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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

Yaks

A Cell to Call Home

Advent Horizon

356

#

USA

2

Himlabacken Vol. 2

5

Yaks

Himlabacken Vol. 2

Moon Safari

403

#

Sweden

3

Odyssey 9999

5

Yaks

Odyssey 9999

The Ryszard Kramarski Project (aka tRKproject)

555

#

Poland

4

Seven Chambers

5

Yaks

Seven Chambers

Unitopia

239

#

Australia

5

Telepathic Minds

5

Yaks

Telepathic Minds

Overhead

496

#

Finland

6

Redemption

5

Yaks

Redemption

Mystery

131

#

Canada

7

Retro

5

Yaks

Retro

Kite Parade

443

#

UK

8

The Cycle Undone

5

Yaks

The Cycle Undone

The Twenty Committee

787

#

USA

9

Planetary Overload, Part 2 – Hope

5

Yaks

Planetary Overload, Part 2 – Hope

United Progressive Fraternity

595

#

Australia

10

The Fall of the Shires

5

Yaks

The Fall of the Shires

Oblivion Protocol

560

#

UK

11

I/O

5

Yaks

I/O

Peter Gabriel

14

#

UK

12

Marek Arnold's Artrock Project

5

Yaks

Marek Arnold's Artrock Project

Marek Arnold's Artrock Project

728

#

Germany

13

Spooky Action at a Distance

5

Yaks

Spooky Action at a Distance

Pattern-Seeking Animals

349

#

USA

14

(Un) Connected

5

Yaks

(Un) Connected

La Bocca Della Verita

989

#

Italy

15

Celestial Songs

5

Yaks

Celestial Songs

Downes Braide Association

581

#

UK

16

2084: Heretic

5

Yaks

2084: Heretic

Built for the Future

912

#

USA

17

ID.Entity

5

Yaks

ID.Entity

Riverside

96

#

Poland

18

Deceiving Dreams, Part 1

5

Yaks

Deceiving Dreams, Part 1

Blending Borders

973

#

Austria

19

The Dreamer - Joseph, Pt. 1

5

Yaks

The Dreamer - Joseph, Pt. 1

Neal Morse

78

#

USA

20

The Fish Who Wanted To Be King

5

Yaks

The Fish Who Wanted To Be King

Lalu

484

#

France

21

Luminaria

5

Yaks

Luminaria

Aviations

322

#

USA

22

Ubiquity

5

Yaks

Ubiquity

Haunt The Woods

505

#

UK

23

Strings From the Edge of Sound

5

Yaks

Strings From the Edge of Sound

Karmamoi

667

#

Italy

24

Take Me Back to Eden

5

Yaks

Take Me Back to Eden

Sleep Token

37

#

UK

25

The Clockwork Man

5

Yaks

The Clockwork Man

This Winter Machine

222

#

UK

26

The Long Goodbye

5

Yaks

The Long Goodbye

Galahad

319

#

UK

27

Mask

5

Yaks

Mask

The Foundation

892

#

Netherlands

28

Sunrise

5

Yaks

Sunrise

The One

883

#

Netherlands

29

Stay for the Ending

5

Yaks

Stay for the Ending

District 97

606

#

USA

30

Event Horizon

5

Yaks

Event Horizon

Single Celled Organism

739

#

Germany

31

The Author and the Dreamer

5

Yaks

The Author and the Dreamer

Zeelley Moon

882

#

UK

32

The Power of III

5

Yaks

The Power of III

Ageless

890

#

USA

33

Making Shore

5

Yaks

Making Shore

Damanek

562

#

Australia

34

Opus

5

Yaks

Opus

Nospūn

420

#

USA

35

La Scienza delle Stagioni

5

Yaks

La Scienza delle Stagioni

Andrea Orlando

809

#

Italy

36

The Songs & Tales of Airoea

5

Yaks

The Songs & Tales of Airoea

The Chronicles of Father Robin

569

#

Norway

37

Memorial

5

Yaks

Memorial

Soen

62

#

Sweden

38

Slade Street

5

Yaks

Slade Street

Jon Paul Harvey

631

#

USA

39

Fearless

4.5

Yaks

Fearless

Crown Lands

203

#

Canada

40

Migrant Returned

4.5

Yaks

Migrant Returned

The Dear Hunter

106

#

USA

41

Crime Scene

4.5

Yaks

Crime Scene

RPWL

137

#

Germany

42

A Temporary State of Bliss

4.5

Yaks

A Temporary State of Bliss

Residuos Mentales

852

#

Greece

43

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

4.5

Yaks

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

The Samurai of Prog

459

#

International

44

Mirror to the Sky

4.5

Yaks

Mirror to the Sky

Yes

4

#

UK

45

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

4.5

Yaks

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

Robert Reed

435

#

UK

46

The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up

4.5

Yaks

The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up

Marco Bernard

543

#

Finland

47

The Harmony Codex

4

Yaks

The Harmony Codex

Steven Wilson

59

#

UK

48

Luminescence

4.5

Yaks

Luminescence

Bruce Soord

268

#

UK

49

Sky Void of Stars

4.5

Yaks

Sky Void of Stars

Katatonia

58

#