| Beats Per Minute (USA) - The Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2011)
| 23 |
| Chris Smith (USA) - 101 Albums That Changed Popular Music (2009)
| No Order |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 51 |
| KCPR DJs (USA) - Top 100 Records from the 80s (2002)
| 94 |
| Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005)
| 141 |
| NPR (USA) - The 300 Most Important American Records of the 20th Century (1999)
| No Order |
| Neil Strauss (USA) - The 100 Most Influential Alternative Albums (1993)
| No Order |
| Out (USA) - The 100 Greatest, Gayest Albums (2008)
| 88 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1980s (2002)
| 32 |
| Popblerd/bLISTerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 77 |
| Radio WXPN (USA) - The 100 Most Progressive Albums (1996)
| 95 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 33 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997)
| No Order |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 73 |
| Spin (USA) - 100 Alternative Albums (1995)
| 4 |
| Spin (USA) - Ten Reasons Why We Wish SPIN had Started in 1984 (2005)
| 4 |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Main entry |
| Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 80s, by Year (2006)
| 4 |
| Vibe (USA) - 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| No Order |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (2006)
| 73 |
| Mojo (UK) - Mojo 1000, the Ultimate CD Buyers Guide (2001)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| Paul Morley (UK) - Words and Music, 5 x 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - 100 Albums that Don't Appear in All Other Top 100 Album Lists (1999)
| 84 |
| The Guardian (UK) - Guardian Writers' Favourite Albums Ever (2013)
| 6 |
| The Wire (UK) - The 100 Most Important Records Ever Made (1992)
| No Order |
| The Sun (Canada) - The Best Albums from 1971 to 2000 (2001)
| No Order |
| VPRO (The Netherlands) - 299 Nominations of the Best Album of All Time (2006)
| No Order |
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| 72 |
| Laut (Germany) - Meilensteine (Milestones)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 450 |
| Tempo (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums from the 80's (1989)
| 72 |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 7 |
| Herv� Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007)
| No Order |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - 50 Years of Rock'n'Roll (2004)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - 555 Albums from 1954-2014 (2014)
| No Order |
| VOLUME (France) - 200 Records that Changed the World (2008)
| No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002)
| 51 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014)
| 33 |
| Wu Zhengzhong (China?) - A Selection of 100 Rock Classics (1998)
| No Order |
| Blow Up (Italy) - 600 Essential Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| Jam (Italy) - 100 Ideal Albums to Understand Rock Music (2000)
| No Order |
| Ondarock (Italy) - Rock Milestones (albums added every month)
| 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)
| 16 |
| 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)
| 3.5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 5 Stars |
| Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995)
| 10 |
| Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10
| 9 |
| Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002)
| 4 Stars |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 9 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 8 |
| Rockerilla (Italy) - Albums of the Year
| 17 |
