| Beats Per Minute (USA) - The Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2011)
| 58 |
| Bob Mersereau (Canada) - The Top 100 Canadian Albums (2007)
| 29 |
| Paste (USA) - The 80 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 79 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1980s (2002)
| 51 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 29 |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 488 |
| Q (UK) - In Our Lifetime: Q's 100 Best Albums 1986-94 (1995)
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - 100 Albums that Don't Appear in All Other Top 100 Album Lists (1999)
| 32 |
| The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2007)
| No Order |
| Amazon.ca (Canada) - The Top 50 Canadian Albums of All Time (2004?)
| 34 |
| CBC (Canada) - The Top 100 Canadian Albums of All Time (2013)
| 46 |
| Chartattack (Canada) - The 100 Best Canadian Albums of All Time (1996)
| 19 |
| Adresseavisen (Norway) - The 100 (+23) Best Albums of All Time (1995)
| 48 |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 6 |
| Berlin Media (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1998)
| 88 |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 522 |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - The 100 Best Albums 1986-1996 (1996)
| 55 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (1990)
| 67 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002)
| 97 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014)
| 18 |
| BigO (Singapore) - The 100 Best Albums from 1975 to 1995 (1995)
| 89 |
| 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)
| 3.5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 4 Stars |
| Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995)
| 9 |
| 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)
| 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 |
| Josïŋ― Ramïŋ―n Pardo (Spain) - The 1000 Best Pop-Rock Albums, Ratings 1-5 (1997)
| 4 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 6.5 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 11 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 42 |
| Q (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 36 |
| Musikexpress/Sounds (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 32 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - Albums of the Year
| 13 |
