| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (1990) | 91 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014) | 301 |
| Rockstar (Italy) - The 100 Albums of the 80s (1989) | 68 |
| Ratings | |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars | 4.5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99) | 4.5 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade | B |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992) | 4 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004) | 4.5 Stars |
| 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) | 4 Stars |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars | 4 Stars |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Face (UK) - Albums of the Year | 8 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year | 10 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year | 5 |
| Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year | No Order |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year | 41 |
| Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year | 23 |
