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."
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 
