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BEST PROG ALBUMS 2023

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Prog Radio's editorial picks for the Top 100 studio Prog albums for 2023

Because Prog Radio leans to the "melodic and accessible side of Prog," it's not surprising that our Top 100 Prog Albums list may look quite different from many other "best of" lists. It is our hope, that if you're not familiar with all of these artists and albums, you'll give them a listen by tuning in to Prog Radio!

Tune in as we replay our Top 100 countdown from earlier. Learn more.

1

A Cell to Call Home

5

Stars

A Cell to Call Home

Advent Horizon

394

#

USA

2

Himlabacken Vol. 2

5

Stars

Himlabacken Vol. 2

Moon Safari

422

#

Sweden

3

Odyssey 9999

5

Stars

Odyssey 9999

The Ryszard Kramarski Project (aka tRKproject)

613

#

Poland

4

Seven Chambers

5

Stars

Seven Chambers

Unitopia

267

#

Australia

5

Telepathic Minds

5

Stars

Telepathic Minds

Overhead

536

#

Finland

6

Redemption

5

Stars

Redemption

Mystery

145

#

Canada

7

Retro

5

Stars

Retro

Kite Parade

462

#

UK

8

The Cycle Undone

5

Stars

The Cycle Undone

The Twenty Committee

935

#

USA

9

Planetary Overload, Part 2 – Hope

5

Stars

Planetary Overload, Part 2 – Hope

United Progressive Fraternity

683

#

Australia

10

The Fall of the Shires

5

Stars

The Fall of the Shires

Oblivion Protocol

737

#

UK

11

I/O

5

Stars

I/O

Peter Gabriel

12

#

UK

12

Marek Arnold's Artrock Project

5

Stars

Marek Arnold's Artrock Project

Marek Arnold's Artrock Project

913

#

Germany

13

Spooky Action at a Distance

5

Stars

Spooky Action at a Distance

Pattern-Seeking Animals

350

#

USA

14

(Un) Connected

5

Stars

(Un) Connected

La Bocca Della Verita

1076

#

Italy

15

Celestial Songs

5

Stars

Celestial Songs

Downes Braide Association

644

#

UK

16

2084: Heretic

5

Stars

2084: Heretic

Built for the Future

1017

#

USA

17

ID.Entity

5

Stars

ID.Entity

Riverside

105

#

Poland

18

Deceiving Dreams, Part 1

5

Stars

Deceiving Dreams, Part 1

Blending Borders

1085

#

Austria

19

The Dreamer - Joseph, Pt. 1

5

Stars

The Dreamer - Joseph, Pt. 1

Neal Morse

89

#

USA

20

The Fish Who Wanted To Be King

5

Stars

The Fish Who Wanted To Be King

Lalu

569

#

France

21

Luminaria

5

Stars

Luminaria

Aviations

312

#

USA

22

Ubiquity

5

Stars

Ubiquity

Haunt The Woods

533

#

UK

23

Strings From the Edge of Sound

5

Stars

Strings From the Edge of Sound

Karmamoi

753

#

Italy

24

Take Me Back to Eden

5

Stars

Take Me Back to Eden

Sleep Token

21

#

UK

25

The Clockwork Man

5

Stars

The Clockwork Man

This Winter Machine

239

#

UK

26

The Long Goodbye

5

Stars

The Long Goodbye

Galahad

353

#

UK

27

Mask

5

Stars

Mask

The Foundation

543

#

Netherlands

28

Sunrise

5

Stars

Sunrise

The One

957

#

Netherlands

29

Stay for the Ending

5

Stars

Stay for the Ending

District 97

646

#

USA

30

Event Horizon

5

Stars

Event Horizon

Single Celled Organism

897

#

Germany

31

The Author and the Dreamer

5

Stars

The Author and the Dreamer

Zeelley Moon

1037

#

UK

32

The Power of III

5

Stars

The Power of III

Ageless

1078

#

USA

33

Making Shore

5

Stars

Making Shore

Damanek

530

#

Australia

34

Opus

5

Stars

Opus

Nospūn

407

#

USA

35

La Scienza delle Stagioni

5

Stars

La Scienza delle Stagioni

Andrea Orlando

899

#

Italy

36

The Songs & Tales of Airoea

5

Stars

The Songs & Tales of Airoea

The Chronicles of Father Robin

655

#

Norway

37

Memorial

5

Stars

Memorial

Soen

64

#

Sweden

38

Slade Street

5

Stars

Slade Street

Jon Paul Harvey

656

#

USA

39

Fearless

4.5

Stars

Fearless

Crown Lands

181

#

Canada

40

Migrant Returned

4.5

Stars

Migrant Returned

The Dear Hunter

113

#

USA

41

Crime Scene

4.5

Stars

Crime Scene

RPWL

118

#

Germany

42

A Temporary State of Bliss

4.5

Stars

A Temporary State of Bliss

Residuos Mentales

992

#

Greece

43

The Man in the Iron Mask (feat. Oliviero Lacagnina)

4.5

Stars

The Man in the Iron Mask (feat. Oliviero Lacagnina)

The Samurai of Prog

487

#

International

44

Mirror to the Sky

4.5

Stars

Mirror to the Sky

Yes

4

#

UK

45

The Tubular All Stars: Rare and Reworked - The Music of Mike Oldfield

4.5

Stars

The Tubular All Stars: Rare and Reworked - The Music of Mike Oldfield

Robert Reed

447

#

UK

46

The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up

4.5

Stars

The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up

Marco Bernard

590

#

Finland

47

The Harmony Codex

4

Stars

The Harmony Codex

Steven Wilson

52

#

UK

48

Luminescence

4.5

Stars

Luminescence

Bruce Soord

257

#

UK

49

Sky Void of Stars

4.5

Stars

Sky Void of Stars

Katatonia

44

#

Sweden

50

Let the Truth Speak

4.5

Stars

Let the Truth Speak

Earthside

186

#

USA

51

Requiem for a Dream

4.5

Stars

Requiem for a Dream

Karnataka

362

#

UK

52

Conundrum

4.5

Stars

Conundrum

Proportions

635

#

International

53

Exotic Creatures and a Stolen Dream

4.5

Stars

Exotic Creatures and a Stolen Dream

Sunchild

651

#

Ukraine

54

8mm

4.5

Stars

8mm

Fish on Friday

484

#

Belgium

55

Fauna

4.5

Stars

Fauna

Haken

108

#

UK

56

Pangea e Le Tre Lune

4.5

Stars

Pangea e Le Tre Lune

Il Cerchio d'Oro

863

#

Italy

57

A Poetry of Rain

4.5

Stars

A Poetry of Rain

Subsignal

256

#

Germany

58

Falling (EP)

4.5

Stars

Falling (EP)

A.C.T.

296

#

Sweden

59

Breathing Space

4.5

Stars

Breathing Space

Hackberry

647

#

Netherlands

60

Rio

4.5

Stars

Rio

Trevor Rabin

61

#

South Africa

61

The Architect

4.5

Stars

The Architect

eMolecule

724

#

International

62

4.5

Stars

16

Einar Solberg

261

#

Norway

63

Canvas Three

4.5

Stars

Canvas Three

Inner Prospekt

879

#

Italy

64

Look at you Now

4.5

Stars

Look at you Now

The Flower Kings

268

#

Sweden

65

Beautiful Warrior - EP

4.5

Stars

Beautiful Warrior - EP

Stream of Passion

321

#

Netherlands

66

Now and Then, Pt. II

4.5

Stars

Now and Then, Pt. II

Days Before Tomorrow

1015

#

USA

67

Pictures From The Other Side

4.5

Stars

Pictures From The Other Side

Cyan

670

#

UK

68

Heart Land Mines

4.5

Stars

Heart Land Mines

Dave Kerzner

544

#

USA

69

Fire Fortellinger

4.5

Stars

Fire Fortellinger

Lars Fredrik Frøislie

511

#

Norway

70

Freedom

4.5

Stars

Freedom

Richard Soucy

916

#

Canada

71

Sea of Mirrors

4.5

Stars

Sea of Mirrors

Pacha & Pörsti (AKA Rafael Pacha & Kimmo Pörsti)

791

#

Finland

72

Onze 11

4.5

Stars

Onze 11

Lazuli

439

#

France

73

Coney Island Kid

4.5

Stars

Coney Island Kid

The Mommyheads

597

#

USA

74

Salighet

4.5

Stars

Salighet

Jordsjø

566

#

Norway

75

The Strainge Case of Steve

4.5

Stars

The Strainge Case of Steve

Rascal Reporters

731

#

USA

76

The Fox and the Bird

4.5

Stars

The Fox and the Bird

Ok Goodnight

228

#

USA

77

Prima Materia

4.5

Stars

Prima Materia

Agusa

519

#

Sweden

78

Another World

4.5

Stars

Another World

Southern Empire

429

#

Australia

79

The Approbation

4.5

Stars

The Approbation

AVKRVST

373

#

Norway

80

Terror Management Theory

4.5

Stars

Terror Management Theory

TEMIC

414

#

USA

81

At the Circus

4.5

Stars

At the Circus

Starquake

755

#

Germany

82

La Barque Ailée et L'Albatros ...Quand S'envolent Les Mots

4.5

Stars

La Barque Ailée et L'Albatros ...Quand S'envolent Les Mots

Seven Reizh

838

#

France

83

Threnody For A Dead Queen

4.5

Stars

Threnody For A Dead Queen

Comedy of Errors

496

#

UK

84

Calling

4.5

Stars

Calling

Michael Alan

1050

#

UK

85

Moving Aloud

4.5

Stars

Moving Aloud

Aviram Tzur

1072

#

Israel

86

The Impossible

4.5

Stars

The Impossible

Unit Of Inheritance

1035

#

UK

87

Lotus Unfolding

4.5

Stars

Lotus Unfolding

Ozric Tentacles

182

#

UK

88

Fearless in Love

4.5

Stars

Fearless in Love

Voyager

176

#

Australia

89

It All Began With Loneliness

4.5

Stars

It All Began With Loneliness

The Anchoret

541

#

Canada

90

Bridge Across the Years

4.5

Stars

Bridge Across the Years

The Michael Dunn Project

997

#

Canada

91

The Lightmaker

4.5

Stars

The Lightmaker

Nine Skies

620

#

France

92

Scream Inside the Tear

4.5

Stars

Scream Inside the Tear

Dandelion Charm

1000

#

UK

93

Beyond Tomorrow

4.5

Stars

Beyond Tomorrow

Ruby Dawn

585

#

UK

94

Economy of Motion

4.5

Stars

Economy of Motion

Negus

726

#

Canada

95

The Box Redux

4

Stars

The Box Redux

Ian Gordon

588

#

UK

96

Stones from the Garden

4

Stars

Stones from the Garden

Kurt Michaels

994

#

USA

97

What Lies Beyond

4

Stars

What Lies Beyond

Projekt Gemineye

885

#

Canada

98

MELANIE

4

Stars

MELANIE

The Hayley Griffiths Band

453

#

UK

99

Light Up

4

Stars

Light Up

Solstice

441

#

UK

100

Mockingbird

4

Stars

Mockingbird

Deep Aetherium

1129

#

France/Italy

Notes on 2023 picks:

Pendragon - We didn't include their short 28 minute EP.

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