| Alternative Press (USA) - The 90 Greatest Albums of the 90s (1998)
| 5 |
| Associated Press - The 10 Best Albums of the 1990s (1999)
| No Order |
| Barnes & Noble.com (USA) - The Best Music of the 20th Century (1999)
| No Order |
| Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003)
| No Order |
| Blender (USA) - The 100 Greatest American Albums of All time (2002)
| 29 |
| CDNOW (USA) - The 10 (+5) Essential Records of the 90s (2002)
| 11 |
| Chris Smith (USA) - 101 Albums That Changed Popular Music (2009)
| No Order |
| College Music Journal (USA) - Top 25 College Radio Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 576 |
| Greenwood Encyclopedia of Rock History (USA) - Most Significant Rock Albums (2006)
| No Order |
| IE (USA) - 50 Great Albums, a Rock Time Capsule (1999)
| No Order |
| Ink Blot (USA) - Albums of the 90s (2000)
| 3 |
| Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005)
| 111 |
| LostAtSea (USA) - 90 Albums of the 90s (2000)
| 75 |
| Music Underwater (USA) - Top 100 Albums 1990-2003 (2004)
| 13 |
| Paste (USA) - The 90 Best Albums of the 1990s (2012)
| 6 |
| 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 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1990s (1999)
| 9 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1990s (2003)
| 19 |
| Popblerd/bLISTerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1990s (2012)
| 94 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 90s (2010)
| 9 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 50 Coolest Records of All Time (2002)
| 27 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 306 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 424 |
| 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)
| 5 |
| Spin (USA) - The 125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years (2010)
| 34 |
| Spin (USA) - The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (2015)
| 30 |
| Spin (USA) - Top 100 (+5) Albums of the Last 20 Years (2005)
| 16 |
| Spin (USA) - Top 90 Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 4 |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Catalog entry |
| Treble (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 90s (10 per Year) (2008)
| 2 |
| Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005)
| No Order |
| Channel 4 (UK) - 125 Nominations for the 100 Greatest Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| Elvis Costello - 500 Albums You Need (2000)
| No Order |
| Gary Mulholland (UK) - 261 Greatest Albums Since Punk and Disco (2006)
| No Order |
| Melody Maker (UK) - All Time Top 100 Albums (2000)
| 89 |
| Mojo (UK) - The 100 Greatest Albums of Our Lifetime 1993-2006 (2006)
| 10 |
| NME (UK) - NME Rock Years, Albums of the Year 1963-99 (2000)
| 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)
| 371 |
| No Ripcord (UK) - Top Albums 1990-1999 (2013)
| 26 |
| Paul Morley (UK) - Words and Music, 5 x 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - 100 Greatest Albums of the 1990s (2015)
| 31 |
| Q (UK) - 90 Albums of the 90s (1999)
| No Order |
| The Rough Guide - Rock: 100 Essential CDs (1999)
| No Order |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 All-Time Greatest Albums (2013)
| 60 |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 Best Albums from 1983 to 2008 (2008)
| 17 |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 25 Greatest Albums, 1990-2014 (2015)
| No Order |
| Exclaim (Canada) - 100 Records that Rocked 100 Issues (2000)
| No Order |
| MaverickTimes (Canada) - Great Albums of the 20th Century
| No Order |
| The Sun (Canada) - The Best Albums from 1971 to 2000 (2001)
| No Order |
| 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)
| 15 |
| Tor Milde (Norway) - The 100 Best Pop and Rock Albums of All Time (2004)
| 40 |
| Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015)
| No Order |
| VPRO (The Netherlands) - 299 Nominations of the Best Album of All Time (2006)
| No Order |
| BR Puls (Germany) - Ruhmeshalle (Hall of Fame)
| No Order |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1990s (2010)
| 21 |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 90s (2005)
| 4 |
| RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003)
| No Order |
| Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1990s (2009)
| 2 |
| Spex (Germany) - The 100 (+17) Albums of the Century (1999)
| 92 |
| Visions (Germany) - The Most Important Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 34 |
| Zïŋ―ndfunk (Germany) - The Best Albums of the 90s (2000)
| 4 |
| Christophe Brault (France) - Top 20 Albums by Year 1964-2004 (2006)
| 7 |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 207 |
| FNAC (France) - The Ideal Discography: 823 Indispensables Albums (2015)
| Other |
| 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 |
| Hervïŋ― Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007)
| No Order |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - 50 Years of Rock'n'Roll (2004)
| No Order |
| MUZIQ (France) - 200 Records for a Dream Collection (2007)
| 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 Best Albums from 1963 to 1999 (1999)
| No Order |
| Iguana (Spain) - The 25 Best Albums of the 90's (2000)
| No Order |
| Plïŋ―sticos y Decibelios (Spain) - The 80 Best Albums of All Time (2000)
| 76 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 150 Best Albums from the 90s (2000)
| 36 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014)
| 59 |
| Craig Mathieson & Toby Creswell (Australia) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2013)
| 93 |
| Juice (Australia) - The 100 (+34) Greatest Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 2 |
| Rolling Stone & Borders (Australia) - 100 Must Have CDs (2007)
| No Order |
| Music Colony Bi-Weekly (Hong Kong) - The 10 Best Albums of the 90s (1999)
| 1 |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| La Mosca (Mexico) - Ten Years, Ten Albums 1994-2003 (2004?)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Mexico) - The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2004)
| 11 |
| Switch (Mexico) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| No Order |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 3.5 Bones |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| A- |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 5 Stars |
| Slant (USA) - The 50 Most Essential Pop Albums (2004)
| 5 Stars |
| Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10
| 9 |
| 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
| 5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 7.5 |
| Grammy Awards (USA) - Album of the Year
| Nominee |
| LA Times (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Magnet (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 7 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Spin (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Face (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 6 |
| Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 6 |
| Mojo (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Q (UK) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Select (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 28 |
| Vox (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| Eye Weekly Canadian Critics Poll - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Pop (Sweden) - Albums of the Year
| 17 |
| HUMO (Belgium) - Albums of the Year
| 6 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| Musikexpress/Sounds (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
| Magic (France) - Albums of the Year
| 3 |
| Rocksound (France) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - Albums of the Year
| 12 |
| BigO (Singapore) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| Blow Up (Italy) - Albums of the Year
| 9 |
| Machina (Poland) - Albums of the Year
| 7 |
