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===Rankings=== ''Born in the U.S.A.'' has appeared on several best-of lists. In 1987, ''Born in the U.S.A.'' was voted the fifth greatest rock album of all time in [[Paul Gambaccini]]'s ''[[Critic's Choice: Top 200 Albums|Critic's Choice]]'' poll of 81 critics, writers, and radio broadcasters.<ref>{{cite news|last=Taylor|first=Jonathan|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=March 25, 1987|title=Pop Critics Pick Rock's Top 100|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1987/03/25/pop-critics-pick-rocks-top-100/|access-date=August 4, 2015|archive-date=December 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151212011818/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1987-03-25/features/8701230198_1_rock-n-roll-albums-white-album-critics-choice|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref> In 2003, ''Rolling Stone'' ranked ''Born in the U.S.A.'' number 85 on their list of [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]],<ref>{{cite magazine|title=500 Greatest Albums of All Time|magazine=Rolling Stone|location=New York|page=116|date=December 11, 2003}}</ref> 86 in a 2012 revised list,<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-156826/bruce-springsteen-born-in-the-u-s-a-3-153267/| year=2012| title=The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time| magazine=Rolling Stone| access-date=September 23, 2019| archive-date=July 3, 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703121937/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-156826/bruce-springsteen-born-in-the-u-s-a-3-153267/| url-status=live}}</ref> and 142 in a 2020 revised list.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=2020-09-22|title=The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/|access-date=2021-09-24|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|archive-date=September 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922163403/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, it was named the 428th greatest album in [[NME's The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|a similar list]] published by ''[[NME]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Barker |first=Emily |title=The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 500β401 |url=https://www.nme.com/photos/the-500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-500-401-1426363 |website=NME |access-date=February 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204201524/https://www.nme.com/photos/the-500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-500-401-1426363 |archive-date=February 4, 2024 |date=October 21, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> The album was also included in the book ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]''.{{sfn|Dimery|Lydon|2016|p=528}} The album was inducted into the [[Grammy Hall of Fame]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |last=Larsen |first=Crystal |title=2012 GRAMMY Hall Of Fame Selections Announced |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2012-grammy-hall-of-fame-selections-announced |website=Grammy.com |access-date=March 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921175645/https://www.grammy.com/news/2012-grammy-hall-of-fame-selections-announced |archive-date=September 21, 2023 |date=December 2, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> The same year, ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' magazine ranked it the fourth best album of the 1980s.<ref name="PasteBest">{{cite web |last=Jackson |first=Josh |title=The 80 Best Albums of the 1980s |url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2012/02/the-80-best-albums-of-the-1980s.html?p=8 |website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |access-date=March 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204102515/http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2012/02/the-80-best-albums-of-the-1980s.html?p=8 |archive-date=February 4, 2012 |page=8 |date=February 1, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2015, ''[[Ultimate Classic Rock]]'' included it on a list compiling the best rock albums of the 1980s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top 100 '80s Rock Albums |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/80s-rock-albums/ |website=[[Ultimate Classic Rock]] |access-date=March 25, 2024 |date=July 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122113539/https://ultimateclassicrock.com/80s-rock-albums/ |archive-date=January 22, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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