| Allan Kozinn, AVGuide (USA) - The 100 Greatest Pop Albums of the Century (2000)
| 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 |
| Chuck Eddy (USA) - The Accidental Evolution of Rock'n'Roll (1997)
| No Order |
| Consequence of Sound (USA) - Top 100 Albums Ever (2010)
| 74 |
| Dave Marsh & Kevin Stein (USA) - The 40 Best of Album Chartmakers by Year (1981)
| 6 |
| Edna Gundersen, USA Today (USA) - Top 40 Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 37 |
| Frank Moriarty (USA) - Seventies Rock: Top Albums of the Seventies (2003)
| No Order |
| Gear (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the Century (1999)
| 44 |
| Grammy Hall of Fame Albums and Songs (USA)
| No Order |
| Greenwood Encyclopedia of Rock History (USA) - Most Significant Rock Albums (2006)
| No Order |
| Greil Marcus (USA) - STRANDED: "Treasure Island" Albums (1979)
| No Order |
| Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005)
| 14 |
| Paste (USA) - The 70 Best Albums of the 1970s (2012)
| 1 |
| Paul Gambaccini - The World Critics Best Albums of All Time (1977)
| 25 |
| Paul Gambaccini - The World Critics Best Albums of All Time (1987)
| 25 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2004)
| 5 |
| Popblerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2013)
| 29 |
| Radio WXPN (USA) - The 100 Most Progressive Albums (1996)
| 59 |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Personal 40 Best Albums from the '70s (1979)
| 26 |
| Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018)
| No Order |
| Rod Underhill (USA) - The Top 100 Rock/Pop Albums (2003)
| 8 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Steve Pond's 50 (+27) Essential Albums of the 70s (1990)
| 6 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
| 16 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
| 9 |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the Last 20 Years (1987)
| 12 |
| Stereophile (USA) - 40 Years of Stereophile: The 40 (+94) Essential Albums (2002)
| No Order |
| The Review, University of Delaware (USA) - 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2001)
| 32 |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Main entry |
| Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 70s, by Year (2005)
| 1 |
| Trouser (USA) - The Best Albums from 1970-79 (1980)
| No Order |
| Ultimate Classic Rock (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2015)
| No Order |
| VH1 (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of R 'N' R (2001)
| 29 |
| Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005)
| No Order |
| Vibe (USA) - 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| No Order |
| Channel 4 (UK) - 125 Nominations for the 100 Greatest Albums (2005)
| No Order |
| Classic Rock & Metal Hammer (UK) - The 200 Greatest Albums of the 70s (2006)
| No Order |
| Complete Book of the British Charts (UK, 2001) - Jon Kutner's Top 10 Albums
| 3 |
| Elvis Costello - 500 Albums You Need (2000)
| No Order |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (2006)
| 3 |
| Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989)
| 2 |
| Mojo (UK) - 70 of the Greatest Albums of the 70s (2006)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - Mojo 1000, the Ultimate CD Buyers Guide (2001)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The 100 Greatest Albums Ever Made (1995)
| 39 |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - 101 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2014)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums (1985)
| 51 |
| NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993)
| 85 |
| NME (UK) - NME Rock Years, Albums of the Year 1963-99 (2000)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013)
| 36 |
| NME (UK) - The 60 Most Important Albums of NME's Lifetime (2012)
| No Order |
| NME (UK) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2003)
| 47 |
| Paul Morley (UK) - Words and Music, 5 x 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - The 50 Best Albums of the 70s (1998)
| 15 |
| Q (UK) - The Ultimate Music Collection (2005)
| No Order |
| Q (UK) - Top 20 Albums from 1970-1979 (2004)
| 14 |
| Sean Egan (UK) - 100 Albums That Changed Music (2006)
| No Order |
| 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)
| 39 |
| Time Out (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989)
| 33 |
| Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016)
| 18 |
| Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 All-Time Greatest Albums (2013)
| 6 |
| Adresseavisen (Norway) - The 100 (+23) Best Albums of All Time (1995)
| 22 |
| Eggen & Kartvedt (Norway) - The Guide to the 100 Important Rock Albums (1999)
| No Order |
| Expressen (Sweden) - The 100 Best Records Ever (1999)
| 10 |
| Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999)
| 2 |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 24 |
| Slitz (Sweden) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1990)
| 40 |
| Tor Milde (Norway) - The 100 Best Pop and Rock Albums of All Time (2004)
| 8 |
| David Kleijwegt (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1999)
| 52 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of 1971-1991 (1991)
| 12 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 20th Century (1987)
| 94 |
| OOR (The Netherlands) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2007)
| 47 |
| 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 |
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| 7 |
| Berlin Media (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1998)
| 24 |
| Musik Express/Sounds (Germany) - The 100 Masterpieces (1993)
| 17 |
| RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004)
| 25 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Albums of 5 Decades (1997)
| 21 |
| Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1970s (2009)
| 4 |
| Zounds (Germany) - The Top 30 Albums of All Time + Top 10 by Decade (1992)
| 11 |
| Crossroads (France) - 105 Essential Albums from 1973-75 (2009)
| No Order |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 898 |
| Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013)
| No Order |
| Hervé Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007)
| No Order |
| Liberation (France) - Best Albums 1968-88 (1988)
| 19 |
| Nicolas Dupuy (France) - The 100 Best Rock Albums (2010)
| No Order |
| Telerama (France) - 50 LPs in the History of Rock (2004)
| 26 |
| Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1970s (1988)
| 9 |
| Rolling Stone & Borders (Australia) - 100 Must Have CDs (2007)
| No Order |
| Wu Zhengzhong (China?) - A Selection of 100 Rock Classics (1998)
| No Order |
| Buscadero (Italy) - The Best Rock Albums of All Time (1990)
| No Order |
| Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 100 Best Albums by Decade (2002)
| 51-100 |
| Ondarock (Italy) - Rock Milestones (albums added every month)
| No Order |
| Popster (Italy) - The 100 Best Albums of the 70s (1979)
| No Order |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| Rolling Stone (Mexico) - The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2004)
| 11 |
| 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)
| 4 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)
| 4 Stars |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| José Ramón Pardo (Spain) - The 1000 Best Pop-Rock Albums, Ratings 1-5 (1997)
| 4.5 Stars |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 6.5 |
| Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 4 |
| NME (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
| Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
| OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 9 |
