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The Best Progressive Rock Albums of the 1980s
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Rush - Moving Pictures
February 12, 1981
Progressive Rock
,
Hard Rock
Critic Score
90
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
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Asia - Asia
March 18, 1982
Progressive Rock
,
AOR
Critic Score
90
1 review
Amazon
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Spotify
3
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Mannheim Steamroller - Christmas
September 15, 1984
New Age
,
Christmas
,
Progressive Rock
Critic Score
90
1 review
Amazon
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4
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The Alan Parsons Project - Eye in the Sky
May 14, 1982
Progressive Pop
,
Pop Rock
,
Progressive Rock
Critic Score
90
1 review
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
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Joe Satriani - Surfing With The Alien
October 15, 1987
Hard Rock
,
Progressive Rock
Critic Score
90
1 review
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
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Marillion - Clutching at Straws
June 12, 1987
Progressive Rock
,
Neo-Prog
Critic Score
90
1 review
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
Marillion - Misplaced Childhood
June 17, 1985
Progressive Rock
Critic Score
90
1 review
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
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The Alan Parsons Project - The Turn of a Friendly Card
November 7, 1980
Art Rock
,
Progressive Rock
Critic Score
90
1 review
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
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Sergey Kuryokhin & Henry Kaiser - Popular Science
Avant-Prog
,
Electronic
,
Jazz Fusion
Critic Score
90
1 review
Amazon
10
.
Marillion - Seasons End
September 25, 1989
Progressive Rock
,
Neo-Prog
Critic Score
90
1 review
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Harmonium - En Tournée
Progressive Rock
,
Symphonic Prog
,
Progressive Folk
Critic Score
90
1 review
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Pink Floyd - Live At Pompeii
Progressive Rock
Critic Score
90
1 review
Amazon
13
.
Art Bears - The World as It Is Today
Avant-Prog
Critic Score
90
1 review
Amazon
14
.
Robert Wyatt - Nothing Can Stop Us
March 0, 1982
Canterbury Scene
Critic Score
87
2 reviews
Amazon
15
.
Dire Straits - Love Over Gold
September 20, 1982
Rock
,
Pop Rock
,
Progressive Rock
Critic Score
87
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
King Crimson - Discipline
September 22, 1981
Progressive Rock
,
Art Rock
,
New Wave
Critic Score
87
3 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Massacre - Killing Time
Experimental Rock
,
Avant-Prog
,
Math Rock
,
Zolo
Critic Score
86
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
After Dinner - Paradise of Replica
Art Pop
,
Progressive Pop
,
Avant-Prog
Critic Score
85
2 reviews
Amazon
19
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Joe Satriani - Flying in a Blue Dream
October 30, 1989
Hard Rock
,
Progressive Rock
Critic Score
83
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Aksak Maboul - Un Peu De L’Âme Des Bandits
January 0, 1980
Avant-Prog
Critic Score
81
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Blue Öyster Cult - Fire of Unknown Origin
July 1, 1981
Hard Rock
,
Pop Rock
,
Progressive Rock
Critic Score
80
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Rush - Permanent Waves
January 14, 1980
Progressive Rock
,
Hard Rock
Critic Score
80
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Frank Zappa - Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar
May 11, 1981
Jam Band
,
Progressive Rock
,
Jazz-Rock
,
Experimental Rock
Critic Score
80
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Mike Oldfield - Five Miles Out
March 19, 1982
Progressive Rock
,
New Age
Critic Score
80
1 review
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Marillion - Fugazi
March 12, 1984
Progressive Rock
Critic Score
80
1 review
Amazon
Music
Spotify
1
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