| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990) | 93 |
| The New Nation (UK) - Top 100 Albums by Black Artists | 59 |
| Tempo (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums from the 80's (1989) | 93 |
| Ratings | |
| 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) | 4 Stars |
| Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002) | 4 Stars |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars | 4 Stars |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year | 30 |
| Face (UK) - Albums of the Year | 4 |
| Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year | 7 |
