)
| 43 |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 Best Albums from 1983 to 2008 (2008)
| 5 |
| ZEIT (Germany) - 100 Modern Classics (2007)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - 555 Albums from 1954-2014 (2014)
| 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 |
| Rolling Stone (Australia) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 50 |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 2 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| A- |
| 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)
| 6 |
