Best best concept albums on Reddit
140 reviews from r/Music, r/AskReddit, r/poppunkers and 14 more subreddits
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#1
Mastodon
4.9
(8)
"Blood mountain and Leviathan by Mastodon."
"Blood mountain and Leviathan by Mastodon."
"Actually, any Mastodon album."
"Mastodon - Crack the Skye"
"Mastodon: Crack the Skye."
"Leviathan by Mastodon"
#2
Kendrick Lamar
4.9
(7)
"To Pimp A Butterfly."
"Are all amazing ones you should check out!"
"To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar, outside of the ones named in the thread"
"2nd place goes to good kid maad city"
#3
Pink Floyd
5.0
(6)
"The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd"
"Pink Floyd’s The Wall, The Who’s Quadrophenia, Rush, 2112, David Bowie the rise and fall of ziggy stardust and the spiders from mars, Beach boys, pet sounds"
"The Wall."
"Pink Floyd - The Wall."
"The Wall - Pink Floyd"
#4
Boys Night Out
5.0
(5)
"What a chilling tale.."
"Is incredible, dark, beautifully sad."
#5
My Chemical Romance
5.0
(4)
"Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge - My Chemical Romance"
"The Black Parade - My Chemical Romance"
"The Black Parade is such a masterpiece. I love the Patient’s journey through the ups and downs of life and how it’s told in a very theatrical way."
"The Black Parade (MCR), The Wall (Pink Floyd), and III (The Lumineers)"
#6
Deltron
5.0
(3)
"Deltron 3030, MM FOOD, and To Pimp A Butterfly."
"Is up there."
#7
Ludo
5.0
(3)
"Fucking amazing"
"Are all amazing ones you should check out!"
"Guy travels builds time machine to stop his girlfriends car accident>Pretty self explanatory."
#8
Thrice
5.0
(3)
"Each EP had 6 songs that were made to feel like one of the four elements."
"It's a 4 part album, 6 songs per element (fire, water, wind and earth). The musical styles evolve with each element. It's so good."
#9
The Roots
5.0
(3)
"Undun by the roots has to be the best hip hop concept album of all time."
"Is a candidate for sure."
#10
Kate Bush
5.0
(3)
"I second Electra Heart, Hounds of Love, Skin & Earth, and also recommend Artpop."
"Both very different sonically, but both amazing."
"Both very different sonically, but both amazing."
#11
Green Day
5.0
(3)
"American Idiot - Green Day"
#12
Marianas Trench
5.0
(3)
"All their albums are concept albums and they’re so kickass."
#13
Direct Hit!
4.7
(3)
"Direct Hit - Brainless God (It's a pop-punk album about the end of the world)"
#14
Protest the Hero
4.7
(3)
"One of the most excellent and original concept albums ever made."
"My favorites are Kezia by Protest the Hero."
"Protest the hero - kezia, then fortress was a cool lyrical story"
#15
Rush
4.7
(3)
"2112 - Rush"
"Rush: Clockwork Angels."
#16
Logic
4.3
(3)
"The Incredible True Story by Logic."
#17
Queens of the Stone Age
5.0
(2)
"Songs for the deaf - Queens of the Stone Age"
#18
Frank Ocean
5.0
(2)
"Was one of my favorites from last year."
#19
The Antlers
5.0
(2)
"Hospice (The Antlers)"
"The Antlers - Hospice"
#20
Nine Inch Nails
5.0
(2)
"The Downward Spiral - Nine Inch Nails"
"My favourite is Year Zero - Nine Inch Nails."
#21
Neck Deep
5.0
(2)
"No skips on the whole album and each song works on its own"
#22
Forgive Durden
5.0
(2)
"Is a full on musical"
#23
The Dear Hunter
5.0
(2)
"Is my favorite."
#24
Queensrÿche
4.5
(2)
"Operation: Mindcrime."
"Operation Mindcrime - Queensryche"
#25
Alesana
4.5
(2)
#26
Iron Maiden
4.5
(2)
"The Iron Maiden record Seventh son of a seventh son"
"Iron Maiden: Seventh son of a Seventh Son."
#27
The Who
4.5
(2)
"Tommy - The Who"
"Quadrophenia - The Who"
#28
Tame Impala
5.0
(1)
"Any Tame Impala album"
#29
The Warning
5.0
(1)
"Queen of the Murder Scene is a concept album which tells the story of a disturbed young woman’s inner journey from desire to obsession to murder and madness."
#30
Gorillaz
5.0
(1)
"Plastic Beach - Gorillaz
One of the greats :)"
#31
Murder By Death
5.0
(1)
"Who Will Survive and What Will Be Left Of Them by Murder By Death."
#32
Alice Cooper
5.0
(1)
"Welcome to my Nightmare - Alice Cooper"
#33
Avenged Sevenfold
5.0
(1)
"The Stage, is instrumentally a phenomenal album."
#34
Into Eternity
5.0
(1)
"The Incurable Tragedy by Into Eternity."
#35
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
5.0
(1)
"Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Tarkus"
#36
The Alan Parsons Project
5.0
(1)
"The Alan Parsons Project - Tales of Mystery and Imagination"
#37
Yes
5.0
(1)
"Tales from Topographic Oceans - Yes"
#38
Ghost
5.0
(1)
"Prequelle by Ghost"
#39
Queensryche
5.0
(1)
"Another good one is **Queensryche** *Operation Mindcrime*"
#40
Radiohead
5.0
(1)
"Radiohead OK Computer"
#41
Blue Oyster Cult
5.0
(1)
"Imaginos - Blue Oyster Cult (ostensibly)"
#42
Marillion
5.0
(1)
"Brave - Marillion"
#43
Jean Michel Jarre
5.0
(1)
"Jean Michel Jarre's two Equinoxe records"
#44
Parannoul
5.0
(1)
"To See the Next Part of the Dream - Parannoul"
#45
David Bowie
5.0
(1)
"Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars - David Bowie"
#46
XXXTENTACION
5.0
(1)
"The best concept album is Revenge by XXXTENTACION."
#47
Prince Paul
5.0
(1)
"Prince Paul - Prince Among Thieves. Hands down best concept album."
#48
Paramore
5.0
(1)
"Paramore - Paramore"
#49
Dream Theater
5.0
(1)
"Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt 2"
#50
Hopsin
5.0
(1)
"The best concept album is Knock Madness by Hopsin."
#51
Panopticon
5.0
(1)
"Kentucky - Panopticon"
#52
Steven Wilson
5.0
(1)
"Hand Cannot Erase - Steven Wilson"
#53
Arcade Fire
5.0
(1)
"Funeral - Arcade Fire"
#54
The Mars Volta
5.0
(1)
"Frances The Mute by The Mars Volta"
#55
Coldplay
5.0
(1)
"Everyday Life - Coldplay"
#56
Rosalía
5.0
(1)
"I really like Rosalía's El Mal Querer (2018)"
#57
Masta Ace
5.0
(1)
"Disposable Arts- Masta ace"
#58
Have a Nice Life
5.0
(1)
"Deathconsciousness - Have a Nice Life"
#59
Black Country, New Road
5.0
(1)
"Ants From Up There - Black Country, New Road"
#60
Aceyalone
5.0
(1)
"Aceyalone - A Book of Human Language."
#61
Avantasia
5.0
(1)
"They're my go to albums for getting people into metal/power metal."
#62
Virgin Steele
5.0
(1)
"If you like power metal, these two, especially are absolutely golden."
#63
Poppy
5.0
(1)
"I can name lots of other albums that aren't technically concept albums but seem to have a theme."
#64
Lorde
5.0
(1)
#65
Shadow of Intent
5.0
(1)
"Absolute masterpiece."
#66
Sufjan Stevens
5.0
(1)
"Songs like Casimir Pulaski Day, Chicago and The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades is Out to Get Us are all incredible and human and emotional."
#67
The Wombats
5.0
(1)
"Are all amazing ones you should check out!"
#68
Marina and the Diamonds
5.0
(1)
"I second Electra Heart, Hounds of Love, Skin & Earth, and also recommend Artpop."
#69
Sylosis
5.0
(1)
"Is a great concept album."
#70
High on Fire
5.0
(1)
"It's "about Jesus’ time travelling twin brother Liao who goes on to to learn about the destructive influence his brother had on mankind before jumping off the deep end and getting involved in witch burning and baby sacrifice.""
#71
Hammers of Misfortune
5.0
(1)
"Just about every album by Hammers of Misfortune."
#72
Say Anything
5.0
(1)
"Cant tell you how many times ive listened to it front to back."
#73
Armor for Sleep
5.0
(1)
#74
Mike Oldfield
5.0
(1)
"Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield is another fantastic all the way through album."
#75
The Early November
5.0
(1)
"A triple album with a narrative tying it all together."
#76
Frank Zappa
4.0
(1)
"Joes Garage by Frank Zappa"
#77
Neil Young
4.0
(1)
"Greendale-Neil Young. Some of my favorite songs by him are on this album"
#78
Coheed and Cambria
4.0
(1)
"Coheed and Cambria: Good Apollo I'm burning star IV: Volume One."
#79
Opeth
4.0
(1)
"Opeth: Ghost Reveries."
#80
Oxbow
4.0
(1)
"Oxbow is a good starting point imo"
#81
Mandalaband
4.0
(1)
"The Eye of Wendor - Mandalaband (for the concept)"
#82
Garth Brooks
4.0
(1)
"Garth Brooks- Garth Brooks in... the Life of Chris Gaines"
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