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...And Then There Were Three...
...And Then There Were Three... is Genesis's ninth studio album, released March 31, 1978 on Charisma and Atlantic, the band's first after Steve Hackett's exit, produced by David Hentschel and Genesis, with the single Follow You Follow Me.
90125
90125 is the eleventh studio album by English progressive rock band Yes, released 7 November 1983 on Atco Records. Begun as the band Cinema, it introduced Trevor Rabin, brought back Jon Anderson and Tony Kaye, and produced Yes's only US #1 single, "Owner of a Lonely Heart."
A Momentary Lapse of Reason
A Momentary Lapse of Reason is Pink Floyd's 1987 album, the first without Roger Waters, produced by David Gilmour and Bob Ezrin, recorded largely on the Astoria houseboat, peaking at No. 3 in the UK and US and remixed in 2019.
A Question of Balance
A Question of Balance is the Moody Blues' sixth studio album, released August 7, 1970 on Threshold Records; it reached UK number 1 and US number 3, led by the single "Question", with leaner live-oriented arrangements.
A Trick of the Tail
A Trick of the Tail (1976) is Genesis's seventh studio album and first without Peter Gabriel, with Phil Collins on lead vocals; recorded at Trident Studios, it reached UK No. 3 and outsold all earlier Genesis albums.
Amused to Death
Amused to Death is Roger Waters' third solo album, released September 1992 on Columbia Records. Inspired by Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves to Death, it critiques television culture, war, and religion, featuring Jeff Beck, reached UK No. 8, and was remastered in 5.1 in 2015.
Animals (Pink Floyd album)
Animals is Pink Floyd's tenth studio album, released January 1977, inspired by Orwell's Animal Farm with pigs, dogs, and sheep as social classes, recorded at Britannia Row, famous for its Battersea Power Station inflatable pig cover, and remixed by James Guthrie in 2022.
Atom Heart Mother
Atom Heart Mother: Pink Floyd's fifth studio album, released 2 October 1970 on Harvest; first UK No. 1, featuring the 23-minute Ron Geesin co-written title suite and the cow cover Lulubelle III.
Aurora (Yes album)
Aurora is the 24th studio album by English progressive rock band Yes, released 12 June 2026 on InsideOutMusic/Sony Music. Third of a trilogy with The Quest and Mirror to the Sky, produced by Steve Howe, featuring the Czech National Symphony Orchestra on the title track.
Benefit (album)
Benefit is Jethro Tull's third studio album, released April 1970 on Island Records (ILPS 9123). Recorded at Morgan Studios, it peaked at UK number 3, marked the band's shift from blues rock toward progressive folk rock, and was Glenn Cornick's last album with the band.
Brain Salad Surgery
Brain Salad Surgery is the fourth studio album by Emerson, Lake & Palmer, released in 1973 on their Manticore label, featuring Karn Evil 9, Jerusalem, Toccata, and H.R. Giger's iconic cover art and ELP logo.
Caress of Steel
Caress of Steel (September 1975) is Rush's third studio album and first full progressive rock record, with the epics The Necromancer and The Fountain of Lamneth. It reached only Billboard No. 148, failed commercially, and precipitated the 'Down the Tubes' tour before 2112 rescued the band.
Close to the Edge
Close to the Edge (1972) is Yes's fifth album, recorded at Advision Studios by Anderson, Howe, Squire, Wakeman, and Bruford; three long tracks, No. 4 UK, widely called the band's finest and a prog landmark.
Crime of the Century (album)
Crime of the Century, Supertramp's third studio album (1974, A&M), produced by Ken Scott; breakthrough prog-rock record with School, Bloody Well Right, Dreamer; UK Top 5, million-selling in Canada.
Crises (album)
Crises is Mike Oldfield's eighth studio album, released on Virgin in 1983; a 20-minute title track plus pop songs including the Maggie Reilly hit Moonlight Shadow (UK No. 4) and Shadow on the Wall.
Curious Ruminant
Curious Ruminant is Jethro Tull's 24th studio album, released March 7, 2025 on InsideOut Music; nine folk-progressive tracks, third album in four years, with the 16:42 epic Drink From The Same Well.
Days of Future Passed
Days of Future Passed, the Moody Blues' second album (Deram, November 1967), a day-in-the-life concept record with the London Festival Orchestra, born from a hijacked Decca stereo-demo project and often called the first progressive rock album.
Drama (Yes album)
Drama (1980) is the tenth Yes studio album and the only one with Buggles singer Trevor Horn on lead vocals, replacing Jon Anderson alongside Geoff Downes; it reached No. 2 in the UK, sold disappointingly, and led to the band's 1981 breakup.
Duke (album)
Duke is Genesis' tenth studio album, released March 28, 1980; the trio Banks, Collins, and Rutherford recorded it at Polar Studios, Stockholm, and it became the band's first UK No.1 album, peaking at No.11 in the US and yielding the hits Turn It On Again, Duchess, and Misunderstanding.
Eldorado (Electric Light Orchestra album)
Eldorado (A Symphony by the Electric Light Orchestra) is ELO's fourth studio album, released September 1974 on Jet Records. Produced by Jeff Lynne with a 30-piece orchestra and choir arranged by Louis Clark, it was the band's first concept album and first US gold record.
ELO 2
ELO 2, titled Electric Light Orchestra II in the US, is Electric Light Orchestra's second studio album (February 1973, Harvest/United Artists), the first made without Roy Wood, containing five long tracks including their first American hit, Roll Over Beethoven.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (album)
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (1970) is the English progressive rock trio's debut album, recorded at Advision Studios, produced by Greg Lake, reaching UK No. 4 and US No. 18, containing "Lucky Man" and classical adaptations of Bartók and Janáček.
Even in the Quietest Moments...
Even in the Quietest Moments... (1977) is Supertramp's fifth studio album, recorded at Caribou Ranch, Colorado and the Record Plant, Los Angeles; it reached number 16 on Billboard, number 12 in the UK, and features "Give a Little Bit" and "Fool's Overture".
Eye in the Sky (album)
Eye in the Sky (1982) is the sixth studio album by The Alan Parsons Project, on Arista. Distinguishing facts: US No. 3 title track, Sirius as Chicago Bulls anthem, Grammy-nominated engineering, 2019 Grammy-winning reissue.
Foxtrot (album)
Foxtrot, Genesis's fourth studio album (October 1972, Charisma), the Gabriel-era progressive rock landmark containing the 23-minute "Supper's Ready"; first Genesis album to chart in the UK at No. 12; recorded at Island Studios in five final days under David Hitchcock.
Fragile (Yes album)
Fragile is the fourth studio album by English prog band Yes, released 26 November 1971 on Atlantic. First album with keyboardist Rick Wakeman, first Roger Dean cover, and Yes' breakthrough via the hit single Roundabout, reaching US Top 10 and double platinum.
Going for the One
Going for the One, Yes's eighth studio album (July 1977, Atlantic), marked Rick Wakeman's return and a shift to shorter songs; it topped the UK chart, reached US number 8, and includes "Wonderous Stories" and "Awaken".
Heaven & Earth (Yes album)
Heaven & Earth, Yes' 21st studio album (2014, Frontiers Records), produced by Roy Thomas Baker; first with singer Jon Davison, last with bassist Chris Squire; UK No. 20, metascore 53.
Hemispheres (Rush album)
Hemispheres is Rush's sixth studio album, released October 1978, recorded at Rockfield Studios, Wales, and mixed at Trident Studios, London. Its side-long suite Cygnus X-1 Book II continues the story from A Farewell to Kings, with Apollo and Dionysus embodying the mind-heart conflict; the album also features The Trees and the instrumental La Villa Strangiato.
In the Court of the Crimson King
In the Court of the Crimson King (An Observation by King Crimson) is King Crimson's 1969 debut album, recorded at Wessex Studios and self-produced; widely treated as the founding record of progressive rock.