Best Progressive Metal Albums
898 albums
| Rank | Cover art | Artist / Album | Rating | Votes | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 95.9 | 218 | 14 | |
| 2 |  | Images and Words (1992) | 94.9 | 233 | 16 |
| 3 |  | Blackwater Park (2001) | 94.5 | 141 | 12 |
| 4 |  | Terminal Redux (2016) | 93.8 | 153 | 8 |
| 5 |  | Awake (1994) | 93.1 | 149 | 12 |
| 6 |  | Operation: Mindcrime (1988) | 93.8 | 105 | 8 |
| 7 |  | Train of Thought (2003) | 92.9 | 105 | 6 |
| 8 |  | Portal of I (2012) | 91.3 | 115 | 10 |
| 9 |  | The Sound of Perseverance (1998) | 92.2 | 84 | 7 |
| 10 |  | Ghost Reveries (2005) | 92 | 83 | 10 |
| 11 |  | The Great Escape (2010) | 94.5 | 45 | 2 |
| 12 |  | Paradox (1997) | 93.6 | 55 | 5 |
| 13 |  | Liquid Tension Experiment 2 (1999) | 94.6 | 43 | 2 |
| 14 |  | V: The New Mythology Suite (2000) | 94 | 47 | 3 |
| 15 |  | Still Life (1999) | 91.5 | 75 | 7 |
| 16 |  | My Arms, Your Hearse (1998) | 92.3 | 62 | 4 |
| 17 |  | The Divine Wings of Tragedy (1997) | 93.2 | 50 | 6 |
| 18 |  | The Human Equation (2004) | 95 | 29 | 2 |
| 19 |  | 91.9 | 59 | 3 | |
| 20 |  | Deliverance (2002) | 91.2 | 69 | 6 |
| 21 |  | Iconoclast (2011) | 91.2 | 69 | 4 |
| 22 |  | Aathma (2017) | 92.5 | 50 | 3 |
| 23 |  | Resurrection (2010) | 90.1 | 86 | 7 |
| 24 |  | Lateralus (2001) | 93.4 | 39 | 2 |
| 25 |  | Legacy (2001) | 94.6 | 29 | 2 |
| 26 |  | Nine (2012) | 92.1 | 51 | 2 |
| 27 |  | 90.2 | 78 | 6 | |
| 28 |  | The Perfect Element I (2000) | 93.8 | 33 | 4 |
| 29 |  | Ænima (1996) | 92.5 | 43 | 4 |
| 30 |  | 90.9 | 62 | 5 | |
| 31 |  | Colors (2007) | 90.4 | 66 | 5 |
| 32 |  | 88 | 113 | 9 | |
| 33 |  | Liquid Tension Experiment (1998) | 92.4 | 40 | 1 |
| 34 |  | Gutter Ballet (1989) | 91.7 | 46 | 5 |
| 35 |  | 90.4 | 62 | 3 | |
| 36 |  | The Sham Mirrors (2002) | 94.5 | 24 | 3 |
| 37 |  | Crack the Skye (2009) | 91.4 | 49 | 3 |
| 38 |  | Score: 20th Anniversary World Tour (2006) [Live] | 92.4 | 38 | 4 |
| 39 |  | Akróasis (2016) | 93 | 33 | 3 |
| 40 |  | Tiara (2018) | 93.1 | 32 | 2 |
| 41 |  | Morningrise (1996) | 91.2 | 48 | 5 |
| 42 |  | Octavarium (2005) | 87.7 | 101 | 8 |
| 43 |  | Christ 0 (2006) | 92.5 | 33 | 5 |
| 44 |  | 10,000 Days (2006) | 93.2 | 28 | 0 |
| 45 |  | Lazenca: A Space Rock Opera (1997) | 89.4 | 67 | 6 |
| 46 |  | Stream of Consciousness (2004) | 91 | 46 | 5 |
| 47 |  | Crimson (1996) | 91.6 | 40 | 4 |
| 48 |  | Mercy Falls (2008) | 93.3 | 27 | 3 |
| 49 |  | Spiritual Migration (2013) | 90.3 | 53 | 3 |
| 50 |  | The Weight of Oceans (2012) | 91.2 | 41 | 6 |
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