Det amerikanske magasin ''Rolling Stone'' medtog albummet som nr. 8 på listen over de 500 bedste album nogensinde.<ref name="500greatest">{{cite book |chapter=8&#124; London Calling – The Clash |chapter-url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-20120531/the-clash-london-calling-20120524 |access-date=18. april 2015 |last=Levy |first=Joe |author2=Steven Van Zandt |title=[[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]] |orig-year=2005 |edition=3.|year=2006 |publisher=Turnaround |location=London |isbn=1-932958-61-4 |oclc=70672814 |ref=RS500}}.</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' kaldte ''London Calling'' for "Best Album of All Time", da det i 2004 skrev en længere artikel om albummet.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,698325,00.html | work=Entertainment Weekly | first=Tom | last=Sinclair | title=The Best Album of All Time | date=24. september 2004 | access-date=18. april 2015 | archive-date=14. juni 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614054943/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,698325,00.html | url-status=dead }}</ref>
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