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#	Cover	Title Artist	Genre Record Type, Year	Ratings
1		Close to the Edge Yes	Symphonic Prog Studio, 1972	4.68 \| 5242 ratings QWR = 4.6694
2		Selling England by the Pound Genesis	Symphonic Prog Studio, 1973	4.65 \| 4807 ratings QWR = 4.6430
3		In the Court of the Crimson King King Crimson	Eclectic Prog Studio, 1969	4.64 \| 4887 ratings QWR = 4.6343
4		Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd	Psychedelic/Space Rock Studio, 1975	4.64 \| 4686 ratings QWR = 4.6319
5		Thick as a Brick Jethro Tull	Prog Folk Studio, 1972	4.64 \| 3822 ratings QWR = 4.6278
6		The Dark Side of the Moon Pink Floyd	Psychedelic/Space Rock Studio, 1973	4.62 \| 4877 ratings QWR = 4.6081
7		Foxtrot Genesis	Symphonic Prog Studio, 1972	4.62 \| 4177 ratings QWR = 4.6056
8		Red King Crimson	Eclectic Prog Studio, 1974	4.57 \| 3892 ratings QWR = 4.5588
9		Animals Pink Floyd	Psychedelic/Space Rock Studio, 1977	4.53 \| 4216 ratings QWR = 4.5195
10		Fragile Yes	Symphonic Prog Studio, 1971	4.47 \| 4186 ratings QWR = 4.4563
11		Godbluff Van Der Graaf Generator	Eclectic Prog Studio, 1975	4.46 \| 2413 ratings QWR = 4.4484
12		Pawn Hearts Van Der Graaf Generator	Eclectic Prog Studio, 1971	4.43 \| 2529 ratings QWR = 4.4181
13		Larks' Tongues in Aspic King Crimson	Eclectic Prog Studio, 1973	4.42 \| 3360 ratings QWR = 4.4137
14		Mirage Camel	Symphonic Prog Studio, 1974	4.42 \| 3172 ratings QWR = 4.4120
15		Nursery Cryme Genesis	Symphonic Prog Studio, 1971	4.42 \| 3694 ratings QWR = 4.4067
16		Moonmadness Camel	Symphonic Prog Studio, 1976	4.40 \| 2693 ratings QWR = 4.3890
17		Per Un Amico Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM)	Rock Progressivo Italiano Studio, 1972	4.41 \| 1970 ratings QWR = 4.3873
18		Hemispheres Rush	Heavy Prog Studio, 1978	4.39 \| 2797 ratings QWR = 4.3817
19		Moving Pictures Rush	Heavy Prog Studio, 1981	4.39 \| 3246 ratings QWR = 4.3777
20		Relayer Yes	Symphonic Prog Studio, 1974	4.38 \| 3591 ratings QWR = 4.3700
21		Darwin! Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso	Rock Progressivo Italiano Studio, 1972	4.39 \| 1379 ratings QWR = 4.3633
22		Aqualung Jethro Tull	Prog Folk Studio, 1971	4.37 \| 3019 ratings QWR = 4.3582
23		Io Sono Nato Libero Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso	Rock Progressivo Italiano Studio, 1973	4.37 \| 1265 ratings QWR = 4.3478
24		Hot Rats Frank Zappa	RIO/Avant-Prog Studio, 1969	4.36 \| 1899 ratings QWR = 4.3412
25		Kind of Blue Miles Davis	Jazz Rock/Fusion Studio, 1959	4.36 \| 1261 ratings QWR = 4.3338
26		In a Glass House Gentle Giant	Eclectic Prog Studio, 1973	4.35 \| 1955 ratings QWR = 4.3309
27		Si on avait besoin d'une cinqui�me saison Harmonium	Prog Folk Studio, 1975	4.35 \| 1495 ratings QWR = 4.3302
28		A Farewell to Kings Rush	Heavy Prog Studio, 1977	4.34 \| 2570 ratings QWR = 4.3290
29		Hybris �nglag�rd	Symphonic Prog Studio, 1992	4.34 \| 1908 ratings QWR = 4.3269
30		Storia Di Un Minuto Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM)	Rock Progressivo Italiano Studio, 1972	4.34 \| 1553 ratings QWR = 4.3180
31		From Silence to Somewhere Wobbler	Symphonic Prog Studio, 2017	4.35 \| 919 ratings QWR = 4.3105
32		The Yes Album Yes	Symphonic Prog Studio, 1971	4.32 \| 3416 ratings QWR = 4.3097
33		Scheherazade and Other Stories Renaissance	Symphonic Prog Studio, 1975	4.33 \| 1456 ratings QWR = 4.3074
34		Metropolis Part 2 - Scenes from a Memory Dream Theater	Progressive Metal Studio, 1999	4.32 \| 3327 ratings QWR = 4.3059
35		H To He, Who Am The Only One Van Der Graaf Generator	Eclectic Prog Studio, 1970	4.32 \| 1927 ratings QWR = 4.3053
36		In the Land of Grey and Pink Caravan	Canterbury Scene Studio, 1971	4.32 \| 2088 ratings QWR = 4.3045
37		Octopus Gentle Giant	Eclectic Prog Studio, 1972	4.32 \| 2312 ratings QWR = 4.3044
38		Crime of the Century Supertramp	Crossover Prog Studio, 1974	4.32 \| 1896 ratings QWR = 4.3040
39		Birds of Fire Mahavishnu Orchestra	Jazz Rock/Fusion Studio, 1973	4.32 \| 1497 ratings QWR = 4.3033
40		The Raven That Refused to Sing (and Other Stories) Steven Wilson	Crossover Prog Studio, 2013	4.32 \| 2451 ratings QWR = 4.3032
41		The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Genesis	Symphonic Prog Studio, 1974	4.31 \| 3447 ratings QWR = 4.3027
42		The Power and the Glory Gentle Giant	Eclectic Prog Studio, 1974	4.32 \| 1910 ratings QWR = 4.3013
43		Zarathustra Museo Rosenbach	Rock Progressivo Italiano Studio, 1973	4.33 \| 1042 ratings QWR = 4.2982
44		Images and Words Dream Theater	Progressive Metal Studio, 1992	4.31 \| 3262 ratings QWR = 4.2973
45		The Snow Goose Camel	Symphonic Prog Studio, 1975	4.31 \| 2681 ratings QWR = 4.2967
46		The Grand Wazoo Frank Zappa	RIO/Avant-Prog Studio, 1972	4.32 \| 1144 ratings QWR = 4.2961
47		Meddle Pink Floyd	Psychedelic/Space Rock Studio, 1971	4.30 \| 3600 ratings QWR = 4.2941
48		The Mothers of Invention: One Size Fits All Frank Zappa	RIO/Avant-Prog Studio, 1975	4.31 \| 1164 ratings QWR = 4.2849
49		Still Life Van Der Graaf Generator	Eclectic Prog Studio, 1976	4.30 \| 1751 ratings QWR = 4.2840
50		Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso	Rock Progressivo Italiano Studio, 1972	4.31 \| 1061 ratings QWR = 4.2837
51		Free Hand Gentle Giant	Eclectic Prog Studio, 1975	4.30 \| 1771 ratings QWR = 4.2809
52		Still Life Opeth	Tech/Extreme Prog Metal Studio, 1999	4.29 \| 1904 ratings QWR = 4.2780
53		Mekan�k Destrukt�w Kommand�h Magma	Zeuhl Studio, 1973	4.30 \| 1216 ratings QWR = 4.2762
54		Hand. Cannot. Erase. Steven Wilson	Crossover Prog Studio, 2015	4.29 \| 1843 ratings QWR = 4.2762
55		Fear of a Blank Planet Porcupine Tree	Heavy Prog Studio, 2007	4.28 \| 2903 ratings QWR = 4.2743
56		Permanent Waves Rush	Heavy Prog Studio, 1980	4.29 \| 2381 ratings QWR = 4.2727
57		Ommadawn Mike Oldfield	Crossover Prog Studio, 1975	4.29 \| 1578 ratings QWR = 4.2725
58		Blackwater Park Opeth	Tech/Extreme Prog Metal Studio, 2001	4.29 \| 1982 ratings QWR = 4.2709
59		H�xan Art Zoyd	RIO/Avant-Prog Studio, 1997	4.49 \| 137 ratings QWR = 4.2704
60		A Trick of the Tail Genesis	Symphonic Prog Studio, 1976	4.28 \| 3031 ratings QWR = 4.2703
61		The Silent Corner And The Empty Stage Peter Hammill	Eclectic Prog Studio, 1974	4.30 \| 1006 ratings QWR = 4.2695
62		Depois do Fim Bacamarte	Symphonic Prog Studio, 1983	4.30 \| 966 ratings QWR = 4.2685
63		The Inner Mounting Flame Mahavishnu Orchestra	Jazz Rock/Fusion Studio, 1971	4.29 \| 1152 ratings QWR = 4.2683
64		Acquiring the Taste Gentle Giant	Eclectic Prog Studio, 1971	4.28 \| 1827 ratings QWR = 4.2679
65		Ghost Reveries Opeth	Tech/Extreme Prog Metal Studio, 2005	4.28 \| 1854 ratings QWR = 4.2641
66		Space Shanty Khan	Canterbury Scene Studio, 1972	4.29 \| 872 ratings QWR = 4.2608
67		Misplaced Childhood Marillion	Neo-Prog Studio, 1985	4.27 \| 2455 ratings QWR = 4.2604
68		Romantic Warrior Return To Forever	Jazz Rock/Fusion Studio, 1976	4.29 \| 874 ratings QWR = 4.2535
69		In Absentia Porcupine Tree	Heavy Prog Studio, 2002	4.26 \| 2834 ratings QWR = 4.2525
70		In A Silent Way Miles Davis	Jazz Rock/Fusion Studio, 1969	4.28 \| 894 ratings QWR = 4.2500
71		Szobel Hermann Szobel	RIO/Avant-Prog Studio, 1976	4.70 \| 64 ratings QWR = 4.2494
72		Ashes Are Burning Renaissance	Symphonic Prog Studio, 1973	4.28 \| 922 ratings QWR = 4.2471
73		4 visions Eskaton	Zeuhl Studio, 1981	4.34 \| 306 ratings QWR = 4.2442
74		Symbolic Death	Tech/Extreme Prog Metal Studio, 1995	4.29 \| 699 ratings QWR = 4.2439
75		Dwellers of the Deep Wobbler	Symphonic Prog Studio, 2020	4.30 \| 496 ratings QWR = 4.2415
76		Radio Gnome Invisible Vol. 3 - You Gong	Canterbury Scene Studio, 1974	4.26 \| 1189 ratings QWR = 4.2405
77		Script for a Jester's Tear Marillion	Neo-Prog Studio, 1983	4.25 \| 2270 ratings QWR = 4.2377
78		Spectrum Billy Cobham	Jazz Rock/Fusion Studio, 1973	4.28 \| 694 ratings QWR = 4.2363
79		Viljans �ga �nglag�rd	Symphonic Prog Studio, 2012	4.26 \| 1202 ratings QWR = 4.2361
80		Arbeit Macht Frei Area	Rock Progressivo Italiano Studio, 1973	4.27 \| 783 ratings QWR = 4.2357
81		Bitches Brew Miles Davis	Jazz Rock/Fusion Studio, 1970	4.27 \| 890 ratings QWR = 4.2353
82		A Drop of Light All Traps On Earth	Symphonic Prog Studio, 2018	4.28 \| 591 ratings QWR = 4.2353
83		Enigmatic Ocean Jean-Luc Ponty	Jazz Rock/Fusion Studio, 1977	4.30 \| 421 ratings QWR = 4.2339
84		If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You Caravan	Canterbury Scene Studio, 1970	4.26 \| 1225 ratings QWR = 4.2335
85		Second Life Syndrome Riverside	Progressive Metal Studio, 2005	4.25 \| 1912 ratings QWR = 4.2333
86		Rock Bottom Robert Wyatt	Canterbury Scene Studio, 1974	4.26 \| 1041 ratings QWR = 4.2330
87		Voyage of the Acolyte Steve Hackett	Eclectic Prog Studio, 1975	4.25 \| 1635 ratings QWR = 4.2328
88		K.A (K�hntark�sz Anteria) Magma	Zeuhl Studio, 2004	4.27 \| 805 ratings QWR = 4.2300
89		Hamburger Concerto Focus	Symphonic Prog Studio, 1974	4.25 \| 1172 ratings QWR = 4.2300
90		Elegant Gypsy Al Di Meola	Jazz Rock/Fusion Studio, 1977	4.26 \| 906 ratings QWR = 4.2286
91		The Road of Bones IQ	Neo-Prog Studio, 2014	4.25 \| 1445 ratings QWR = 4.2280
92		English Electric (Part One) Big Big Train	Crossover Prog Studio, 2012	4.25 \| 1176 ratings QWR = 4.2258
93		Emerson Lake & Palmer Emerson Lake & Palmer	Symphonic Prog Studio, 1970	4.24 \| 2429 ratings QWR = 4.2253
94		Crimson Edge Of Sanity	Tech/Extreme Prog Metal Studio, 1996	4.27 \| 565 ratings QWR = 4.2239
95		Felona E Sorona Le Orme	Rock Progressivo Italiano Studio, 1973	4.25 \| 1101 ratings QWR = 4.2228
96		Hatfield and the North Hatfield And The North	Canterbury Scene Studio, 1974	4.25 \| 925 ratings QWR = 4.2227
97		Anabelas Bubu	Eclectic Prog Studio, 1978	4.26 \| 680 ratings QWR = 4.2214
98		Remedy Lane Pain Of Salvation	Progressive Metal Studio, 2002	4.24 \| 1315 ratings QWR = 4.2200
99		Operation: Mindcrime Queensr�che	Progressive Metal Studio, 1988	4.24 \| 1244 ratings QWR = 4.2173
100		Of Queues and Cures National Health	Canterbury Scene Studio, 1978	4.27 \| 548 ratings QWR = 4.2163

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