| Beats Per Minute (USA) - The Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2011)
| 82 |
| Out (USA) - The 100 Greatest, Gayest Albums (2008)
| 92 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - In Our Lifetime: Q's 100 Best Albums 1986-94 (1995)
| No Order |
| Stuart Maconie's Critical List on BBC Radio 2 (UK) - One Album Added Each Week
| No Order |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 19 |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 689 |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - The 100 Best Albums 1986-1996 (1996)
| 49 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014)
| 195 |
| Rockstar (Italy) - The 100 Albums of the 80s (1989)
| 67 |
| 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)
| 3 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 Stars |
| Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995)
| 8 |
| Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10
| 9 |
| 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
| 3.5 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 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 4 |
| Q (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Record Mirror (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 13 |
| Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 45 |
| HUMO (Belgium) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - Albums of the Year
| 12 |
