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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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Jazz-Rock Fusion, ESSENTIAL, Fifties Albums, miles-davis,

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis

FrancescoProg

09-03-2026 15:54

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis, album from 1959. Although it is not a purely progressive album, it is associated with the genre due to its revolutionary nature...

Symphonic Rock, GREAT, FOR FANS AND COMPLETISTS, 2020s Albums, 2026 Albums, neal-morse, mike-portnoy, the-neal-morse-band,

L.I.F.T. by The Neal Morse Band

FrancescoProg

08-03-2026 22:27

L.I.F.T. by The Neal Morse Band, 2026 album. Beautiful record, which cannot be missing in the collection of fans of this band ...

Zeuhl, magma,

Magma in Concert, Friday, March 6, 2026, Rome

FrancescoProg

08-03-2026 01:29

Friday, March 6, 2026, the Sala Sinopoli of the Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone in Rome hosted a historic event: the return of Magma to Italy

Eclectic Prog, ESSENTIAL, 2020s Albums, 2026 Albums, dominic-sanderson,

Live Revelations by Dominic Sanderson

FrancescoProg

05-03-2026 19:11

Live Revelations by Dominic Sanderson, 2026 album, a live album by the British progressive rock multi-instrumentalist Dominic Sanderson...

Eclectic Prog, ESSENTIAL, Nineties Albums, steve-hackett, chester-thompson, john-wetton, ian-mcdonald, julian-colbeck,

The Tokyo Tapes by Steve Hackett

FrancescoProg

04-03-2026 18:43

The Tokyo Tapes, Steve Hackett's 1998 live album, in which Hackett put together a band that is a real treat for any prog rock fan, featuring musicians...

Canterbury Scene, EXCELLENT, Seventies Albums, supersister,

Present from Nancy by Supersister

FrancescoProg

03-03-2026 08:15

Present from Nancy by Supersister, album from 1970. Despite having Dutch roots, the sound of the album is strongly influenced by the English Canterbury Scene

Progressive Metal, EXCELLENT, Nineties Albums, queensryche,

Promised Land by Queensryche

FrancescoProg

01-03-2026 17:40

Promised Land by Queensryche, a 1994 album, a complex, melancholic album but of extraordinary beauty, which requires time to be appreciated ...

Symphonic Rock, GREAT, Nineties Albums, roine-stolt, jaime-salazar, ulf-wallander,

Hydrophonia by Roine Stolt

FrancescoProg

28-02-2026 16:46

Hydrophonia by Roine Stolt, 1998 album, his sixth solo album, is an instrumental work exploring aquatic and progressive atmospheres...

Italian Progressive Rock, GREAT, 2010s Albums, mangala-vallis,

Microsolco by Mangala Vallis

FrancescoProg

28-02-2026 01:14

Microsolco by Mangala Vallis, a 2012 album, is a striking example of neo-prog and symphonic rock, characterized by overwhelming energy and keyboards ...

Prog Related, GREAT, FOR FANS AND COMPLETISTS, 2010s Albums, david-gilmour, the-orb,

Metallic Spheres by The Orb Featuring David Gilmour

FrancescoProg

27-02-2026 15:27

Metallic Spheres by The Orb Featuring David Gilmour from 2010. A niche gem that I really appreciated and recommend...

Symphonic Rock, EXCELLENT, 2010s Albums, discipline,

Captives of the Wine Dark Sea by Discipline

FrancescoProg

26-02-2026 22:18

Captives of the Wine Dark Sea by Discipline, a 2017 album, their fifth studio album, marks a lineup change and a particularly ...

Symphonic Rock, Artist Profile, discipline,

The dark, complex, and theatrical sound of Discipline

FrancescoProg

25-02-2026 15:14

The Profile "The dark, complex and theatrical sound of Discipline" is now available online

Progressive Electronic, EXCELLENT, Seventies Albums, kraftwerk,

The Man-Machine by Kraftwerk

FrancescoProg

25-02-2026 00:26

The Man-Machine by Kraftwerk, from 1978. It is their seventh album and their masterpiece. Here Kraftwerk outdo themselves, fully exploring the world of synth-pop.

Progressive Electronic, Artist Profile, kraftwerk,

Kraftwerk, the founding fathers of modern electronic music

FrancescoProg

23-02-2026 22:14

The profile "Kraftwerk, founding fathers of modern electronic music" is now available online

Zeuhl, EXCELLENT, Seventies Albums, magma,

1001° Centigrades dei Magma

FrancescoProg

22-02-2026 22:50

1001° Centigrades by Magma, released in 1971. With this album, Magma began to break away from conventional jazz-rock...

Canterbury Scene, ESSENTIAL, Seventies Albums, cos,

Viva Boma by COS

FrancescoProg

22-02-2026 15:05

Viva Boma by COS, a 1976 album, is a hypnotic record that blends African jungle and Brussels jazz. Cos abandons prog imitations and creates...

Canterbury Scene, Artist Profile, cos,

The hypnotic and cryptic language of COS

FrancescoProg

21-02-2026 23:33

The profile "The hypnotic and cryptic language of COS" is now available online

Italian Progressive Rock, EXCELLENT, Seventies Albums, cervello,

Melos by Cervello

FrancescoProg

21-02-2026 15:51

Melos by Cervello, an album from 1973. This is an absolute and essential masterpiece of Italian progressive rock, Cervello's unique work...

Italian Progressive Rock, Artist Profile, cervello,

Cervello, pioneers of “No-Keys” Prog

FrancescoProg

21-02-2026 12:46

The profile "Cervello, pioneers of “No-Keys” Prog" is now available online

Crossover Prog, ESSENTIAL, 2026 Albums, big-big-train, nick-dvirgilio,

Woodcut by Big Big Train

FrancescoProg

15-02-2026 19:02

Woodcut by Big Big Train, from 2026. Essential in their discography and for contemporary progressive rock, in my opinion the best work of the band so far.