| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
| Life (USA) - 40 Years of Rock & Roll, the Album of the Year 1952-91 (Updated 1995)
| No Order |
| Out (USA) - The 100 Greatest, Gayest Albums (2008)
| 15 |
| Popblerd/bLISTerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 24 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 84 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 472 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 151 |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 62 |
| Spin (USA) - The 25 Greatest Albums of All Time (1989)
| 14 |
| Spin (USA) - The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (2015)
| 270 |
| Channel 4 (UK) - 125 Nominations for the 100 Greatest Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - In Our Lifetime: Q's 100 Best Albums 1986-94 (1995)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - The 50 (+50) Best British Albums Ever (2004)
| 51 |
| Q (UK) - The 80 Best Records of the 80s (2006)
| 24 |
| Sounds (UK) - The Top 80 Albums from the '80s (1989)
| 55 |
| Stuart Maconie's Critical List on BBC Radio 2 (UK) - One Album Added Each Week
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2007)
| No Order |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 Best Albums from 1983 to 2008 (2008)
| 100 |
| Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015)
| No Order |
| RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003)
| No Order |
| Tempo (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums from the 80's (1989)
| 48 |
| FNAC (France) - The Ideal Discography: 823 Indispensables Albums (2015)
| Other |
| Rock & Folk (France) - The 300 Best Albums from 1965-1995 (1995)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Australia) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 84 |
| Rockstar (Italy) - The 100 Albums of the 80s (1989)
| 89 |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| Switch (Mexico) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| No Order |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 3 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| B+ |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 3.5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 4 Stars |
| Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10
| 8 |
| Paul Roland (UK) - CD Guide to Pop & Rock, Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2001)
| 3 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 |
| Jos� Ram�n Pardo (Spain) - The 1000 Best Pop-Rock Albums, Ratings 1-5 (1997)
| 4 Stars |
| Grammy Awards (USA) - Album of the Year
| Winner |
| Musikexpress/Sounds (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
