The Beatles
The Beatles
| | Place |
| New Musical Express (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums (1974) | | 39 |
| Paul Gambaccini - The World Critics Best Albums of All Time (1977) | | 18 |
| Dave Marsh & Kevin Stein (USA) - The 40 Best of Album Chartmakers by Year (1981) | | 4 |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, 5 Stars Albums (USA, 1983) | | No Order |
| Robert Santelli - Sixties Rock: The 25 Best Albums of the 60s (1985) | | 14 |
| New Musical Express (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums (1985) | | 33 |
| Paul Gambaccini - The World Critics Best Albums of All Time (1987) | | 10 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the Last 20 Years (1987) | | 9 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 20th Century (1987) | | 5 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989) | | 5 |
| Slitz (Sweden) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1990) | | 17 |
| New Musical Express (UK) - Some of the Greatest Double LPs Ever Issued (1991) | | 2 |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992) | | 5 Stars |
| Zounds (Germany) - The Top 30 Albums of All Time + Top 10 by Decade (1992) | | 1 |
| New Musical Express (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993) | | 8 |
| Musik Express/Sounds (Germany) - The 100 Masterpieces (1993) | | 23 |
| John Tobler (UK) - 100 Great Albums of the Sixties (1994) | | No Order |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994) | | 26 |
| Nieuwe Revu (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1994) | | 30 |
| Mojo (UK) - The 100 Greatest Albums Ever Made (1995) | | 19 |
| Adresseavisen (Norway) - The 100 (+23) Best Albums of All Time (1995) | | 33 |
| Soundi (Finland) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time + Top 10 by Decade (1995) | | 25 |
| Radio WXPN (USA) - The 100 Most Progressive Albums (1996) | | 36 |
| Alternative Melbourne (Australia) - The Top 100 Rock/Pop Albums (1996) | | 60 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997) | | No Order |
| Guardian (UK) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (1997) | | 9 |
| Max Magazine (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1997) | | 1 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Albums of 5 Decades (1997) | | 18 |
| José Ramón Pardo (Spain) - The 1000 Best Pop-Rock Albums, Ratings 1-5 (1997) | | 4.5 Stars |
| Berlin Media (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1998) | | 12 |
| Gear (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the Century (1999) | | 6 |
| IE (USA) - 50 Great Albums, a Rock Time Capsule (1999) | | No Order |
| MusicHound Rock and R&B (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99) | | 4 Bones |
| Vibe (USA) - 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century (1999) | | No Order |
| Expressen (Sweden) - The 100 Best Records Ever (1999) | | 55 |
| Aloha (Netherlands) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1999) | | 1 |
| David Kleijwegt (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1999) | | 24 |
| Spex (Germany) - The 100 Albums of the Century (1999) | | 42 |
| Rock & Folk (France) - The Best Albums from 1963 to 1999 (1999) | | No Order |
| Wiener (Austria) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999) | | 2 |
| Elvis Costello - 500 Albums You Need (2000) | | No Order |
| Melody Maker (UK) - All Time Top 100 Albums (2000) | | 4 |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, The Ultimate Music Companion (2000) | | No Order |
| New Musical Express (UK) - NME Rock Years, Albums of the Year 1963-99 (2000) | | No Order |
| Q (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever (2000) | | 7 |
| The Review, University of Delaware (USA) - 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2001) | | 7 |
| VH1 (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of R 'N' R (2001) | | 11 |
| Mojo (UK) - Mojo 1000, the Ultimate CD Buyers Guide (2001) | | No Order |
| Paul Roland (UK) - CD Guide to Pop & Rock, Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2001) | | 4 Stars |
| Platekompaniet (Norway) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2001) | | 31 |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars | | 5 Stars |
| The Recording Academy Grammy Hall of Fame Albums and Songs (USA, 2001) | | No Order |
| Stuart Maconie's Critical List on BBC Radio 2 (UK) - One Album Added Each Week | | No Order |
| Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002) | | 5 Stars |
| Pause & Play (USA) - 10 Albums of the 60's (2003) | | No Order |