| Popblerd/bLISTerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 63 |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Catalog entry |
| Elvis Costello - 500 Albums You Need (2000)
| No Order |
| Gary Mulholland (UK) - 261 Greatest Albums Since Punk and Disco (2006)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - Mojo 1000, the Ultimate CD Buyers Guide (2001)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993)
| 119 |
| Sounds (UK) - The Top 80 Albums from the '80s (1989)
| 15 |
| The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2007)
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - Prince: Every Album Rated and Ranked (2016)
| 2 |
| Time Out (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989)
| 13 |
| Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016)
| 122 |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 18 |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 101 |
| VPRO (The Netherlands) - 299 Nominations of the Best Album of All Time (2006)
| No Order |
| RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 408 |
| Wiener (Austria) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| 76 |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 20 |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 449 |
| FNAC (France) - The Ideal Discography: 823 Indispensables Albums (2015)
| Other |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Herv� Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007)
| No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (1990)
| 58 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014)
| 301 |
| Ondarock (Italy) - Rock Milestones (albums added every month)
| No Order |
| 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
| A- |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 2 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)
| 7 |
| 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)
| 4 Stars |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 4 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 6.5 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 25 |
| Face (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Q (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 5 |
| Best (France) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
