| Artist | Dream Theater |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Genres | Progressive Metal |
| Labels | InsideOut Music |
Dream Theater Albums Ranked
| Rank | Cover art | Album | Rating | Votes | Reviews | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 95.9 | 214 | 14 | #1 for 1999 #3 all-time | |
| 2 |  | Images and Words (1992) | 94.8 | 230 | 16 | #1 for 1992 #4 all-time |
| 3 |  | Awake (1994) | 93.2 | 146 | 11 | #1 for 1994 #17 all-time |
| 4 |  | Train of Thought (2003) | 92.9 | 105 | 6 | #1 for 2003 #30 all-time |
| 5 |  | 90.9 | 61 | 3 | #4 for 2002 #189 all-time | |
| 6 |  | 90.9 | 60 | 4 | #1 for 2021 #194 all-time | |
| 7 |  | 88 | 111 | 9 | #2 for 2009 #210 all-time | |
| 8 |  | Score: 20th Anniversary World Tour (2006) [Live] | 92.3 | 37 | 4 | #4 for 2006 #238 all-time |
| 9 |  | Octavarium (2005) | 87.6 | 100 | 8 | #5 for 2005 #262 all-time |
| 10 |  | A Dramatic Turn of Events (2011) | 86.2 | 101 | 4 | #7 for 2011 #368 all-time |
| 11 |  | Dream Theater (2013) | 86.8 | 87 | 5 | #8 for 2013 #372 all-time |
| 12 |  | Live at the Marquee (1993) [Live] | 90.6 | 33 | 4 | #9 for 1993 #422 all-time |
| 13 |  | A Change of Seasons (1995) [EP] | 87.8 | 49 | 3 | #15 for 1995 #561 all-time |
| 14 |  | Live at Budokan (2004) [Live] | 90.4 | 22 | 1 | #12 for 2004 #668 all-time |
| 15 |  | Systematic Chaos (2007) | 85.2 | 70 | 6 | #17 for 2007 #699 all-time |
| 16 |  | Live Scenes From New York (2001) [Live] | 90.1 | 22 | 5 | #28 for 2001 #720 all-time |
| 17 |  | Falling Into Infinity (1997) | 83.7 | 73 | 5 | #19 for 1997 #968 all-time |
| 18 |  | When Dream and Day Unite (1989) | 84.1 | 50 | 3 | #37 for 1989 #1,323 all-time |
| 19 |  | Distance Over Time (2019) | 82 | 63 | 10 | #30 for 2019 #1,663 all-time |
| 20 |  | The Astonishing (2016) | 79.2 | 83 | 12 | #68 for 2016 #2,296 all-time |
| 21 |  | Once in a Live Time (1998) [Live] | 82.1 | 21 | 2 | #91 for 1998 #3,778 all-time |
| 22 |  | Distant Memories - Live in London (2020) [Live] | 83.1 | 15 | 0 | #88 for 2020 #3,987 all-time |
| 23 |  | Official Bootleg: The Number of the Beast (2005) [Live] | 84.4 | 8 | 1 | #151 for 2005 #4,832 all-time |
| 24 |  | Chaos in Motion 2007/2008 (2008) [Live] | 82.8 | 9 | 0 | #152 for 2008 #5,384 all-time |
| 25 |  | Official Bootleg: Dark Side of the Moon (2006) [Live] | 80 | 8 | 0 | #210 for 2006 #6,874 all-time |
| 26 |  | Wither (2009) [EP] | 77.9 | 8 | 0 | #244 for 2009 #7,613 all-time |
| 27 |  | Happy Holidays from Dream Theater (2013) [Live] | 77.5 | 6 | 1 | #273 for 2013 #8,008 all-time |
| 28 |  | 61.9 | 15 | 0 | #179 for 2021 #9,290 all-time | |
| 29 |  | Official Bootleg: Master of Puppets (2004) [Live] | 59.7 | 19 | 1 | #270 for 2004 #9,333 all-time |
