| 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 | 216 | 14 | #1 for 1999 #3 all-time | |
| 2 |  | Images and Words (1992) | 94.9 | 231 | 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 | 62 | 5 | #1 for 2021 #188 all-time | |
| 6 |  | 87.9 | 111 | 9 | #2 for 2009 #212 all-time | |
| 7 |  | 90.4 | 62 | 3 | #4 for 2002 #214 all-time | |
| 8 |  | Score: 20th Anniversary World Tour (2006) [Live] | 92.4 | 38 | 4 | #3 for 2006 #225 all-time |
| 9 |  | Octavarium (2005) | 87.6 | 100 | 8 | #5 for 2005 #262 all-time |
| 10 |  | Dream Theater (2013) | 86.7 | 88 | 5 | #9 for 2013 #378 all-time |
| 11 |  | A Dramatic Turn of Events (2011) | 86.1 | 101 | 4 | #8 for 2011 #380 all-time |
| 12 |  | Live at the Marquee (1993) [Live] | 90.6 | 33 | 4 | #9 for 1993 #423 all-time |
| 13 |  | A Change of Seasons (1995) [EP] | 87.8 | 49 | 3 | #15 for 1995 #565 all-time |
| 14 |  | Live at Budokan (2004) [Live] | 90.4 | 22 | 1 | #12 for 2004 #673 all-time |
| 15 |  | Systematic Chaos (2007) | 85.1 | 70 | 6 | #19 for 2007 #727 all-time |
| 16 |  | Live Scenes From New York (2001) [Live] | 90.1 | 22 | 5 | #29 for 2001 #728 all-time |
| 17 |  | Falling Into Infinity (1997) | 84.1 | 76 | 5 | #19 for 1997 #853 all-time |
| 18 |  | When Dream and Day Unite (1989) | 84.1 | 50 | 3 | #37 for 1989 #1,336 all-time |
| 19 |  | Parasomnia (2025) | 85.2 | 33 | 5 | #1 for 2025 #1,539 all-time |
| 20 |  | Distance Over Time (2019) | 81.8 | 63 | 10 | #34 for 2019 #1,802 all-time |
| 21 |  | The Astonishing (2016) | 79.1 | 83 | 12 | #70 for 2016 #2,338 all-time |
| 22 |  | Once in a Live Time (1998) [Live] | 82.1 | 21 | 2 | #92 for 1998 #3,814 all-time |
| 23 |  | Distant Memories - Live in London (2020) [Live] | 83.1 | 15 | 0 | #89 for 2020 #4,035 all-time |
| 24 |  | Official Bootleg: The Number of the Beast (2005) [Live] | 84.4 | 8 | 1 | #150 for 2005 #4,886 all-time |
| 25 |  | Chaos in Motion 2007/2008 (2008) [Live] | 82.8 | 9 | 0 | #153 for 2008 #5,437 all-time |
| 26 |  | Official Bootleg: Dark Side of the Moon (2006) [Live] | 80 | 8 | 0 | #213 for 2006 #6,944 all-time |
| 27 |  | Wither (2009) [EP] | 77.9 | 8 | 0 | #245 for 2009 #7,700 all-time |
| 28 |  | Happy Holidays from Dream Theater (2013) [Live] | 77.5 | 6 | 1 | #276 for 2013 #8,088 all-time |
| 29 |  | 61.9 | 15 | 0 | #181 for 2021 #9,382 all-time | |
| 30 |  | Official Bootleg: Master of Puppets (2004) [Live] | 59.7 | 19 | 1 | #272 for 2004 #9,426 all-time |
