Top progressive metal albums

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1 Opeth
Blackwater Park (2001)
Blackwater Park (2001)
9.22 | 2936
9.22
2936
2 Opeth
Still Life (1999)
Still Life (1999)
9.05 | 2013
9.05
2013
3 Dream Theater
Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory (1999)
Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory (1999)
8.98 | 1661
8.98
1661
4 Dream Theater
Images And Words (1992)
Images And Words (1992)
8.96 | 1852
8.96
1852
5 Tool
Lateralus (2001)
Lateralus (2001)
8.95 | 1387
8.95
1387
6 Opeth
Ghost Reveries (2005)
Ghost Reveries (2005)
8.94 | 2174
8.94
2174
7 Ayreon
The Human Equation (2004)
The Human Equation (2004)
8.84 | 868
8.84
868
8 Porcupine Tree
Fear Of A Blank Planet (2007)
Fear Of A Blank Planet (2007)
8.83 | 835
8.83
835
9 Nevermore
Dead Heart In A Dead World (2000)
Dead Heart In A Dead World (2000)
8.82 | 1004
8.82
1004
10 Orphaned Land
Mabool: The Story Of The Three Sons Of Seven (2004)
Mabool: The Story Of The Three Sons Of Seven (2004)
8.81 | 711
8.81
711
11 Nevermore
This Godless Endeavor (2005)
This Godless Endeavor (2005)
8.8 | 1101
8.8
1101
12 Symphony X
The Divine Wings Of Tragedy (1997)
The Divine Wings Of Tragedy (1997)
8.8 | 801
8.8
801
13 Tool
Ænima (1996)
Ænima (1996)
8.77 | 1183
8.77
1183
14 Pain Of Salvation
Remedy Lane (2002)
Remedy Lane (2002)
8.76 | 565
8.76
565
15 Green Carnation
Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness (2001)
Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness (2001)
8.76 | 529
8.76
529
16 Pain Of Salvation
The Perfect Element, Part I (2000)
The Perfect Element, Part I (2000)
8.75 | 496
8.75
496
17 Porcupine Tree
Deadwing (2005)
Deadwing (2005)
8.74 | 716
8.74
716
18 Amorphis
Under The Red Cloud (2015)
Under The Red Cloud (2015)
8.73 | 1054
8.73
1054
19 Riverside
Out Of Myself (2003)
Out Of Myself (2003)
8.7 | 498
8.7
498
20 Amorphis
Tales From The Thousand Lakes (1994)
Tales From The Thousand Lakes (1994)
8.69 | 1063
8.69
1063
21 Riverside
Second Life Syndrome (2005)
Second Life Syndrome (2005)
8.69 | 567
8.69
567
22 Ne Obliviscaris
Portal Of I (2012)
Portal Of I (2012)
8.68 | 838
8.68
838
23 Symphony X
The Odyssey (2002)
The Odyssey (2002)
8.67 | 818
8.67
818
24 Opeth
Morningrise (1996)
Morningrise (1996)
8.65 | 1553
8.65
1553
25 Opeth
My Arms, Your Hearse (1998)
My Arms, Your Hearse (1998)
8.65 | 1508
8.65
1508
26 Leprous
Tall Poppy Syndrome (2009)
Tall Poppy Syndrome (2009)
8.65 | 401
8.65
401
27 Neal Morse
The Great Adventure (2019)
The Great Adventure (2019)
8.65 | 26
8.65
26
28 Amorphis
Queen Of Time (2018)
Queen Of Time (2018)
8.64 | 922
8.64
922
29 Iotunn
Kinship (2024)
Kinship (2024)
8.64 | 474
8.64
474
30 Symphony X
V: The New Mythology Suite (2000)
V: The New Mythology Suite (2000)
8.63 | 692
8.63
692
31 Dan Swanö
Moontower (1999)
Moontower (1999)
8.62 | 272
8.62
272
32 Opeth
Deliverance (2002)
Deliverance (2002)
8.61 | 1788
8.61
1788
33 Leprous
Bilateral (2011)
Bilateral (2011)
8.61 | 491
8.61
491
34 Symphony X
Paradise Lost (2007)
Paradise Lost (2007)
8.6 | 986
8.6
986
35 Ayreon
01011001 (2008)
01011001 (2008)
8.6 | 742
8.6
742
36 Control Denied
The Fragile Art Of Existence (1999)
The Fragile Art Of Existence (1999)
8.6 | 492
8.6
492
37 In Mourning
Shrouded Divine (2008)
Shrouded Divine (2008)
8.6 | 455
8.6
455
38 Jason Becker
Perpetual Burn (1988)
Perpetual Burn (1988)
8.6 | 105
8.6
105
39 Gwynbleidd
Nostalgia (2009)
Nostalgia (2009)
8.6 | 45
8.6
45
40 Ayreon
Into The Electric Castle (1998)
Into The Electric Castle (1998)
8.59 | 506
8.59
506
41 Neal Morse
Sola Scriptura (2007)
Sola Scriptura (2007)
8.59 | 56
8.59
56
42 Wilderun
Veil Of Imagination (2019)
Veil Of Imagination (2019)
8.58 | 466
8.58
466
43 The Ocean
Pelagial (2013)
Pelagial (2013)
8.58 | 411
8.58
411
44 Seventh Wonder
Mercy Falls (2008)
Mercy Falls (2008)
8.58 | 266
8.58
266
45 Devin Townsend
Ziltoid The Omniscient (2007)
Ziltoid The Omniscient (2007)
8.57 | 533
8.57
533
46 Riverside
Anno Domini High Definition (2009)
Anno Domini High Definition (2009)
8.57 | 502
8.57
502
47 Devin Townsend
Ocean Machine: Biomech (1997)
Ocean Machine: Biomech (1997)
8.57 | 451
8.57
451
48 Disillusion
Back To Times Of Splendor (2004)
Back To Times Of Splendor (2004)
8.57 | 342
8.57
342
49 Fragile Vastness
A Tribute To Life (2005)
A Tribute To Life (2005)
8.57 | 23
8.57
23
50 Dream Theater
Awake (1994)
Awake (1994)
8.56 | 1331
8.56
1331
51 Voivod
Nothingface (1989)
Nothingface (1989)
8.56 | 258
8.56
258
52 Nightingale
Nightfall Overture (2005)
Nightfall Overture (2005)
8.56 | 86
8.56
86
53 Soen
Lotus (2019)
Lotus (2019)
8.55 | 596
8.55
596
54 Buckethead
Hold Me Forever (In Memory Of My Mom Nancy York Carroll) (2014)
Hold Me Forever (In Memory Of My Mom Nancy York Carroll) (2014)
8.55 | 20
8.55
20
55 John Petrucci
Suspended Animation (2005)
Suspended Animation (2005)
8.54 | 123
8.54
123
56 Fredrik Thordendal's Special Defects
Sol Niger Within (1997)
Sol Niger Within (1997)
8.54 | 65
8.54
65
57 Neal Morse
? (2005)
? (2005)
8.54 | 48
8.54
48
58 Dreamscape
5th Season (2007)
5th Season (2007)
8.54 | 26
8.54
26
59 Opeth
Watershed (2008)
Watershed (2008)
8.53 | 1957
8.53
1957
60 Circus Maximus
Isolate (2007)
Isolate (2007)
8.53 | 262
8.53
262
61 Redemption
Snowfall On Judgment Day (2009)
Snowfall On Judgment Day (2009)
8.53 | 215
8.53
215
62 Sieges Even
The Art Of Navigating By The Stars (2005)
The Art Of Navigating By The Stars (2005)
8.53 | 128
8.53
128
63 Voivod
Dimension Hatröss (1988)
Dimension Hatröss (1988)
8.52 | 273
8.52
273
64 Persefone
Core (2006)
Core (2006)
8.52 | 230
8.52
230
65 Paul Gilbert
Silence Followed By A Deafening Roar (2008)
Silence Followed By A Deafening Roar (2008)
8.52 | 31
8.52
31
66 Dream Theater
Train Of Thought (2003)
Train Of Thought (2003)
8.51 | 1276
8.51
1276
67 Devin Townsend
Accelerated Evolution (2003)
Accelerated Evolution (2003)
8.51 | 325
8.51
325
68 Seventh Wonder
The Great Escape (2010)
The Great Escape (2010)
8.51 | 198
8.51
198
69 Shadow Gallery
Tyranny (1998)
Tyranny (1998)
8.51 | 174
8.51
174
70 Blotted Science
The Machinations Of Dementia (2007)
The Machinations Of Dementia (2007)
8.51 | 166
8.51
166
71 Redemption
The Fullness Of Time (2005)
The Fullness Of Time (2005)
8.51 | 119
8.51
119
72 Pathosray
Pathosray (2007)
Pathosray (2007)
8.5 | 24
8.5
24
73 Fates Warning
Parallels (1991)
Parallels (1991)
8.49 | 286
8.49
286
74 Pagan's Mind
Enigmatic : Calling (2005)
Enigmatic : Calling (2005)
8.49 | 184
8.49
184
75 Psychotic Waltz
A Social Grace (1990)
A Social Grace (1990)
8.49 | 143
8.49
143
76 Amorphis
Skyforger (2009)
Skyforger (2009)
8.48 | 1056
8.48
1056
77 Tool
10,000 Days (2006)
10,000 Days (2006)
8.48 | 1048
8.48
1048
78 Persefone
Spiritual Migration (2013)
Spiritual Migration (2013)
8.48 | 451
8.48
451
79 In The Woods...
Omnio (1997)
Omnio (1997)
8.48 | 204
8.48
204
80 Liquid Tension Experiment
Liquid Tension Experiment (1998)
Liquid Tension Experiment (1998)
8.48 | 203
8.48
203
81 Ark
Burn The Sun (2001)
Burn The Sun (2001)
8.48 | 171
8.48
171
82 Nevermore
Dreaming Neon Black (1999)
Dreaming Neon Black (1999)
8.47 | 580
8.47
580
83 Fair To Midland
Fables From A Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times Is True (2007)
Fables From A Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times Is True (2007)
8.47 | 72
8.47
72
84 Pin-Up Went Down
2 Unlimited (2008)
2 Unlimited (2008)
8.47 | 34
8.47
34
85 Evergrey
Recreation Day (2003)
Recreation Day (2003)
8.46 | 382
8.46
382
86 Witherscape
The Northern Sanctuary (2016)
The Northern Sanctuary (2016)
8.46 | 306
8.46
306
87 Tony MacAlpine
Maximum Security (1987)
Maximum Security (1987)
8.46 | 46
8.46
46
88 Paul Gilbert
Fuzz Universe (2010)
Fuzz Universe (2010)
8.46 | 39
8.46
39
89 Ihsahn
After (2010)
After (2010)
8.45 | 427
8.45
427
90 Evergrey
In Search Of Truth (2001)
In Search Of Truth (2001)
8.45 | 373
8.45
373
91 The Ocean
Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic (2018)
Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic (2018)
8.45 | 317
8.45
317
92 Liquid Tension Experiment
Liquid Tension Experiment 2 (1999)
Liquid Tension Experiment 2 (1999)
8.45 | 179
8.45
179
93 Arena
Pepper's Ghost (2005)
Pepper's Ghost (2005)
8.45 | 42
8.45
42
94 Sun Caged
Sun Caged (2003)
Sun Caged (2003)
8.45 | 22
8.45
22
95 Amorphis
Elegy (1996)
Elegy (1996)
8.44 | 685
8.44
685
96 Circus Maximus
The 1st Chapter (2005)
The 1st Chapter (2005)
8.44 | 231
8.44
231
97 Karnivool
Sound Awake (2009)
Sound Awake (2009)
8.44 | 148
8.44
148
98 The Black Mages
The Black Mages (2003)
The Black Mages (2003)
8.44 | 36
8.44
36
99 Meshuggah
ObZen (2008)
ObZen (2008)
8.43 | 687
8.43
687
100 Leprous
The Congregation (2015)
The Congregation (2015)
8.43 | 517
8.43
517