100 Amazing Progressive Albums by Junomoogmello 
I could easily think of at least 300 plus albums I would like to have added to this chart. If I added all my Pink Floyd, Genesis, ELP, Yes, Jethro Tull, King Crimson and Van Der Graaf Generator albums alone, I would probably fill the chart! So I have had to be a bit selective and controversially, some of my choices may surprise. For a start the boundaries of Prog are very subjective. For example, is Led Zeppelin IV heavy metal, heavy rock or progressive? Perhaps it is all three, in parts. Were Talk Talk and David Bowie progressive in some of their work? Yes, I believe they were. So what defines progressive then? Long tracks? Shifting time signatures? Changes of key signature? Heavy use of instruments like the Mellotron, Moog and CS80? Searing guitar solos? Albums where tracks have a common theme, the CONCEPT ALBUM? Long instrumental passages? Songs which are not love songs or breakup songs. Albums themed around outer space, inner space, Tolkien, Jules Verne, Atlantis, The Dark, Henry VIII and everything between. Amazing and thought provoking album cover art? It is all of the above but not necessarily all on one album, sometimes less is more. Prog morphed from Psychedelia at the tail end of the sixties, therefore it should be no surprise that many of the albums I have included were released in the seventies. However, to keep things interesting and debate open, I have included some albums which sit around the periphery. I have also not deliberately included albums which people might expect to be in in certain positions. In just about every prog chart I view, I see King Crimson ‘In the Court of the Crimson King’ and Pink Floyd ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ in positions 1 and 2. I have tried to approach this chart slightly differently, there are so many amazing albums, it is unfitting to consider them in a numerical order. Therefore consider this chart as 100 amazing prog albums but not ranked numerically. I have also attempted to provide a good blend of albums, which span the six decades of progressive rock to date. I do think Prog is somewhat subjective, so if in viewing this chart, some albums don’t gel with your perspective of Prog, let it go, or maybe change perspective…
- Chart updated: 10/06/2024 07:15
- (Created: 03/30/2024 12:04).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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100 Amazing Progressive Albums composition
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1970s | 57 | 57% | |
| 1980s | 9 | 9% | |
| 1990s | 7 | 7% | |
| 2000s | 5 | 5% | |
| 2010s | 15 | 15% | |
| 2020s | 5 | 5% |
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| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| Yes | 4 | 4% | |
| Rush | 3 | 3% | |
| Genesis | 3 | 3% | |
| Rick Wakeman | 3 | 3% | |
| Camel | 3 | 3% | |
| Jethro Tull | 3 | 3% | |
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76 | 76% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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100 Amazing Progressive Albums chart changes
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| Up 3 from 18th to 15th Demons & Wizards by Uriah Heep |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 15th to 16th Stupid Dream by Porcupine Tree |
| Down 1 from 16th to 17th Never Turn Your Back On A Friend by Budgie |
| Down 1 from 17th to 18th Goblin Rebirth by Goblin Rebirth |
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 We're Here Because We're Hereby Anathema |
| Leavers |
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 War Danceby Colosseum II |
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