| Paste (USA) - The 80 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 25 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1980s (2002)
| 70 |
| Popblerd/bLISTerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 72 |
| Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 80s, by Year (2006)
| 1 |
| 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)
| 3 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 3.5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 5 Stars |
| Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995)
| 8 |
| Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10
| 8 |
| Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002)
| 4 Stars |
| Le Guide du CD (France) - Ratings from 1 to 4 Stars & "GOLD" (1991-1997)
| 4 Stars |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 4.5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 6 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 7 |
| Schlager (Sweden) - Albums of the Year
| 5 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 23 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
