| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 590 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Significant Albums from '82 and '85 (1989)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The 80 Greatest Albums from the 80s (2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993)
| 82 |
| NME (UK) - NME Rock Years, Albums of the Year 1963-99 (2000)
| No Order |
| Sounds (UK) - The Top 80 Albums from the '80s (1989)
| 13 |
| The Rough Guide - Rock: 100 Essential CDs (1999)
| No Order |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 16 |
| Toby Creswell, Craig Mathieson and John O'Donnell (Australia) - 100 Best Australian Albums
| 17 |
| Triple J (Australia) - Hottest 100 Australian Albums (2011)
| 35 |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 3 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 4.5 Bones |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 3.5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 3 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
| 6 |
| Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002)
| 3 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 7 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 29 |
