| Artist | Dream Theater |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Genres | Progressive Metal |
| Labels | Mechanic Records, Atco Records, EastWest Records, Elektra Records, Atlantic, Roadrunner Records, InsideOut Music |
Dream Theater Albums Ranked
| Rank | Cover art | Album | Rating | Votes | Reviews | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 96.2 | 204 | 13 | #1 for 1999 #3 all-time | |
| 2 |  | Images and Words (1992) | 94.7 | 221 | 16 | #1 for 1992 #4 all-time |
| 3 |  | Awake (1994) | 93 | 143 | 10 | #1 for 1994 #17 all-time |
| 4 |  | Train of Thought (2003) | 92.9 | 103 | 6 | #1 for 2003 #30 all-time |
| 5 |  | 91.5 | 53 | 4 | #1 for 2021 #179 all-time | |
| 6 |  | 90.7 | 59 | 3 | #4 for 2002 #202 all-time | |
| 7 |  | 87.9 | 110 | 9 | #2 for 2009 #209 all-time | |
| 8 |  | Score: 20th Anniversary World Tour (2006) [Live] | 92.2 | 36 | 4 | #3 for 2006 #240 all-time |
| 9 |  | Octavarium (2005) | 87.9 | 95 | 8 | #6 for 2005 #243 all-time |
| 10 |  | Dream Theater (2013) | 86.9 | 84 | 5 | #8 for 2013 #364 all-time |
| 11 |  | A Dramatic Turn of Events (2011) | 86 | 98 | 4 | #8 for 2011 #398 all-time |
| 12 |  | Live at the Marquee (1993) [Live] | 90.6 | 31 | 4 | #7 for 1993 #429 all-time |
| 13 |  | A Change of Seasons (1995) [EP] | 87.5 | 48 | 3 | #15 for 1995 #584 all-time |
| 14 |  | Live at Budokan (2004) [Live] | 90.4 | 22 | 1 | #13 for 2004 #649 all-time |
| 15 |  | Live Scenes From New York (2001) [Live] | 90.1 | 22 | 5 | #27 for 2001 #698 all-time |
| 16 |  | Systematic Chaos (2007) | 84.9 | 67 | 6 | #22 for 2007 #761 all-time |
| 17 |  | Falling Into Infinity (1997) | 83.9 | 72 | 5 | #18 for 1997 #910 all-time |
| 18 |  | When Dream and Day Unite (1989) | 84.3 | 46 | 3 | #38 for 1989 #1,340 all-time |
| 19 |  | Distance Over Time (2019) | 82 | 59 | 9 | #33 for 2019 #1,753 all-time |
| 20 |  | The Astonishing (2016) | 79.4 | 80 | 11 | #66 for 2016 #2,214 all-time |
| 21 |  | Official Bootleg: The Number of the Beast (2005) [Live] | 86.4 | 7 | 1 | #118 for 2005 #3,797 all-time |
| 22 |  | Distant Memories - Live in London (2020) [Live] | 83.1 | 15 | 0 | #84 for 2020 #3,811 all-time |
| 23 |  | Once in a Live Time (1998) [Live] | 80.4 | 19 | 2 | #101 for 1998 #4,660 all-time |
| 24 |  | Chaos in Motion 2007/2008 (2008) [Live] | 82.8 | 9 | 0 | #149 for 2008 #5,111 all-time |
| 25 |  | Official Bootleg: Dark Side of the Moon (2006) [Live] | 80 | 8 | 0 | #203 for 2006 #6,527 all-time |
| 26 |  | Wither (2009) [EP] | 77.9 | 8 | 0 | #238 for 2009 #7,214 all-time |
| 27 |  | Happy Holidays from Dream Theater (2013) [Live] | 77.5 | 6 | 1 | #270 for 2013 #7,577 all-time |
| 28 |  | 62.9 | 14 | 0 | #168 for 2021 #8,782 all-time | |
| 29 |  | Official Bootleg: Master of Puppets (2004) [Live] | 59.4 | 18 | 1 | #260 for 2004 #8,866 all-time |
