Triumph Albums Ranked

Triumph was a Canadian hard rock band formed in 1975 that was popular in the late 1970s and the 1980s, building on its reputation and success as a live band. Between the band’s 16 albums and DVDs, Triumph has received 18 gold and 9 platinum awards in Canada and the United States. Triumph was nominated for multiple Juno Awards, including Group of the Year Award in 1979, 1985, 1986, and 1987. The band was inducted into the Canadian Music & Broadcast Industry Hall of Fame in 2007, into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2008, and into Canada’s Walk of Fame in 2019. Here are all of the Triumph albums ranked.

Don’t miss out on the TIMELESS Triumph music below! Click to experience the power of the famous Progressive Rock band.

6. Progressions Of Power (1980)

“Progressions represented the ‘crossroads’ of this great, and much underrated power-trio rock band from Canada. I had the pleasure of seeing them live 3 times supporting Just a Game, Progressions, and Allied Forces. Progressions retained the raw and gritty sound of the band, similar to Rock & Roll Machine, but also contained some smooth AOR-type music which would dominate their next release, Allied Forces.”

5. Never Surrender (1983)

“This is the best Triumph album, when all is said and done. Their albums previous to this were building up to this and the ones after it steadily became less interesting and were variations on the peaks of this album, the rousing emotions evoked on this album.”

4. Surveillance (1987)

“”Surveillance” returns to the heavier sound that Triumph had in the early 80s moving away from their more popish “The Sport of Kings” released in 1986. Overall I would consider Surveillance to be a progressive hard rock album. It’s got elements of 80s metal and the band Rush mixed in together. Some of my favorites are the songs that start of light and then kick in such as “Long Time Gone” and “On and On”.

See more: King Crimson Albums Ranked

3. Just A Game (1979)

“Just a Game introduced us Americans to Triumph which consisted of Gil Moore (drums and vocals), Mike Levine (bass guitar and keyboards) and the great Rik Emmett (guitars and vocals). It wasn’t until 1999 that I first heard this album on CD and then bought the reissue and it’s well worth the price of admission, so to speak especially for the album’s rock radio staples “Hold On” (which was the band’s first US Top 40 hit) and the rock radio classic “Lay It On The Line”.

2. Thunder Seven (1984)

“Every song on Thunder Seven combines excellent musicianship with a mood that can’t be found anywhere else. Rock Out Roll On, Time Goes By, Cool Down, Time Canon, and the excellent classical piece Midsummer’s Daydream are all special to me in their own way, but I don’t have the time to review them. This is truly one of the best rock albums ever and Mr. Emmett should be forever proud.”

1. Allied Forces (1981)

“Allied Forces is perhaps Triumph at its finest. Rik Emmet is a phenomenal guitar player. They had two vocalists and that confused me as a kid. Rik sang and their drummer, Gil Moore sang, and they switched off back and forth all over their albums. They also sounded like Styx. They sounded like Foreigner a bit. These are not bad things. I love both those bands.”