Rolling Stones top 50 Prog Rock Albums:
50. Happy the Man, 'Happy the Man' (1977)
49. Ruins, 'Hyderomastgroningem' (1995)
48. FM, 'Black Noise' (1977)
47. Crack the Sky, 'Crack the Sky' (1975)
46. Carmen, 'Fandangos in Space' (1973)
45. Triumvirat, 'Illusions on a Double Dimple' (1974)
44. Strawbs, 'Hero and Heroine' (1974)
43. Electric Light Orchestra, 'Eldorado' (1974)
42. Meshuggah, 'Destroy Erase Improve' (1995)
41. Amon Düül II, 'Yeti' (1970)
40. The Soft Machine, 'Third' (1970)
39. Porcupine Tree, 'Fear of a Blank Planet' (2007)
38. Gong, 'You' (1974)
37. Marillion, 'Clutching at Straws' (1987)
36. Harmonium, 'Si On Avait Besoin D'Une Cinquieme' (1975)
35. Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso, 'Io Sono Nato Libero' (1973)
34. Caravan, 'In the Land of Grey and Pink' (1971)
33. Tool, 'Lateralus' (2001)
32. Kansas, 'Leftoverture' (1976)
31. Renaissance, 'Ashes Are Burning' (1973)
30. U.K., 'U.K.' (1978)
29. Dream Theater, 'Metropolis 2: Scenes From a Memory' (1999)
28. Opeth, 'Blackwater Park' (2001)
27. Supertramp, 'Crime of the Century' (1974)
26. Van Der Graaf Generator, 'Pawn Hearts' (1971)
25. The Mars Volta, 'De-Loused in the Comatorium' (2003)
24. Magma, 'Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh' (1973)
23. Tangerine Dream, 'Phaedra' (1974)
22. Rush, '2112' (1976)
21. Camel, 'Mirage' (1974)
20. King Crimson, 'Larks' Tongues in Aspic' (1973)
19. PFM, 'Per un Amico' (1972)
18. Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, 'One Size Fits All' (1975)
17. Mike Oldfield, 'Tubular Bells' (1973)
16. Gentle Giant, 'Octopus' (1972)
15. King Crimson, 'Red' (1974)
14. Genesis, 'Foxtrot' (1972)
13. Pink Floyd, 'Animals' (1977)
12. Emerson, Lake and Palmer, 'Brain Salad Surgery' (1973)
11. Rush, 'Hemispheres' (1978)
10. Yes, 'Fragile' (1971)
9. Genesis, 'The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway' (1974)
8. Can, 'Future Days' (1973)
7. Jethro Tull, 'Thick as a Brick' (1972)
6. Genesis, 'Selling England by the Pound' (1973)
5. Yes, 'Close to the Edge' (1972)
4. Pink Floyd, 'Wish You Were Here' (1975)
3. Rush, 'Moving Pictures' (1981)
2. King Crimson, 'In the Court of the Crimson King' (1969)
1. Pink Floyd, 'The Dark Side of the Moon' (1973)
50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of All Time
Interestingly:
-40 of 50 are from the 1970s
-33 of 50 are from 1970-1975
It makes you wonder whether budding progressive musicians veered into electronica or other forms of music once you get past the early 80s.