| Consequence of Sound (USA) - Top 100 Albums Ever (2010)
| 55 |
| KCPR DJs (USA) - Top 100 Records from the 80s (2002)
| 70 |
| Pause & Play (USA) - Albums Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Album per Week
| No Order |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Spin (USA) - The 25 Greatest Albums of All Time (1989)
| 22 |
| Gary Mulholland (UK) - 261 Greatest Albums Since Punk and Disco (2006)
| No Order |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989)
| 24 |
| Mojo (UK) - The 100 Greatest Albums Ever Made (1995)
| 85 |
| 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) - 50 Albums Released in 1985 That Still Sound Great Today (2015)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993)
| 90 |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 434 |
| The Guardian (UK) - 100 Albums that Don't Appear in All Other Top 100 Album Lists (1999)
| 96 |
| The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2007)
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (1997)
| 61 |
| The Times (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| 47 |
| The Word (UK) - Hidden Treasure: Great Underrated Albums of Our Time (2005)
| No Order |
| Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016)
| 190 |
| Adresseavisen (Norway) - The 100 (+23) Best Albums of All Time (1995)
| 75 |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 1 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 20th Century (1987)
| 135 |
| Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015)
| No Order |
|
| 23 |
| Berlin Media (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1998)
| 92 |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums from the 80s (2003)
| 12 |
| Ralf Niemczyk (Germany) - 25 Albums for Men (2007)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 123 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Albums of 5 Decades (1997)
| 75 |
| Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1980s (2009)
| 4 |
| Spex (Germany) - The 100 (+17) Albums of the Century (1999)
| 9 |
| Tempo (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums from the 80's (1989)
| 8 |
| Uwe Schïŋ―tte (Germany) - Basis-Diskothek Rock und Pop (2004)
| No Order |
| ZEIT (Germany) - 100 Modern Classics (2007)
| No Order |
| Crossroads (France) - 120 Essential Albums from 1979-86 (2010)
| No Order |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 170 |
| FNAC (France) - The Ideal Discography: 823 Indispensables Albums (2015)
| Other |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Discoplay (Spain) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1997)
| No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of 1980-86 (1987)
| 14 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (1990)
| 47 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002)
| 192 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014)
| 20 |
| Blow Up (Italy) - 600 Essential Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| Mauro Ronconi (Italy) - The 200 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1998)
| No Order |
| Rockstar (Italy) - The 100 Albums of the 80s (1989)
| 50 |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 4.5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 5 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| B+ |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 3.5 Stars |
| Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995)
| 7 |
| Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10
| 8 |
| 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)
| GOLD |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 4.5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 6.5 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 28 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 4 |
| Schlager (Sweden) - Albums of the Year
| 12 |
| HUMO (Belgium) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 8 |
| Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Rockerilla (Italy) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
