1 ▁in ▁Sp ins ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 ▁greatest ▁albums ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁through ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁P itch f ork ▁Media ▁placed ▁the ▁album ▁at ▁number ▁ 4 0 ▁in ▁their ▁list ▁of ▁" Top ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Albums ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ." ▁ ▁Altern ative ▁Press ▁ranked ▁it ▁number ▁ 5 ▁on ▁their ▁list ▁of ▁' Top ▁ 9 9 ▁Albums ▁of ▁' 8 5 ▁to ▁' 9 5 '. ▁Be ats ▁per ▁Min ute ▁ranked ▁it ▁number ▁ 1 7 ▁on ▁their ▁list ▁of ▁' The ▁Top ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Albums ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s '. ▁Acc laimed ▁Music ▁finds ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁ 4 2 9 th ▁most ▁acc laimed ▁album ▁of ▁all ▁time . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁canon ized ▁as ▁a ▁classic ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁rock ▁music ▁by ▁the ▁appearance ▁of ▁a ▁book ▁dedicated ▁to ▁it ▁in ▁Cont inu um ' s ▁ 3 3 ⅓ ▁series , ▁written ▁by ▁Nick ▁Att field . ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁also ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁ 1 0 0 1 ▁Albums ▁You ▁Must ▁H ear ▁Before ▁You ▁Die . ▁ ▁The ▁album ▁has ▁also ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁mass ively ▁influ ential , ▁especially ▁on ▁the ▁then - nas cent ▁sho eg az ing ▁genre . ▁Kevin ▁Sh ield s ▁of ▁My ▁Blo ody ▁Valent ine ▁has ▁named ▁the ▁album , ▁among ▁others