Claim: Skylarking received a 9.3/10 review score from Pitchfork, and later on, they placed the album at 15th on their 2002 list of the "Top 100 Albums of the 1980s."
Evidence: The staff at Pitchfork Media placed the album at 15 on their 2002 list of the "Top 100 Albums of the 1980s". Retrospective professional ratings Pitchfork 9.3/10