| Anthony Fantano (USA) - The Needle Drop: Classic Albums
| No Order |
| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
| Blender (USA) - The 100 Greatest American Albums of All time (2002)
| 42 |
| Chris Smith (USA) - 101 Albums That Changed Popular Music (2009)
| No Order |
| Chuck Eddy (USA) - The Accidental Evolution of Rock'n'Roll (1997)
| No Order |
| Consequence of Sound (USA) - Top 100 Albums Ever (2010)
| 41 |
| Dave Marsh & Kevin Stein (USA) - The 40 Best of Album Chartmakers by Year (1981)
| 3 |
| Edna Gundersen, USA Today (USA) - Top 40 Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 Greatest CDs of All Time (1993)
| 48 |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 104 |
| Flavorwire (USA) - The 50 Albums Everyone Needs to Own 1963-2013
| No Order |
| Greenwood Encyclopedia of Rock History (USA) - Most Significant Rock Albums (2006)
| No Order |
| IE (USA) - 50 Great Albums, a Rock Time Capsule (1999)
| No Order |
| Joe S. Harrington, Blastitude (USA) - The All-Time Top 100 Albums (2001)
| 17 |
| Liza Lentini (USA) - The 100 Greatest Vinyl Records of All Time (2015)
| No Order |
| NPR (USA) - The 300 Most Important American Records of the 20th Century (1999)
| No Order |
| National Recording Preservation Board (USA) - The National Recording Registry
| No Order |
| Neil Strauss (USA) - The 100 Most Influential Alternative Albums (1993)
| No Order |
| Out (USA) - The 100 Greatest, Gayest Albums (2008)
| 49 |
| Paste (USA) - The 70 Best Albums of the 1970s (2012)
| 29 |
| Paul Gambaccini - The World Critics Best Albums of All Time (1977)
| 182 |
| Paul Gambaccini - The World Critics Best Albums of All Time (1987)
| 87 |
| Paul Williams (USA) - The 20th Century's Greatest Hits (1998)
| 24 |
| Pause & Play (USA) - Albums Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Album per Week
| No Order |
| Radio WXPN (USA) - The 100 Most Progressive Albums (1996)
| 30 |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Personal 40 Best Albums from the '70s (1979)
| 38 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - 50 Essential Female Albums (2002)
| 5 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Steve Pond's 50 (+27) Essential Albums of the 70s (1990)
| 34 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time (2013)
| 10 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 44 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 26 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the Last 20 Years (1987)
| 16 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Women Who Rock: 50 Greatest Albums (2012)
| 5 |
| SheWired (USA) - The 100 Greatest Lesbian Albums of All Time (2011)
| 56 |
| Spin (USA) - 100 Alternative Albums (1995)
| 6 |
| The Review, University of Delaware (USA) - 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2001)
| 38 |
| 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)
| 3 |
| VH1 (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of R 'N' R (2001)
| 28 |
| Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005)
| No Order |
| Vibe (USA) - 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| No Order |
| Channel 4 (UK) - 125 Nominations for the 100 Greatest Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| Classic Rock (UK) - The 150 Greatest Debut Albums Ever (2010)
| No Order |
| Continuum Books - 33 1/3: A Series of Books about Critically Acclaimed Albums
| No Order |
| FACT (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1970s (2014)
| 25 |
| GQ (UK) - The 100 Coolest Albums in the World Right Now! (2005)
| 17 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989)
| 41 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - All Time Top 100 Albums (2000)
| 39 |
| Mojo (UK) - 70 of the Greatest Albums of the 70s (2006)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - Mojo 1000, the Ultimate CD Buyers Guide (2001)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The 100 Greatest Albums Ever Made (1995)
| 10 |
| Mojo (UK) - The 100 Records That Changed the World (2007)
| 28 |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - 20 Near-as-Damn-It Perfect Initial Efforts (1992)
| 1 |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums (1985)
| 18 |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993)
| 31 |
| NME (UK) - The 50 Greatest Debut Albums (2010)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 12 |
| NME (UK) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2003)
| 34 |
| No Ripcord (UK) - Top 100 Debut Albums (2011)
| 15 |
| Paul Morley (UK) - Words and Music, 5 x 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - The Ultimate Music Collection (2005)
| No Order |
| Record Collector (UK) - 10 Classic Albums from 21 Genres for the 21st Century (2000)
| No Order |
| Sean Egan (UK) - 100 Albums That Changed Music (2006)
| No Order |
| Sean O'Hagan, The Observer (UK) - Fifty Years of Pop (2004)
| No Order |
| Stuart Maconie's Critical List on BBC Radio 2 (UK) - One Album Added Each Week
| No Order |
| The Anarchist (UK) - The 33 Best Albums Ever (1997)
| 18 |
| The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2007)
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (1997)
| 32 |
| The Observer (UK) - 50 Albums That Changed Music 1956-2006 (2006)
| 7 |
| The Rough Guide - Rock: 100 Essential CDs (1999)
| No Order |
| The Wire (UK) - The 100 Most Important Records Ever Made (1992)
| No Order |
| Time Out (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989)
| 7 |
| Times Online (UK) - The 20 Most Influential Albums (2008)
| 4 |
| Uncut (UK) - 100 Rock and Movie Icons (2005)
| 47 |
| Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016)
| 70 |
| Uncut (UK) - The 100 Greatest Debut Albums (2006)
| 18 |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 All-Time Greatest Albums (2013)
| 84 |
| Adresseavisen (Norway) - The 100 (+23) Best Albums of All Time (1995)
| 16 |
| Aftenposten (Norway) - Top 50 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 34 |
| Expressen (Sweden) - The 100 Best Records Ever (1999)
| 63 |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 5 |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 68 |
| Tor Milde (Norway) - The 100 Best Pop and Rock Albums of All Time (2004)
| 86 |
| David Kleijwegt (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 96 |
| Nieuwe Revu (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1994)
| 85 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 20th Century (1987)
| 48 |
| OOR (The Netherlands) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2007)
| 35 |
| 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 |
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| 33 |
| BR Puls (Germany) - Ruhmeshalle (Hall of Fame)
| No Order |
| Berlin Media (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1998)
| 10 |
| Laut (Germany) - Meilensteine (Milestones)
| No Order |
| Musik Express/Sounds (Germany) - The 100 Masterpieces (1993)
| 73 |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 50 Best Debut Albums (2006)
| No Order |
| RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 135 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Albums of 5 Decades (1997)
| 11 |
| Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1970s (2009)
| 7 |
| Spex (Germany) - The 100 (+17) Albums of the Century (1999)
| 101 |
| Uwe Schïŋ―tte (Germany) - Basis-Diskothek Rock und Pop (2011)
| No Order |
| Wiener (Austria) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| 56 |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 6 |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 442 |
| 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 |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - 50 Years of Rock'n'Roll (2004)
| No Order |
| Liberation (France) - Best Albums 1968-88 (1988)
| 73 |
| MUZIQ (France) - 200 Records for a Dream Collection (2007)
| 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) - 50 LPs in the History of Rock (2004)
| 10 |
| Telerama (France) - The Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| No Order |
| VOLUME (France) - 200 Records that Changed the World (2008)
| No Order |
| Discoplay (Spain) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1997)
| No Order |
| Juan Vitoria (Spain) - The 100 Best Rock Albums (1993)
| No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1970s (1988)
| 5 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002)
| 15 |
| Courier-Mail (Australia) - 50 Defining Rock Albums (2005)
| 29 |
| Craig Mathieson & Toby Creswell (Australia) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2013)
| 41 |
| Juice (Australia) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1997)
| 21 |
| Rolling Stone & Borders (Australia) - 100 Must Have CDs (2007)
| No Order |
| BigO (Singapore) - The 100 Best Albums from 1975 to 1995 (1995)
| 1 |
| Wu Zhengzhong (China?) - A Selection of 100 Rock Classics (1998)
| No Order |
| Blow Up (Italy) - 600 Essential Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| Epoca (Italy) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1988)
| 35 |
| Jam (Italy) - 100 Ideal Albums to Understand Rock Music (2000)
| No Order |
| Mauro Ronconi (Italy) - The 200 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1998)
| No Order |
| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 100 Best Albums by Decade (2002)
| 1-20 |
| Ondarock (Italy) - Rock Milestones (albums added every month)
| No Order |
| Popster (Italy) - The 100 Best Albums of the 70s (1979)
| No Order |
| Velvet (Italy) - The 20 Best Albums of the 70s (1990)
| 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 |
| Showbizz (Brazil) - 100 CDs of All Time (1999)
| 25 |
| Yediot Ahonot (Israel) - Top 99 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 30 |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 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)
| 5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 5 Stars |
| Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995)
| 10 |
| Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10
| 9 |
| Paul Roland (UK) - CD Guide to Pop & Rock, Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2001)
| 5 Stars |
| 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
| 2 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 13 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 33 |
