| Alternative Press (USA) - Top 99 Albums of '85 to '95 (1995)
| 37 |
| Bill Shapiro (USA) - The Top 100 Rock Compact Discs (1991)
| No Order |
| KCPR DJs (USA) - Top 100 Records from the 80s (2002)
| 47 |
| Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005)
| 128 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 19 |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)
| 70 |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Main entry |
| Ultimate Classic Rock (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2015)
| No Order |
| Classic Rock & Metal Hammer (UK) - The 200 Greatest Albums of the 80s (2006)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993)
| 148 |
| Q (UK) - The 80 Best Records of the 80s (2006)
| 26 |
| Sounds (UK) - The Top 80 Albums from the '80s (1989)
| 7 |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 12 |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 101 |
| Slitz (Sweden) - 3 National and 3 Foreign Albums by Year 1980-94 (1995)
| No Order |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 80s (1989)
| 2 |
| OOR (The Netherlands) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2007)
| 94 |
| RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 358 |
| Best (France) - Top 50 Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 18 |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - The Best Albums from 1963 to 1999 (1999)
| No Order |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (1990)
| 16 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014)
| 46 |
| Rolling Stone (Australia) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990)
| 19 |
| Buscadero (Italy) - The 120 Best Albums of the 1980s (1989)
| No Order |
| Jam (Italy) - 100 Ideal Albums to Understand Rock Music (2000)
| No Order |
| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 100 Best Albums by Decade (2002)
| 1-20 |
| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - The Best Albums of the 80s (1990)
| No Order |
| Velvet (Italy) - The 100 Best Albums of the 80s (1990)
| No Order |
| Screenagers (Poland) - Top 100 Albums of the 80s (2006)
| 59 |
| 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)
| 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)
| 7 |
| Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10
| 8 |
| Paul Roland (UK) - CD Guide to Pop & Rock, Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2001)
| 3 Stars |
| 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
| 4.5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 8 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| Face (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 11 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 6 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| Q (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| HUMO (Belgium) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Musikexpress/Sounds (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 7 |
| Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 11 |
| Best (France) - Albums of the Year
| 5 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
