| Allan Kozinn, AVGuide (USA) - The 100 Greatest Pop Albums of the Century (2000)
| No Order |
| Barnes & Noble.com (USA) - The Best Music of the 20th Century (1999)
| No Order |
| Bill Shapiro (USA) - The Top 100 Rock Compact Discs (1991)
| No Order |
| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
| Chris Smith (USA) - 101 Albums That Changed Popular Music (2009)
| No Order |
| Consequence of Sound (USA) - Top 100 Albums Ever (2010)
| 8 |
| Dave Marsh & Kevin Stein (USA) - The 40 Best of Album Chartmakers by Year (1981)
| 3 |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 826 |
| Gear (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the Century (1999)
| 1 |
| Grammy Hall of Fame Albums and Songs (USA)
| No Order |
| Greenwood Encyclopedia of Rock History (USA) - Most Significant Rock Albums (2006)
| No Order |
| Infoplease.com (USA) - Must-Have Recordings (1998)
| No Order |
| Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005)
| 2 |
| Life (USA) - 40 Years of Rock & Roll, the Album of the Year 1952-91 (Updated 1995)
| No Order |
| Liza Lentini (USA) - The 100 Greatest Vinyl Records of All Time (2015)
| No Order |
| National Recording Preservation Board (USA) - The National Recording Registry
| No Order |
| Out (USA) - The 100 Greatest, Gayest Albums (2008)
| 100 |
| Paste (USA) - The 60 Best Albums of the 1960s (2012)
| 1 |
| Paul Gambaccini - The World Critics Best Albums of All Time (1977)
| 1 |
| Paul Gambaccini - The World Critics Best Albums of All Time (1987)
| 1 |
| Pause & Play (USA) - 10 Albums of the 60's (2003)
| No Order |
| Pause & Play (USA) - Albums Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Album per Week
| No Order |
| Pitchfork (USA) - The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s (2017)
| 28 |
| Radio WXPN (USA) - The 100 Most Progressive Albums (1996)
| 3 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Robert Santelli - Sixties Rock: The 25 Best Albums of the 60s (1985)
| 1 |
| Rod Underhill (USA) - The Top 100 Rock/Pop Albums (2003)
| 11 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 40 Essential Albums of 1967 (2007)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 40 Most Groundbreaking Albums of All Time (2014)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 1 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 24 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the Last 20 Years (1987)
| 1 |
| The Review, University of Delaware (USA) - 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2001)
| 8 |
| Time (USA) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2006)
| No Order |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Main entry |
| Treble (USA) - Best of the '60s Project (2004)
| No Order |
| Ultimate Classic Rock (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1960s (2015)
| No Order |
| VH1 (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of R 'N' R (2001)
| 10 |
| Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005)
| No Order |
| Wave Magazine (USA) - 20 Most Important Albums of All Time (2004)
| No Order |
| Channel 4 (UK) - 125 Nominations for the 100 Greatest Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| Classic Rock (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Rock Albums Ever (2006)
| 22 |
| Complete Book of the British Charts (UK, 2001) - Jon Kutner's Top 10 Albums
| 7 |
| Complete Book of the British Charts (UK, 2001) - Neil Warwick's Top 10 Albums
| 2 |
| Elvis Costello - 500 Albums You Need (2000)
| No Order |
| Geoff Brown et al (UK) - 25 Albums That Rocked the World (2008)
| No Order |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (2006)
| 5 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989)
| 8 |
| John Tobler (UK) - 100 Great Albums of the Sixties (1994)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - All Back to My Place: The Stars' All-Time 10 Favourite Albums (2003)
| 3 |
| Mojo (UK) - The 100 Greatest Albums Ever Made (1995)
| 51 |
| Mojo (UK) - The 100 Records That Changed the World (2007)
| 16 |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums (1974)
| 1 |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993)
| 33 |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 87 |
| Q (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever (2000)
| 13 |
| Q (UK) - The 50 (+50) Best British Albums Ever (2004)
| 51 |
| Q (UK) - Top 20 Albums from 1954-1969 (2004)
| 3 |
| Rhythm (UK) - The 50 Greatest Drum Albums (2007)
| 35 |
| Sean Egan (UK) - 100 Albums That Changed Music (2006)
| No Order |
| Sounds (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1986)
| 6 |
| Stuart Maconie's Critical List on BBC Radio 2 (UK) - One Album Added Each Week
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - Guardian Writers' Favourite Albums Ever (2013)
| 17 |
| The Guardian (UK) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (1997)
| 19 |
| The Observer (UK) - 50 Albums That Changed Music 1956-2006 (2006)
| 2 |
| The Observer (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums (2004)
| 5 |
| The Times (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| 2 |
| The Wire (UK) - The 100 Most Important Records Ever Made (1992)
| No Order |
| Time Out (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989)
| 64 |
| Times Online (UK) - The 20 Most Influential Albums (2008)
| 2 |
| Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016)
| 21 |
| Zig Zag (UK) - Gillett & Frith's 100 Essential Rock Albums (1975)
| No Order |
| Gary Pig Gold (Canada) - The 40 Most Influental Records of the 20th Century (1999)
| No Order |
| Expressen (Sweden) - The 100 Best Records Ever (1999)
| 1 |
| Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) - 50th Anniversary of Rock (2004)
| No Order |
| Panorama (Norway) - Nominated Albums to the Best Music of the Century (1999)
| No Order |
| Platekompaniet (Norway) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2001)
| 25 |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 101 |
| Schlager (Sweden) - The 30 Best Albums of All Time (1984)
| 2 |
| Slitz (Sweden) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1990)
| 2 |
| Soundi (Finland) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time + Top 10 by Decade (1995)
| 6 |
| Tor Milde (Norway) - The 100 Best Pop and Rock Albums of All Time (2004)
| 13 |
| Aloha (Netherlands) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1999)
| 4 |
| David Kleijwegt (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 34 |
| Nieuwe Revu (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1994)
| 13 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 20th Century (1987)
| 13 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Summer of Love, the Best Albums of 1967 (1992)
| 2 |
| OOR (The Netherlands) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2007)
| 57 |
| Pophandboek (Netherlands) - Errit Petersma's Top 20 Albums from the 60s (1970)
| 2 |
| Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015)
| No Order |
| Berlin Media (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1998)
| 19 |
| Laut (Germany) - Meilensteine (Milestones)
| No Order |
| Max Magazine (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1997)
| 3 |
| Musik Express/Sounds (Germany) - The 100 Masterpieces (1993)
| 7 |
| RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 10 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Albums of 5 Decades (1997)
| 23 |
| Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1960s (2009)
| 9 |
| Uwe Schïŋ―tte (Germany) - Basis-Diskothek Rock und Pop (2011)
| No Order |
| Wiener (Austria) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| 11 |
| Zounds (Germany) - The Top 30 Albums of All Time + Top 10 by Decade (1992)
| 2 |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 3 |
| Crossroads (France) - 100 Essential Albums from 1960-68 (2009)
| No Order |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 11 |
| FNAC (France) - The Ideal Discography: 823 Indispensables Albums (2015)
| Key album |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Hervïŋ― Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007)
| No Order |
| Philippe Manoeuvre (France) - Rock'n'Roll: La Discotïŋ―que Idïŋ―ale (2005)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - 555 Albums from 1954-2014 (2014)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - The 250 Best Albums from 1966-1991 (1991)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - The 300 Best Albums from 1965-1995 (1995)
| No Order |
| Rock & Folk (France) - The Best Albums from 1963 to 1999 (1999)
| No Order |
| Telerama (France) - 50 LPs in the History of Rock (2004)
| 21 |
| Discoplay (Spain) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1997)
| No Order |
| Juan Vitoria (Spain) - The 100 Best Rock Albums (1993)
| No Order |
| Plïŋ―sticos y Decibelios (Spain) - The 80 Best Albums of All Time (2000)
| 1 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002)
| 46 |
| Alternative Melbourne (Australia) - The Top 100 Rock/Pop Albums (1996)
| 2 |
| Cameron Adams (Australia) - 100 Must Have Albumsïŋ―(2013)
| 11-100 |
| Rolling Stone & Borders (Australia) - 100 Must Have CDs (2007)
| No Order |
| CDNOW (Japan) - 100 Essential Albums (2001?)
| 77 |
| Wu Zhengzhong (China?) - A Selection of 100 Rock Classics (1998)
| No Order |
| Buscadero (Italy) - The Best Rock Albums of All Time (1990)
| No Order |
| Ciao2001 (Italy) - Top Albums of All Time (1972)
| No Order |
| Jam (Italy) - 100 Ideal Albums to Understand Rock Music (2000)
| No Order |
| Mauro Ronconi (Italy) - The 200 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1998)
| No Order |
| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 100 Best Albums by Decade (2002)
| 51-100 |
| Ondarock (Italy) - Rock Milestones (albums added every month)
| No Order |
| Velvet (Italy) - The 20 Best Albums of the 60s (1990)
| No Order |
| Viceversa (Italy) - 100 Rock Albums (1996)
| No Order |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| Jerzy Skarzynski (Poland) - Unforgettable Albums in Rock History (2004)
| No Order |
| Tylko Rock (Poland) - 100 Albums that Shook Polish Rock (1999)
| 5 |
| Rolling Stone (Mexico) - The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2004)
| 3 |
| Switch (Mexico) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| No Order |
| Showbizz (Brazil) - 100 CDs of All Time (1999)
| 1 |
| Yediot Ahonot (Israel) - Top 99 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 4 |
| 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
| A |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 0-5 Stars (USA, 1979 and/or 1983)
| 5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 5 Stars |
| Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10
| 10 |
| 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)
| 5 Stars |
| Le Guide du CD (France) - Ratings from 1 to 4 Stars & "GOLD" (1991-1997)
| GOLD |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| Josïŋ― Ramïŋ―n Pardo (Spain) - The 1000 Best Pop-Rock Albums, Ratings 1-5 (1997)
| 5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 7 |
| Grammy Awards (USA) - Album of the Year
| Winner |
