The Prog Report Best Prog Albums of 2023 podcast had the crew discussing some of the year’s best releases using the Wheel of Prog. You can watch that episode on our YouTube channel. Now the team are ready to share each of our favorite songs of another great year.
See the lists below and also check out our Best of 2023 playlist on Spotify.
Roie Avin’s 2023 Playlist (Band – Song – Album)
1 Trevor Rabin – Push – Rio
2 Peter Gabriel – Olive Tree – i/o
3 Nospūn – Earwyrm – Opus
4 Big Wreck – In Fair Light – Pages
5 Advent Horizon – Control – A Cell to Call Home
6 Haken – Sempiternal Beings – Fauna
7 Moon Safari – Between the Devil and Me – Himlabacken Vol. 2
8 Avkrvst – The Great White River – The Approbation
9 Kite Parade – Speed of Light – Retro
10 Molybaron – Reality Show – Something Ominous
11 Katatonia – Austerity – Sky Void of Stars
12 Jason Bieler – Mexico – Postcards From The Asylum
Daniel Levy’s 2023 Playlist
1 Riverside – Big Tech Brother – ID.Entity
2 Haken – The Alphabet of Me – Fauna
3 Steven Wilson – What Life Brings – The Harmony Codex
4 Kinglet – Heart Prism – Bouquet
5 Temic – Falling Away – Terror Management Theory
6 VOLA – Paper Wolf – Single
7 Katatonia – Author – Sky Void of Stars
8 Pattern-Seeking Animals – He Once Was – Spooky Action at a Distance
9 Advent Horizon – Cell to Call Home – A Cell to Call Home
10 Nospūn – Earwyrm – Opus
11 Moon Safari – Teen Angel Meets the Apocalypse – Himlabacken Vol. 2
12 Tesseract – Legion – War of Being
Prog Nick’s 2023 Playlist
1 Moon Safari – Between the Devil and Me – Himlabacken Vol.2
2 Trevor Rabin – Push – Rio
3 Mystery – Is This How The Story Ends – Redemption
4 Subsignal – The Art of Giving In – A Poetry of Rain
5 Kite Parade – Wonderful – Retro
6 Neal Morse – Liar Liar – The Dreamer – Joseph, Part 1
7 The Flower Kings – Father Sky – Look At You Now
8 We Came From Space – Seize The Day – Overlords
9 Jason Bieler – Sweet Eliza – Postcards From the Asylum
10 Bruce Soord – Never Ending Light – Luminescence
11 Steven Wilson – Rock Bottom – The Harmony Codex
12 RPWL – King of the World – Crime Scene
Kyle Fagala’s 2023 Playlist
1 Avenged Sevenfold – Cosmic – Life Is But a Dream…
2 Moon Safari – 198X (Heaven Hill) – Himlabacken Vol. 2
3 Advent Horizon – Cell To Call Home – A Cell to Call Home
4 Big Wreck – In Fair Light – Pages
5 Trevor Rabin – Big Mistakes – Rio
6 Neal Morse – Ultraviolet Dreams – The Dreamer: Joseph – Part 1
7 Nospūn – Earwyrm – Opus
8 Riverside – Friend Or Foe? – ID.Entity
9 Temic – Falling Away – Terror Management Theory
10 Kite Parade – Retro – Retro
11 Haken – The Alphabet of Me – Fauna
12 The Anchoret – A Dead Man – It All Began With Loneliness
Victor Giol’s 2023 Playlist
1 Haken – Elephants Never Forget – Fauna
2 Nospūn – Earwyrm – Opus
3 Avkrvst – The Approbation – The Approvation
4 Moon Safari – Between the Devil and Me – Himlabacken Vol.2
5 The Anchoret – Someone Listening? – It All Began With Loneliness
6 Riverside – Big Tech Brother – ID.Entity
7 Periphery – Atropos – Priphery V: Djent Is Not A Genre
8 Redemption – Action At A Distance – I Am The Storm
9 Aviations – Coma – Luminaria
10 Advent Horizon – Cell To Call Home – A Cell to Call Home
11 Ne Obliviscaris – Equus – Exul
12 Temic – Skeletons – Terror Management Theory
Geoff Bailie’s 2023 Playlist
1 Peter Gabriel – i/o (Dark Side Mix) – i/o
2 Steven Wilson – Impossible Tightrope – The Harmony Codex
3 Neal Morse – Ultraviolet Dreams – The Dreamer: Joseph – Part 1
4 Yes – Mirror To The Sky – Mirror To The Sky
5 Solstice – Bulbul Tarang – Light Up
6 Trevor Rabin – Paradise – Rio
7 Exploring Birdsong – Bear The Weight – Dancing In The Face of Danger
8 Moon Safari – 198X (Heaven Hill) – Himlabacken Vol. 2
9 Riverside – Friend Or Foe? – ID.Entity
10 Kite Parade – Wonderful – Retro
11 Theocracy – The Red Sea – Mosaic
12 Cyan – Tomorrow’s Here Today – Pictures From The Other Side
Jon Fiala’s 2023 Playlist
1 Haken – Nightingale – Fauna
2 Crown Lands – Starlifter: Fearless Pt. II – Fearless
3 RPWL – A Cold Spring Day in ’22 – Crime Scene
4 Moon Safari – Emma Come On – Himlabacken (Vol.2)
5 We Came From Space – Seize the Day – Overlords
6 Neal Morse – A Million Miles Away – The Dreamer – Joseph, Pt 1
7 Trevor Rabin – Oklahoma – Rio
8 Advent Horizon – How Did It Get So Good? – A Cell to Call Home
9 Riverside – The Place Where I Belong – ID.Entity
10 Big Wreck – Bail Out – Pages
11 Nospūn – Earwyrm – Opus
12 Subsignal – Melencolia One – A Poetry of Rain
Kyle Grave’s 2023 Playlist
1 eMolecule – Beyond Belief – The Architect
2 Redemption – The Emotional Depiction of Light – I Am The Storm
3 Joshua Batten – Fortress – Learn to Live Again
4 Jason Bieler – Heathens – Postcards From The Asylum
5 Ray Alder – Changes – II
6 Neal Morse – Heaven in Charge of Hell – The Dreamer – Joseph, Pt 1
7 Crown Lands – Citadel – Fearless
8 Riverside – Friend or Foe – ID.Entity
9 Nospun – Dance With Me – Opus
10 Haken – The Alphabet of Me – Fauna
11 Subsignal – The Art of Giving In – A Poetry of Rain
12 Temic – Through The Sands of Time – Terror Management Theory
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