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672 Reviews - 379 Artists - 93 Detailed biographical profiles - 26 Prog Meteors - 22 Progressive Rock Subgenres

The 2026 Rankings of Progressive Rock World

Here below all the articles of the 2026 albums aggregated by Rating and in listening order

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Essential Albums 5★

Ghosts In The Park di Bruce Soord

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Glass Minds

Archive

Pestkrønikene

Jordsjø

Segreti nel Nero

L'Ombra della Sera

Live Revelations

Dominic Sanderson

Woodcut

Big Big Train

Ferrum Sidereum

Excellent Albums 4★

Hauntings

Richard Barbieri

Apocalypse

Crown Lands

Honora

Flea

Tom Penaguin II

Tom Penaguin

The Moth

Devin Townsend

Thirteen - Soft Machine

2026

Balderdom - Tusmørke

2026

Bright Spirit - Gong

2026

In Absence of Velocity Singlelito - 2026

Reliance - SOEN

2026

SIDE-EYE |||+ - Pat Metheny

2026

Great Albums 3★

The Gaia II Space Corps Motorpsycho

2026

Wherever Forever

Spirergy

2026

La Corazzata Potëmkin

I Sincopatici

2026

L.I.F.T.

The Neal Morse Band

2026

Good Album, For Fans and Completionists - 2★

8-Tracks

Pink Floyd

Here below all the articles (in post publication date order) of the 2026 albums

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NOT-PROG, EXCELLENT, 2020s Albums, ross-jennings,

A Shadow of My Future Self, Ross Jennings’ debut album

FrancescoProg

17-07-2026 08:00

A Shadow of My Future Self, Ross Jennings’ debut album, from 2021. The frontman of the progressive metal bands Haken and Novena has ventured into ...

Eclectic Prog, EXCELLENT, Seventies Albums, gentle-giant,

Three Friends by Gentle Giant

FrancescoProg

16-07-2026 08:00

Three Friends by Gentle Giant, a 1972 album. This album marks a turning point for the British band, being their first concept album and ...

Canterbury Scene, Psychedelic Rock, Space Rock, ESSENTIAL, Seventies Albums, daevid-allen, gong, steve-hillage,

You dei Gong

FrancescoProg

15-07-2026 12:00

Last chapter of the Gong Radio Gnome Invisible trilogy, here is You, from 1974, an essential masterpiece for the Canterbury Scene and for Progressive Rock...

Rock Progressivo Italiano, ESSENTIAL, Seventies Albums, premiata-forneria-marconi, mauro-pagani,

Storia di un minuto by Premiata Forneria Marconi

FrancescoProg

15-07-2026 08:00

Storia di un minuto debut album by the immense Premiata Forneria Marconi, from 1972...

ESSENTIAL, Artist Profile, Seventies Albums, banco-del-mutuo-soccorso,

Come in un'ultima cena by Banco del Mutuo Soccorso

FrancescoProg

14-07-2026 08:00

Come in un’ultima cena, by the great Banco del Mutuo Soccorso, from 1976. A masterpiece. One of this band’s best albums, of which I’m an admirer...

Psychedelic Rock, GREAT, 2010s Albums, pink-floyd, david-gilmour, richard-wright, nick-mason,

The Endless River, the Pink Floyd’s last album

FrancescoProg

13-07-2026 08:00

The Endless River, the Pink Floyd’s last album, from 2014. This album, mainly a tribute to Richard Wright who passed away in 2008,...

Progressive Electronic, EXCELLENT, Seventies Albums, brian-eno, cluster, hans-joachim-roedelius, dieter-moebius,

After The Heat by Eno, Moebius and Roedelius

FrancescoProg

10-07-2026 08:00

After The Heat by Eno, Moebius and Roedelius, a 1978 album. An album that blends the British musical genius of Brian Eno with the pioneering music ...

Rock Progressivo Italiano, EXCELLENT, Seventies Albums, claudio-rocchi, mauro-pagani,

La Norma del Cielo (Volo Magico N. 2) by Claudio Rocchi

FrancescoProg

09-07-2026 08:00

La Norma del Cielo (Volo Magico N. 2) by Claudio Rocchi, released in 1972. This album represents one of the most fascinating and spiritual pages of the ...

Folk Rock, GREAT, FOR FANS AND COMPLETISTS, Sixties Albums, jethro-tull, ian-anderson, clive-bunker,

This Was by Jethro Tull

FrancescoProg

08-07-2026 08:00

This Was is the 1968 debut album by Jethro Tull. Many consider it a minor album; I absolutely don’t think so...

Heavy Prog, GREAT, Nineties Albums, porcupine-tree, steven-wilson, theo-travis, richard-barbieri,

Stupid Dream by Porcupine Tree

FrancescoProg

07-07-2026 08:00

Stupid Dream is the turning-point album for Porcupine Tree, a move away from experimentation and psychedelic atmospheres toward rock, without ren

Eclectic Prog, ESSENTIAL, Seventies Albums, van-der-graaf-generator, robert-fripp, peter-hammill,

H to He, Who Am the Only One by Van der Graaf Generator

FrancescoProg

06-07-2026 08:00

H to He, Who Am the Only One by the fantastic Van der Graaf Generator, from 1970, an essential album for progressive rock, a masterpiece. It’s a fundamental record.

Eclectic Prog, beat,

BEAT in concert at the Arena Santa Giuliana in Perugia for Umbria Jazz 2026

FrancescoProg

05-07-2026 15:06

BEAT in concert at the Arena Santa Giuliana in Perugia for Umbria Jazz 2026 on Saturday, July 4, ’26, the supergroup made up of ...

Rock Progressivo Italiano, Jazz-Rock Fusion, perigeo,

Perigeo ("The Last Concert") Arena Santa Giuliana 2026

FrancescoProg

05-07-2026 12:34

Perigeo ("The Last Concert") Arena Santa Giuliana in Perugia for Umbria Jazz 2026 on Saturday, July 4, ’26 to celebrate the definitive farewell (maybe) from the stage ...

Rock Progressivo Italiano, Jazz-Rock Fusion, EXCELLENT, Artist Profile, Seventies Albums, perigeo,

Azimut, album di esordio dei Perigeo

FrancescoProg

03-07-2026 12:00

Azimut, album di esordio dei Perigeo, gruppo che ha avuto un ruolo fondamentale nella storia della musica italiana, introducendo con successo il jazz-rock ...

Eclectic Prog, ESSENTIAL, 2025 Albums, 2020s Albums, adrian-belew, tony-levin, steve-vai, danny-carey, beat,

BEAT Live by BEAT

FrancescoProg

03-07-2026 08:00

Beat Live by Beat, released on September 26, 2025. Let’s start by saying that the line-up on this live album (3 LP) is simply fantastic... It’s a sup

Eclectic Prog, EXCELLENT, Eighties Albums, king-crimson, bill-bruford, robert-fripp, adrian-belew, tony-levin,

Three of a Perfect Pair by King Crimson

FrancescoProg

02-07-2026 12:00

Three of a Perfect Pair by King Crimson, a 1984 album, the third and final record of the “’80s trilogy”, which also includes 1981’s Discipline and Beat..

Extreme Prog Metal, Northern Prog, EXCELLENT, 2000s Albums, opeth, mikael-akerfeldt, martin-lopez,

Opeth’s *Watershed*

FrancescoProg

02-07-2026 08:00

Opeth’s *Watershed*, a 2008 album. It’s one of the most important and divisive records in their discography, being the band’s last work to include ...

Eclectic Prog, GREAT, Eighties Albums, steven-wilson, king-crimson, bill-bruford, robert-fripp, adrian-belew, tony-levin,

Beat by King Crimson

FrancescoProg

01-07-2026 12:16

Beat by King Crimson, released in 1982, the second album of the “’80s trilogy”, which also includes Discipline from 1981 and Three of a Perfect Pair ...

Heavy Prog, EXCELLENT, 2020s Albums, 2026 Albums, crown-lands,

Apocalypse of the Crown Lands

FrancescoProg

01-07-2026 08:33

Apocalypse by Crown Lands, a 2026 album. It’s a dark sci‑fi concept album, a narrative journey that serves as a prequel to their record ...

Eclectic Prog, ESSENTIAL, Eighties Albums, steven-wilson, king-crimson, bill-bruford, robert-fripp, adrian-belew, tony-levin,

Discipline by King Crimson

FrancescoProg

30-06-2026 12:00

Discipline by King Crimson, released in 1981. It represents one of the most radical turning points in the history of progressive rock, marking the rebirth ...