| Loudwire (USA) - Top 80 Hard Rock + Metal Albums of the 1980s (2016)
| 77 |
| Pause & Play (USA) - Albums Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Album per Week
| No Order |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 80 |
| Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 80s, by Year (2006)
| 6 |
| Classic Rock & Metal Hammer (UK) - The 200 Greatest Albums of the 80s (2006)
| No Order |
| Gary Mulholland (UK) - 261 Greatest Albums Since Punk and Disco (2006)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The 80 Greatest Albums from the 80s (2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 387 |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 7 |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 101 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 319 |
| Best (France) - Top 50 Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 43 |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 586 |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 3.5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 3.5 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| B+ |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 0-5 Stars (USA, 1979 and/or 1983)
| 4 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 3.5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 3.5 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
| 6 |
| Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002)
| 3 Stars |
| Le Guide du CD (France) - Ratings from 1 to 4 Stars & "GOLD" (1991-1997)
| 3 Stars |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 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)
| 6 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 18 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 4 |
| Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Schlager (Sweden) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 27 |
| Rockerilla (Italy) - Albums of the Year
| 4 |
