| Bill Shapiro (USA) - The Top 100 Rock Compact Discs (1991)
| No Order |
| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
| Jimmy Guterman (USA) - The Best Rock and Roll Records (online version)
| No Order |
| Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005)
| 172 |
| Paste (USA) - The 80 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 24 |
| Radio WXPN (USA) - The 100 Most Progressive Albums (1996)
| 44 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 9 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 332 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the Last 20 Years (1987)
| 24 |
| Spin (USA) - 100 Alternative Albums (1995)
| 45 |
| The Arizona Republic (USA) - 8 Albums that VH1 Missed (2001)
| No Order |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Main entry |
| Ultimate Classic Rock (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2015)
| No Order |
| Continuum Books - 33 1/3: A Series of Books about Critically Acclaimed Albums
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The 80 Greatest Albums from the 80s (2007)
| No Order |
| Paul Morley (UK) - Words and Music, 5 x 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
| Adresseavisen (Norway) - The 100 (+23) Best Albums of All Time (1995)
| 28 |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 74 |
| Musik Express/Sounds (Germany) - The 100 Masterpieces (1993)
| 71 |
| MUZIQ (France) - 200 Records for a Dream Collection (2007)
| No Order |
| Fred Muller, AudioEnz (New Zealand) - The 10 Best Albums of the Rock Era (2001)
| 2 |
| Wu Zhengzhong (China?) - A Selection of 100 Rock Classics (1998)
| No Order |
| Buscadero (Italy) - The 120 Best Albums of the 1980s (1989)
| No Order |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 5 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| A |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 0-5 Stars (USA, 1979 and/or 1983)
| 5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 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)
| 5 Stars |
| Le Guide du CD (France) - Ratings from 1 to 4 Stars & "GOLD" (1991-1997)
| 3 Stars |
| Jos� Ram�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)
| 8 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
