| Chris Smith (USA) - 101 Albums That Changed Popular Music (2009)
| No Order |
| Popblerd/bLISTerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 68 |
| Spin (USA) - Ten Reasons Why We Wish SPIN had Started in 1984 (2005)
| 10 |
| Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005)
| No Order |
| Sean Egan (UK) - 100 Albums That Changed Music (2006)
| No Order |
| Sounds (UK) - The Top 80 Albums from the '80s (1989)
| 3 |
| Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) - 50th Anniversary of Rock (2004)
| No Order |
| VPRO (The Netherlands) - 299 Nominations of the Best Album of All Time (2006)
| No Order |
| Ralf Niemczyk (Germany) - 25 Albums for Men (2007)
| No Order |
| RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003)
| No Order |
| Spex (Germany) - The 100 (+17) Albums of the Century (1999)
| 18 |
| Tempo (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums from the 80's (1989)
| 24 |
| Best (France) - Top 50 Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 19 |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 292 |
| 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) - The 250 Best Albums from 1966-1991 (1991)
| No Order |
| Telerama (France) - The Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| No Order |
| VOLUME (France) - 200 Records that Changed the World (2008)
| No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014)
| 160 |
| List by Japanese Critics - 100 Essential Albums (1998?)
| No Order |
| Rockstar (Italy) - The 100 Albums of the 80s (1989)
| 73 |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 4.5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 4 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)
| 3 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
| 6 |
| 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 Stars |
| Jos� Ram�n Pardo (Spain) - The 1000 Best Pop-Rock Albums, Ratings 1-5 (1997)
| 4 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 6 |
| Face (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 19 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 13 |
| Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 38 |
