Pink Floyd - Wish you were here
Pink Floyd - Wish you were here

PINK FLOYD

Who are Pink Floyd?

Pink Floyd are widely considered to be one of the most innovative rock bands in British music history.

Regarded as the first psychedelic rock group in Britain, Pink Floyd were founded in 1965 by original frontman Syd Barrett (guitar, lead vocals), with Roger Waters on bass guitar and vocals, drummer Nick Mason and Richard Wright (keys/vocals). David Gilmour (vocals/guitar) joined the group in 1967, just before Barrett left.

Across their career Pink Floyd have achieved a total of seven UK Number 1 albums, starting with 1970's Atom Heart Mother, through to their most recent chart-topping LP At Pompeii - MCMLXXII (2025). The band also scored one UK Number 1 single - 1979's Another Brick In The Wall.

The group's 1973 album The Dark Side Of The Moon is considered one of the greatest rock albums ever made. The group disbanded in 2014, before reuniting in 2022 with founding members Dave Gilmour and Nick Mason joined by Guy Pratt and Nitin Sawhney. 

Photo credit: Storm Thorgerson, Sony Music Entertainment

PINK FLOYD Songs stats

UK No1s
1
UK Top 10s
2
UK Top 40s
7
UK Top 75s
11
Weeks at No1
5
Weeks in the Top 10
13
Weeks in the Top 40
34
Weeks in the Top 75
57

PINK FLOYD Albums stats

UK No1s
7
UK Top 10s
20
UK Top 40s
29
UK Top 75s
31
Weeks at No1
13
Weeks in the Top 10
136
Weeks in the Top 40
581
Weeks in the Top 75
999

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corisong1

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I wonder if Us and Them was released as single in 2020

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Phil Welch

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Another Brick In The Wall was famously the last Christmas No. 1 of the 1970s and the first No. 1 of the 1980s. So I don't think it can have been released on 12th January 1979. 1st December maybe?

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Dougieb1968

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In the UK we put the day before the month - so 01/12 is 1st December. The US switches the two round, so 01/12 is January 12th.
01/12/1979 is the correct release date.

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Sam Feldstone

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I wonder why none of the songs from the Dark Side of the Moon album charted in the UK but one did chart here in the US (Money)

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Barry Hulme

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Don't think they released any in the UK, only Europe