2002-13:24 top rated PA/RYM albums w/ 625+ ratings - Progressive Rock Music Forum

BBT gets the nod.

Welcome to the middle of the film.

Radiohead - In Rainbows

Sigur Rós - ( )

That'll be it.

The razamataz is a pain in the bum

^Greg. Thanks for sharing some information on the group. It sounded like something I might like and found it on my Amaxon Music Unlunitex subscription. I really liked it. I listened to the album a couple of times while working. It's definitely album that could get many listens from me and have longevity. Experimental big band is an appropriate description.

Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused to Sing (
     Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet (
     Porcupine Tree - In Absentia
     Anglagard - Viljans Oga
     Magma - K.A (Kohntarkosz Anteria) (2004)
     Riverside - Second Life Syndrome (2005)
     Riverside - Anno Domini High Definition (2009)
     Big Big Train - English Electric (Part One) (2012)
     Steven Wilson - Grace for Drowning (2011)     ]
     Radiohead - In Rainbows (2007)
     Sigur Rós - ( ) (2002)

essexboyinwales wrote:

TRTRTS, FOABP, where’s THE?🤔😤😊

I guess you mean The Human Equation by Ayreon.

It is at number 16 on the PA chart for the years 2002-13 with 625+ ratings, and I did not even find it in the top 1000 plus at the RateYourMusic chart for those years. Because I have just 12 from the Prog Archives top chart with those settings (and the other 12 from the RateyourMusic chart) it did not make it as a selection.

Ayreon - The Human Equation (2004)
- PA Rating: 4.20 | 1236 ratings (number 16 for the chart settings I used)
- RYM rating: 3.57, 3,425 ratings, 99 reviews. (it's ranked at #131 for 2004 at RYM, but for the years 2002 to 13, the charts only go up to 1,040 albums and the one ranked at 1,040 has a 3.66 there.)

So it it's not many positions down from the 12 entry for PA (still a significant difference in ranking), but it is way off qualifying for RYM. Number 12 for PA, Grace for Drowning now has a 4.20 with 1903 ratings in the PA top chart, and Ayreon has the same average rating but going on 700 less ratings.

I was lacking the hyperlinks to the charts due to a later edit, but they are back in place if people want to look for albums that they might have expected to qualify or if they are wondering about the positions.

Edited by Logan - September 28 2023 at 09:53

Poll Question: Vote for up to 5 albums, but no more than one per act (band or artist)
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused to Sing (2013)	10	[6.94%]
Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet (2007)	11	[7.64%]
Porcupine Tree - In Absentia (2002)	13	[9.03%]
Opeth - Ghost Reveries (2005)	3	[2.08%]
Anglagard - Viljans Oga (2012)	9	[6.25%]
Magma - K.A (Kohntarkosz Anteria) (2004)	10	[6.94%]
Riverside - Second Life Syndrome (2005)	9	[6.25%]
Pain of Salvation - Remedy Lane (2002)	7	[4.86%]
Riverside - Anno Domini High Definition (2009)	8	[5.56%]
Phideaux - Doomsday Afternoon (2007)	12	[8.33%]
Big Big Train - English Electric (Part One) (2012)	13	[9.03%]
Steven Wilson - Grace for Drowning (2011)	6	[4.17%]
Radiohead - In Rainbows (2007)	7	[4.86%]
Swans - The Seer (2012)	5	[3.47%]
Coil - The Age of Naples (2005)	4	[2.78%]
Sigur Rós - ( ) (2002)	7	[4.86%]
Mastodon - Crack the Skye (2009)	2	[1.39%]
Gojira - From Mars to Sirius (2005)	0	[0.00%]
Shibusashirazu - Shibuboshi (2004)	1	[0.69%]
Agalloch - Ashes Against the Grain (2006)	0	[0.00%]
The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute (2005)	6	[4.17%]
Tim Hecker - Virgins (2013)	0	[0.00%]
Isis - Panopticon (2004)	1	[0.69%]
Mastodon - Leviathan (2004)	0	[0.00%]
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