| IE (USA) - 50 Great Albums, a Rock Time Capsule (1999)
| No Order |
| KCPR DJs (USA) - Top 100 Records from the 80s (2002)
| 26 |
| Spin (USA) - The 125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years (2010)
| 53 |
| Spin (USA) - Top 100 (+5) Albums of the Last 20 Years (2005)
| 27 |
| 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 |
| Classic Rock & Metal Hammer (UK) - The 200 Greatest Albums of the 80s (2006)
| No Order |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Significant Albums from '82 and '85 (1989)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - 50 Albums Released in 1985 That Still Sound Great Today (2015)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - Classic Albums
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - Nominations For the Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever (2006)
| 57 |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 494 |
| Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016)
| 90 |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 9 |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums from the 80s (2003)
| 11 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 467 |
| Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1980s (2009)
| 14 |
| Best (France) - Top 50 Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 11 |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 18 |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 965 |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Herv� Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007)
| No Order |
| Philippe Manoeuvre (France) - 100 Necessary Albums (2014)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - The 250 Best Albums from 1966-1991 (1991)
| No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014)
| 155 |
| Alternative Melbourne (Australia) - The Top 100 Rock/Pop Albums (1996)
| 64 |
| Screenagers (Poland) - Top 100 Albums of the 80s (2006)
| 35 |
| 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 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 4 Stars |
| Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995)
| 6 |
| 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)
| 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 |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 5 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Schlager (Sweden) - Albums of the Year
| 18 |
| Best (France) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| Rockerilla (Italy) - Albums of the Year
| 26 |
