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

VROOOM by King Crimson

FrancescoProg

23-10-2026 08:00

After delving into THRAK and Let’s THRAK Again by Stick Men, the time has come to retrace the roots of a sound that has defined the last three ...

Extreme Prog Metal, EXCELLENT, steven-wilson, opeth, mikael-akerfeldt, dave-stewart,

Pale Communion by Opeth

FrancescoProg

22-10-2026 08:00

After years exploring progressive death metal with masterpiece albums like "Blackwater Park", frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt decided to abandon the growl ...

Rock Progressivo Italiano, Jazz-Rock Fusion, EXCELLENT, agora,

Agorà 2 by Agorà

FrancescoProg

21-10-2026 08:00

Agorà 2, the second album by Agorà, is a real gem of Italian jazz-rock and progressive rock. Unlike their first album ...

Zeuhl, EXCELLENT, magma,

Félicité Thösz by Magma

FrancescoProg

20-10-2026 08:00

Before this record, I didn’t think a Magma record could stir melancholy, nostalgia, hope…

Jazz-Rock Fusion, EXCELLENT, ian-carr, nucleus,

Under The Sun by Nucleus

FrancescoProg

19-10-2026 08:00

In ’74, Nucleus were leaving behind the pure jazz of their early albums to embrace tighter rhythms, engaging grooves and lots of ...

Not Only Prog, ESSENTIAL, joy-division,

Not Only Prog: Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

FrancescoProg

18-10-2026 08:00

At Strawberry Studios in Stockport, in just three weekends, an album is born that will become a true pillar of post-punk and gothic rock...

Not Only Prog, ESSENTIAL, Artist Profile, the-doors, jim-morrison,

Not Only Prog: The Doors, self-titled debut album

FrancescoProg

17-10-2026 08:00

The story of this album is a mix of chance encounters, crazy nights in Los Angeles clubs and brilliant insights that, in just a few months ...

Canterbury Scene, Jazz-Rock Fusion, EXCELLENT, dave-stewart, alan-gowen, phil-lee, gilgamesh,

Gilgamesh self-titled debut album

FrancescoProg

16-10-2026 08:00

Gilgamesh’s self-titled debut album, released in 1975, is a real hidden gem of the British Canterbury scene...

Crossover Prog, EXCELLENT, 2026 Albums, gavin-harrison, pineapple-thief, bruce-soord,

Far and Wide by The Pineapple Thief

FrancescoProg

15-10-2026 08:00

Far and Wide arrives after ten years and seven albums together with drummer Gavin Harrison, whom we know well for his work with Porcupine Tree and the ...

Eclectic Prog, ESSENTIAL, 2026 Albums, peter-hammill,

Tears in Time by Peter Hammill

FrancescoProg

14-10-2026 08:00

Tears in Time is the new solo studio work by British singer-songwriter Peter Hammill, historic leader and voice of Van der Graaf Generator...

Eclectic Prog, Heavy Prog, ESSENTIAL, 2026 Albums, tony-levin, stick-men, markus-reuter, pat-mastelotto,

Let's THRAK Again (REEL TWO) by Stick Men

FrancescoProg

13-10-2026 08:00

At last “Let’s THRAK Again (REEL TWO)” has arrived too, the mirror twin of “Let’s THRAK Again (REEL ONE)”, but offering a listening experience ...

Progressive Electronic, GREAT, kraftwerk,

Radio-Activity by Kraftwerk

FrancescoProg

12-10-2026 08:00

Every time I’m about to listen to a Kraftwerk record, with the splendid vinyl ritual, the first thing that flashes through my mind is ...

Not Only Prog, ESSENTIAL, the-who,

Not Only Prog: Who's Next by The Who

FrancescoProg

11-10-2026 08:00

The story of “Who’s Next” is that of a journey from an ambitious, crazy project to the creation of a true masterpiece...

Not Only Prog, ESSENTIAL, deep-purple,

Not Only Prog: Machine Head by Deep Purple

FrancescoProg

10-10-2026 08:00

Machine Head, the Deep Purple’s sixth studio album, is a true pillar of hard rock and pre-heavy metal. The record was recorded by...

Kosmische Musik Krautrock, EXCELLENT, brian-eno, cluster, hans-joachim-roedelius, dieter-moebius,

Cluster & Eno self-titled album

FrancescoProg

09-10-2026 08:00

Cluster & Eno, released in 1977, is a collaborative album that marks the epic meeting between the German duo Cluster (Dieter Moebius and Hans-Joachim Roedelius) ...

Rock Progressivo Italiano, Jazz-Rock Fusion, ESSENTIAL, napoli-centrale,

Qualcosa ca nu' mmore by Napoli Centrale

FrancescoProg

08-10-2026 08:00

Qualcosa ca nu' mmore (Something that doesn’t die) is the third album by Napoli Centrale, an Italian jazz-rock/fusion band...

Jazz-Rock Fusion, Symphonic Rock, ESSENTIAL, blue-effect,

Svitanie by Blue Effect (M. Efekt)

FrancescoProg

07-10-2026 08:00

Svitanie is the seventh studio album by the legendary Czechoslovak band Blue Effect, credited on the cover as M. Efekt ...

Psychedelic Rock, Space Rock, ESSENTIAL, 2026 Albums, ozric-tentacles,

Harmonic Mind by Ozric Tentacles

FrancescoProg

06-10-2026 08:00

“Harmonic Mind” is the new album by Ozric Tentacles, another chapter in their long and glorious history. The band, led by Ed Wynne ...

Rock Progressivo Italiano, Jazz-Rock Fusion, GREAT, perigeo,

Non è poi così lontano by Perigeo

FrancescoProg

05-10-2026 08:00

“Non è poi così lontano” is the fifth studio album by Perigeo, the emblematic Italian jazz-rock group formed in Rome in 1971 thanks to the double bassist ...

Not Only Prog, ESSENTIAL, Artist Profile, janis-joplin,

Not Only Prog: Pearl by Janis Joplin

FrancescoProg

04-10-2026 08:00

“Pearl” is the second and final solo studio album by the immense Janis Joplin. The album was released three months after her sudden death due to ...