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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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Symphonic Rock, Northern Prog, ESSENTIAL, 2026 Albums, jordsjo, lars-fredrik-frislie, andreas-wettergreen-strmman-prestmo, hakon-oftung,

Pestkrønikene by Jordsjø

FrancescoProg

04-09-2026 08:00

Pestkrønikene by Jordsjø to be released on July 24, 2026. I'll say it right away to avoid misunderstandings: Prog is back!! And it comes once again from the North ...

Rock Progressivo Italiano, EXCELLENT, Artist Profile, 2026 Albums, delirium,

Sesta Strada Lungo Il Tempo by Delirium and their story...

FrancescoProg

03-09-2026 08:00

“Sesta Strada Lungo Il Tempo” is the sixth studio album by Delirium, the historic Genoese prog rock band that gave us the hit “Jesahel” in the ...

Crossover Prog, GREAT, southern-empire,

Another World by Southern Empire

FrancescoProg

02-09-2026 08:00

“Another World” is the third studio album by the Australian progressive rock band Southern Empire. As well described in the article dedicated to their ...

Eclectic Prog, ESSENTIAL, king-crimson, bill-bruford, robert-fripp, adrian-belew, tony-levin, pat-mastelotto, trey-gunn,

THRAK by King Crimson

FrancescoProg

01-09-2026 08:00

THRAK, King Crimson’s eleventh studio album, was released after a long period of inactivity (the last album, Three of a Perfect Pair, dated back to 1984) ...

Canterbury Scene, ESSENTIAL, dave-stewart, steve-hillage, egg, mont-campbell, clive-brooks, tim-hodgkinson, lindsay-cooper,

The Civil Surface by Egg

FrancescoProg

31-08-2026 08:00

The Civil Surface, the third and final studio album by Egg, right in the heart of the Canterbury Scene. The genesis of this record is rather unusual...

Post Rock,

Post-rock: “the use of rock instrumentation for non-rock ends”

FrancescoProg

30-08-2026 08:00

Post-rock: “the use of rock instrumentation for non-rock purposes” Post-rock, a genre born in the early Nineties, uses classic rock instruments such as ...

Post Metal,

Post-Metal: a mix of doom metal, sludge metal and post-rock

FrancescoProg

29-08-2026 08:00

Post-Metal: a mix of doom metal, sludge metal and post-rock Post-metal, a subgenre of heavy metal, is a mix of doom metal, sludge metal and ...

Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Northern Prog, GREAT, Artist Profile, hakon-oftung, filip-zenon, zenon,

Arven by Zenon and their history...

FrancescoProg

28-08-2026 08:00

“Arven” is the second album by Norwegian multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Zenon (aka Filip Zenon Ramberg), a record that takes you on a deep and intimate journey ...

Extreme Prog Metal, Northern Prog, ESSENTIAL, opeth, mikael-akerfeldt, dan-swano,

Morningrise by Opeth

FrancescoProg

27-08-2026 08:00

Opeth’s second album, “Morningrise,” is a real MUST for fans of this outstanding band. It represents the peak of their ...

Eclectic Prog, ESSENTIAL, van-der-graaf-generator, peter-hammill,

The Aerosol Grey Machine by Van der Graaf Generator

FrancescoProg

26-08-2026 08:00

The Aerosol Grey Machine, released in September ’69, is the debut album by Van der Graaf Generator, a British progressive rock band. The story behind ...

ESSENTIAL, RIO-Avant-Prog, chris-cutler, henry-cow, fred-frith, tim-hodgkinson, lindsay-cooper,

Western Culture by Henry Cow

FrancescoProg

25-08-2026 08:00

Western Culture, the fifth and final album by Henry Cow, the band’s musical and spiritual farewell, released after they had broken up. It is definitely a ...

Folk Rock, Northern Prog, ESSENTIAL, tusmrke, kristoffer-momrak, filip-zenon,

Nordisk Krim by Tusmorke

FrancescoProg

24-08-2026 07:30

Nordisk Krim by Tusmorke, a 2021 album. It is a double concept album by Tusmørke, a Norwegian prog-folk band, with a duration of over 82 minutes ...

Neo-Prog,

Neo-Prog, the blend of complexity, immediacy and a touch of theatricality.

FrancescoProg

22-08-2026 08:00

Neo-Prog, the blend of complexity, immediacy, and a touch of theatricality. Neo-Prog, or neoprogressive, is a subgenre of progressive rock born ...

Canterbury Scene, ESSENTIAL, caravan, dave-sinclair, richard-sinclair, richard-coughlan, pye-hastings, jimmy-hastings,

In the Land of Grey and Pink by Caravan

FrancescoProg

21-08-2026 08:00

In the Land of Grey and Pink An absolute masterpiece by Caravan, from 1971 and an essential album in any prog collection, one of the most ...

Zeuhl, EXCELLENT, magma,

Kartehl by Magma

FrancescoProg

19-08-2026 08:00

Kartehl by Magma, a 2022 album. Between this record and the previous one, Zëss from 2019, there were major changes in the lineup and in style...

Canterbury Scene, GREAT, hugh-hopper, alan-gowen, phil-lee, trevor-tomkins, gilgamesh,

Another fine tune you got me into by Gilgamesh

FrancescoProg

18-08-2026 08:00

Another Fine Tune You’ve Got Me Into by Gilgamesh, a 1978 album. It is the second and final studio album by Gilgamesh, band ...

Post Rock, Northern Prog, EXCELLENT, the-samuel-jackson-five, thomas-hagen-kaldhol,

Easily Misunderstood by The Samuel Jackson Five (SJ5)

FrancescoProg

17-08-2026 08:00

Easily Misunderstood by The Samuel Jackson Five (SJ5) released in 2005. 2 45 RPM vinyl records for 11 beautiful tracks...

Kosmische Musik Krautrock,

Krautrock, the music of a generation that wanted to break with the past

FrancescoProg

16-08-2026 08:00

Krautrock, the music of a generation that wanted to break with the past. Krautrock, which I prefer to call cosmic music, is an extremely ...

Jazz-Rock Fusion,

Jazz-Rock Fusion: jazz improvisation and rock energy

FrancescoProg

15-08-2026 08:00

Jazz-Rock Fusion: jazz improvisation and rock energy. Jazz-Rock Fusion, a key subgenre of progressive rock, which blends ...

NOT-PROG, ESSENTIAL, the-who,

My Generation by The Who

FrancescoProg

14-08-2026 08:00

My Generation is the first album by The Who, released in December 1965 It happened in that 1965 that The Detours recruited a young 19-year-old drummer a