| Associated Press - The 10 Best Albums of the 1990s (1999)
| No Order |
| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
| Bob Gendron, AVGuide (USA) - The 10 Best Rock Records of the Nineties (2000)
| No Order |
| College Music Journal (USA) - Top 25 College Radio Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
| Edna Gundersen, USA Today (USA) - Top 40 Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 Greatest CDs of All Time (1993)
| 28 |
| Gear (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the Century (1999)
| 73 |
| Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005)
| 46 |
| Nude as the News (USA) - The 100 Most Compelling Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 19 |
| Paste (USA) - The 90 Best Albums of the 1990s (2012)
| 5 |
| Pause & Play (USA) - 10 Albums of the 90's (2003)
| No Order |
| Pause & Play (USA) - Albums Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Album per Week
| No Order |
| Pause & Play (USA) - The 90s Top 100 Essential Albums (1999)
| 5 |
| Popblerd/bLISTerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1990s (2012)
| 4 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Rod Underhill (USA) - The Top 100 Rock/Pop Albums (2003)
| 47 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 90s (2010)
| 4 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 63 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 124 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential Recordings of the 90s (1999)
| No Order |
| Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1990s (2011)
| 54 |
| Spin (USA) - 100 Alternative Albums (1995)
| 86 |
| Spin (USA) - The 125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years (2010)
| 1 |
| Spin (USA) - The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (2015)
| 37 |
| Spin (USA) - Top 100 (+5) Albums of the Last 20 Years (2005)
| 11 |
| Spin (USA) - Top 90 Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 19 |
| The Review, University of Delaware (USA) - 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2001)
| 90 |
| Time (USA) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2006)
| No Order |
| Treble (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 90s (10 per Year) (2008)
| 7 |
| Ultimate Classic Rock (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1990s (2015)
| No Order |
| VH1 (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of R 'N' R (2001)
| 65 |
| Continuum Books - 33 1/3: A Series of Books about Critically Acclaimed Albums
| No Order |
| David Toop (UK) - Ocean of Sound: Aether Talk, Ambient Sound and Imaginary Worlds (1995)
| No Order |
| Elvis Costello - 500 Albums You Need (2000)
| No Order |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (2006)
| 21 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - Top 100 Irish Albums (2004)
| 6 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) -The 250 Greatest Irish Albums of All Time (2009)
| 2 |
| Irish Times (Ireland) - The Top 40 Irish albums (2008)
| 2 |
| Mojo (UK) - Mojo 1000, the Ultimate CD Buyers Guide (2001)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - Nominations For the Best Albums of the 1990s (2012)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 497 |
| No Ripcord (UK) - Top Albums 1990-1999 (2013)
| 36 |
| Q (UK) - 100 Greatest Albums of the 1990s (2015)
| 57 |
| Q (UK) - 90 Albums of the 90s (1999)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - In Our Lifetime: Q's 100 Best Albums 1986-94 (1995)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - The Ultimate Music Collection (2005)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - Top 20 Albums from 1980-2004 (2004)
| 3 |
| Q (UK) - Top 20 Albums from the Lifetime of Q (1986-2006)
| 6 |
| Select (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of the 90s (1996)
| 24 |
| The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2007)
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (1997)
| 71 |
| Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016)
| 94 |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 All-Time Greatest Albums (2013)
| 23 |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 Best Albums from 1983 to 2008 (2008)
| 3 |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 25 Greatest Albums, 1990-2014 (2015)
| No Order |
| Adresseavisen (Norway) - The 100 (+23) Best Albums of All Time (1995)
| 39 |
| Eggen & Kartvedt (Norway) - The Guide to the 100 Important Rock Albums (1999)
| No Order |
| Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) - 50th Anniversary of Rock (2004)
| No Order |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 2 |
| Platekompaniet (Norway) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2001)
| 26 |
| Slitz (Sweden) - 3 National and 3 Foreign Albums by Year 1980-94 (1995)
| No Order |
| Start! (Sweden) - The 25 Best Albums of the 90s (1996)
| 6 |
| David Kleijwegt (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 58 |
| OOR (The Netherlands) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2007)
| 33 |
| Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015)
| No Order |
| Laut (Germany) - Meilensteine (Milestones)
| No Order |
| Musik Express/Sounds (Germany) - The 100 Masterpieces (1993)
| 96 |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1990s (2010)
| 40 |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 90s (2005)
| 30 |
| RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 131 |
| Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1990s (2009)
| 41 |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 85 |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - The 100 Best Albums 1986-1996 (1996)
| 82 |
| Philippe Manoeuvre (France) - 100 Necessary Albums (2014)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - 555 Albums from 1954-2014 (2014)
| No Order |
| Telerama (France) - 50 LPs in the History of Rock (2004)
| 50 |
| Plïŋ―sticos y Decibelios (Spain) - The 80 Best Albums of All Time (2000)
| 25 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014)
| 65 |
| Cameron Adams (Australia) - 100 Must Have Albumsïŋ―(2013)
| 11-100 |
| Courier-Mail (Australia) - 50 Defining Rock Albums (2005)
| 31 |
| Craig Mathieson & Toby Creswell (Australia) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2013)
| 21 |
| Juice (Australia) - The 100 (+34) Greatest Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 8 |
| Juice (Australia) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1997)
| 7 |
| Blow Up (Italy) - 600 Essential Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| Sentire Ascoltare (Italy) - The 35 Best Rock Albums of the 1990s (2014)
| 24 |
| Babylon (Greece) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1990s (1999)
| 22 |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| Screenagers (Poland) - Top 100 Albums of the 90s (2005)
| 37 |
| Rolling Stone (Mexico) - The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2004)
| 11 |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 5 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| Dud |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 5 Stars |
| Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995)
| 10 |
| 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)
| 5 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)
| 3 Stars |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 4 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 6 |
| Grammy Awards (USA) - Album of the Year
| Nominee |
| LA Times (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 4 |
| Face (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 19 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 20 |
| Q (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| The Mercury Prize Nominees 1992-2003 (UK)
| Nominee |
| Vox (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Eye Weekly Canadian Critics Poll - Albums of the Year
| 10 |
| Rumba (Finland) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| HUMO (Belgium) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 9 |
| Musikexpress/Sounds (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 4 |
