The Greatest Prog Songs Ever: 2016

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Back in the winter (or summer for those antipodal brethren among us), some of us decided to undertake the task of listing our favourite albums of all time, and then Kazza3 compiled the results and determined a fan-made top PA albums list. Since I have nothing to do for the next month and am incredibly, incredibly bored, I've decided to spearhead a similar contest, but this time for our favourite prog songs. 
So, how does this activity work? It's quite simple. All you have to do is think of your favourite prog songs, rank them, and post that list in this thread. I'll then assign each song points based on how high they are in your list, tally everyone's list and then post the top prog songs of all time, as decided by you!

The rules:
Your list can include any studio track by artists in the progarchives database, including the proto-prog and prog-related sub-genres. Singles as well as tracks from EP's are acceptable, too. Please avoid listing live tracks, demos, alternate versions, etc.; if you do include these, they will simply count as points towards the original studio release. If you aren't sure whether or not you can include something, just run it by me; I'll probably be generous.
There are no limits to how many songs you can include from one particular album or artist. All I ask is that you try to stick to "prog" songs by PA artists, especially if choosing selections from prog-related artists. This is quite subject to debate, so use your judgement; while ELP and Genesis are definitely prog artists, I don't want to see Love Beach or Invisible Touch popping up on any lists!  
Lists can range from 50 to 300 songs in length.
A lot of people stress out about making big lists like these because they're never satisfied with pitting one favourite over another. As such, ties are allowed. You can tie as many songs as you want in a particular rank, but all of the tied songs will be scored as though they were given the lowest rank. For example, three songs tied for first will all be scored as though they were ranked third.
You are allowed to make edits to your lists leading up to the deadline. Just make them very clear, whether by bolding or highlighting, so I don't miss them.
Please use the following format for your lists (I won't enforce this, just keep in mind that it will make my life much, much, much easier when compiling ).
1 - Artist - Album - Song

A sample list: 

1 - Yes - Going For The One - Turn Of The Century
3 - Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway - In The Cage
3 - ELP - Tarkus - Tarkus
4 - Gentle Giant - Octopus - Boys In The Band
5 - Pink Floyd - Meddle - One of These Days

In this list, In The Cage and Tarkus are tied for 2nd and would each be scored as though they were ranked third.

You will have until Monday August 29, 2016, to finish your lists, after which I'll post the results. 

Have fun, and go forth and rank!

Edited by Magnum Vaeltaja - August 25 2016 at 09:01

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