| Anthony Fantano (USA) - The Needle Drop: Classic Albums
| No Order |
| Beats Per Minute (USA) - The Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2011)
| 9 |
| Bill Shapiro (USA) - The Top 100 Rock Compact Discs (1991)
| No Order |
| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
| Blender (USA) - The 100 Greatest American Albums of All time (2002)
| 18 |
| Chris Smith (USA) - 101 Albums That Changed Popular Music (2009)
| No Order |
| Consequence of Sound (USA) - Top 100 Albums Ever (2010)
| 50 |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 346 |
| Gear (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the Century (1999)
| 15 |
| Grammy Hall of Fame Albums and Songs (USA)
| No Order |
| Greenwood Encyclopedia of Rock History (USA) - Most Significant Rock Albums (2006)
| No Order |
| IE (USA) - 50 Great Albums, a Rock Time Capsule (1999)
| No Order |
| Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005)
| 23 |
| LA Times (USA) - The Top 10 Albums of the 1980s (1989)
| 9 |
| Liza Lentini (USA) - The 100 Greatest Vinyl Records of All Time (2015)
| No Order |
| National Recording Preservation Board (USA) - The National Recording Registry
| No Order |
| Out (USA) - The 100 Greatest, Gayest Albums (2008)
| 43 |
| Paste (USA) - The 80 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 10 |
| Paul Gambaccini - The World Critics Best Albums of All Time (1987)
| 90 |
| Pause & Play (USA) - 10 Albums of the 80's (2003)
| No Order |
| Pause & Play (USA) - Albums Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Album per Week
| No Order |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1980s (2002)
| 12 |
| Popblerd/bLISTerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 2 |
| Radio WXPN (USA) - The 100 Most Progressive Albums (1996)
| 73 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 2 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 76 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 8 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the Last 20 Years (1987)
| 39 |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 2 |
| Spin (USA) - Ten Reasons Why We Wish SPIN had Started in 1984 (2005)
| 1 |
| Stereophile (USA) - 40 Years of Stereophile: The 40 (+94) Essential Albums (2002)
| No Order |
| Time (USA) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2006)
| No Order |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Main entry |
| Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 80s, by Year (2006)
| 2 |
| VH1 (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of R 'N' R (2001)
| 18 |
| Vibe (USA) - 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| No Order |
| Classic Rock & Metal Hammer (UK) - The 200 Greatest Albums of the 80s (2006)
| No Order |
| Classic Rock (UK) - The 100 Greatest Rock Albums of All Time (2001)
| 26 |
| Gary Mulholland (UK) - 261 Greatest Albums Since Punk and Disco (2006)
| No Order |
| Guitarist (UK) - The Top 50 Most Influential Guitar Albums of All Time (1994)
| 34 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989)
| 26 |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 91 |
| NME (UK) - The 60 Most Important Albums of NME's Lifetime (2012)
| No Order |
| Paul Morley (UK) - Words and Music, 5 x 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - The Ultimate Music Collection (2005)
| No Order |
| Sounds (UK) - The Top 80 Albums from the '80s (1989)
| 19 |
| Stuart Maconie's Critical List on BBC Radio 2 (UK) - One Album Added Each Week
| No Order |
| The Definitive Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock: Classic Recordings (2008)
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - Guardian Writers' Favourite Albums Ever (2013)
| 17 |
| The Guardian (UK) - Prince: Every Album Rated and Ranked (2016)
| 3 |
| The Observer (UK) - 50 Albums That Changed Music 1956-2006 (2006)
| 28 |
| The Times (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| 15 |
| Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016)
| 171 |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 All-Time Greatest Albums (2013)
| 2 |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 Best Albums from 1983 to 2008 (2008)
| 1 |
| The Sun (Canada) - The Best Albums from 1971 to 2000 (2001)
| No Order |
| Expressen (Sweden) - The 100 Best Records Ever (1999)
| 44 |
| Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) - 50th Anniversary of Rock (2004)
| No Order |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 2 |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 101 |
| Slitz (Sweden) - 3 National and 3 Foreign Albums by Year 1980-94 (1995)
| No Order |
| Slitz (Sweden) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1990)
| 23 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 20th Century (1987)
| 75 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 80s (1989)
| 12 |
| Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015)
| No Order |
| BR Puls (Germany) - Ruhmeshalle (Hall of Fame)
| No Order |
| Berlin Media (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1998)
| 89 |
| Max Magazine (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1997)
| 21 |
| RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 264 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Albums of 5 Decades (1997)
| 101 |
| Tempo (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums from the 80's (1989)
| 1 |
| Wiener (Austria) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| 75 |
| Zounds (Germany) - The Top 30 Albums of All Time + Top 10 by Decade (1992)
| 18 |
| Best (France) - Top 50 Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 7 |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 17 |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 117 |
| FNAC (France) - The Ideal Discography: 823 Indispensables Albums (2015)
| Other |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Hervïŋ― Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007)
| No Order |
| Liberation (France) - Best Albums 1968-88 (1988)
| 20 |
| Rock & Folk (France) - The 250 Best Albums from 1966-1991 (1991)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - The 300 Best Albums from 1965-1995 (1995)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - The Best Albums from 1963 to 1999 (1999)
| No Order |
| Plïŋ―sticos y Decibelios (Spain) - The 80 Best Albums of All Time (2000)
| 4 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (1990)
| 5 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014)
| 25 |
| Cameron Adams (Australia) - 100 Must Have Albumsïŋ―(2013)
| 1-10 |
| Rolling Stone & Borders (Australia) - 100 Must Have CDs (2007)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Australia) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 2 |
| List by Japanese Critics - 100 Essential Albums (1998?)
| No Order |
| Wu Zhengzhong (China?) - A Selection of 100 Rock Classics (1998)
| No Order |
| Mauro Ronconi (Italy) - The 200 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1998)
| No Order |
| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 100 Best Albums by Decade (2002)
| 51-100 |
| Rockstar (Italy) - The 100 Albums of the 80s (1989)
| 2 |
| Velvet (Italy) - The 100 Best Albums of the 80s (1990)
| No Order |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| Screenagers (Poland) - Top 100 Albums of the 80s (2006)
| 60 |
| Rolling Stone (Mexico) - The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2004)
| 11 |
| Switch (Mexico) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| No Order |
| Yediot Ahonot (Israel) - Top 99 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 28 |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 4.5 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| A- |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 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
| 8 |
| 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)
| 3 Stars |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 4.5 Stars |
| Josïŋ― Ramïŋ―n Pardo (Spain) - The 1000 Best Pop-Rock Albums, Ratings 1-5 (1997)
| 4.5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 7 |
| Grammy Awards (USA) - Album of the Year
| Nominee |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| Face (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Kerrang (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 13 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 8 |
| Schlager (Sweden) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| HUMO (Belgium) - Albums of the Year
| 6 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 4 |
| Tip (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
