| Beats Per Minute (USA) - The Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2011)
| 25 |
| Bill Shapiro (USA) - The Top 100 Rock Compact Discs (1991)
| No Order |
| College Music Journal (USA) - Top 25 College Radio Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 613 |
| KCPR DJs (USA) - Top 100 Records from the 80s (2002)
| 34 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1980s (2002)
| 62 |
| Popblerd/bLISTerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 36 |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 81 |
| Spin (USA) - Ten Reasons Why We Wish SPIN had Started in 1984 (2005)
| 8 |
| Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 80s, by Year (2006)
| 7 |
| Classic Rock & Metal Hammer (UK) - The 200 Greatest Albums of the 80s (2006)
| No Order |
| Elvis Costello - 500 Albums You Need (2000)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The 80 Greatest Albums from the 80s (2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - Nominations For the Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| No Order |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 5 |
| Tor Milde (Norway) - The 100 Best Pop and Rock Albums of All Time (2004)
| 76 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Albums of 5 Decades (1997)
| 88 |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 10 |
| Hervïŋ― Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007)
| No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014)
| 301 |
| Screenagers (Poland) - Top 100 Albums of the 80s (2006)
| 66 |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 2.5 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)
| 4.5 Stars |
| Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995)
| 8 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 6 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - Albums of the Year
| 4 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 13 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 7 |
