Rock Sound ranked it as the 39th best album of 2006 in its yearly rundown.

Q magazine ranked it as the 11th best album of the decade.

They later ranked it as the 64th best album of the decade.

Time ranked 1991 as the 9th best album of 2012.

Rolling Stone ranked it as the 12th-best album of 2011.

Decibel went on to rank Panopticon as the 33rd-best album of the decade.

It also ranked as the 151st best-selling album of 2009.

It is ranked as the best-selling album of 2008 in Finland.

Observer Music Monthly ranked it as the best album of the 00s.

Pitchfork more recently ranked it as the 25th best album of the 2000s.