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Best Concept Albums: 43 Classics That Will Blow Your Mind : Udiscovermusic

Concept albums are most often associated with prog rock and the 70s, since epic LPs really did flourish in that era. But prog rockers didn't completely own the concept of concepts. As this list shows, funkateers, country artists, and even punks got into the act, often with grand results. Here are just a few of best concept albums from over the decades.
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Dream Theater - 'Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From a Memory'
Dream Theater - 'Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From a Memory'
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Peter Hammill - Nadir's Big Chance
Peter Hammill - Nadir's Big Chance
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Transatlantic - The Whirlwind
Transatlantic - The Whirlwind
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Jay-Z - American Gangster
Jay-Z - American Gangster
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The Pretty Things - S.F. Sorrow
The Pretty Things - S.F. Sorrow
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Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
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Green Day - American Idiot
Green Day - American Idiot
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Beyoncé - I Am... Sasha Fierce
Beyoncé - I Am... Sasha Fierce
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Todd Rundgren - Liars
Todd Rundgren - Liars
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Frank Zappa - Joes Garage Act I
Frank Zappa - Joes Garage Act I
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Kate Bush - 50 Words for Snow
Kate Bush - 50 Words for Snow
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Michael Nesmith - The Prison: A Book With a Soundtrack
Michael Nesmith - The Prison: A Book With a Soundtrack
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Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
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Rush - Clockwork Angels
Rush - Clockwork Angels
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Alice Cooper - School's Out
Alice Cooper - School's Out
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Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer
Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer
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Rick Wakeman - The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Rick Wakeman - The Six Wives of Henry VIII
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Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
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Drive-By Truckers - Southern Rock Opera
Drive-By Truckers - Southern Rock Opera
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The Moody Blues - In Search of the Lost Chord
The Moody Blues - In Search of the Lost Chord
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The Jam - Setting Sons
The Jam - Setting Sons
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Grace Jones - Slave to the Rhythm
Grace Jones - Slave to the Rhythm
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The Alan Parsons Project - I Robot
The Alan Parsons Project - I Robot
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Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
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Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
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Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger
Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger
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The Turtles - The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands
The Turtles - The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands
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Elton John - Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
Elton John - Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
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Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
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XTC - Skylarking
XTC - Skylarking
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Frank Sinatra - Watertown
Frank Sinatra - Watertown
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Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade
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Stevie Wonder - Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants
Stevie Wonder - Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants
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The Kinks - The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society
The Kinks - The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society
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The Who - Tommy
The Who - Tommy
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Parliament - Mothership Connection
Parliament - Mothership Connection
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The Who - Quadrophenia
The Who - Quadrophenia
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Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
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Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
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Brian Wilson - Smile
Brian Wilson - Smile
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