It was voted the 15th best album of the year in the Pazz & Jop, an annual poll of American critics published by The Village Voice. Robert Christgau, the poll's creator, ranked it seventh on his own year-end list.
It was selected as the 15th finest album of the year in the Pazz & Jop, an annual survey conducted by The Village Voice. Robert Christgau, who formulated the poll, placed it seventh on his own yearly list.