Best Progressive Metal Albums
752 albums
| Rank | Cover art | Artist / Album | Rating | Votes | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 95.9 | 194 | 12 | |
| 2 |  | Images and Words (1992) | 94.6 | 215 | 17 |
| 3 |  | Blackwater Park (2001) | 93.6 | 141 | 12 |
| 4 |  | Terminal Redux (2016) | 93.9 | 128 | 7 |
| 5 |  | Awake (1994) | 93.4 | 135 | 8 |
| 6 |  | Operation: Mindcrime (1988) | 94.2 | 94 | 7 |
| 7 |  | Train of Thought (2003) | 92.1 | 103 | 6 |
| 8 |  | Portal of I (2012) | 90.7 | 124 | 9 |
| 9 |  | Paradox (1997) | 93.8 | 56 | 5 |
| 10 |  | The Great Escape (2010) | 94.2 | 47 | 2 |
| 11 |  | Ghost Reveries (2005) | 91.8 | 80 | 10 |
| 12 |  | Liquid Tension Experiment 2 (1999) | 94.7 | 38 | 2 |
| 13 |  | V: The New Mythology Suite (2000) | 93.8 | 44 | 3 |
| 14 |  | Aathma (2017) | 93.7 | 42 | 1 |
| 15 |  | 92.3 | 57 | 3 | |
| 16 |  | The Sound of Perseverance (1998) | 90.8 | 75 | 7 |
| 17 |  | Still Life (1999) | 91.2 | 65 | 6 |
| 18 |  | 90.3 | 80 | 6 | |
| 19 |  | Resurrection (2010) | 89.8 | 89 | 9 |
| 20 |  | Ænima (1996) | 92.8 | 44 | 4 |
| 21 |  | My Arms, Your Hearse (1998) | 91.7 | 56 | 4 |
| 22 |  | The Perfect Element I (2000) | 93.6 | 35 | 3 |
| 23 |  | The Human Equation (2004) | 94.4 | 29 | 2 |
| 24 |  | Iconoclast (2011) | 90.9 | 65 | 4 |
| 25 |  | The Divine Wings of Tragedy (1997) | 92.5 | 43 | 5 |
| 26 |  | Legacy (2001) | 94.5 | 27 | 2 |
| 27 |  | Nine (2012) | 91.8 | 50 | 2 |
| 28 |  | Akróasis (2016) | 93.8 | 30 | 2 |
| 29 |  | Spiritual Migration (2013) | 91.4 | 52 | 3 |
| 30 |  | Colors (2007) | 90.3 | 66 | 5 |
| 31 |  | Deliverance (2002) | 90.7 | 60 | 6 |
| 32 |  | 92.1 | 43 | 4 | |
| 33 |  | Crimson (1996) | 92.9 | 35 | 3 |
| 34 |  | 87.9 | 111 | 9 | |
| 35 |  | Liquid Tension Experiment (1998) | 92.4 | 39 | 1 |
| 36 |  | Score: 20th Anniversary World Tour (2006) [Live] | 92.4 | 36 | 4 |
| 37 |  | 90.3 | 58 | 3 | |
| 38 |  | Tiara (2018) | 93.1 | 30 | 2 |
| 39 |  | The Roundhouse Tapes (2007) [Live] | 94.3 | 22 | 2 |
| 40 |  | The Sham Mirrors (2002) | 93.7 | 24 | 3 |
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