| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 803 |
| KCPR DJs (USA) - Top 100 Records from the 80s (2002)
| 82 |
| Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 80s, by Year (2006)
| 6 |
| Terrorizer (UK) - The 100 Most Important Albums of the 80s (2000)
| No Order |
| The Anarchist (UK) - The 33 Best Albums Ever (1997)
| 28 |
| Adresseavisen (Norway) - The 100 (+23) Best Albums of All Time (1995)
| 101 |
| Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) - 50th Anniversary of Rock (2004)
| No Order |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 80s (1989)
| 42 |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums from the 80s (2003)
| 36 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 413 |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 9 |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Hervïŋ― Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007)
| No Order |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - The 100 Best Albums 1986-1996 (1996)
| 32 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014)
| 301 |
| Rolling Stone (Australia) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 79 |
| Toby Creswell, Craig Mathieson and John O'Donnell (Australia) - 100 Best Australian Albums
| 83 |
| Triple J (Australia) - Hottest 100 Australian Albums (2011)
| 51 |
| Viceversa (Italy) - 100 Rock Albums (1996)
| 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)
| 100 |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 4.5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 3 Bones |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 3 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 4 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
| 6 |
| Paul Roland (UK) - CD Guide to Pop & Rock, Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2001)
| 4 Stars |
| 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)
| GOLD |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 4.5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 7.5 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 17 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 17 |
| Record Mirror (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 8 |
| Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| HUMO (Belgium) - Albums of the Year
| 5 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 6 |
| Best (France) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - Albums of the Year
| 10 |
