| Beats Per Minute (USA) - The Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2011)
| 16 |
| Blender (USA) - The 100 Greatest American Albums of All time (2002)
| 73 |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 33 |
| KCPR DJs (USA) - Top 100 Records from the 80s (2002)
| 9 |
| Neil Strauss (USA) - The 100 Most Influential Alternative Albums (1993)
| No Order |
| Paste (USA) - The 80 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 19 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1980s (2002)
| 7 |
| Popblerd/bLISTerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 38 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 317 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 390 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997)
| No Order |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 36 |
| Spin (USA) - 100 Alternative Albums (1995)
| 52 |
| Spin (USA) - The 125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years (2010)
| 45 |
| Spin (USA) - The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (2015)
| 86 |
| Spin (USA) - Top 100 (+5) Albums of the Last 20 Years (2005)
| 6 |
| The Review, University of Delaware (USA) - 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2001)
| 83 |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Catalog entry |
| Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 80s, by Year (2006)
| 1 |
| Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005)
| No Order |
| Classic Rock & Metal Hammer (UK) - The 200 Greatest Albums of the 80s (2006)
| No Order |
| FACT (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (2013)
| 32 |
| Gary Mulholland (UK) - 261 Greatest Albums Since Punk and Disco (2006)
| No Order |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (2006)
| 37 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - All Time Top 100 Albums (2000)
| 44 |
| Mojo (UK) - Mojo 1000, the Ultimate CD Buyers Guide (2001)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The 100 Records That Changed the World (2007)
| 79 |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993)
| 44 |
| NME (UK) - NME Rock Years, Albums of the Year 1963-99 (2000)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - Nominations For the Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 58 |
| NME (UK) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2003)
| 31 |
| No Ripcord (UK) - Top 100 Debut Albums (2011)
| 6 |
| Paul Morley (UK) - Words and Music, 5 x 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
| Sounds (UK) - The Top 80 Albums from the '80s (1989)
| 8 |
| Terrorizer (UK) - The 100 Most Important Albums of the 80s (2000)
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2007)
| No Order |
| Time Out (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989)
| 36 |
| Uncut (UK) - 100 Rock and Movie Icons (2005)
| 54 |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 Best Albums from 1983 to 2008 (2008)
| 58 |
| Aftenposten (Norway) - Top 50 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 23 |
| Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) - 50th Anniversary of Rock (2004)
| No Order |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 3 |
| Platekompaniet (Norway) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2001)
| 92 |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 101 |
| David Kleijwegt (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 64 |
| Nieuwe Revu (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1994)
| 71 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 80s (1989)
| 10 |
| OOR (The Netherlands) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2007)
| 28 |
| Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015)
| No Order |
| VPRO (The Netherlands) - 299 Nominations of the Best Album of All Time (2006)
| No Order |
| Laut (Germany) - Meilensteine (Milestones)
| No Order |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums from the 80s (2003)
| 2 |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 50 Best Debut Albums (2006)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 59 |
| Spex (Germany) - The 100 (+17) Albums of the Century (1999)
| 80 |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 3 |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 239 |
| 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 |
| Philippe Manoeuvre (France) - 100 Necessary Albums (2014)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - The Best Albums from 1963 to 1999 (1999)
| No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (1990)
| 42 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014)
| 39 |
| BigO (Singapore) - The 100 Best Albums from 1975 to 1995 (1995)
| 58 |
| Wu Zhengzhong (China?) - A Selection of 100 Rock Classics (1998)
| No Order |
| Ondarock (Italy) - Rock Milestones (albums added every month)
| No Order |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| Screenagers (Poland) - Top 100 Albums of the 80s (2006)
| 22 |
| Yediot Ahonot (Israel) - Top 99 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 34 |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 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)
| 5 Stars |
| Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995)
| 10 |
| Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10
| 10 |
| 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)
| 3 Stars |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 4.5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 8.5 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 10 |
| Record Mirror (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 14 |
| Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 8 |
| Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 16 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
