This template is used in {{Album ratings}} in the "Reception" section of album articles, for reviews by Robert Christgau which use his specific rating systems: 1969 to 1989 and 1990 to present.

This template should only be used for Christgau-specific ratings (or "Christgau copycats," i.e. people who also use his rating system). Christgau's letter grade ratings are output as plain text, like B+. The symbols are similar to the ratings symbols used by Christgau in print (except for the scissors, for legibility at a small size). If the user clicks on a symbol they will be mapped through to the image page (example), which provides an explanation of the image's meaning.

Input	Output	Explanation
A+, A or A-	A+, A or A−	"A" letter gradings
B+, B or B-	B+, B or B−	"B" letter gradings
C+, C or C-	C+, C or C−	"C" letter gradings
D+, D or D-	D+, D or D−	"D" letter gradings
E+, E or E-	E+, E or E−	"E" letter gradings
hm3		*** Honorable Mention is an enjoyable effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well treasure.
hm2		** Honorable Mention is a likable effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well enjoy.
hm1		* Honorable Mention is a worthy effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well like.
neither		"neither here nor there"
cut		choice cut
dud		"dud"
[anything else]	Invalid parameter to {{Rating-Christgau}}	invalid input