progressive rock artists

At a glance

378 published progressive rock artists; 3,245 studio albums have verified cover art.

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1970s (151 artists).

Where they come from

Countries with the most progressive rock artists. United Kingdom leads with 160.

• United Kingdom 160
• United States 70
• Canada 21
• Germany 13
• Italy 13
• Sweden 13
• Japan 12
• France 11

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with progressive rock. The most shared is rock music, with 57 artists in both.

• rock music 57
• hard rock 51
• psychedelic rock 42
• art rock 35
• pop rock 26
• pop music 23
• alternative rock 22
• progressive metal 21

Covers from progressive rock

3,245 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.

Leaders

Queen has the most release groups (400); Serge Gainsbourg the longest career (66 years); Peter Gabriel the most awards (78).

More progressive rock artists

Showing 1–108 of 108 artists

Freddie Mercury

United Kingdom · Person · born 1946

hard rock, rock and roll, classic rock, disco, pop rock, glam rock, progressive rock, traditional heavy metal, classical crossover, neoclassicism

176 wikis · Tier 2

Toto

United States · Group · 1977–2019

hard rock, pop rock, soft rock, progressive rock, jazz fusion, arena rock, yacht rock

26.9M listeners · 53 wikis · Tier 2

Electric Light Orchestra

United Kingdom · Group · 1970–present

rock and roll, classic rock, pop rock, progressive rock, art rock, progressive pop, symphonic rock

18.3M listeners · 45 wikis · Tier 1

WILLOW

United States · Person · born 2000

rock music, pop music, contemporary R&B, jazz, progressive rock, electronic dance music, hip-hop, alternative rock, alternative R&B, indie rock, indie pop, pop-punk, alternative pop, dream pop, neo soul, experimental pop

15.6M listeners · 56 wikis · Tier 1

MGMT

United States · Group · 2002–present

progressive rock, psychedelic pop, neo-psychedelia, electronica

20.6M listeners · 41 wikis · Tier 1

Tool

United States · Group · 1990–present

psychedelic rock, progressive rock, art rock, alternative metal, progressive metal

6.7M listeners · 59 wikis · Tier 3

Kansas

United States · Group · 1970–present

hard rock, progressive rock, art rock, album-oriented rock

12.6M listeners · 38 wikis · Tier 1

Supertramp

United Kingdom · Group · 1969–2003

rock music, progressive rock

9M listeners · 43 wikis · Tier 2

Ghost

Sweden · Group · 2006–present

hard rock, pop rock, progressive rock, heavy metal music, arena rock

9M listeners · 41 wikis · Tier 3

Pierce the Veil

United States · Group · 2006–present

experimental rock, pop rock, progressive rock, alternative rock, pop-punk, hardcore punk, emo, post-hardcore

10.4M listeners · 32 wikis · Tier 3

Frank Zappa

United States · Person · born 1940

rock music, psychedelic rock, experimental rock, jazz, progressive rock, alternative rock, jazz fusion, classical music, experimental music, avant-garde music, proto-punk, comedy rock, avant-pop, avant-prog, art music, musique concrète

110 wikis · Tier 2

Omega

Hungary · Group · 1962–2021

rock music, hard rock, progressive rock, space rock

7.2M listeners · 29 wikis · Tier 3

Group

Eloy

Germany · Group · 1969–present

psychedelic rock, progressive rock, space rock, Krautrock

8M listeners · 23 wikis · Tier 3

Caifanes

Mexico · Group · 1987–present

progressive rock, alternative rock, Q3071, rock en español, gothic rock

10M listeners · 11 wikis · Tier 3

Meat Loaf

United States · Person · born 1947

rock music, hard rock, progressive rock, heavy metal music

60 wikis · Tier 2

Haze

United Kingdom · Group · 1978–present

progressive rock

13.9M listeners · 2 wikis · Tier 1

Alla Pugacheva

Soviet Union · Person · born 1949

pop music, disco, funk, blues, pop rock, soft rock, progressive rock, chanson, new wave, funk rock, traditional pop, estrada, Russian pop

109 wikis · Tier 2

Utopia

United States · Group · 1974–present

progressive rock

7.4M listeners · 11 wikis · Tier 3

Khan

United Kingdom · Group · 1971–present

progressive rock

8.2M listeners · 8 wikis · Tier 3

Phoenix

Romania · Group · 1962–present

hard rock, folk rock, psychedelic rock, progressive rock, art rock, heavy metal music, world music

6.2M listeners · 11 wikis · Tier 3

Brian May

United Kingdom · Person · born 1947

rock music, hard rock, pop rock, glam rock, progressive rock

90 wikis · Tier 2

Roger Waters

United Kingdom · Person · born 1943

blues rock, psychedelic rock, progressive rock, art rock, opera

79 wikis · Tier 2

Jimmy Page

United Kingdom · Person · born 1944

rock music, hard rock, blues rock, folk rock, blues, progressive rock

78 wikis · Tier 2

David Gilmour

United Kingdom · Person · born 1946

rock music, blues rock, psychedelic rock, progressive rock, art rock, ambient music

76 wikis · Tier 2

Syd Barrett

United Kingdom · Person · born 1946

rock music, psychedelic rock, experimental rock, progressive rock, space rock, psychedelic folk, psychedelic pop, proto-punk, outsider music

74 wikis · Tier 2

Peter Gabriel

United Kingdom · Person · born 1950

rock music, experimental rock, pop rock, progressive rock, art rock, art pop, new wave, worldbeat

73 wikis · Tier 2

Roger Taylor

United Kingdom · Person · born 1949

rock music, hard rock, pop rock, progressive rock, dance-rock

70 wikis · Tier 2

Nikolai Noskov

Russia · Person · born 1956

pop music, hard rock, folk rock, psychedelic rock, traditional folk music, funk, rhythm and blues, glam rock, progressive rock, art rock, alternative rock, dance-rock, electro, synth-pop, new wave, funk rock, blue-eyed soul, glam metal, folk-pop, trip hop, symphonic rock, romance, bard song

78 wikis · Tier 2

Jefferson Airplane

United States · Group · 1965–1972

rock music, hard rock, blues rock, psychedelic rock, progressive rock, acid rock, psychedelic folk, garage rock

60 wikis · Tier 2

Vangelis

Greece · Person · born 1943

electronic music, progressive rock, ambient music, new age music, film score

76 wikis · Tier 2

Yes

United Kingdom · Group · 1968–present

progressive rock, art rock, symphonic rock

63 wikis · Tier 2

Rush

Canada · Group · 1968–2018

hard rock, progressive rock

52 wikis · Tier 2

Serge Gainsbourg

France · Person · born 1928

rock music, pop music, funk, jazz, progressive rock, chanson, reggae, psychedelic pop, mambo, middle of the road, cha-cha-cha

70 wikis · Tier 2

Jon Lord

United Kingdom · Person · born 1941

rock music, hard rock, progressive rock, concerto, symphonic music

59 wikis · Tier 2

Dream Theater

United States · Group · 1985–present

progressive rock, progressive metal

66 wikis · Tier 2

Nick Mason

United Kingdom · Person · born 1944

progressive rock

56 wikis · Tier 3

Richard Wright

United Kingdom · Person · born 1943

rock music, psychedelic rock, experimental rock, electronic music, jazz, progressive rock, art rock, reggae

56 wikis · Tier 2

Ian Gillan

United Kingdom · Person · born 1945

rock music, hard rock, blues rock, progressive rock, traditional heavy metal

55 wikis · Tier 3

Demis Roussos

Greece · Person · born 1946

pop music, progressive rock, variety

64 wikis · Tier 2

Marek Grechuta

Poland · Person · born 1945

progressive rock, jazz fusion, symphonic rock, sung poetry

63 wikis · Tier 2

Uriah Heep

United Kingdom · Group · 1969–present

hard rock, progressive rock

62 wikis · Tier 2

Gary Moore

United Kingdom · Person · born 1952

rock music, hard rock, blues rock, blues, progressive rock, traditional heavy metal, heavy metal music, jazz fusion

61 wikis · Tier 2

Taylor Hawkins

United States · Person · born 1972

progressive rock, alternative rock, Q3071, alternative metal, post-grunge

47 wikis · Tier 2

Mike Oldfield

United Kingdom · Person · born 1953

pop music, traditional folk music, pop rock, progressive rock, classical music, ambient music, world music, new age music, Celtic fusion

56 wikis · Tier 3

Jethro Tull

United Kingdom · Group · 1967–present

hard rock, folk rock, psychedelic rock, electronic music, progressive rock, art rock, electronic rock

56 wikis · Tier 3

King Crimson

United Kingdom · Group · 1968–present

psychedelic rock, progressive rock, art rock, jazz rock

55 wikis · Tier 3

Procol Harum

United Kingdom · Group · 1967–2022

psychedelic rock, progressive rock, art rock, baroque pop, symphonic rock

45 wikis · Tier 2

The Mars Volta

United States · Group · 2001–present

progressive rock

53 wikis · Tier 3

Roger Glover

United Kingdom · Person · born 1945

hard rock, progressive rock

43 wikis · Tier 3

Jerry Garcia

United States · Person · born 1942

blues rock, folk rock, psychedelic rock, rhythm and blues, progressive rock, bluegrass music

41 wikis · Tier 2

Ian Paice

United Kingdom · Person · born 1948

hard rock, blues rock, progressive rock

41 wikis · Tier 3

Opeth

Sweden · Group · 1990–present

progressive rock, progressive metal, death metal, technical death metal

50 wikis · Tier 3

The Moody Blues

United Kingdom · Group · 1964–2021

psychedelic rock, rhythm and blues, progressive rock, art rock

48 wikis · Tier 2

Steve Winwood

United Kingdom · Person · born 1948

rock music, blues rock, psychedelic rock, blues, soft rock, progressive rock, jazz fusion, blue-eyed soul, classical music

37 wikis · Tier 3

Robert Fripp

United Kingdom · Person · born 1946

rock music, progressive rock

46 wikis · Tier 3

Neil Peart

Canada · Person · born 1952

hard rock, progressive rock

36 wikis · Tier 2

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

United Kingdom · Group · 1970–2010

psychedelic rock, experimental rock, progressive rock, art rock, jazz rock, symphonic rock

45 wikis · Tier 2

Rick Wakeman

United Kingdom · Person · born 1949

hard rock, progressive rock, classical music, ambient music, new age music, Christian music

35 wikis · Tier 3

Captain Beefheart

United States · Person · born 1941

blues rock, psychedelic rock, experimental rock, progressive rock, art rock, alternative rock, proto-punk, spoken word, outsider music, free jazz

44 wikis · Tier 2

Keith Emerson

United Kingdom · Person · born 1944

progressive rock

44 wikis · Tier 2

Traffic

United Kingdom · Group · 1967–1974

psychedelic rock, progressive rock, jazz fusion

34 wikis · Tier 2

Steve Hackett

United Kingdom · Person · born 1950

rock music, progressive rock

34 wikis · Tier 3

Geddy Lee

Canada · Person · born 1953

rock music, hard rock, progressive rock, traditional heavy metal

34 wikis · Tier 3

Jon Anderson

United Kingdom · Person · born 1944

rock music, progressive rock

34 wikis · Tier 3

Blue Öyster Cult

United States · Group · 1967–present

hard rock, psychedelic rock, progressive rock, traditional heavy metal, heavy metal music, acid rock, occult rock

41 wikis · Tier 3

Steve Morse

United States · Person · born 1954

rock music, progressive rock

41 wikis · Tier 3

Anathema

United Kingdom · Group · 1990–present

progressive rock, alternative rock, gothic metal, death-doom

41 wikis · Tier 3

Porcupine Tree

United Kingdom · Group · 1987–present

psychedelic rock, progressive rock, progressive metal

41 wikis · Tier 3

Steven Wilson

United Kingdom · Person · born 1967

pop music, progressive rock, alternative rock, progressive metal

41 wikis · Tier 3

Franco Battiato

Italy · Person · born 1945

pop rock, progressive rock, electro, new wave, opera, experimental music

41 wikis · Tier 2

Andy Summers

United Kingdom · Person · born 1942

rock music, jazz, progressive rock, new wave

31 wikis · Tier 3

Steve Howe

United Kingdom · Person · born 1947

progressive rock

31 wikis · Tier 3

Alex Lifeson

Canada · Person · born 1953

hard rock, progressive rock, heavy metal music, alternative rock

30 wikis · Tier 3

Bill Bruford

United Kingdom · Person · born 1949

jazz, progressive rock

30 wikis · Tier 2

Greg Lake

United Kingdom · Person · born 1947

hard rock, folk rock, progressive rock, art rock, opera

39 wikis · Tier 2

Mary Hopkin

United Kingdom · Person · born 1950

pop music, traditional folk music, progressive rock

38 wikis · Tier 3

Tony Levin

United States · Person · born 1946

jazz, progressive rock

38 wikis · Tier 3

Trevor Rabin

South Africa · Person · born 1954

rock music, pop music, hard rock, progressive rock, jazz fusion

29 wikis · Tier 3

Chris Squire

United Kingdom · Person · born 1948

progressive rock

29 wikis · Tier 2

Rod Evans

United Kingdom · Person · born 1947

rock music, hard rock, psychedelic rock, progressive rock

28 wikis · Tier 2

Can

Germany · Group · 1968–present

progressive rock, art rock, Krautrock

37 wikis · Tier 3

Barış Manço

Turkey · Person · born 1943

rock music, folk rock, psychedelic rock, pop rock, progressive rock, Anatolian rock

37 wikis · Tier 2

The Alan Parsons Project

United Kingdom · Group · 1975–1990

progressive rock, art rock

36 wikis · Tier 2

Alan White

United Kingdom · Person · born 1949

rock music, progressive rock

26 wikis · Tier 2

Soft Machine

United Kingdom · Group · 1966–1984

psychedelic rock, progressive rock, jazz rock, Canterbury scene

35 wikis · Tier 2

Marillion

United Kingdom · Group · 1979–present

progressive rock, art rock, neo-prog

35 wikis · Tier 3

E Street Band

United States · Group · 1972–1989

rock music, progressive rock

25 wikis · Tier 2

Karl Jenkins

United Kingdom · Person · born 1944

jazz, progressive rock, classical music, new age music

33 wikis · Tier 3

Camel

United Kingdom · Group · 1971–present

progressive rock, space rock

33 wikis · Tier 3

Tony Kaye

United Kingdom · Person · born 1946

progressive rock

23 wikis · Tier 3

Primus

United States · Group · 1984–present

progressive rock, alternative rock, alternative metal, progressive metal

32 wikis · Tier 3

Andrey Makarevich

Soviet Union · Person · born 1953

rock music, blues rock, progressive rock, bard song

32 wikis · Tier 3

Phish

United States · Group · 1983–2000

progressive rock, alternative rock, funk rock

22 wikis · Tier 2

Trevor Horn

United Kingdom · Person · born 1949

rock music, progressive rock, new wave

31 wikis · Tier 3

Gentle Giant

United Kingdom · Group · 1970–1980

progressive rock

31 wikis · Tier 2

Styx

United States · Group · 1972–present

hard rock, progressive rock, adult-oriented rock

31 wikis · Tier 3

Van der Graaf Generator

United Kingdom · Group · 1967–present

progressive rock

31 wikis · Tier 3

Carl Palmer

United Kingdom · Person · born 1950

progressive rock

30 wikis · Tier 3

Allan Holdsworth

United Kingdom · Person · born 1946

jazz, progressive rock, jazz fusion

30 wikis · Tier 2

Golden Earring

Netherlands · Group · 1961–2021

hard rock, classic rock, progressive rock, Nederbeat

30 wikis · Tier 2

John Lodge

United Kingdom · Person · born 1943

rock music, progressive rock

21 wikis · Tier 2

Eddie Jobson

United Kingdom · Person · born 1955

experimental rock, progressive rock, art rock

21 wikis · Tier 3

Richard Tandy

United Kingdom · Person · born 1948

progressive rock

20 wikis · Tier 2

Hawkwind

United Kingdom · Group · 1969–present

psychedelic rock, progressive rock, space rock

29 wikis · Tier 3

Aphrodite's Child

Greece · Group · 1967–1972

psychedelic rock, progressive rock

29 wikis · Tier 3

Liquid Tension Experiment

United States · Group · 1997–present

progressive rock, progressive metal

29 wikis · Tier 3

Justin Hayward

United Kingdom · Person · born 1946

rock music, progressive rock

19 wikis · Tier 3

Charly García

Argentina · Person · born 1951

rock music, folk rock, progressive rock, rapping, symphonic rock

28 wikis · Tier 3