Violent Femmes has been included in lists of the best albums of the 1980s by publications such as Pitchfork, who in a 2002 list ranked it 36th, and Slant Magazine, who in a 2012 list ranked it 21st. In 2014, PopMatters listed Violent Femmes as an essential alternative rock album of the 1980s. It also placed at number 974 in the 2000 edition of the book All Time Top 1000 Albums, and was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
Violent Femmes has. been included in lists of the best albums of the 1980s by publications such as Pitchfork, who in a 2002 list ranked it 36th and Slant Magazine, who in a 2012 list ranked it 21st In 2014, PopMatters listed Violent, Femmes as an essential alternative rock album of the 1980s I.t also placed at number 974 in the 2000 edition of the book All Time Top 1000 Albums, and was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.