| KCPR DJs (USA) - Top 100 Records from the 80s (2002)
| 42 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Channel 4 (UK) - 125 Nominations for the 100 Greatest Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| Gary Mulholland (UK) - 261 Greatest Albums Since Punk and Disco (2006)
| No Order |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989)
| 81 |
| Mojo (UK) - The 80 Greatest Albums from the 80s (2007)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums (1985)
| 94 |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993)
| 133 |
| Paul Morley (UK) - Words and Music, 5 x 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2007)
| No Order |
| The Observer (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums (2004)
| 98 |
| The Scotsman (Scotland, UK) - The 100 Best Scottish Albums of All Time (2003)
| 11 |
| Adresseavisen (Norway) - The 100 (+23) Best Albums of All Time (1995)
| 40 |
| Eggen & Kartvedt (Norway) - The Guide to the 100 Important Rock Albums (1999)
| No Order |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 4 |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 101 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Albums of 5 Decades (1997)
| 101 |
| Tempo (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums from the 80's (1989)
| 68 |
| Best (France) - Top 50 Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 49 |
| Crossroads (France) - 120 Essential Albums from 1979-86 (2010)
| No Order |
| FNAC (France) - The Ideal Discography: 823 Indispensables Albums (2015)
| Other |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - 555 Albums from 1954-2014 (2014)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - The 250 Best Albums from 1966-1991 (1991)
| No Order |
| Juan Vitoria (Spain) - 350 Masterpieces of Contemporary Music to Discover (2005)
| No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of 1980-86 (1987)
| 81 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014)
| 159 |
| Buscadero (Italy) - The 120 Best Albums of the 1980s (1989)
| No Order |
| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 100 Best Albums by Decade (2002)
| 51-100 |
| Ondarock (Italy) - Rock Milestones (albums added every month)
| No Order |
| Velvet (Italy) - The 100 Best Albums of the 80s (1990)
| No Order |
| Viceversa (Italy) - 100 Rock Albums (1996)
| No Order |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 4.5 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)
| 3.5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 4 Stars |
| Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10
| 7 |
| 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 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 6 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 21 |
| Schlager (Sweden) - Albums of the Year
| 30 |
| HUMO (Belgium) - Albums of the Year
| 5 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 16 |
| Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 44 |
| Tip (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| Rockerilla (Italy) - Albums of the Year
| 22 |
