Lyle Lovett was ranked No. 91 in Rolling Stone's 100 Best Albums of the 1980s, and both Velvet and the Italian magazine Il Mucchio Selvaggio also cited it as one of the top 100 albums of the decade.
The ranking of Lyle Lovett's album No. 91 on Rolling Stone's list of top 100 albums of the 1980s is notable, as it was also recognized as one of the best by other publications such as Velvet and Il Mucchio Selvaggio.