| KCPR DJs (USA) - Top 100 Records from the 80s (2002)
| 20 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Main entry |
| Utne (USA) - The Loose Canon - 150 Great Works (1999)
| No Order |
| GQ (UK) - The 100 Coolest Albums in the World Right Now! (2005)
| 53 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - Top 100 Irish Albums (2004)
| 15 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) -The 250 Greatest Irish Albums of All Time (2009)
| 13 |
| Irish Times (Ireland) - The Top 40 Irish albums (2008)
| 39 |
| Q (UK) - The 80 Best Records of the 80s (2006)
| 37 |
| Sounds (UK) - The Top 80 Albums from the '80s (1989)
| 74 |
| The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2007)
| No Order |
| Slitz (Sweden) - 3 National and 3 Foreign Albums by Year 1980-94 (1995)
| No Order |
| RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003)
| No Order |
| Crossroads (France) - 120 Essential Albums from 1987-99 (2010)
| No Order |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 467 |
| 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 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014)
| 218 |
| Blow Up (Italy) - 600 Essential Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| Buscadero (Italy) - The 120 Best Albums of the 1980s (1989)
| 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
| B+ |
| 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
| 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 |
| Jos� Ram�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 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 6 |
| Q (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 9 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 15 |
| Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 24 |
| Best (France) - Albums of the Year
| 4 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - Albums of the Year
| 16 |
