Top 100-160 all-time as rated on RYM and PA

Top 100-160 all-time of Progressive Rock as a meta-genre. 

This list is an additional part to the top 100 list presented at

Top 100 all-time as rated on RYM and PA 

and is also made in March-April 2019 based on all the ratings on RateYourMusic and ProgArchives 

but still only 1 (studio) album from each band is included.

The averages of all the ratings are weighted according to the number of raters on RYM and PA respectively, 

and then recalculated to 15-scale.

Orphaned Land  (Isr) :   Mabool : The Story Of The… (2004)   11,3 (2.500 r.)

Enslaved (N) :   Below the Lights (2003)   11,3 (2.400 r.)

Grobschnitt  (D) :   Solar Music – Live  (1978)   12,3 (800 r.)

Wobbler  (N) :   From Silence to Somewhere  (2017)   12,1 (1.000 r.)

Discipline  (US) :   To Shatter All Record  (2011)   12,1 (1.000 r.)

Dredg  (US) :   El Cielo  (2002)   11,2 (2.800 r.)

Electric Light Orchestra  (UK) :   Eldorado  (1974)   11,2 (2.700 r.)

Beardfish  (S) :   Sleeping in Traffic – Part Two  (2008)   11,9 (1.200 r.)

National Health  (UK) :   Of Queues and Cures  (1978)   11,9 (1.200 r.)

Dün  (F) :   Eros  (1981)   11,6 (1.600 r.)

SBB  (PL) :   Memento z Banalnym Tryptykiem  (1981)   12,0 (900 r.)

Arena  (UK) :   Contagion  (2003)   11,9 (1.000 r.)

Maxophone  (I) :   Maxophone  (1975)   11,9 (1.000 r.)

Meshuggah  (S) :   Chaosphere  (1998)   10,9 (3.000 r.)

Atomic Rooster  (UK) :   Death Walks Behind You  (1970)   11,3 (2.200 r.)

Neal Morse  (US) :   ?  (2005)   11,8 (1.200 r.)

Sigh  (J) :   Imaginery Sonicscape  (2001)   11,1 (2.500 r.)

Univers Zero  (B) :   Heresie  (1979)   11,5 (1.900 r.)  

U.K.  (UK) :   U.K.  (1978)   11,5 (1.800 r.)

Goblin  (I) :   Suspiria   (1977)   11,4 (2.000 r.)

Green Carnation  (N) :   Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness  (2001) 11,5 (1.700 r.)

Gryphon  (UK) :   Red Queen To Gryphon Three  (1974)   11,4 (1.900 r.)

Cardiacs  (UK) :   Sing to God  (1996)   11,4 (1.900 r.)

Henry Cow  (UK) :   In Praise Of Learning  (1975)   11,1 (2.300 r.)

Eskaton  (F) :   4 Visions  (1981)   11,8 (1.100 r.)

Osanna  (I) :   Palepoli  (1972)   11,8 (1.100 r.)

Picchio dal Pozzo  (I) :   Picchio dal Pozzo  (1976)   11,8 (1.100 r.)

Steve Hillage  (UK) :   Fish Rising  (1975)   11,6 (1.500 r.)

Samla Mammas Manna  (S) :   Måltid  (1973)   11,6 (1.500 r.)

Chris Squire  (UK) :   Fish Out Of Water  (1975)   11,6 (1.400 r.)

Gazpacho  (N) :   Night  (2007)   11,6 (1.400 r.)

The Gathering  (NL) :   How To Measure A Planet  (1998)   11,4 (1.800 r.)

Disillusion  (D) :   Back To Times Of Splendor  (2004)   11,4 (1.700 r.)

Liquid Tension Experiment  (US) :   Liquid Tension…2  (1999)   11,1 (2.100 r.)

Agitation Free  (D) :   Malesch  (1972)   11,1 (2.100 r.)

Quella Vecchia Locanda  (I) :   Il Tempo della Gioia  (1974)   11, 8 (1.000 r.)

Los Jaivas  (Chile) :   Alturas de Machu Picchu  (1981)   11,7 (1.200 r.)

Kingston Wall  (Fin) :   II  (1993)   11,6 (1.300 r.)

Crimson Glory  (US) :   Transcendence  (1988)   11,5 (1.500 r.)

Jeff Wayne  (US) :   The War Of The Worlds  (1978)   11,5 (1.500 r.)

Manfred Mann’s Earth Band  (UK) :   Solar Fire  (1973)   11,6 (1.200 r.)

Locanda delle Fate  (I) :   Forse Le Lucciole Non Se… (1977)   11,5 (1.300 r.)

Marek Grechuta / Anawa  (PL) :   Korowód  (1971)   11,7 (1.000 r.)

Oceansize  (UK) :   Everyone into Position  (2005)   11,3 (1.600 r.)

Procol Harum  (UK) :   Shine On Brightly  (1968)   11,3 (1.600 r.)

Brand X  (UK) :   Unorthodox Behaviour  (1976)   11,4 (1.300 r.)

Pavlov’s Dog  (US) :   Pampered Menial  (1974)   11,3 (1.500 r.)

Harmonia  (D) :   Deluxe  (1975)   11,2 (1.800 r.)

High Tide (UK) : Sea Shanties  (1969)   11,2 (1.700 r.)

Strawbs  (UK) :   Grave New World  (1972)   11,6 (1.100 r.)

Pendragon  (UK) :   The Maskerade Overture  (1996)   11,6 (1.100 r.)

Weather Report  (US) :   Black Market  (1976)   11,2 (1.600 r.)

Christian Vander  (F) :   Tristan et Iseult  (1974)   11,7 (900 r.)

Biglietto per L’inferno  (I) :   Biglietto per L’inferno  (1974)   11,6 (1.000 r.)

Czeslaw Niemen  (PL) :   Enigmatic  (1970)   11,5 (1.100 r.)

Alphataurus  (I) :   Alphataurus  (1973)   11,5 (1.100 r.)

Ozric Tentacles  (UK) :   Erpland  (1990)   11,2 (1.500 r.)

Family  (UK) :   Music In A Doll’s House  (1968)   11,2 (1.500 r.)

Aksak Maboul  (B) :   Un Peu de L’âme des Bandits  (1980)   11,2 (1.500 r.)

For the total 160 list:

UK 57 bands, US 32, D 15, I 14, S 7, CAN and F 6, N 5, PL 4, NL 3, J, ARG 

and B 2 each and BRA, ROM, GRE, ESP, ISR, Chile and FIN 1 each 

8 albums from the 60’s, 94 from the 70’s, 12 from the 80’s, 14 from the 90’s,

30 from the 00’s and 6 from the 10’s

Concerning the 00’s:

US 11 bands in all, UK and N 4, S 3, CAN 2, PL, NL, Rom, Isr, J and D 1 each

The definition of Progressive Rock as a meta-genre, I've used as a basis for this list, is following:

1. be a synthesis/fusion of Rock (significantly present) and at least one of other "main genres": 

Classical, Jazz, Folk, electronic avant-garde or other avant-garde, AND

2. be rather complex or at least to some extent experimental in another way than #1.

”electronic avant-garde” is here primarily Musique Concrete and Minimalism while 

”other avant-garde” include Free and Avant-Jazz and Contemporary Classical.

For the full description and considerations regarding this definition look here

How to define and classify Progressive Rock?