Publication Country Accolade[31] Year Rank
Bill Shapiro United States The Top 100 Rock Compact Discs 1991 *
Blender The 100 Greatest American Albums of All time 2002 15
Dave Marsh & Kevin Stein The 40 Best of Album Chartmakers by Year 1981 6
Elvis Costello (Vanity Fair, Issue No. 483) 500 Albums You Need 2005 *
Infoplease.com Must-Have Recordings 1998 *
Jimmy Guterman The 100 Best Rock and Roll Records of All Time 1992 27
Kitsap Sun Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years 2005 67
Paul Gambaccini The World Critics Best Albums of All Time 1987 84
The Recording Academy Grammy Hall of Fame Albums and Songs 2004 *
Robert Dimery 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die 2005 *
Rolling Stone (Steve Pond) Steve Pond's 50 (+27) Essential Albums of the 70s 1990 39
Rolling Stone The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time 2003 165
Vibe 51 Albums representing a Generation, a Sound and a Movement 2004 *
Hot Press Ireland The 100 Best Albums of All Time 1989 32
Mojo United Kingdom Mojo 1000, the Ultimate CD Buyers Guide 2001 *
NME All Times Top 100 Albums 1985 46
NME All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade 1993 145
The New Nation Top 100 Albums by Black Artists 2005 27
Sounds The 100 Best Albums of All Time 1986 24
The Times The 100 Best Albums of All Time 1993 58
Time Out The 100 Best Albums of All Time 1989 3
The Wire The 100 Most Important Records Ever Made 1992 *
Adresseavisen Norway The 100 (+23) Best Albums of All Time 1995 101
Pop Sweden The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements 1994 101
OOR Netherlands Albums of the Year 1973 41
VPRO Netherlands 299 Nominations of the Best Album of All Time 2006 *
Spex Germany The 100 Albums of the Century 1999 93
Rock de Lux Spain The 100 Best Albums of the 1970s 1988 39
Rock de Lux The 200 Best Albums of All Time 2002 53
(*) designates lists that are unordered.