| Ratings | |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars | 4 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004) | 4 Stars |
| Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10 | 7 |
| Metacritic (Metascore 0-100, Weighted Average of Reviews from USA and UK) | 87 |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars | 4.5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10) | 5 |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Amazon.com (USA) - Albums of the Year | 93 |
| No Depression (USA) - Albums of the Year | 19 |
| Washington City Paper (USA) - Albums of the Year | 12 |
| Mojo (UK) - Albums of the Year | 7 |
| Uncut (UK) - Albums of the Year | 2 |
| Aftenposten (Norway) - Albums of the Year | 14 |
| Dagbladet (Norway) - Albums of the Year | 20 |
| Dagsavisen (Norway) - Albums of the Year | 24 |
| BigO (Singapore) - Albums of the Year | 16 |
