<sod>In 1989, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' placed it at No. 11 on its list of the 100 best albums of the 1980s.<ref name=RS1989>{{Cite news |newspaper=[[Rolling Stone]] |issue=565 |date=16 November 1989 |page=53 |first=Michael |last=Azerrad |authorlink=Michael Azerrad |first2=Anthony |last2=DeCurtis |author2-link=Anthony DeCurtis |title=The 100 Best Albums of the Eighties: Elvis Costello and the Attractions, 'Get Happy!' }} Citation posted at {{cite web |work=rollingstone.com |title=100 Best Albums of the Eighties: 11 &#124; Elvis Costello and the Attractions, 'Get Happy!' |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-albums-of-the-eighties-20110418/elvis-costello-and-the-attractions-get-happy-19691231 |accessdate=1 December 2011 }}</ref> And, in 2002 [[Pitchfork Magazine|Pitchfork]] placed it at No. 26 on its own list of the 100 best albums of the 1980s.<ref>{{cite web |work=[[pitchfork.com]] |publisher=Pitchfork Media |date=20 November 2002 |first=Chris |last=Dahlen |title=Top 100 Albums of the 1980s: 026: Elvis Costello & The Attractions: ''Get Happy'' |url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/5882-top-100-albums-of-the-1980s/8/ |accessdate=24 December 2011 }}</ref> In 2012, [[Slant Magazine]] listed the album at No. 68 on its list of "Best Albums of the 1980s".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/feature/best-albums-of-the-1980s/308/page_4 |title=The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s &#124; Feature |publisher=Slant Magazine |accessdate=2014-05-09}}</ref><eod>
<sod>Retrospective reviews have been largely positive, and the album has been since considered to be to be one of the best of the 1980s. In 1989, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' placed it at No. 11 on its list of the 100 best albums of the 1980s.<ref name=RS1989>{{Cite news |newspaper=[[Rolling Stone]] |issue=565 |date=16 November 1989 |page=53 |first=Michael |last=Azerrad |authorlink=Michael Azerrad |first2=Anthony |last2=DeCurtis |author2-link=Anthony DeCurtis |title=The 100 Best Albums of the Eighties: Elvis Costello and the Attractions, 'Get Happy!' }} Citation posted at {{cite web |work=rollingstone.com |title=100 Best Albums of the Eighties: 11 &#124; Elvis Costello and the Attractions, 'Get Happy!' |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-albums-of-the-eighties-20110418/elvis-costello-and-the-attractions-get-happy-19691231 |accessdate=1 December 2011 }}</ref> And, in 2002 [[Pitchfork Magazine|Pitchfork]] placed it at No. 26 on its own list of the 100 best albums of the 1980s.<ref>{{cite web |work=[[pitchfork.com]] |publisher=Pitchfork Media |date=20 November 2002 |first=Chris |last=Dahlen |title=Top 100 Albums of the 1980s: 026: Elvis Costello & The Attractions: ''Get Happy'' |url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/5882-top-100-albums-of-the-1980s/8/ |accessdate=24 December 2011 }}</ref> In 2012, [[Slant Magazine]] listed the album at No. 68 on its list of "Best Albums of the 1980s".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/feature/best-albums-of-the-1980s/308/page_4 |title=The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s &#124; Feature |publisher=Slant Magazine |accessdate=2014-05-09}}</ref><eod>