Top 50 Progressive Rock Songs of The 70s

[@SynGirl32]

For those wondering, this 50-track playlist is nearly 11 hours long.

[@mr.nobodymc9741]

And that is why I love prog rock.

[@arnaullopiscasanova6568]

Van der Graaf is one of the most underrated bands in existence, they're absolutely sublime

[@davideparrino4774]

My list: 1. Echoes 2. Supper's Ready 3. Close To The Edge 4. Tubular Bells 5. Thick As A Brick 6. 2112 7. Karn Evil 9 8. In The Court Of The Crimson King 9. Roundabout 10. Comfortably Numb

[@arty4810]

I really like this list

[@cognitivedissident2881]

Great list, personally I think Thick as a Brick should be around 5 or 6.

[@jaydogstephens7388]

In The Court Of The Crimson King is from the 60s 🤓

[@francocivica5929]

My like 'cause you've included Premiata Forneria Marconi in this list

[@dominikajakubiec1708]

I am from Poland and seeing SBB is so nice for me. I am not new in ProgRock but I found here a lot of inspiraton to hear sth new. Thanks :)

[@R2112-i9c]

I ja jestem Polakiem ale wolę SBB 2-4,Slovenian Girls chociaż Memento też dobre.

[@voshche]

the era of 70s in prog rock is so absolutely huge . This is definitely subjective list of top 50s, but anyway great attempt , thanks.😉

[@charlie172011]

Every one keeps missing La Villa Stragiato. Great work anyway!

[@NamelessFacelessWhoa]

Hell, even Hemispheres deserves better than 28.

[@danielpecaro777]

10. A Passion Play 9. Aja 8. The King Will Come 7. School 6. 25 or 6 to 4 5. In Your Eyes 4. Songs from the Wood 3. Supper's Ready 2. The Gates of Delirium 1. Thick as a Brick 0. Close to the Edge

[@thelax5311]

Respectable list.

[@eloisalp379]

Great work! I would have included Eloy and Focus

[@lucianafigini486]

Anyone noticed the beauty of these record covers? They are stunning! A very good list, anyway, I would have added some other Italian prog groups, like Orme and Banco del Mutuo Soccorso

[@fabiotardivelli6104]

Like very much. I'm Italien and i love a Italy prog. of '70: - The group are "Delirium" and the Lp " Dolceacqua ". Others from Italy : Premiata, Banco, Le Orme, New Troiis, Il Rovescio della Medaglia, Area, Perigeo Sorry for my english language. Fabioo '961 09/08/2021 h. 18,45

[@voshche]

Alphataurus please include in your list 😉

[@alphataurusii]

​@@voshcheso much😂

[@brabiz67]

I’d personally have 2 as one. Probably the greatest song I’ve ever heard in my life

[@musicminute2004]

Same here

[@patrickroncoski5706]

After this video I was listening some tracks that I never heard before (let's say I'm new in prog), and "School" from Supertramp is one of the best songs I've ever heard

[@beawsbiz]

Yes, but if a choice had to be made it should have been “Crime of the Century” just for the last 3 minutes of the song!

[@ashleytewksbury1751]

Amazing album!

[@gjermundification]

New to prog you say? What do you think of these albums: Jean-Yves Labat - M. Frog, Junipher Greene - Friendship, Ton Vlasman - White Room With Disintegrating Walls, or Rick Wakeman - The Red Planet?

[@berniemcfadden7760]

If you liked 'school' you'll love 'fools overture'

[@Yesenjoyer]

Listen also schooldays by Gentle Giant

[@JacobBailey]

Great list! Glad to see Atomic Rooster on there. Man, I love Camel’s music!

[@vdggmouse9512]

Me too - No Snow Goose? Lady Fantasy?

[@vdggmouse9512]

Great list - no Le Orme, Banco ? And how can you not have 'A Louse is not a Home' by Peter Hammill? Nevertheless a great list!

[@SG-28948]

Very pleasantly surprised to the two Hawkwind tracks here. Those two albums criminally underrated.

[@renepierrebedecarrax6592]

Excellent choix ! ! !

[@inuihachannel5289]

Super genius Thick As A Brick composition

[@lancesmith2500]

Genisus, Yes, Tull, Floyd, I get...but very hard to leave out of any list or conversation would be the influence of Uriah Heep.

[@stephencrooks7156]

Excellent selection, diverse and in some cases obscure, some songs I haven't heard in years.

[@kevinrombouts3027]

You have to have Awaken by Yes in the top ten. Surely. Firth of Fifth is my no. 1.

[@UCS0608]

Why should he have Awaken in his top ten? Because you like it? That's funny... ;)

[@LaMarcGasoldridge]

@@UCS0608 fair, but the title says "top 50 Prog rock songs" in general, so his comment is fair game

[@rossspenser8314]

Got them all

[@achimpfefferkorn3019]

'Dark Ages' ...my favourite Tull track!

[@Theineluctable_SOME_CANT]

Interesting selection...

[@chrislewis-n3v]

my favoruite record from 70s is welcome to the machine by pink floyd- it is just awesome, still sounds as frightening as when i first heard it back in 1975

[@lmwlmw4468]

Great work.

[@beawsbiz]

So at the end of 1972 Sounds music paper publishes its albums of the year. Who comes at the top of the list, Argus, by Wishbone Ash. This was a massive album and commercially successful. Firmly considered progressive rock. This has to be a massive oversight.!

[@ramonfioricompositor8462]

Shine on and Echoes, the best ones IMHO. I'd would add: Finale (Greenslade), Prologue (Renaissance), 1974 (O Terço), Irene (Kayak), Los Delirios del Marischal (Crucis), Princese (Camel), I believe (Triunvirat) and many Alan Parson's Project's tracks. Greets from Brazil.

[@PeterGriffin-in5ut]

I always listen to Pink Floyd in order of: Shine On (parts I-IX), DSotM, Echoes.

[@gilberjok2541]

I totally agree for the ones I Know, and so im very curious for the ones I dont know Thanks for this !

[@McMurphyKirby]

I am not familiar with most of the groups but I do know Jethro Tull and they were #1 . They were the 1st live band I saw and was so shocked at the talent that I saw them over 300 more times in 12 states and 100s of venues. Did anyone else have a Jethro Tull hobby ?

[@MongrolianD]

Three... hundred?! That’s more than half of their members ever did. Zealot Gene indeed

[@sandrosarunic9486]

I dont but they are my all time fav band

[@hm_nn_5633]

Interesting list - from a lifelong prog fan.

[@luton_gmanrock]

cool upload vid......just discovered Khan - Space Shanty, thanks.

[@alexxbaudwhyn7572]

Would’ve made Suppers Ready number one, but it’s your list. Also In the Cage or Back in NYC in place of Lamb Lies Down (song not album)

[@kingcrimson2168]

So true. Supper’s Ready I would say is the greatest song of all time, and Back in NYC is definitely better than the title track.

[@antoniodias4718]

good selection

[@fabriziospinelli6356]

Scandalous soft machine at 50! ON THE GREATEST 3

[@benjaminwellington8297]

So glad Earthrise made this list. Fantastic song.

[@mikelmart]

21st Century Schiziod Man started it all, should have been somewhere in the top 50. Would also had like to seen Kansas "Song for America".

[@eduardoariasvilla9213]

That song was released in 1969 and this list is about the 70s.

[@jaydogstephens7388]

Bruh

[@greghansell5115]

Glad to see that JT album on this list.

[@axxellein]

The Fortune by Angel!!!! Incredible Epic on the French Revolution!!!Pomp Prog, At its Finest!

[@massimosampei4225]

Firth of fifth nr 1

[@jaylin1932]

Top 6 are excellent choices.

[@kylechristley9881]

I'm new to progessive rock....what Albums should I listen to ?

[@LaMarcGasoldridge]

The Yes Album-Yes Benefit -Jethro Tull Foxtrot-Genesis In The Court Of The Crimson King-King Crimson Pictures at an Exhibition-ELP Hemispheres -Rush These are good intros imo

[@stephencrooks7156]

Suggestion, as this was so good, why not extend it to your top 100 prog songs of the 70's! And when you are finished that, how about top 100 prog songs of the 80's!

[@pedrokropotkin9045]

- Top-50, no particular order: - Top-10: ☆ ☆ Genesis - The Musical Box ☆ Genesis - The Knife ☆ Genesis - Supper's Ready Genesis - Fly on the Windshield Genesis - Fifth of Firth Genesis - The Fountain of Salmacis Genesis - The Cinema Show Genesis - The Carpet Crawlers Genesis - Aisle of Plenty Genesis - Dancing with the Moonlit Knight Genesis - Dance on a Volcano ☆ Yes - Close to the Edge ☆ Yes - Gates of Delirium Yes - Heart of the Sunrise Yes - Yours is No Disgrace Yes - Starship Trooper Yes - And You and I ☆ Pink Floyd - Echoes ☆ Pink Floyd - Shine on your Crazy Diamond Pink Floyd - Welcome to the Machine Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd - Us and Them Pink Floyd - Time Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb PInk Floyd - Hey You Pink Floyd - Sheep ELP - Tarkus ELP - Karn Evil 9 ELP - Knife-Edge ELP - Still... You Turn Me On ☆ King Crimson - Starless ☆ King Crimson - Epitaph KIng Crimson - Fallen Angel King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King King Crimson - Fracture King Crimson - Red King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic King Crimson - 21th Century Schizoid Man King Crimson - Islands Van der Graaf Generator - Plague of Lighthouse Keepers Van der Graaf Generator - The Sleepwalkers Rush - La Villa Strangiato Rush - 2112 ☆ Camel - Lady Fantasy Camel - Nimrodel / The Procession Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick Jethro Tull - Aqualung Jethro Tull - Wind Up Caravan - Nine Feet Underground Renaissence - Song of Scheherezade

[@thomasrichmond2413]

Missing in action: larks tongues in aspic, in the dead of night, Sahara of snow, 21 century schizoid man, battle of the jester and the tyrant, euthanasia waltz

[@joeltome5519]

That list lacked the big bands Focus, Banco and Kansas.

[@johnnypoker46]

Add Grobschnitt (Ernie's Reise, Come On People, Rockpommel's Land, all of the Jumbo LP), Tai Phong (For Years and Years (Cathy), St Johns Avenue, The Gulf of Knowledge, Out of the Night), England (all of Garden Shed LP). Agree with Genesis and Yes, plenty more by both bands

[@julianrodriguez1986]

England's Garden Shed, what an album, all the EP is incredible but I think that specifically "Three Piece Suite" would make a good place in the top 15, what a masterpiece.

[@arty4810]

Crazy to think #1 was written as a parody.

[@billthompson7037]

Just goes to show that genius can't hide

[@lfarrell6375]

Greenslade anyone? “Bedside manners are extra” surely merits a place in here.

[@alphataurusii]

Except for the first album of the same name, Supertramp is more likely to be attributed to art rock than prog rock, nonetheless I love Supertramp 👍😉

[@beawsbiz]

In hindsight.

[@DarioDNA1]

As a personal rating......great!

[@gjermundification]

I'm unable to see the Prog in Mike Oldfield, Yes, and Rush. Can somebody please enlighten me?

[@livy1962]

You're unable to see/hear the prog in Yes? I feel sad for you.

[@mpg8314]

Thought Close To The Edge was at the top, but i'm very satisfied with the 1st place though

[@javierllerena5756]

I completely agree with you Thick as a Brick in conjunction with Passion Play are the two best albums done in the progressive rock history. One time i heard Andrew Giddings said , Jethro Tull music is only for not all ears is for smart people.

[@livy1962]

Funny how we tend to make such statements about the stuff we like (personally).

[@olikane530]

Yep 😊

[@anonimoleyendas9687]

My list Top 1 starless Top 2 thick as a brick Top 3 supers ready Top 4 close to the edge Top 5 echoes Albums 1 thick as a brick 2 red 3 selling england by the pound 4 close to the edge 5 the wall

[@mictester]

"Aerosol Grey Machine" by Van Der Graaf Generator should be there somewhere!

[@jeromeburoker1770]

It's amazing to me that all these "prog rock" lists fail to ever include Todd Rundgren's Utopia 10/74. An album head and shoulders above 3/4 of those you list here.

[@misterkingdom3620]

Good job! Surprised Xanadu wasn't number one!

[@markmccool5664]

Thanks man, and yeah Xanadu will always be my favourite but I wanted to mix it up a bit!

[@mikereiss4216]

Wow, you know there's a lot more to prog than Rush. I like a lot them too but there are a lot of other bands out there.

[@vdggmouse9512]

Xanadu doesn't hold a candle to Thick as a Brick!

[@honeycomblord9384]

If we were making a list of prog songs not from the 70's, which would be on your list?

[@saberdogface]

Holy Crap, Batman! Jon Anderson's "Olias" album. Nice pull.

[@thevannrock6751]

Yes the Best banda

[@grahamhowes6904]

A cheer for Hatfield and the North and all early Genesis and Atom Heart Mother from Pink Floyd …

[@bulentsuberk8551]

Good list. But "Wishbone Ash" Argus or Fronte page news album. I want see

[@dreat5665]

from all the songs one could choose from zappa's

[@chandrakristian6602]

I never heard that echoes part

[@Rog5446]

No Strawbs?

[@BlackSwan_ita]

Very cool!!But only one italian song 😢.

[@mikereiss4216]

How many german or french songs were there?

[@vdggmouse9512]

He had Goblin 'Suspiria' and 'Generale' PFM! 2 Italian songs at least. No Banco, Le Orme, Area, or Sensation's Fix so I get your point.

[@cristauxfeur2560]

@@mikereiss4216 I think he had Can in the first video

[@mikereiss4216]

@@cristauxfeur2560 I would have preferred Eloy but Can is good too. :)

[@cristauxfeur2560]

@@mikereiss4216 I also prefer Eloy over Can

[@Matty0923]

Hemispheres, 2112, Xanadu....

[@jraper5963]

Endless Enigma 100%

[@nektarpanagiotis6707]

HEY APHRODITE'S CHILD IS THERE THESE BOIS WERE GREEK YAS

[@peterclark659]

An interesting choice. But what about 3 bands I think would definitely be in my list. Uriah Heep? Steve Hillage? Wishbone Ash? Surely worthy of inclusion. Thoughts please👍

[@livy1962]

Anything from Demons and Wizards could be on this list.

[@alanhynd7886]

SBB recorded that in 1980 didn't they?

[@fernandopenalva2680]

Goblin and Dario Argento. ❤🤩

[@R2112-i9c]

Julian Jay Savarin The Dead of Alda,Procol Harum Fires, Beggars Opera Time Machinę,Omega Ejfeli Koncert,UK Rendez Vous 6.02.

[@greghansell5115]

Stormwatch that is.

[@fjkpkwek501]

Will there be a list about the songs from the 2000s too? Well, for me anyway, I'm planning to create one soon, but this time around, it's a top 100 list of each song from each year - starting from 2000 up to the current year. And, there are no repeating songs, and from that I mean, one album per each year.

[@markmccool5664]

Sounds good man, looking forward to seeing that, i'm not sure if i'll be doing anything around the 2000s years, in terms of prog I haven't listened to much.

[@tonymccarthy6713]

The 70s was better.

[@andreasschmitz4735]

What. No Magma?!

[@eduardososaleguiza6971]

Solo falta entre los primeros sinco " After the Flood " Van Der Graaf Generator .

[@johnmcclane6105]

SBB

[@ludochem]

after all these years and my interest on progressive growing, i still cant stand a single Emerson Lake and Palmer tune. Apart from that, it s great list !

[@victoriagrove5344]

Todd Rundgren & Utopia!

[@JoseFrancisco-lg3lh]

Meu Deus!!!

[@EdgardoPlasencia]

A prog song with a disco groove ? Isn't that a CRIME ? At least for 60+ fans....

[@phillipburton8055]

Almost right but Close to the Edge is no 1 the rest just follow!

[@SuperMetro]

I thought Close to the Edge was going to be #1. Nope, I was close though.

[@hanssipkes8179]

I had to look it up but King Crimson,s in the court of, is from the sixties so that,s why it,s not on your list. Great music though

[@moonshinefiftyseven6063]

Doesn't it seem like the majority of these songs are instrumentals?

[@pholas2313]

It' many personal top

[@jackbrennan6375]

Nothing off Animals?

[@markreilly2469]

Not one kansas album in there, are you nuts

[@livy1962]

No albums. Just songs.

[@gluttony9925]

Sheeesh

[@BP-kx2ig]

What is the definition of Progressive?

[@livy1962]

You can't ask that question, and the answer is yes.

[@amirrezashahmoradi3870]

@@livy1962 good one 😅👌🏻

[@KnjazNazrath]

Hatfield and the North be like "'e nicked me fish an chips so oi got me spaceship and blew 'is pork pie roight atha the skoi!" or smth. Also, hate to be "that guy", but the SBB album is from '81 according to discogs...

[@jonathanedwards8696]

Not enough King Crimson on this list.

[@lukashahn4506]

You said lamb lies down but played carpet crawlers

[@markmccool5664]

Lukas Hahn That's definitely The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway

[@lukashahn4506]

You sure

[@lukashahn4506]

It is from the album but I think its carpet crawlers

[@markmccool5664]

I think you need to have another listen to the album friend

[@lukashahn4506]

Sorry I miss heard I thought it was carpet crawlers because of the keyboard

[@antoniopoli290]

Pfm grande band

[@leonleon3773]

Focus eruption & Refugee credo

[@בוריסיוסלוביץ]

Nothing from Marillion, Supertramp, UK, La Orme?!!!

[@mikelmart]

School was #50.

[@gregberry1812]

Cant help but notice a complete lack of Marillion! (Your list is obviously wacked)

[@flatlandschugs4641]

Read the title again

[@gregberry1812]

@@flatlandschugs4641 oops.