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| | Place |
| New Musical Express (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums (1974) | | 16 |
| Zig Zag (UK) - Gillett & Frith's 100 Essential Rock Albums (1975) | | No Order |
| Paul Gambaccini - The World Critics Best Albums of All Time (1977) | | 32 |
| Dave Marsh & Kevin Stein (USA) - The 40 Best of Album Chartmakers by Year (1981) | | 5 |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, 5 Stars Albums (USA, 1983) | | No Order |
| Robert Santelli - Sixties Rock: The 25 Best Albums of the 60s (1985) | | 8 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 20th Century (1987) | | 142 |
| Epoca (Italy) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1988) | | 59 |
| Buscadero (Italy) - The Best Albums from the 1950s to the 1980s (1990) | | No Order |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992) | | 5 Stars |
| John Tobler (UK) - 100 Great Albums of the Sixties (1994) | | No Order |
| Radio WXPN (USA) - The 100 Most Progressive Albums (1996) | | 55 |
| Alternative Melbourne (Australia) - The Top 100 Rock/Pop Albums (1996) | | 38 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997) | | No Order |
| Max Magazine (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1997) | | 40 |
| José Ramón Pardo (Spain) - The 1000 Best Pop-Rock Albums, Ratings 1-5 (1997) | | 4.5 Stars |
| MusicHound Rock and R&B (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99) | | 4 Bones |
| Rock & Folk (France) - The Best Albums from 1963 to 1999 (1999) | | No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, The Ultimate Music Companion (2000) | | No Order |
| The Review, University of Delaware (USA) - 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2001) | | 86 |
| VH1 (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of R 'N' R (2001) | | 90 |
| Paul Roland (UK) - CD Guide to Pop & Rock, Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2001) | | 4 Stars |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars | | 4.5 Stars |
| Pause & Play (USA) - Albums Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Album per Week | | No Order |
| The Recording Academy Grammy Hall of Fame Albums and Songs (USA, 2001) | | No Order |
| Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002) | | 4 Stars |
| Pause & Play (USA) - 10 Albums of the 60's (2003) | | No Order |
