| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
| Blender (USA) - The 100 Greatest American Albums of All time (2002)
| 12 |
| CDNOW (USA) - The 10 (+5) Essential Records of the 90s (2002)
| No Order |
| Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005)
| 125 |
| 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)
| 11 |
| Popblerd/bLISTerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1990s (2012)
| 27 |
| Revolver (USA) - The 69 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time (2002)
| 11 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Rod Underhill (USA) - The Top 100 Rock/Pop Albums (2003)
| 46 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 90s (2010)
| 16 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 255 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 235 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential Recordings of the 90s (1999)
| No Order |
| Spin (USA) - Top 90 Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 52 |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Catalog entry |
| Ultimate Classic Rock (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1990s (2015)
| No Order |
| VH1 (USA) - Ultimate Albums
| No Order |
| Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005)
| No Order |
| Classic Rock & Metal Hammer (UK) - The 200 Greatest Albums of the 90s (2006)
| No Order |
| Classic Rock (UK) - The 100 Greatest Rock Albums of All Time (2001)
| 7 |
| Continuum Books - 33 1/3: A Series of Books about Critically Acclaimed Albums
| No Order |
| Eagle Rock (UK/USA) - Classic Albums TV Series (1997-2002)
| No Order |
| Kerrang (UK) - 100 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (1998)
| 12 |
| Kerrang (UK) - The 100 Greatest Rock Albums (2006)
| 15 |
| NME (UK) - Nominations For the Best Albums of the 1990s (2012)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 309 |
| No Ripcord (UK) - Top Albums 1990-1999 (2013)
| 101 |
| Q (UK) - 100 Greatest Albums of the 1990s (2015)
| 65 |
| Q (UK) - In Our Lifetime: Q's 100 Best Albums 1986-94 (1995)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - The Ultimate Music Collection (2005)
| No Order |
| Raw (UK) - 90 Essential Albums of the 90s (1995)
| No Order |
| Sean Egan (UK) - 100 Albums That Changed Music (2006)
| No Order |
| Terrorizer (UK) - The 100 Most Important Albums of the 90s (2000)
| No Order |
| The Definitive Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock: Classic Recordings (2008)
| No Order |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 Best Albums from 1983 to 2008 (2008)
| 67 |
| Aftenposten (Norway) - Top 50 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 36 |
| Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) - 50th Anniversary of Rock (2004)
| No Order |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 5 |
| Slitz (Sweden) - 3 National and 3 Foreign Albums by Year 1980-94 (1995)
| No Order |
| Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015)
| No Order |
| BR Puls (Germany) - Ruhmeshalle (Hall of Fame)
| No Order |
| RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003)
| No Order |
| Rock Hard (Germany) - Top 300 Albums (2001)
| 79 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 124 |
| Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1990s (2009)
| 24 |
| Uwe Sch�tte (Germany) - Basis-Diskothek Rock und Pop (2011)
| No Order |
| Wiener (Austria) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| 96 |
| Charlotte Blum (France) - Le metal en 100 CD (2002)
| No Order |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 50 |
| FNAC (France) - The Ideal Discography: 823 Indispensables Albums (2015)
| Key album |
| 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 |
| Philippe Manoeuvre (France) - 100 Necessary Albums (2014)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - 555 Albums from 1954-2014 (2014)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - The 300 Best Albums from 1965-1995 (1995)
| No Order |
| Rocksound (France) - Top 150 Albums of Our Lifetime (1992-2006)
| 10 |
| Telerama (France) - The Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| No Order |
| Alternative Melbourne (Australia) - The Top 100 Rock/Pop Albums (1996)
| 26 |
| Cameron Adams (Australia) - 100 Must Have Albums�(2013)
| 11-100 |
| Jaclyn Bond (Australia) - The 100 Best Heavy Metal Albums in the World (2009)
| No Order |
| Juice (Australia) - The 100 (+34) Greatest Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 22 |
| Rolling Stone & Borders (Australia) - 100 Must Have CDs (2007)
| No Order |
| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 100 Best Albums by Decade (2002)
| 51-100 |
| Sentire Ascoltare (Italy) - The 35 Best Rock Albums of the 1990s (2014)
| 35 |
| Babylon (Greece) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1990s (1999)
| 40 |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| Tylko Rock (Poland) - 100 Albums that Shook Polish Rock (1999)
| 73 |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 4.5 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 |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 4 Stars |
| Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10
| 10 |
| 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
| 3.5 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)
| 7 |
| Spin (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 11 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 8 |
| Kerrang (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 16 |
| Q (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Vox (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Musikexpress/Sounds (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 26 |
| Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 23 |
