▁Stone ▁magazine ' s ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁" 5 0 0 ▁Great est ▁Albums ▁of ▁All ▁Time ", ▁and ▁ 3 5 2 ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁re vised ▁list . ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁also ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁ 1 0 0 1 ▁Albums ▁You ▁Must ▁H ear ▁Before ▁You ▁Die . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁a ▁national ▁poll ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁public ▁of ▁Australia ▁revealed ▁their ▁top ▁ 1 0 0 ▁favour ite ▁albums . ▁Brothers ▁in ▁Ar ms ▁came ▁in ▁at ▁number ▁ 6 4 ▁( see ▁" My ▁F av our ite ▁Album "). ▁Brothers ▁in ▁Ar ms ▁is ▁ranked ▁number ▁ 3 ▁in ▁the ▁best ▁albums ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁and ▁number ▁ 3 1 ▁in ▁the ▁best ▁albums ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Brothers ▁in ▁Ar ms ▁is ▁the ▁e ighth - best - s elling ▁album ▁of ▁all - time ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁third - best - s elling ▁album ▁of ▁all - time ▁in ▁Australia , ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 8 th - best - s elling ▁album ▁of ▁all - time ▁in ▁France . ▁In ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁the ▁album ▁used ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁record ▁for ▁longest ▁run ▁ever ▁on ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Album ▁chart ▁with ▁ 2 6 9 ▁weeks ▁( non - con sec utive ) ▁but ▁lost ▁it ▁to ▁A de le