I think at its heart, for me anyway, a concept album has to either tell a story or have some loose theme linking the songs. I'd consider among the best, as already mentioned, The Wall, then The Lamb lies down on Broadway by Genesis, 2112 (first side) by Rush, Jeff Wayne's musical version of The War of the Worlds, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Chapter One by Hostsonaten, The Hound of the Baskervilles by Clive Nolan and Oliver Wakeman, Misplaced Childhood and also Brave by Marillion, On Air by Alan Parsons as well as The Turn of a Friendly Card by The Alan Parsons Project.
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