| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| Rickey Vincent (USA) - Five Star Albums from "FUNK: The MUSIC, the PEOPLE, and the RHY | No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990) | 59 |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012) | 97 |
| The Rough Guide - Soul: 100 Essential CDs (2000) | No Order |
| Ratings | |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars | 4.5 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 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 |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars | 4.5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10) | 6 |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year | 14 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year | 47 |
