| Artist | Dream Theater |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Genres | Progressive Metal |
| Labels | Mechanic Records, Atco Records, EastWest Records, Elektra Records, Ytsejam Records, Roadrunner Records, InsideOut Music |
Dream Theater Albums Ranked
| Rank | Cover art | Album | Rating | Votes | Reviews | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 95.9 | 219 | 14 | #1 for 1999 #3 all-time | |
| 2 |  | Images and Words (1992) | 94.9 | 235 | 16 | #1 for 1992 #4 all-time |
| 3 |  | Awake (1994) | 93.1 | 150 | 13 | #1 for 1994 #16 all-time |
| 4 |  | Train of Thought (2003) | 92.8 | 106 | 6 | #1 for 2003 #31 all-time |
| 5 |  | 90.9 | 63 | 5 | #1 for 2021 #182 all-time | |
| 6 |  | 90.4 | 64 | 3 | #4 for 2002 #207 all-time | |
| 7 |  | 87.8 | 115 | 9 | #2 for 2009 #215 all-time | |
| 8 |  | Score: 20th Anniversary World Tour (2006) [Live] | 92.4 | 38 | 4 | #3 for 2006 #226 all-time |
| 9 |  | Octavarium (2005) | 87.9 | 104 | 8 | #5 for 2005 #236 all-time |
| 10 |  | A Dramatic Turn of Events (2011) | 86.2 | 102 | 4 | #8 for 2011 #376 all-time |
| 11 |  | Dream Theater (2013) | 86.7 | 89 | 5 | #8 for 2013 #380 all-time |
| 12 |  | Live at the Marquee (1993) [Live] | 90.6 | 33 | 4 | #9 for 1993 #425 all-time |
| 13 |  | A Change of Seasons (1995) [EP] | 87.8 | 49 | 3 | #15 for 1995 #572 all-time |
| 14 |  | Live at Budokan (2004) [Live] | 90.4 | 22 | 1 | #12 for 2004 #675 all-time |
| 15 |  | Systematic Chaos (2007) | 84.9 | 74 | 6 | #20 for 2007 #727 all-time |
| 16 |  | Live Scenes From New York (2001) [Live] | 90.1 | 22 | 5 | #30 for 2001 #736 all-time |
| 17 |  | Falling Into Infinity (1997) | 84.1 | 80 | 6 | #18 for 1997 #816 all-time |
| 18 |  | Parasomnia (2025) | 85.6 | 42 | 6 | #1 for 2025 #1,100 all-time |
| 19 |  | When Dream and Day Unite (1989) | 83.5 | 52 | 3 | #41 for 1989 #1,469 all-time |
| 20 |  | Distance Over Time (2019) | 81.8 | 63 | 10 | #35 for 2019 #1,797 all-time |
| 21 |  | The Astonishing (2016) | 79.1 | 83 | 12 | #71 for 2016 #2,342 all-time |
| 22 |  | Once in a Live Time (1998) [Live] | 82.1 | 21 | 2 | #92 for 1998 #3,842 all-time |
| 23 |  | Distant Memories - Live in London (2020) [Live] | 83.1 | 15 | 0 | #90 for 2020 #4,071 all-time |
| 24 |  | Official Bootleg: The Number of the Beast (2005) [Live] | 84.4 | 8 | 1 | #151 for 2005 #4,934 all-time |
| 25 |  | Chaos in Motion 2007/2008 (2008) [Live] | 82.8 | 9 | 0 | #154 for 2008 #5,476 all-time |
| 26 |  | Official Bootleg: Dark Side of the Moon (2006) [Live] | 80 | 8 | 0 | #215 for 2006 #7,001 all-time |
| 27 |  | Wither (2009) [EP] | 77.9 | 8 | 0 | #250 for 2009 #7,766 all-time |
| 28 |  | Happy Holidays from Dream Theater (2013) [Live] | 77.5 | 6 | 1 | #276 for 2013 #8,156 all-time |
| 29 |  | 62.5 | 16 | 0 | #182 for 2021 #9,427 all-time | |
| 30 |  | Official Bootleg: Master of Puppets (2004) [Live] | 59.7 | 19 | 1 | #273 for 2004 #9,496 all-time |
