#300 Peter Hammill – In Camera

2 votes – 450 points

#299 Miles Davis – Bitches Brew

2 votes – 451 points

#298 The Clash – London Calling

2 votes – 452 points

#296 Oceansize – Efflorese

2 votes – 453 points

#296 Estradasphere – Palace of Mirrors

2 votes – 453 points

#295 Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band – Safe as Milk

2 votes – 455 points

#293 Tom Waits – Rain Dogs

2 votes – 456 points

#293 Jean Michel Jarre – Equinoxe

2 votes – 456 points

#292 Jimi Hendrix Experience – Band of Gypsies

2 votes – 458 points

#291 Jaco Pastorius – Jaco Pastorius

2 votes – 459 points

#290 Echolyn – Mei

2 votes – 460 points

#289 The Who – Tommy

3 votes – 461 points

#288 Isis – Oceanic

2 votes – 462 points

#287 Omega Massif – Geisterstadt

2 votes – 463 points

#286 Magma – K.A.

2 votes – 464 points

#284 Weidorje – Weidorje

2 votes – 465 points

#284 Steve Reich – Music for 18 Musicians

2 votes – 465 points

#283 Queen – Sheer Heart Attack

3 votes – 465 points

#282 The Flaming Lips – The Soft Bulletin

3 votes – 466 points

#281 Thorendal’s Special Defects – Sol Niger Within

2 votes – 467 points

#280 Opeth – Deliverance

3 votes – 467 points

#279 Can – Tago Mago

2 votes – 468 points

#278 The Decemberists – Her Majesty The Decemberists

2 votes – 470 points

#277 Machine Head – Burn My Eyes

2 votes – 472 points

#276 Arvo Part – Lamentate

2 votes – 473 points

#275 Soundgarden – Badmotorfinger

2 votes – 475 points

#274 National Health – Of Queens and Cures

2 votes – 476 points

#272 Metallica – Ride the Lightning

3 votes – 476 points

#272 Samla Mammas Manna – Matild

3 votes – 476 points

#271 Megadeth – Rust in Peace

2 votes – 479 points

#270 Alamaailman Vasarat -  Kaarmelautakunta

2 votes – 480 points

#269 Pink Floyd – A Saucerful of Secrets

4 votes – 480 points

#268 Radiohead – The Bends

3 votes – 481 points

#267 Alice in Chains – Dirt

3 votes – 485 points

#266 Jimi Hendrix Experience – Axis: Bold as Love

3 votes – 487 points

#265 Kansas – Leftoverture

3 votes – 490 points

#264 Led Zeppelin – How the West Was Won

3 votes – 492 points

#263 Dream Theater – Systematic Chaos

4 votes – 494 points

#262 Discipline – Unfolded like Staircase

3 votes – 500 points

#261 Frank Zappa – Roxy and Elsewhere

3 votes – 502 points

#260 Blind Guardian – Nightfall on Middle Earth

3 votes – 504 points

#259 Russian Circles – Enter

3 votes – 505 points

#258 Symphony X – The Odyssey

3 votes – 510 points

#257 Fantomas – Suspended Animation

3 votes  - 512 points

#256 Gryphon – Red Queen to Gryphon Three

4 votes – 513 points

#255 Dredg – Leitmotif

3 votes – 514 points

#254 Jon Anderson – Olias of Sunhillow

3 votes – 515 points

#253 Master of Reality – Black Sabbath

3 votes – 519 points

#251 David Bowie – Low

3 votes – 523 points

#251 Anathema – Judgment

3 votes – 523 points

#250 Le Silo – 8.8 (3 votes – 526 points)

#249 Gentle Giant – Acquiring the Taste (3 votes – 530 points)

#248 Red Hot Chili Peppers – Blood Sugar Sex Magik (3 votes – 531 points)

#247 Frank Zappa – Sheik Yerbouti (3 votes – 532 points)

#246 Gentle Giant – Three Friends (4 votes – 532 points)

#245 Emerson Lake and Palmer – Emerson Lake and Palmer (4 votes – 534 points)

#244 Dead Kennedys – Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (3 votes – 536 points)

#243 Museo Rosenbach – Zarathustra (3 votes – 537 points)

#242 David Bowie – Scary Monsters (4 votes – 537 points)

#241 Frank Zappa – Over-Nite Sensation (3 votes – 538 points)

#240 Hoyry-Kone – Huono Paturi (3 votes – 546 points)

#239 The Tangent – The Music that Died Alone (3 votes – 548 points)

#238 Battles – Mirrored (3 votes – 552 points)

#237 Guns N Roses – Appetite For Destruction (3 votes – 555 points)

#236 Symphony X – The Divine Wings of Tragedy (3 votes – 558 points)

#234 Frank Zappa – You Can’t Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 2 (3 votes – 560 points)

#234 Van Halen – Van Halen (3 votes – 560 points)

#233 Marillion – Fugazi (4 votes – 460 points)

#232 Mogwai – Happy Songs For Happy People (3 votes – 565 points)

#231 Jethro Tull – Stand Up (4 votes – 566 points)

#230 Riverside – Rapid Eye Movement (3 votes – 568 points)

#229 UK – UK (3 votes – 569 points)

#227 Pink Floyd – Ummagumma (4 votes – 577 points)

#227 Rainbow – Rising (4 votes – 577 points)

#226 Spock’s Beard – The Light (3 votes – 582 points)

#225 The Beatles – Rubber Soul (4 votes – 586 points)

#224 Black Sabbath – Heaven and Hell (4 votes – 587 points)

#223 Pearl Jam – Vs. (4 votes – 593 points)

#222 Peter Gabriel – Peter Gabriel 3 (4 votes – 602 points)

#221 Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band – Trout Mask Replica (5 votes – 603 points)

#220 Van der Graaf Generator – World Record (3 votes – 613 points)

#219 Opeth – My Arms, Your Hearse (3 votes – 614 points)

#218 Porcupine Tree – The Sky Moves Sideways (3 votes – 615 points)

#217 Steve Hackett – Voyage of the Acolyte (4 votes – 617 points)

#216 Dream Theater – Octavarium (5 votes – 617 points)

#215 Marillion – Clutching at Straws (3 votes – 618 points)

#214 Stormy Six – L’apprendista (3 votes – 624 points)

#213 Isis – Panopticon (3 votes – 625 points)

#212 Frank Zappa – Zappa in New York (3 votes – 630 points)

#211 Wobbler – Hinterland (3 votes – 631 points)

#210 Queen – Queen 2 (3 votes – 633 points)

#209 A Perfect Circle – Mer De Noms (3 votes – 634 points)

#208 The Doors – LA Woman (4 votes – 638 points)

#207 Jethro Tull – Benefit (3 votes – 639 points)

#206 Frank Zappa – Joe’s Garage (3 votes – 640 points)

#205 Frank Zappa – ‘ (4 votes – 640 points)

#203 Quiet Sun – Mainstream (3 votes – 641 points)

#203 Peter Gabriel – Up (3 votes – 641 points)

#202 Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells (3 votes – 642 points)

#201 Queensryche – Operation : Mindcrime (3 votes – 645 points)

#200 Yes – Yessongs (3 votes – 647 points)

#199 Rage Against the Machine – Rage Against the Machine (3 votes – 657 points)

#198 The Who – Quadrophenia (3 votes – 658 points)

#197 Anathema – Alternative 4 (4 votes – 660 points)

#195 Anglagard – Epilog (4 votes – 663 points)

#195 Phideaux – Doomsday Afternoon (4 votes – 663 points)

#194 Van der Graaf Generator – The Least We Could Do Is Wave to Each Other (4 votes – 673 points)

#193 The Beatles – Magical Mystery Tour (4 votes – 675 points)

#192 Billy Cobham – Spectrum (3 votes – 678 points)

#191 Isis – The Absence of Truth (4 votes – 683 points)

#190 Santana – Canaverserai (4 votes – 684 points)

#189 Jeff Buckley – Grace (3 votes – 686 points)

#188 Pain of Salvation – One Hour By the Concrete Lake (4 votes – 688 points)

#187 Induki – SUSAR (3 votes – 694 points)

#186 Koenjihyakkei – Angherr Shisspa (4 votes – 694 points)

#185 King Crimson – The Great Deciever (3 votes – 700 points)

#184 Spock’s Beard – The Kindness of Strangers (4 votes – 701 points)

#183 Gentle Giant – In’terview (4 votes – 703 points)

#182 Le Orme – Uomo Di Pezza (4 votes – 716 points)

#181 Tool – 10,000 Days (4 votes – 721 points)

#180 Deep Purple – Made in Japan (4 votes – 722 points)

#179 Faith No More – Angel Dust (3 votes – 724 points)

#178 Muse – Black Holes and Revelations (5 votes – 727 points)

#177 Sleepytime Gorilla Museum – Grand Opening and Closing (5 votes – 728 points)

#176 Marillion – Marbles (4 votes – 743 points)

#175 Pink Floyd – Atom Heart Mother (5 votes - 747 points)

#174 Emerson Lake and Palmer – Tarkus (4 votes – 751 points)

#172 Dream Theater – Train of Thought (4 votes – 753 points)

#172 Cream – Disraeli Gears (4 votes – 753 points)

#170 Wishbone Ash – Argus (4 votes – 760 points)

#170 Caravan – If I Could Do It All Over Again, I’d Do It All Over You (4 votes – 760 points)

#169 Between the Buried and Me – Colors (4 votes – 764 points)

#168 Yes – Drama (4 votes – 775 points)

#167 Nine Inch Nails – The Downward Spiral (5 votes – 779 points)

#166 Gong – Angel’s Egg (4 votes – 785 points)

#165 Oceansize – Everyone in to Position (4 votes – 791 points)

#164 Faith No More – The Real Thing (5 votes – 797 points)

#162 Maudlin of the Well – Bath (4 votes – 801 points)

#162 Hatfield and the North – The Rotter’s Club (4 votes – 801 points)

#161 Genesis – Trespass (5 votes – 801 points)

#160 Soundgarden – Superunknown (4 votes – 803 points)

#159 Il Balletto Di Bronzo – Ys (4 votes – 808 points)

#158 Bill Bruford – One of a Kind (4 votes – 820 points)

#157 Premiata Forneria Marconi – Storia Di Un Minuto (5 votes – 825 points)

#156 Devin Townsend – Ocean Machine : Biomech (4 votes – 826 points)

#155 A Perfect Circle – 13^th Step (4 votes – 834 points)

#154 Present – Triskaidekaphobie (4 votes – 850 points)

#153 Jimi Hendrix Experience – Electric Ladyland (4 votes – 852 points)

#152 Explosions in the Sky – The Earth is not a Cold Dead Place (5 votes – 853 points)

#151 Maudlin of the Well – Leaving Your Body Map (4 votes – 856 points)

#150 Sleepytime Gorilla Museum – In Glorious Times (5 votes – 857 points)

#149 Neutral Milk Hotel – In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (4 votes – 860 points)

#148 Sigur Ros – Takk… (6 votes – 861 points)

#147 Porcupine Tree – Lightbulb Sun (4 votes – 864 points)

#146 Frank Zappa – Weasels Ripped my Flesh (4 votes – 882 points)

#145 Jethro Tull – Songs From the Wood (6 votes – 882 points)

#144 Dredg – El Cielo (4 votes – 888 points)

#142 Iron Maiden – Powerslave (4 votes – 889 points)

#142 Dun – Eros (4 votes – 889 points)

#141 Radiohead – Amnesiac (5 votes – 889 points)

#140 Symphony X – V:The New Mythology Suite (4 votes – 916 points)

#139 Al DiMeola – Elegant Gypsy (5 votes – 924 points)

#138 Magma – Kohntarkosz (5 votes – 925 points)

#137 Mahavishu Orchestra – The Inner Mounting Flame (5 votes – 926 points)

#136 Porcupine Tree – Signify (5 votes – 927 points)

#135 Gong – You (4 votes – 930 points)

#134 Spock’s Beard – V (5 votes – 935 points)

#133 Mr. Bungle – Mr. Bungle (5 votes – 938 points)

#132 John Zorn – Naked City (6 votes – 964 points)

#130 Mastodon – Blood Mountain (5 votes – 966 points)

#130 The Mars Volta – Amputechture (5 votes – 966 points)

#129 Rush – 2112 (6 votes – 968 points)

#128 Oceansize – Frames (5 votes – 971 points)

#127 Kayo Dot – Dowsing Anemone With Copper Tongue (5 votes – 978 points)

#126 Pink Floyd – Piper at the Gates of Dawn (5 votes – 982 points)

#125 Banco del Mutuo Soccorso – Io Sono Nato Libero (5 votes – 983 points)

#124 King Crimson – Starless and Bible Black (6 votes – 983 points)

#123 Frank Zappa – We’re Only in it For the Money (5 votes – 986 points)

#122 Jimi Hendrix Experience – Are You Experienced? (5 votes – 989 points)

#121 Frank Zappa – One Size Fits All (5 votes – 1006 points)

#120 Focus – Hamburger Concerto (5 votes – 1008 points)

#119 Gentle Giant – Playing the Fool (5 votes – 1009 points)

#118 Yes – Tales from Topographic Oceans (6 votes – 1010 points)

#117 Frank Zappa – The Grand Wazoo (5 votes – 1013 points)

#116 Pearl Jam – Ten (5 votes – 1021 points)

#115 Marillion – Brave (5 votes – 1033 points)

#114 Devin Townsend – Ziltoid the Omniscient (6 votes – 1033 points)

#113 Pain of Salvation – Entropia (5 votes – 1034 points)

#112 UneXpect – In a Flesh Aquarium (5 votes – 1052 points)

#111 The Doors – The Doors (5 votes – 1055 points)

#110 Led Zeppelin – Houses of the Holy (7 votes – 1061 points)

#109 Riverside – Out of Myself (6 votes – 1093 points)

#108 Camel – Moonmadness (5 votes – 1098 points)

#107 Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin 2 (5 votes – 1101 points)

#106 Muse – Absolution (6 votes – 1106 points)

#105 Robert Wyatt – Rock Bottom (5 votes – 1123 points)

#104 Mr. Bungle – California (6 votes – 1123 points)

#103 The Decemberists – The Crane Wife (7 votes – 1145 points)

#102 Radiohead – In Rainbows (6 votes – 1148 points)

#101 Transatlantic – SMPTe (6 votes – 1155 points)

#100 Transatlantic - Bridge Across Forever
(6 votes - 1163 points) Highest rating: #4 by KingCrimson776
Transatlantic is the greatest band ever. No band has ever written such epic music, and no one will ever come close again, unless by some miracle.(King Crimson776)

#99 Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses
(6 votes - 1166 points) Highest rating: #18 by Moreitsythanyou
A very dense and textured album, Heavy Horses is a prog folk classic with its diverse melody and excellent vocals. (Moreitsythanyou)

#98 Kayo Dot - Choirs of the Eye
(5 votes - 1177 points) Highest rating: #1 by Acebad
Choirs is truly an adventure.it may take 2 years, it make take less, it may take a lifetime but given time this album grows lush and beautiful. Its challenging music, and almost the masterpiece it intends to be. (Keiser Willhelm - #8)

#97 The Beatles - The Beatles (The White Album)
(6 votes - 1178 points) Highest rating: #11 by El Böthy
This album really shows how advanced the Beatles were for their time...it was 1968, noone was doing something like this!!!...really the Beatles were miles ahead of every one...and in many ways still are. (El Böthy)

#96 Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - Darwin!
(6 votes - 1197 points) Highest rating: #1 by BigHairyMonster
An essential album to Italian Symphonic. Lush keyboards, soaring vocals, excellent songwriting and exectution. A terrific concept album. (Moreitsythanyou #41)

#95 The Who - Who's Next
(6 votes - 1204 points) Highest rating: #1 by 1800iareyay
As usual, the band brims with energy, sending pounding chords and drums cascading through your head. However, this release shows the band exuding some restraint, and it is definitely an improvement. (1800iareyay)

#94 The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute
(7 votes - 1208 points) Highest rating: #6 by Heyitsthatguy
it still proves to be an interesting and engrossing experience from start to finish. At least, if you have the patience to sit through this 78 minute monster. (Heyitsthatguy)

#93 Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
(6 votes - 1224 points) Highest rating: #16 by glass house
Physical Graffiti is a masterpiece of rock music as a whole. I cannot recommend this album enough.{1800iareyay #90)

#92 Return to Forever - Romatic Warrior
(6 votes -1233 points) Highest rating: #6 by glass house
It has not grown old over the many listens I've given it, and it is always pleasurable and incredibly entertain every time. Romantic Warrior is one of the finer jazz outputs ever, and is only a few minor shades from being an utter essential. (Shakespeare #66)

#91 Mahavishu Orchestra - Birds of Fire
(6 votes - 1249 points) Highest rating: #7 by KingCrimson776
This is their best (and most intense) album. Essential for any jazz fusion or progressive rock fan, and highly recomended for any rock fan. (King Crimson776)

#90 The Beatles - Revolver
(7 votes - 1255 points) Highest Rating: #18 by BigHairyMonster

#89 Devin Townsend - Terria
(6 votes - 1258 points) Highest rating: #1 by Keiser Willhelm
The music speaks volumes to me, convays a sense of grandure and beauty that i have heard or felt in very very few albums. (Keiser Willhelm)

#88 King Crimson - The Power to Believe
(7 votes - 1262 points) Highest rating: #26 by El Böthy
It’s a MASTERPIECE! I couldn’t believe my ears... this band, my favorite band, a band that is more than 35 years old, can make this stunning record in 2003!!! Wow, I was blown away... the Crimsons are still Kings!!!{El Böthy)

#87 Sigur Ros - ( )
(6 votes - 1276 points) Highest rating: #13 by Schizoid_man77
...Beautiful also being a good description. The awesome melodies, and sometimes moving arpegios of the guitar and piano are really what make the album, besides the intense climaxes. (Schizoid_Man77)

#86 Dream Theater - Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
(7 votes - 1283 points) Highest rating: #19 by Heyitsthatguy
This album is quite possibly the bands most experimental as it takes in a wide range styles and tones in the album, whilst maintaining a more heavy metal sound than in previous albums. (sleeper #132)

#85 Emerson Lake and Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery
(7 votes - 1295 points) Highest rating: #6 by Markosherrera
The epic atmosphere and intense playing on this album still amazes me everytime I listen to it...a fantastic album, with a great chilly and intense atmosphere lying over it. (BJ-1 #9)

#84 Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Yanqui UXO
(7 votes - 1321 points) Highest rating: #10 by Heyitsthatguy
Breathtaking. This is one of the greatest post-rock records I've ever heard in my life...with its lush and sweeping orchestral arrangements and intense emotional peaks.(Heyitsthatguy)

#83 Comus - First Utterance
(6 votes - 1322 points) Highest rating: #3 by Evans
There is one word with which i can summarise "First Utterance", and that is "intense". Everything about it is intense. For those of you with a leaning towards the more grotesque, this is the album for you. (Evans)

#82 Riverside - Second Life Syndrome
(7 votes - 1322 points) Highest rating: #5 by Darkmatter, Lofcaudio
Riverside's second album is very necessary to have. It's not the most metal album of progressive metal, but it's a masterpiece. (darkmatter)

#81 Dream Theater - Awake
(7 votes - 1342 points) Highest rating: #7 by Heyitsthatguy
Its the best example of them balancing heavy metal with progressive rock. I like it. (Heyitsthatguy)

#80 Queen - A Night at the Opera
(6 votes - 1343 points) Highest rating: #5 by Draconean
The variety of musical styles, the bombast, the vocal harmonies, Brian’s unique way of guitar playing, the constant changing of moods between ballad and rock in one song. Everything that made Queen such an interesting band is present here. (Draconean)

#79 Deep Purple - In Rock
(7 votes - 1351 points) Highest rating: #14 by Easy Money

#78 Radiohead - Hail to the Thief
(7 votes - 1358 points) Highest rating: #20 by laplace
It is, at heart, a collection of really great songs.I believe that due to the fact that Radiohead are still pushing boundaries and not sacrificing quality of songs in addition to the album being well crafted makes it an excellent addtion to any prog music collection. (Moreitsythanyou #28)

#77 Sigur Ros - Agaetis Byrjun
(7 votes - 1375 points) Highest rating: #4 by Acebad
Agaetis Byrjun showcases the atmospheric and melodic qualities that the band possesses. The result is haunting and artistic, somber and uplifitng. With their charming. sweeping soundscapes, Sigur Ros is a powerhouse of beauty and emotion that can certainly please the ears of many people.(Moreitsythanyou #14)

#76 The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
(8 votes - 1398 points) Highest rating: #12 by Oceansizzle
It contains some of the catchiest songs, and one of the most iconic album covers ever. The gold standard of pop records.  (cookieacquired #42)

#75 Opeth - Damnation
(9 votes - 1400 points) Highest rating: #16 by asimplemistake
This is an album full of beautiful, melancholic soft songs by Swedish metal gods OPETH. I found it very surprising that a metal band like OPETH would make an album like this, but I'm very glad that they did. I think almost everyone who likes prog would enjoy this album.(asimplemistake)

#74 Godspeed You! Black Emperor - F#A#(infinity)
(7 votes - 1409 points) Highest rating: #2 by Keiser Willhelm
This is truly some of the most hauntingly beautiful music i have ever listened to. The gorgeous yet thunderous buildups, delicate guitar, the apocalyptic monologues, and beautiful melodies, this is incredible stuff and unlike anything you've listened to before. (Keiser Willhelm)

#73 Pink Floyd - The Wall
(9 votes - 1409 points) Highest rating: #11 by Atavachron

#72 Rush - Permanent Waves
(8 votes - 1416 points) Highest rating: #33 by Moreitsythanyou
My personal favorite Rush album, this album contains the perfect balance of catchy pop-based music and technical prowess.

#71 Camel - Mirage
(7 votes - 1417 points) Highest rating: #31 by El Böthy
 But, it´s obvious where Camel are at their best... the softer side, the melodies! Ah, talk about a band with some of the most beautiful melodies you are gonna listen to. Camel is one of those bands that can appeal to the a hardcore Avant fan, to the most inexperienced rock listener. (El Böthy)

#70 Soft Machine - Third
(7 votes - 1424 points) Highest rating: #9 by Geck0
For me though, this is one of my favourite albums of all time, even with its minor flaws. The musicianship is astounding throughout and even though it may not be immediately apparent, the compositions are also excellent.So for me, this album is an essential album for lovers of groundbreaking jazz rock and minimilism. (The reviewer formerly known as Geck0)

#69 Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin I
(7 votes - 1454 points) Highest rating: #16 by Kenmartree

#68 Black Sabbath - Paranoid
(7 votes - 1463 points) Highest rating: #7 by Zappa88
However, it's massive influence on all of heavy rock makes it an impossible album to underrate. While Sabbath would make some great albums after this, this will forever remain the high water mark of their career, as well as metal. (1800iareyay #25)

#67 Camel - The Snow Goose
(9 votes - 1480 points) Highest rating: #13 by asimplemistake
With beautiful melodies and great songwriting throughout the album, The Snow Goose is a near masterpiece. This is highly recommended. (asimplemistake)

#66 Anglagard - Hybris
(8 votes - 1494 points) Highest rating: #4 by Musicalsalmacis
The band itself sounds like it was a prog supergroup...Despite sounding like an amalgam of 70s prog heroes, Anglagard is one of the most original prog groups of the 90s. (1800iareyay #79)

#65 Marillion - Misplaced Childhood
(8 votes - 1528 points) Highest rating: #18 by Evans
Anyway, since then i've gone totally over to Marillion, and while i can see how people prefer Genesis, i still feel obliged to come to their defense and say why i think that the son is better than the grandfather. The whole concept makes so much more sense to me on a personal level than most albums. (Evans)

#64 Frank Zappa - Hot Rats
(9 votes - 1530 points) Highest rating: #14 by KingCrimson776
The music contained on this album is truly a delight to hear, especially for musicians.I would recommend it to anyone with musical tastes beyond the ordinary. (King Crimson776)

#63 Metallica - Master of Puppets
(7 votes - 1551 points) Highest rating: #11 by Draconean

#62 Mr. Bungle - Disco Volante
(8 votes - 1560 points) Highest rating: #4 by cookieacquired
Now THIS is something you don’t hear everyday. This is an extremely well made album actually, and I think this is one of the most original and weirdest Avant-Prog I’ve listened to so far. (Bj-1 #11)

#61 Pain of Salvation - Remedy Lane
(7 votes - 1570 points) Highest rating: #2 by Lofcaudio
This particular album is outstanding from start to finish. Daniel Gildenlöw’s impressive vocal talents are in full display accompanied by some very well-crafted songs.If you like music that rocks, I think you will agree with me that Remedy Lane is fabulous prog metal. (Lofcaudio)

#60 Caravan - In the Land of Grey and Pink
(8 votes - 1571 points) Highest rating: #10 by Zappa88
With Caravan's 1971 release "In The Land Of Grey And Pink", the Canterbury genre of music peaked and then was born again. Of course, since it is the true gem of the genre, it contains all of the necessary elements for an amazing Canterbury album, such as the psychedelic surrealism and the funny and goofy approach to writing lyrics. Start with this album if you are just looking for an album that is very musically intelligent yet fun at the same time, all while staying clean and interesting. (Zappa88)

#59 Supertramp - Crime of the Century
(8 votes - 1576 points) Highest rating: #1 by Bj-1
This is a dynamic and progressive journey to me, a really unique album which changes moods by each track, nothing here is bad in my book, this is pure perfection both in compositional skills as well and technical competence from the band. After all these listens I’ve given this album, I still can’t find something I dislike about it and it never get’s dull or tiresome to my ears. (Bj-1)

#58 Harmonium - Si On Avait Besoin D'une Cinquième Saison
(8 votes - 1611 points) Highest rating: #7 by El Böthy
Possibly the most beautiful album ever, at least in my collection. It´s the simplicity of the arregements what makes this album so wonderful and colorful. Every little detail, every note, every instrument makes this album be the masterpiece it is. This is definitly a jewel in any kind of genre, be it prog, rock, folk or whatever...(El Böthy)

#57 Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - Of Natural History
(9 votes - 1640 points) Highest rating: #2 by cookieacquired
Musically, this album is amazingly original to the point where the band has made its own instruments that they play. The underlying tone of the songs usually lies somewhere between sinister and evil, though tongue-in-cheek is also present. Overall I deem this album not to be missed, and urge those who haven't already gotten it to buy it and listen to it. (cookieacquired)

#56 Jethro Tull - A Passion Play
(8 votes - 1641 points) Highest rating: #3 by Draconean
This must be one of the most complex albums ever... The album, because of his (again) complexety and theatrical approach ( A Passion PLAY!), makes the band no longer a folk prog band, but a symphonic one...very very nice!!! (El Böthy #12)

#55 King Crimson - Lizard
(9 votes - 1650 points) Highest rating: #2 by BigHairyMonster
If progressive rock is supposed to be a mix of rock, jazz and concert hall music, then this album should be the poster child for the genre. What Fripp does on this section is take musical themes that build and contrast with each other, weaving them in and out till it all hits a bursting point. On top of this tightly wound compostion the horn players spit out their chaotic solos, and it is all done with a rock sound and energy. It is the perfect blend of all three elements. (Easy Money #5)

#54 Porcupine Tree - Stupid Dream
(8 votes - 1679 points) Highest rating: #13 by King Crimson776
Porcupine Tree is one of my favorite bands, and I'd have to say this is my favorite album by them. The melodies on this album are just so catchy. (King Crimson 776)

#53 Van der Graaf Generator - Still Life
(9 votes - 1700 points) Highest rating: #2 by Evans, Geck0
If i were to compare Still Life and Godbluff, i would say that Godbluff is the better musically, but that Still Life is the winner by far lyrically. Since this is a prog site and us who really listen to lyrics are in minority, i can see why Godbluff is more popular. If you like Vdgg, you can't really go wrong here. (Evans)

#52 Metallica - ...And Justice For All
(8 votes - 1722 points) Highest rating: #7 by enteredwinter

#51 Genesis - A Trick of the Tail
(9 votes - 1730 points) Highest rating: #32 by kenmartree
The album is very beautiful, and will definitely appeal more to the fan that never got into Peter Gabriel Genesis. The music of the album easily surpasses the vocals and lyrics. The mood is very mellow, 50% twelve string guitar, while the other 50% is keyboards and drums.Overall this album kinda disappointed me at first, but after many close listens, I have come to appreciate the mellow atmosphere and pretty acoustics. (schizoid_man77 #38)

#50 The Beatles - Abbey Road
(9 votes - 1742 points) Highest rating: #4 by kenmartree
Abbey Road made me appreciate music, it opened my eyes, and no music did ever sound the same afterwards. Abbey Road is the album where the Beatles took every good element from their past and distil them into their absolute masterpiece. There is no way i can give this seminal album anything less than masterpiece rating. (Evans #12)

#49 Radiohead - Kid A
(9 votes - 1770 points) Highest rating: #3 by Heyitsthatguy
With Kid A, Radiohead reached the epitome of what it means to be progressive in the 21st century. Deeply moving and artistic, Kid A pushes the boundaries that have held back not just the band, but music in general. I guess that the dark tone that shrouds this album is what makes it so memorable and relateable. Emotional presence is essential for a masterpiece to contain, and there is no lack of it here. (Moreitsythanyou #4)

#48 Magma - Mekanik Destrukiw Kommandoh
(9 votes - 1795 points) Highest rating: #1 by Shakespeare
I ne'er knew true beauty 'till this...The melodies and arrangements are all mind-blowing, and still interesting after the hundredth listen. The atmosphere is consistently celestial and grandiose. On some moments, you can feel as if the words carry powers of exorcism, as Vander himself has expressed to feel.Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh is unarguably flawless. Enjoying it is only a matter of taste. (Shakespeare)

#47 Opeth - Ghost Reveries
(9 votes - 1801 points) Highest rating: #2 by asimplemistake
Absolutely amazing. Now why is it that Opeth was the first band with screaming/growling I could stand? Well, maybe it's the beautiful soft breaks in many of their heavy songs. Maybe it's the huge dynamic range the band shows. Maybe it's the awesome heavy riffs. Maybe it's that Opeth has a sound that no other band really has. Or it could be I love the sound quality of this album. Actually, I think its all of those (in fact, it is!). (asimplemistkae)

#46 Marillion - Script for a Jester's Tear
(9 votes - 1808 points) Highest rating: #10 by Sleeper
Overall this is quite an amazing album, most definitely one of the strongest debut’s in the prog world, and historically the album that kicked the Neo-prog movement into high gear, even if it wasn't the first one there. Despite its flaws in the rhythm section, this album is stunning because of its immaculately formed songs {sleeper}

#45 Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven
(9 votes - 1811 points) Highest rating: #8 by Man With Hat
This is one of those albums that shakes music to the core, and I am afraid that I can not do this album justice. I still don't think I can capture the pure power of this music in words. This is one of those albums that should be listened to by any person that loves music.Dark, powerful, eerie, beautiful, melancholy...these are only a few adjective to describe the journey this album (and this band in general) take you on. (Man With Hat)

#44 Rush - Moving Pictures
(10 votes - 1816 points) Highest rating: #14 by Markosherrera
Rush combines the advent of synths in the 80's with their classic sound to create their most well known album. Rush combines the use of synthesizers that they first implemented in previous albums to a more dramatic effect with their classic sound to create a balance of technicality, progressiveness, and catchiness. All three members are in top form and have great performances here. (Heyitsthatguy #66)

#43 Van der Graaf Generator - Godbluff
(10 votes - 1891 points) Highest rating: #1 by Draconean
In all of its dark, brooding melody, Godbluff is at heart, a very well written collection of songs. It is highly thematic and expressive. In my opinion, the band is at its musical peak, resulting in four timeless songs that work very well together. A must for any progressive collection, especially for those who enjoy heartfelt despondency and shimmering beauty. (Moreitsythanyou #50)

#42 Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
(10 votes - 1892 points) Highest rating: #13 by darkmatter
Porcupine Tree have created one of the greatest albums of the decade with this one. I agree completely that this is the top prog album of 2005. PT are heavier than ever on this album.Anyway, I highly recomend this album to anyone who goes on this site, so if you don't have it and are looking to get into modern prog, get it. (King Crimson776 #23)

#41 Dream Theater - Scenes from a Memory
(9 votes - 1940 points) Highest rating: #1 by Heyitsthatguy
Its not often that I find an album that I cant find anything wrong with it, even on 5 star albums I will find a small niggling problem, but nothing worth getting hung up over. Here I can find no fault, in my opinion this is the best album that Dream Theater have ever produced and I don’t think they will ever beat it(sleeper #3)

#40 The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium
(9 votes - 1946 points) Highest rating: #2 by Heyitsthatguy
This album is, by no doubt in my mind, an Essential addition to any collection. The mars Volta are one of the most original and most important bands of the 21st century and this is, also without a doubt, their seminal album.Its an explosive record with some great atmospheric passages interspersed throughout both the songs and within the songs themselves.This is an essential album for anyone wishing to call themselves a progressive music aficionado and one of the most important releases of the last few decades.(Keiser Willhelm #15)

#39 Pain of Salvation - BE
(9 votes - 1979 points) Highest rating: #4 by Keiser Willhelm, Heyitsthatguy
An over the top yet relevant concept ties in with orchestra backed music to make their most progressive, if perhaps least metal, release in their career. Daniel Gildenlow's vocals shine throughout, from crying the plight of a doomed human race to the snide, condescending, and deliciously self interested musings of a certain Mr. Money. I like this one too (Heyitsthatguy)

#38 Gentle Giant - In a Glass House
(11 votes - 1990 points) Highest rating: #1 by Atavachron
An outfit so well-versed in myriad musics and so able to pull the very best from each member, that there are moments on this 1973 release that dwarf contemporaries and make Yes and Tull look like schoolchildren. Consequently, there is not a slow or insignificant moment on 'In a Glass House' and it remains the enormous masterwork it was then. This band is a glory to behold and we're left wondering why other prog acts so consistantly took the spotlight of history. No matter really, Gentle Giant made great records for us to enjoy forever. It doesn't get any better.(Atavachron)

#37 Ayreon - The Human Equation
(10 votes - 2042 points) Highest rating: #3 by Lofcaudio
This album grabbed me in the very first listen (not always a good thing) and has continued to thrill my ears on subsequent listens (definitely a good thing).With every song being loaded with numerous vocalists, there is never a dull moment despite the length of the entire album. I highly recommend this piece of art. It has left me stunned. (Lofcaudio)

#36 Van der Graaf Generator - H to He Who Am the Only One
(10 votes - 2072 points) Highest rating: #5 by Man With Hat
I don't know exactly why, but I find this to be a very enjoyable album to listen to. I enjoy its operatic and majestic nature which can switch from introspective musings to bombastic proclaimations. Truly an epic album of expression and creativity, which contains my favorite songs by Van der Graaf Generator. Although I feel that the band had progressed from here as musicans, this is the album I always find myself coming back to. (Moreitsythanyou #30)

#35 Premiata Forneria Marconi - Per Un Amico
(11 votes - 2127 points) Highest rating: #7 by Martinn
Per Un Amico is widely regarded as the landmark Italian Symphonic album. Its five songs range from exciting to haunting to beautiful. It proves that great music can surpass language barriers remains an excellent example of symphonic rock today, even against the British favorites. (Moreitsythanyou #92)

#34 Yes - The Yes Album
(14 votes - 2180 points) Highest rating: #5 by Atavachron
My introduction to the wonderful world that is Yes, and it couldn’t have been a better one. “The Yes album” may not be as colossal as "Close to the edge", "Tales..." or “Relayer” and yes, Tony Kaye obviously is not Rick Wakeman, but I still like it , and a lot. A classic!!! (El Böthy #29)

#33 Pain of Salvation - The Perfect Element Part 1
(10 votes - 2233 points) Highest rating: #1 by Sleeper
On creating The Perfect Element Part 1 it appears that Pain of Salvation have created the perfect album. To me its a deep and emotionally involving concept that draws you in and makes you feel for the characters. In-fact this concept is the key to why I enjoy this album so much.The Perfect Element is one of those strange albums that proves to be the easiest starting point for the band in question whilst holding such huge reserves of emotional and musical depth that it remains as a fast favourite. (sleeper)

#32 Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV (Zoso)
(11 votes - 2242 points) Highest rating: #3 by 1800iareyay, EnglishAssassin)
This is arguably the greatest rock record ever recorded, i certainly consider it so. Led Zeppelin at their finest. Stunning effort. i have owned this since the tender age of 7 and have enjoyed every year of it. hasnt gotten old yet! essential for ANY music fan, prog or otherwise. (Keiser Willhelm #6)

#31 Opeth - Still Life
(11 votes - 2273 points) Highest rating: #1 by enteredwinter
This is one of the very few albums that felt life-changing to me upon first hearing it. It was like nothing I had ever heard before, and I loved it. If metal (or prog-metal) is something you enjoy generally and if you can stomach the growl-vocals then what you will find is some extraordinarily well-written music within this album. There is an unbelievably well-done blend of intense growl/distortion parts mixed with clean-vocal/acoustic-guitar parts.(enteredwinter)