Best Progressive Metal Albums
701 albums
| Rank | Cover art | Artist | Album | Rating | Votes | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 96.1 | 185 | 10 | ||
| 2 |  | Images and Words (1992) | 94.6 | 208 | 15 | |
| 3 |  | Blackwater Park (2001) | 93.8 | 134 | 11 | |
| 4 |  | Terminal Redux (2016) | 93.9 | 124 | 7 | |
| 5 |  | Awake (1994) | 93.4 | 130 | 7 | |
| 6 |  | Operation: Mindcrime (1988) | 94.1 | 89 | 6 | |
| 7 |  | Train of Thought (2003) | 92.1 | 99 | 6 | |
| 8 |  | Portal of I (2012) | 90.6 | 122 | 9 | |
| 9 |  | Paradox (1997) | 93.8 | 53 | 5 | |
| 10 |  | The Great Escape (2010) | 94.2 | 45 | 2 | |
| 11 |  | V: The New Mythology Suite (2000) | 94.2 | 43 | 3 | |
| 12 |  | Liquid Tension Experiment 2 (1999) | 94.8 | 37 | 2 | |
| 13 |  | Ghost Reveries (2005) | 91.4 | 77 | 10 | |
| 14 |  | The Sound of Perseverance (1998) | 90.7 | 73 | 7 | |
| 15 |  | Aathma (2017) | 93.2 | 41 | 1 | |
| 16 |  | Still Life (1999) | 91 | 66 | 6 | |
| 17 |  | Resurrection (2010) | 89.7 | 86 | 9 | |
| 18 |  | 91.7 | 54 | 3 | ||
| 19 |  | Iconoclast (2011) | 90.9 | 64 | 4 | |
| 20 |  | My Arms, Your Hearse (1998) | 91.7 | 53 | 4 | |
| 21 |  | The Human Equation (2004) | 94.6 | 27 | 2 | |
| 22 |  | The Divine Wings of Tragedy (1997) | 92.5 | 43 | 5 | |
| 23 |  | Legacy (2001) | 94.5 | 27 | 2 | |
| 24 |  | 89.8 | 78 | 6 | ||
| 25 |  | Score: 20th Anniversary World Tour (2006) [Live] | 93 | 37 | 4 | |
| 26 |  | The Perfect Element I (2000) | 93.6 | 32 | 3 | |
| 27 |  | Nine (2012) | 91.8 | 48 | 2 | |
| 28 |  | Ænima (1996) | 92.8 | 38 | 3 | |
| 29 |  | Crimson (1996) | 92.9 | 35 | 3 | |
| 30 |  | Liquid Tension Experiment (1998) | 92.2 | 40 | 2 | |
| 31 |  | Spiritual Migration (2013) | 91.1 | 51 | 3 | |
| 32 |  | Akróasis (2016) | 93.9 | 26 | 2 | |
| 33 |  | 87.7 | 108 | 9 | ||
| 34 |  | Deliverance (2002) | 90.3 | 57 | 6 | |
| 35 |  | Tiara (2018) | 93.3 | 27 | 2 | |
| 36 |  | 90.3 | 53 | 3 | ||
| 37 |  | Colors (2007) | 89.4 | 65 | 5 | |
| 38 |  | The Sham Mirrors (2002) | 93.7 | 24 | 3 | |
| 39 |  | Lazenca: A Space Rock Opera (1997) | 89.3 | 65 | 4 | |
| 40 |  | A Social Grace (1990) | 92.9 | 28 | 2 |
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