| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 Greatest CDs of All Time (1993)
| 25 |
| Paul Gambaccini - The World Critics Best Albums of All Time (1987)
| 27 |
| Pause & Play (USA) - Albums Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Album per Week
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 31 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003)
| 307 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 336 |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 45 |
| Stephin Merritt (Magnetic Fields) - The Best Recordings from 1900 to 1999
| 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 |
| Classic Rock & Metal Hammer (UK) - The 200 Greatest Albums of the 80s (2006)
| No Order |
| Continuum Books - 33 1/3: A Series of Books about Critically Acclaimed Albums
| No Order |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989)
| 53 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Significant Albums from '82 and '85 (1989)
| No Order |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 4 |
| Schlager (Sweden) - The 30 Best Albums of All Time (1984)
| 30 |
| Slitz (Sweden) - 3 National and 3 Foreign Albums by Year 1980-94 (1995)
| No Order |
| Best (France) - Top 50 Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 34 |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 398 |
| 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 |
| Discoplay (Spain) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1997)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Australia) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 31 |
| CDNOW (Japan) - 100 Essential Albums (2001?)
| 95 |
| List by Japanese Critics - 100 Essential Albums (1998?)
| No Order |
| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - The Best Albums of the 80s (1990)
| No Order |
| Ondarock (Italy) - Rock Milestones (albums added every month)
| No Order |
| Rockstar (Italy) - The 100 Albums of the 80s (1989)
| 32 |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| Jerzy Skarzynski (Poland) - Unforgettable Albums in Rock History (2004)
| No Order |
| Screenagers (Poland) - Top 100 Albums of the 80s (2006)
| 80 |
| 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 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 4.5 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)
| 9 |
| Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10
| 7 |
| 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)
| 5.5 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 11 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 19 |
| Rockerilla (Italy) - Albums of the Year
| 14 |
