| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990) | 67 |
| Elvis Costello - 500 Albums You Need (2000) | No Order |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013) | No Order |
| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - The Best Albums of the 80s (1990) | No Order |
| Ratings | |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars | 4.5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99) | 3.5 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade | A- |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 0-5 Stars (USA, 1979 and/or 1983) | 3 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992) | 3.5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004) | 2.5 Stars |
| Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10 | 5 |
| 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 | 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 | 13 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year | 18 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year | 42 |
