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The 2025 Rankings of Progressive Rock World

This 2025 is coming to a close and it's time to take stock, both in private and work life and in the world of music, which for me mainly means the world of progressive rock. This year I listened to many albums, old and especially new, and many of you have followed me here on this new blog but also on the previous one and on social media. I bought some of the albums in Norway, where thanks to the advice of expert shopkeepers I discovered new bands and delved deeper into prog from the north.

Clicking on this link my Rankings for 2025 Albums:

Best Progressive Rock Studio Album 2025

Best Album Rock Progressivo Italiano 2025

Best Debut Album 2025

Best Progressive Rock Live Albums 2025

Best Progressive Rock Album Cover 2025

Progressive Rock Studio Albums Ranking 2025

Then there are the Great Hopes, a section that gathers the works of some emerging bands, at their debut or who have started publishing only a few years ago and who for me fully represent the future of progressive rock

Great Hopes for the Future of Progressive Rock 2025

While waiting for the albums already ordered arriving in 2026 (at the moment Big Big Train and Neal Morse Band) here are my rankings in which reissues and anniversary editions are not included, only first release albums.

See you soon!

FrancescoProg

Below are all the articles (in order of post publication date) of the 2025 albums

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ESSENTIAL, 2000s Albums, RIO-Avant-Prog, zu,

Carboniferous by ZU

FrancescoProg

17-04-2026 08:30

Carboniferous by ZU, an album from 2009, their masterpiece and one of the most influential records of the Italian and international experimental scene of the last ...

Canterbury Scene, Eclectic Prog, Zeuhl, EXCELLENT, 2020s Albums, 2026 Albums, singlelito,

In Absence of Velocity by Singlelito

FrancescoProg

16-04-2026 08:00

In Absence of Velocity by Singlelito, 2026 album.

Italian Progressive Rock, EXCELLENT, Seventies Albums, la-locanda-delle-fate,

Forse le lucciole non si amano più by Locanda delle Fate

FrancescoProg

15-04-2026 08:00

Forse le lucciole non si amano più by Locanda delle Fate, an album from 1977. A romantic, refined and baroque album, where virtuosity is always at the service of ...

Symphonic Rock, EXCELLENT, Seventies Albums, steve-hackett, genesis, peter-gabriel, tony-banks, mike-rutherford, phil-collins,

Genesis Live by Genesis

FrancescoProg

14-04-2026 08:00

Genesis Live by Genesis, a 1973 album, a key record, the only official live recording from the Peter Gabriel era that has reached us from the ...

Progressive Electronic, EXCELLENT, Eighties Albums, kraftwerk,

Computer World by Kraftwerk

FrancescoProg

13-04-2026 07:48

Computer World by Kraftwerk, a 1981 album. Both the record and the artwork are true works of art that go beyond music and by now belong ...

NOT-PROG, EXCELLENT, Sixties Albums, peter-frampton,

Frampton Comes Alive! by Peter Frampton

FrancescoProg

11-04-2026 08:59

Frampton Comes Alive! by Peter Frampton, 1976 album. This album is a great one, one of the best-selling of all time...

Prog Related, Symphonic Rock, EXCELLENT, FOR FANS AND COMPLETISTS, 2025 Albums, 2020s Albums, jon-anderson,

Live - Perpetual Change by Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks

FrancescoProg

10-04-2026 08:31

Live - Perpetual Change by Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks, a 2025 album. A must-have record for fans of the classic Yes era ...

Crossover Prog, Northern Prog, EXCELLENT, 2020s Albums, gazpacho,

Fireworker by Gazpacho

FrancescoProg

09-04-2026 08:20

Fireworker by Gazpacho, released in 2020, one of the best progressive tracks of the last twenty years. A must-listen for anyone who loves prog...

Jazz-Rock Fusion, EXCELLENT, 2020s Albums, 2026 Albums, pat-metheny,

SIDE-EYE |||+ by Pat Metheny

FrancescoProg

07-04-2026 17:53

SIDE-EYE |||+ by Pat Metheny, 2026 album, part of a fantastic initiative in which he mentors young musicians, giving new life ...

Neo-Prog, ESSENTIAL, Nineties Albums, steven-wilson, marillion, pete-trewavas,

Brave by Marillion

FrancescoProg

07-04-2026 08:08

Brave by Marillion, a 1994 album. On Progressive Rock World I have followed very closely the career of the Marillion, devoting plenty of space both to new releases and to the great classics.

Canterbury Scene, ESSENTIAL, Seventies Albums, national-health, phil-miller, dave-stewart, pip-pyle, jimmy-hastings, john-greaves,

Of Queues and Cures by National Health

FrancescoProg

05-04-2026 23:07

Of Queues And Cures by National Health (album) (1978) This album is simply described with one word: Essential. It is an instrumental album...

Eclectic Prog, GREAT, Seventies Albums, traffic,

When the Eagle Flies by Traffic

FrancescoProg

05-04-2026 08:32

When the Eagle Flies by Traffic (album) (1974) It is an album for fans of the band. While not reaching the heights of masterpieces such as...

Italian Progressive Rock, EXCELLENT, Seventies Albums, the-trip, furio-chirico,

Caronte by The Trip

FrancescoProg

04-04-2026 09:48

Caronte by The Trip, an album from 1971, one of the milestones and among the first true examples of Italian progressive rock...

Symphonic Rock, GREAT, Seventies Albums, mandalaband,

Mandalaband by Mandalaband

FrancescoProg

03-04-2026 14:12

Mandalaband by Mandalaband, a 1975 album, an ambitious and distinctive work in the progressive rock world for its fusion of symphonic rock and themes ...

Eclectic Prog, GREAT, 2020s Albums, 2026 Albums, motorpsycho, reine-fiske,

The Gaia II Space Corps by Motorpsycho

FrancescoProg

03-04-2026 08:50

The Gaia II Space Corps by Motorpsycho, 2026 album, album is among the band's shortest and most accessible, less intellectual and complex than the previous ones...

Psychedelic Rock, Space Rock, GREAT, 2000s Albums, hypnos-69,

Timeline Traveller by Hypnos 69

FrancescoProg

02-04-2026 09:12

Timeline Traveller by Hypnos 69, a 2001 album. The album is an experience that embraces different styles. And on listening it doesn’t seem possible that it’s an album ...

Crossover Prog, ESSENTIAL, 2020s Albums, 2026 Albums, archive,

Glass Minds by Archive

FrancescoProg

01-04-2026 12:11

Glass Minds by Archive, 2026 album. This album is a masterpiece, without a shadow of a doubt. I didn't know this band well because of the reviews...

Canterbury Scene, EXCELLENT, 2020s Albums, 2026 Albums, gong,

Bright Spirit by Gong

FrancescoProg

30-03-2026 11:55

Bright Spirit by Gong, a 2026 album. The album blends classic space-rock and modern production, with ethereal guitars, free-jazz saxophone and a section ...

Extreme Prog Metal, EXCELLENT, 2010s Albums, martin-lopez, soen,

Lotus by SOEN

FrancescoProg

29-03-2026 16:45

Lotus by Soen, a 2019 album. This record marks the peak of their artistic growth, signaling a definitive break from the influences ...

GREAT, 2020s Albums, 2026 Albums, RIO-Avant-Prog, i-sincopatici,

La Corazzata Potëmkin by I Sincopatici

FrancescoProg

28-03-2026 17:22

La Corazzata Potëmkin (The Battleship Potemkin) by I Sincopatici, 2026 album. This project and this album are very interesting and of great value, by a band I didn't know ...

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