| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 50 Greatest Live Albums of All Time (2015)
| 45 |
| Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005)
| No Order |
| Classic Rock & Metal Hammer (UK) - The 200 Greatest Albums of the 80s (2006)
| No Order |
| Kerrang (UK) - 100 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (1998)
| 79 |
| Kerrang (UK) - The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time (1989)
| 23 |
| Kerrang (UK) - The 100 Greatest Rock Albums (2006)
| 12 |
| Mojo (UK) - The 80 Greatest Albums from the 80s (2007)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - The 20 Greatest Live Albums (2006)
| 9 |
| 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 |
| Terrorizer (UK) - The 100 Most Important Albums of the 80s (2000)
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2007)
| No Order |
| Ny Musik (Sweden) - 100 Classic Live Albums (2000)
| 31 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 80s (1989)
| 66 |
| Laut (Germany) - Meilensteine (Milestones)
| No Order |
| Rock Hard (Germany) - Top 300 Albums (2001)
| 7 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 50 Best Live Albums (2013)
| 27 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 314 |
| Charlotte Blum (France) - Le metal en 100 CD (2002)
| No Order |
| FNAC (France) - The Ideal Discography: 823 Indispensables Albums (2015)
| Key album |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - The 300 Best Albums from 1965-1995 (1995)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (France) - The 100 Best Live Albums (2012)
| 25 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of 1980-86 (1987)
| 93 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002)
| 156 |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| Teraz Rock (Poland) - Top 50 Concert Albums (2004)
| 19 |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 4.5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 5 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| B+ |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 0-5 Stars (USA, 1979 and/or 1983)
| 2 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 3.5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 4.5 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 |
| 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 |
| Josïŋ― Ramïŋ―n Pardo (Spain) - The 1000 Best Pop-Rock Albums, Ratings 1-5 (1997)
| 3.5 Stars |
| Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 13 |
