| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993)
| 76 |
| NME (UK) - Nominations For the Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 299 |
| Karl Bruckmaier (Switzerland) - 101 Most Important Albums of Rock History (1998)
| No Order |
| Laut (Germany) - Meilensteine (Milestones)
| No Order |
| Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1980s (2009)
| 16 |
| Florent Mazzolenni (France) - Introduction to an Ideal Rock Discography (2005)
| No Order |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - 50 Years of Rock'n'Roll (2004)
| No Order |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - The 100 Best Albums 1986-1996 (1996)
| 4 |
| Michka Assayas (France) - Albums Missing in "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die&
| No Order |
| Juan Vitoria (Spain) - 350 Masterpieces of Contemporary Music to Discover (2005)
| No Order |
| Cameron Adams (Australia) - 100 Must Have Albums�(2013)
| 11-100 |
| Rolling Stone (Australia) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 24 |
| Toby Creswell, Craig Mathieson and John O'Donnell (Australia) - 100 Best Australian Albums
| 12 |
| Triple J (Australia) - Hottest 100 Australian Albums (2011)
| 11 |
| Screenagers (Poland) - Top 100 Albums of the 80s (2006)
| 29 |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 4.5 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| A- |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 4.5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 3.5 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
| 8 |
| 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
| 5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 5 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 30 |
| Record Mirror (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 9 |
| Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 38 |
