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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, EXCELLENT, Seventies Albums, ian-carr, nucleus,

Solar Plexus by Ian Carr With Nucleus

FrancescoProg

22-01-2026 16:46

Ian Carr With Nucleus's 1971 album Solar Plexus, which saw the pioneering use of the VCS3 synthesizer (played by Keith Winter) in a jazz context...

Symphonic Rock, GOOD, FOR FANS AND COMPLETISTS, Eighties Albums, genesis, peter-gabriel, tony-banks, mike-rutherford, anthony-phillips,

The Silent Sun, Genesis' DECCA compilation

FrancescoProg

21-01-2026 23:04

The Silent Sun, a compilation of Genesis tracks from 1980. A compilation for collectors and those who want to explore Genesis's more "vintage" sound...

Prog Related, EXCELLENT, Seventies Albums, jean-michel-jarre,

Oxygène by Jean-Michel Jarre, a Planetary Success ... Unexpected

FrancescoProg

21-01-2026 21:34

Oxygène by Jean-Michel Jarre, from 1976, a milestone in electronic music, born in a context of almost total isolation and skepticism ...

Crossover Prog, EXCELLENT, 2010s Albums, mike-oldfield,

Return to Ommadawn Mike Oldfield, the closing of the circle

FrancescoProg

21-01-2026 20:27

Return to Ommadawn Mike Oldfield, from 2017, his latest album. It is the concluding album of a great career and a return to the origins for Mike ...

Psychedelic Rock, Space Rock, EXCELLENT, 2010s Albums, sigilu,

Singularidad o Barbarie by Sigilu

FrancescoProg

18-01-2026 00:45

Singularidad o Barbarie, debut album by Sigilu, from 2017, the album that introduced the Galician band to the alternative and progressive music scene

Italian Progressive Rock, GREAT, Seventies Albums, acqua-fragile,

Mass-Media Stars and Acqua Fragile, an "English" band born in Italy.

FrancescoProg

14-01-2026 22:08

Mass-Media Stars by Acqua Fragile, a 1974 album, the swan song of the original lineup, in fact shortly after its release Lanzetti left the group..

Prog Related, GREAT, 2020s Albums, david-gilmour, richard-wright,

Luck and Strange by David Gilmour

FrancescoProg

13-01-2026 16:07

David Gilmour's Luck and Strange, a 2024 album, an album that, despite featuring Wright, marked Gilmour's definitive emancipation from the Pink Floyd brand.

Symphonic Rock, ESSENTIAL, 2025 Albums, 2020s Albums, steve-hackett, genesis, peter-gabriel, tony-banks, mike-rutherford, phil-collins,

Live From The Shrine Auditorium, 1975 by Genesis (2025 Remaster)

FrancescoProg

11-01-2026 22:22

Genesis - Live From The Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA. January 24, 1975, a legendary event, the only date of the tour to be recorded...

Canterbury Scene, Eclectic Prog, Zeuhl, EXCELLENT, 2025 Albums, 2020s Albums, singlelito,

Non-Consciousness by Singlelito

FrancescoProg

11-01-2026 20:28

Singlelito's 2025 album Non-Consciousness, his musical style fuses classic progressive rock with the Canterbury School, the Zeuhl genre, and the ...

Canterbury Scene, EXCELLENT, Artist Profile, 2025 Albums, 2020s Albums, RIO-Avant-Prog, luciano-margorani, dario-dalessandro, chris-cutler,

Triangolazioni by Luciano Margorani - Dario D'Alessandro - Chris Cutler

FrancescoProg

10-01-2026 18:05

Triangolazioni by Luciano Margorani - Dario D'Alessandro - Chris Cutler, an album from 2025, is a work based on drum tracks recorded by Chris Cutler.

Italian Progressive Rock, ESSENTIAL, Seventies Albums, maxophone,

Maxophone Self-Titled Debut Album

FrancescoProg

09-01-2026 22:34

Maxophone's self-titled debut album from 1975. Maxophone's goal was to break down genre barriers, and they succeeded. Their debut album...

Symphonic Rock, GOOD, FOR FANS AND COMPLETISTS, Eighties Albums, genesis, tony-banks, mike-rutherford, phil-collins,

Abacab by Genesis

FrancescoProg

09-01-2026 20:16

Abacab by Genesis, 1981 album. A huge commercial success, reaching number 1 in the UK charts and the Top 10 in the United States...

Psychedelic Rock, Space Rock, ESSENTIAL, Seventies Albums, roger-waters, pink-floyd, david-gilmour, richard-wright, nick-mason, alan-parsons,

The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition

FrancescoProg

09-01-2026 17:46

Pink Floyd's 1973 album, The Dark Side of the Moon, transcends the realm of music; it is a cornerstone of modern culture...

Symphonic Rock, EXCELLENT, 2020s Albums, 2026 Albums, spirergy,

Wherever Forever by Spirergy

FrancescoProg

08-01-2026 18:18

Wherever Forever by Spirergy, 2026 album, a project by British multi-instrumentalist Dave Allen, British composer and singer...

Canterbury Scene, Psychedelic Rock, Space Rock, EXCELLENT, Seventies Albums, daevid-allen, gong, pip-pyle,

Camembert Electrique by Gong

FrancescoProg

08-01-2026 12:17

Gong's 1971 album Camembert Electrique wasn't just a record, it was the prototype of an entire lifestyle and musical genre...

Prog Related, GREAT, 2020s Albums, jon-anderson,

True by Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks

FrancescoProg

07-01-2026 16:53

True by Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks, a 2024 album, is the result of a collaboration with The Band Geeks, a group of New York musicians led by Richie ...

Symphonic Rock, GREAT, 2020s Albums, the-flower-kings, roine-stolt,

Look At You Now and the “Flower Power” of The Flower Kings

FrancescoProg

07-01-2026 15:03

Look At You Now by The Flower Kings, released in 2023, a return to the past in many ways. Conceptually, however, the album looks above all...

Eclectic Prog, ESSENTIAL, Seventies Albums, steven-wilson, gentle-giant,

The Power and the Glory by Gentle Giant

FrancescoProg

06-01-2026 16:55

Gentle Giant's 1974 album, The Power and the Glory, is one of the pinnacles of world progressive rock. An essential album that represents the moment...

Jazz-Rock Fusion, Prog Related, ESSENTIAL, Seventies Albums, herbie-hancock, jaco-pastorius,

Jaco Pastorius self-titled debut album

FrancescoProg

06-01-2026 12:24

The self-titled debut album "Jaco Pastorius", released in 1976, is not only a jazz-fusion album, but it is the "zero moment" of modern electric bass...

Heavy Prog, GOOD, FOR FANS AND COMPLETISTS, Nineties Albums, porcupine-tree, steven-wilson,

On the Sunday of Life... by Porcupine Tree

FrancescoProg

06-01-2026 00:11

By Porcupine Tree, “On the Sunday of Life...” released in 1992, an album that collects Steven Wilson's demos made between the late eighties and ...