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| Place | ||
| Dave Marsh & Kevin Stein (USA) - The 40 Best of Album Chartmakers by Year (1981) | 14 | |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, 5 Stars Albums (USA, 1983) | No Order | |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the Last 20 Years (1987) | 76 | |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989) | 86 | |
| Bill Shapiro (USA) - The Top 100 Rock Compact Discs (1991) | No Order | |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992) | 4 Stars | |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994) | 6 | |
| Adresseavisen (Norway) - The 100 (+23) Best Albums of All Time (1995) | 65 | |
| José Ramón Pardo (Spain) - The 1000 Best Pop-Rock Albums, Ratings 1-5 (1997) | 4 Stars | |
| List by Asian Critics - 100 Essential Albums (1998?) | No Order | |
| MusicHound Rock and R&B (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99) | 4.5 Bones | |
| Eggen & Kartvedt (Norway) - The Guide to the 100 Important Rock Albums (1999) | No Order | |
| Expressen (Sweden) - The 100 Best Records Ever (1999) | 57 | |
| Panorama (Norway) - Nominated Albums to the Best Music of the Century (1999) | No Order | |
| Elvis Costello - 500 Albums You Need (2000) | No Order | |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, The Ultimate Music Companion (2000) | No Order | |
| Mojo (UK) - Mojo 1000, the Ultimate CD Buyers Guide (2001) | No Order | |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars | 5 Stars | |
| Blender (USA) - The 100 Greatest American Albums of All time (2002) | 78 | |
| Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002) | 4 Stars | |
| RDL (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002) | 71 |