Styx 
The best album credited to Styx is The Grand Illusion which is ranked number 1,981 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 856.
Styx is ranked number 650 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 2,723.
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- Todd Sucherman
- Dennis DeYoung
- Tommy Shaw
- Gowan
- Glen Burtnik
- See also:
- The Orchestra
- Styx and REO Speedwagon
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Styx best albums
The following albums by Styx are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:
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Styx best tracks
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Styx ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Artist ratings | Avg. artist rating |
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| ! | 10/27/2025 02:53 | reelcolonel | 43 | 78/100 |
| ! | 05/20/2024 14:12 |  hoyquarlow | 260 | 72/100 |
| ! | 03/25/2024 12:17 |  paladisiac | 1,041 | 67/100 |
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This artist has a Bayesian average rating of 71.3/100, a mean average of 70.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.0/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 20.5.
Styx favourites
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Styx forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 10/20/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5471): By beatlemattView latest topic →
Romanelli 04/01/2026 13:53 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)Styx comments
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junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/02/2012 04:13 | #56426
Styx represents how music became bloated in the late 70s... Yes, they can play like nobody's business. But their sound is so awkward and grandiose, and their lyrics silly. This style of music combined with disco led to the punk rebellion.
Robert Anton Wilson TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/07/2011 18:49 | #30064
A days of yore favourite. Styx were once considered to be among the Top acts around. Then they went Domo Arigato on us and so many good bands came giving us reasons to more or less forget them. To me the music of Styx is like a dear old friend that deserved to be "put back in its place" ... but not so harshly. They did produce great songs and quite good albums (Particularly the run going from Equinox to Paradise). They have their place in my heart, I am not one to forget my early loves but no, I don't listen to them much anymore.
Applerill TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/01/2010 03:37 | #13259
Dennis DeyYoung lives in my neighborhood. No joke.
From 1975 to 1979 they released 5 really good albums. The rest of their stuff has been pretty inconsistent. The Grand Illusion is their best and most cohesive album. Other than that they seem to be more of a greatest hits band.
Fischman TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/02/2019 18:54 | #228637
Such a mixed bag, this band could soar to astonishing artistic heights, or turn out some of the most miserable dreck in music. Focusing on just the good stuff is improtant with this band.
