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#	Cover	Title Artist	Genre Record Type, Year	Ratings
1		Close to the Edge Yes	Symphonic Prog Studio, 1972	4.68 \| 5239 ratings QWR = 4.6694
2		Selling England by the Pound Genesis	Symphonic Prog Studio, 1973	4.65 \| 4803 ratings QWR = 4.6436
3		In the Court of the Crimson King King Crimson	Eclectic Prog Studio, 1969	4.64 \| 4884 ratings QWR = 4.6342
4		Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd	Psychedelic/Space Rock Studio, 1975	4.64 \| 4681 ratings QWR = 4.6323
5		Thick as a Brick Jethro Tull	Prog Folk Studio, 1972	4.64 \| 3818 ratings QWR = 4.6286
6		The Dark Side of the Moon Pink Floyd	Psychedelic/Space Rock Studio, 1973	4.62 \| 4871 ratings QWR = 4.6079
7		Foxtrot Genesis	Symphonic Prog Studio, 1972	4.62 \| 4173 ratings QWR = 4.6062
8		Red King Crimson	Eclectic Prog Studio, 1974	4.57 \| 3889 ratings QWR = 4.5586
9		Animals Pink Floyd	Psychedelic/Space Rock Studio, 1977	4.53 \| 4213 ratings QWR = 4.5198
10		Fragile Yes	Symphonic Prog Studio, 1971	4.47 \| 4183 ratings QWR = 4.4561
11		Godbluff Van Der Graaf Generator	Eclectic Prog Studio, 1975	4.46 \| 2411 ratings QWR = 4.4484
12		Pawn Hearts Van Der Graaf Generator	Eclectic Prog Studio, 1971	4.43 \| 2525 ratings QWR = 4.4180
13		Larks' Tongues in Aspic King Crimson	Eclectic Prog Studio, 1973	4.42 \| 3358 ratings QWR = 4.4138
14		Mirage Camel	Symphonic Prog Studio, 1974	4.42 \| 3170 ratings QWR = 4.4121
15		Nursery Cryme Genesis	Symphonic Prog Studio, 1971	4.42 \| 3692 ratings QWR = 4.4069
16		Moonmadness Camel	Symphonic Prog Studio, 1976	4.40 \| 2692 ratings QWR = 4.3893
17		Per Un Amico Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM)	Rock Progressivo Italiano Studio, 1972	4.40 \| 1967 ratings QWR = 4.3870
18		Hemispheres Rush	Heavy Prog Studio, 1978	4.39 \| 2793 ratings QWR = 4.3811
19		Moving Pictures Rush	Heavy Prog Studio, 1981	4.39 \| 3242 ratings QWR = 4.3773
20		Relayer Yes	Symphonic Prog Studio, 1974	4.38 \| 3588 ratings QWR = 4.3697
21		Darwin! Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso	Rock Progressivo Italiano Studio, 1972	4.39 \| 1377 ratings QWR = 4.3635
22		Aqualung Jethro Tull	Prog Folk Studio, 1971	4.37 \| 3017 ratings QWR = 4.3579
23		Io Sono Nato Libero Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso	Rock Progressivo Italiano Studio, 1973	4.37 \| 1263 ratings QWR = 4.3481
24		Hot Rats Frank Zappa	RIO/Avant-Prog Studio, 1969	4.36 \| 1896 ratings QWR = 4.3409
25		Kind of Blue Miles Davis	Jazz Rock/Fusion Studio, 1959	4.36 \| 1258 ratings QWR = 4.3337
26		In a Glass House Gentle Giant	Eclectic Prog Studio, 1973	4.35 \| 1953 ratings QWR = 4.3314
27		Si on avait besoin d'une cinqui�me saison Harmonium	Prog Folk Studio, 1975	4.35 \| 1493 ratings QWR = 4.3301
28		A Farewell to Kings Rush	Heavy Prog Studio, 1977	4.34 \| 2566 ratings QWR = 4.3283
29		Hybris �nglag�rd	Symphonic Prog Studio, 1992	4.34 \| 1905 ratings QWR = 4.3266
30		Storia Di Un Minuto Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM)	Rock Progressivo Italiano Studio, 1972	4.34 \| 1550 ratings QWR = 4.3176
31		From Silence to Somewhere Wobbler	Symphonic Prog Studio, 2017	4.35 \| 916 ratings QWR = 4.3166
32		The Yes Album Yes	Symphonic Prog Studio, 1971	4.32 \| 3412 ratings QWR = 4.3093
33		Scheherazade and Other Stories Renaissance	Symphonic Prog Studio, 1975	4.33 \| 1452 ratings QWR = 4.3071
34		Metropolis Part 2 - Scenes from a Memory Dream Theater	Progressive Metal Studio, 1999	4.32 \| 3322 ratings QWR = 4.3069
35		The Raven That Refused to Sing (and Other Stories) Steven Wilson	Crossover Prog Studio, 2013	4.32 \| 2447 ratings QWR = 4.3062
36		H To He, Who Am The Only One Van Der Graaf Generator	Eclectic Prog Studio, 1970	4.32 \| 1922 ratings QWR = 4.3054
37		Octopus Gentle Giant	Eclectic Prog Studio, 1972	4.32 \| 2308 ratings QWR = 4.3046
38		Crime of the Century Supertramp	Crossover Prog Studio, 1974	4.32 \| 1893 ratings QWR = 4.3045
39		In the Land of Grey and Pink Caravan	Canterbury Scene Studio, 1971	4.32 \| 2085 ratings QWR = 4.3040
40		Birds of Fire Mahavishnu Orchestra	Jazz Rock/Fusion Studio, 1973	4.32 \| 1494 ratings QWR = 4.3029
41		The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Genesis	Symphonic Prog Studio, 1974	4.31 \| 3445 ratings QWR = 4.3028
42		The Power and the Glory Gentle Giant	Eclectic Prog Studio, 1974	4.32 \| 1907 ratings QWR = 4.3010
43		Images and Words Dream Theater	Progressive Metal Studio, 1992	4.31 \| 3257 ratings QWR = 4.2986
44		Zarathustra Museo Rosenbach	Rock Progressivo Italiano Studio, 1973	4.33 \| 1039 ratings QWR = 4.2977
45		The Snow Goose Camel	Symphonic Prog Studio, 1975	4.31 \| 2678 ratings QWR = 4.2966
46		The Grand Wazoo Frank Zappa	RIO/Avant-Prog Studio, 1972	4.32 \| 1140 ratings QWR = 4.2956
47		Meddle Pink Floyd	Psychedelic/Space Rock Studio, 1971	4.30 \| 3596 ratings QWR = 4.2939
48		The Mothers of Invention: One Size Fits All Frank Zappa	RIO/Avant-Prog Studio, 1975	4.31 \| 1159 ratings QWR = 4.2851
49		Still Life Van Der Graaf Generator	Eclectic Prog Studio, 1976	4.30 \| 1749 ratings QWR = 4.2842
50		Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso	Rock Progressivo Italiano Studio, 1972	4.31 \| 1059 ratings QWR = 4.2840
51		Still Life Opeth	Tech/Extreme Prog Metal Studio, 1999	4.30 \| 1900 ratings QWR = 4.2813
52		Free Hand Gentle Giant	Eclectic Prog Studio, 1975	4.30 \| 1767 ratings QWR = 4.2807
53		Hand. Cannot. Erase. Steven Wilson	Crossover Prog Studio, 2015	4.30 \| 1839 ratings QWR = 4.2788
54		Fear of a Blank Planet Porcupine Tree	Heavy Prog Studio, 2007	4.29 \| 2899 ratings QWR = 4.2758
55		Mekan�k Destrukt�w Kommand�h Magma	Zeuhl Studio, 1973	4.30 \| 1213 ratings QWR = 4.2754
56		Blackwater Park Opeth	Tech/Extreme Prog Metal Studio, 2001	4.29 \| 1977 ratings QWR = 4.2741
57		Ommadawn Mike Oldfield	Crossover Prog Studio, 1975	4.29 \| 1572 ratings QWR = 4.2727
58		H�xan Art Zoyd	RIO/Avant-Prog Studio, 1997	4.50 \| 134 ratings QWR = 4.2723
59		Permanent Waves Rush	Heavy Prog Studio, 1980	4.28 \| 2378 ratings QWR = 4.2722
60		A Trick of the Tail Genesis	Symphonic Prog Studio, 1976	4.28 \| 3030 ratings QWR = 4.2705
61		The Silent Corner And The Empty Stage Peter Hammill	Eclectic Prog Studio, 1974	4.30 \| 1003 ratings QWR = 4.2700
62		Acquiring the Taste Gentle Giant	Eclectic Prog Studio, 1971	4.28 \| 1823 ratings QWR = 4.2679
63		The Inner Mounting Flame Mahavishnu Orchestra	Jazz Rock/Fusion Studio, 1971	4.29 \| 1150 ratings QWR = 4.2676
64		Depois do Fim Bacamarte	Symphonic Prog Studio, 1983	4.30 \| 963 ratings QWR = 4.2675
65		Ghost Reveries Opeth	Tech/Extreme Prog Metal Studio, 2005	4.28 \| 1850 ratings QWR = 4.2660
66		Misplaced Childhood Marillion	Neo-Prog Studio, 1985	4.27 \| 2450 ratings QWR = 4.2619
67		Space Shanty Khan	Canterbury Scene Studio, 1972	4.30 \| 867 ratings QWR = 4.2612
68		In Absentia Porcupine Tree	Heavy Prog Studio, 2002	4.26 \| 2829 ratings QWR = 4.2543
69		Romantic Warrior Return To Forever	Jazz Rock/Fusion Studio, 1976	4.29 \| 870 ratings QWR = 4.2530
70		Dwellers of the Deep Wobbler	Symphonic Prog Studio, 2020	4.31 \| 492 ratings QWR = 4.2500
71		In A Silent Way Miles Davis	Jazz Rock/Fusion Studio, 1969	4.28 \| 890 ratings QWR = 4.2499
72		Szobel Hermann Szobel	RIO/Avant-Prog Studio, 1976	4.70 \| 64 ratings QWR = 4.2494
73		Ashes Are Burning Renaissance	Symphonic Prog Studio, 1973	4.28 \| 919 ratings QWR = 4.2465
74		Symbolic Death	Tech/Extreme Prog Metal Studio, 1995	4.29 \| 695 ratings QWR = 4.2453
75		A Drop of Light All Traps On Earth	Symphonic Prog Studio, 2018	4.29 \| 589 ratings QWR = 4.2428
76		4 visions Eskaton	Zeuhl Studio, 1981	4.34 \| 304 ratings QWR = 4.2420
77		Radio Gnome Invisible Vol. 3 - You Gong	Canterbury Scene Studio, 1974	4.26 \| 1186 ratings QWR = 4.2399
78		Script for a Jester's Tear Marillion	Neo-Prog Studio, 1983	4.25 \| 2267 ratings QWR = 4.2398
79		Bitches Brew Miles Davis	Jazz Rock/Fusion Studio, 1970	4.27 \| 886 ratings QWR = 4.2366
80		Second Life Syndrome Riverside	Progressive Metal Studio, 2005	4.25 \| 1909 ratings QWR = 4.2356
81		Viljans �ga �nglag�rd	Symphonic Prog Studio, 2012	4.26 \| 1199 ratings QWR = 4.2353
82		Spectrum Billy Cobham	Jazz Rock/Fusion Studio, 1973	4.28 \| 691 ratings QWR = 4.2352
83		The Road of Bones IQ	Neo-Prog Studio, 2014	4.25 \| 1441 ratings QWR = 4.2339
84		Arbeit Macht Frei Area	Rock Progressivo Italiano Studio, 1973	4.27 \| 780 ratings QWR = 4.2335
85		If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You Caravan	Canterbury Scene Studio, 1970	4.26 \| 1223 ratings QWR = 4.2333
86		Enigmatic Ocean Jean-Luc Ponty	Jazz Rock/Fusion Studio, 1977	4.30 \| 419 ratings QWR = 4.2332
87		Voyage of the Acolyte Steve Hackett	Eclectic Prog Studio, 1975	4.25 \| 1631 ratings QWR = 4.2325
88		Rock Bottom Robert Wyatt	Canterbury Scene Studio, 1974	4.26 \| 1038 ratings QWR = 4.2324
89		Hamburger Concerto Focus	Symphonic Prog Studio, 1974	4.25 \| 1169 ratings QWR = 4.2294
90		K.A (K�hntark�sz Anteria) Magma	Zeuhl Studio, 2004	4.26 \| 802 ratings QWR = 4.2290
91		Elegant Gypsy Al Di Meola	Jazz Rock/Fusion Studio, 1977	4.26 \| 904 ratings QWR = 4.2282
92		English Electric (Part One) Big Big Train	Crossover Prog Studio, 2012	4.25 \| 1173 ratings QWR = 4.2272
93		Emerson Lake & Palmer Emerson Lake & Palmer	Symphonic Prog Studio, 1970	4.24 \| 2425 ratings QWR = 4.2249
94		Remedy Lane Pain Of Salvation	Progressive Metal Studio, 2002	4.25 \| 1309 ratings QWR = 4.2241
95		Felona E Sorona Le Orme	Rock Progressivo Italiano Studio, 1973	4.25 \| 1100 ratings QWR = 4.2233
96		Hatfield and the North Hatfield And The North	Canterbury Scene Studio, 1974	4.25 \| 922 ratings QWR = 4.2225
97		Crimson Edge Of Sanity	Tech/Extreme Prog Metal Studio, 1996	4.27 \| 563 ratings QWR = 4.2225
98		Operation: Mindcrime Queensr�che	Progressive Metal Studio, 1988	4.24 \| 1239 ratings QWR = 4.2206
99		Anabelas Bubu	Eclectic Prog Studio, 1978	4.26 \| 678 ratings QWR = 4.2203
100		Polygondwanaland King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	Psychedelic/Space Rock Studio, 2017	4.34 \| 222 ratings QWR = 4.2188

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