| Beats Per Minute (USA) - The Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2011)
| 66 |
| Consequence of Sound (USA) - Top 100 Albums Ever (2010)
| 69 |
| KCPR DJs (USA) - Top 100 Records from the 80s (2002)
| 41 |
| Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005)
| 136 |
| Liza Lentini (USA) - The 100 Greatest Vinyl Records of All Time (2015)
| No Order |
| Neil Strauss (USA) - The 100 Most Influential Alternative Albums (1993)
| No Order |
| Out (USA) - The 100 Greatest, Gayest Albums (2008)
| 2 |
| Paste (USA) - The 80 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 44 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time (2013)
| 51 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 22 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 473 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997)
| No Order |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 51 |
| Spin (USA) - Ten Reasons Why We Wish SPIN had Started in 1984 (2005)
| 5 |
| Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 80s, by Year (2006)
| 1 |
| Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005)
| No Order |
| Elvis Costello - 500 Albums You Need (2000)
| No Order |
| FACT (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (2013)
| 20 |
| Gary Mulholland (UK) - 261 Greatest Albums Since Punk and Disco (2006)
| No Order |
| Melody Maker (UK) - All Time Top 100 Albums (2000)
| 54 |
| Mojo (UK) - The 100 Greatest Albums Ever Made (1995)
| 94 |
| NME (UK) - 20 Near-as-Damn-It Perfect Initial Efforts (1992)
| 10 |
| NME (UK) - 40 Records That Captured the Moment 1952-91 (1992)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993)
| 72 |
| NME (UK) - NME Rock Years, Albums of the Year 1963-99 (2000)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - Nominations For the Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - The 50 Greatest Debut Albums (2010)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 97 |
| NME (UK) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2003)
| 54 |
| No Ripcord (UK) - Top 100 Debut Albums (2011)
| 13 |
| Sounds (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1986)
| 65 |
| Sounds (UK) - The Top 80 Albums from the '80s (1989)
| 12 |
| The Guardian (UK) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (1997)
| 73 |
| The Observer (UK) - 50 Albums That Changed Music 1956-2006 (2006)
| 42 |
| The Observer (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums (2004)
| 21 |
| Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016)
| 189 |
| Uncut (UK) - The 100 Greatest Debut Albums (2006)
| 21 |
| Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) - 50th Anniversary of Rock (2004)
| No Order |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 6 |
| Soundi (Finland) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time + Top 10 by Decade (1995)
| 28 |
| VPRO (The Netherlands) - 299 Nominations of the Best Album of All Time (2006)
| No Order |
|
| 50 |
| Berlin Media (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1998)
| 66 |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 50 Best Debut Albums (2006)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 130 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Albums of 5 Decades (1997)
| 50 |
| ZEIT (Germany) - 100 Modern Classics (2007)
| No Order |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 1 |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 876 |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Philippe Manoeuvre (France) - 100 Necessary Albums (2014)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - 555 Albums from 1954-2014 (2014)
| 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 |
| Discoplay (Spain) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1997)
| No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (1990)
| 41 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014)
| 57 |
| Rolling Stone (Australia) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 23 |
| BigO (Singapore) - The 100 Best Albums from 1975 to 1995 (1995)
| 28 |
| Wu Zhengzhong (China?) - A Selection of 100 Rock Classics (1998)
| No Order |
| Buscadero (Italy) - The 120 Best Albums of the 1980s (1989)
| No Order |
| 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 |
| Jerzy Skarzynski (Poland) - Unforgettable Albums in Rock History (2004)
| No Order |
| Screenagers (Poland) - Top 100 Albums of the 80s (2006)
| 33 |
| 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
| B- |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 3 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 4 Stars |
| Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995)
| 6 |
| Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10
| 10 |
| 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 |
| Jos� Ram�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 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 22 |
| Face (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 8 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 9 |
| Schlager (Sweden) - Albums of the Year
| 17 |
| Rockerilla (Italy) - Albums of the Year
| 12 |
