Pink Floyd

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Pink Floyd are an English rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experiments, philosophical lyrics and elaborate live shows. They became a leading band of the progressive rock genre, cited by some as the greatest progressive rock band of all time.

Pink Floyd were founded in 1965 by Syd Barrett (guitar, lead vocals), Nick Mason (drums), Roger Waters (bass guitar, vocals) and Richard Wright (keyboards, vocals). Under Barrett's leadership, they released two hit singles, "Arnold Layne" and "See Emily Play", and the successful debut album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967). David Gilmour (guitar, vocals) joined in December 1967, while Barrett left in April 1968 due to deteriorating mental health. Waters became the primary lyricist and thematic leader, devising the concepts behind Pink Floyd's most successful albums, The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975), Animals (1977) and The Wall (1979). The musical film based on The Wall, Pink Floyd – The Wall (1982), won two BAFTA Awards. Pink Floyd also composed several film scores.

Following personal tensions, Wright left Pink Floyd in 1981, followed by Waters in 1985. Gilmour and Mason continued as Pink Floyd, rejoined later by Wright. They produced the albums A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987) and The Division Bell (1994), backed by major tours, before entering a long hiatus. In 2005, all but Barrett reunited for a performance at the global awareness event Live 8. Barrett died in 2006, and Wright in 2008. The last Pink Floyd studio album, The Endless River (2014), was based on unreleased material from the Division Bell recording sessions. In 2022, Gilmour and Mason reformed Pink Floyd to release the song "Hey, Hey, Rise Up!" in protest at the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

By 2013, Pink Floyd had sold more than 250 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling music artists of all time. The Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, and these albums and Wish You Were Here are among the best-selling albums of all time. Four Pink Floyd albums topped the US Billboard 200, and five topped the UK Albums Chart. Pink Floyd's hit singles include "Arnold Layne" (1967), "See Emily Play" (1967), "Money" (1973), "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2" (1979), "Not Now John" (1983), "On the Turning Away" (1987) and "High Hopes" (1994). They were inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005. In 2008, Pink Floyd were awarded the Polar Music Prize in Sweden for their contribution to modern music.

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Discography

Album

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1967The Piper at the Gates of DawnPink Floyd3.8577
1968A Saucerful of SecretsPink Floyd3.9540
1969UmmagummaPink Floyd3.741
1970Atom Heart MotherPink Floyd4.2557
1971MeddlePink Floyd4.361
1973The Dark Side of the MoonPink Floyd4.75117
1975Wish You Were HerePink Floyd4.6596
1977AnimalsPink Floyd4.680
1979The WallPink Floyd4.4585
1983The Final CutPink Floyd3.7559
1987A Momentary Lapse of ReasonPink Floyd3.9557
1994The Division BellPink Floyd3.9139
2014The Endless RiverPink Floyd2.923

Album + Compilation

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1970The Best of The Pink Floyd (aka Masters of Rock)The Pink Floyd56
1971RelicsPink Floyd4.2532
1971Progressive StoryPink Floyd / The Nice / Steve Miller Band / Deep Purple51
1973A Nice PairPink Floyd4.55
1980The Pink Floyd CollectionPink Floyd51
1981A Collection of Great Dance SongsPink Floyd4.2529
1983HitsPink Floyd51
1983WorksPink Floyd55
1992Shine OnPink Floyd55
1995Wish You Were Here & The Final CutPink Floyd1
2001Echoes: The Best of Pink FloydPink Floyd4.4516
2007Oh by the WayPink Floyd3.54
2011DiscoveryPink Floyd57
2011A Foot in the Door: The Best of Pink FloydPink Floyd14
2013Wish You Were HerePink Floyd1
2016The Early Years: 1967–1972: Cre/ationPink Floyd46
2016The Early Years: 1965–1972Pink Floyd42
2017The Early Years: 1965–1967: Cambridge St/ationPink Floyd5
2017The Early Years: 1968: Germin/ationPink Floyd5
2017The Early Years: 1969: Dramatis/ationPink Floyd5
2017The Early Years: 1970: Devi/ationPink Floyd46
2017The Early Years: 1971: Reverber/ationPink Floyd6
2017The Early Years: 1972: Obfusc/ationPink Floyd5
2019The Later Years: 1987–2019 (highlights)Pink Floyd6
2019The Later Years: 1987–2019 (box set)Pink Floyd44

Album + Compilation + Live

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2021Lyon & Tokyo: Lyon, 12 June 1971 & Tokyo, 6 Mar 1972Pink Floyd2

Album + Compilation + Remix

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2022Alternative Tracks 1972Pink Floyd2

Album + Soundtrack

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1969MorePink Floyd3.8538
1972Obscured by CloudsPink Floyd4.0546
1982The Wall: The Film SoundtrackPink Floyd8

Album + Live

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
19711971‐02‐25: Großer Saal Musikhalle, Hamburg, West GermanyPink Floyd4
1988Delicate Sound of ThunderPink Floyd3.632
19901972-09-22: Bowl de Luna: Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, USAPink Floyd6
1990Live at PompeiiPink Floyd519
19901972‐02‐20: The Rainbow Theatre, Finsbury Park, London, UKPink Floyd7
19901972-11-29: All Your Life Will Ever Be: Live dans le Palais des Expositions Poitiers, FrancePink Floyd4
19901971‐10‐17: Golden Hall, San Diego, CA, USAPink Floyd5
1990Live in Montreux 1971 (live, 1971-09-18/19: Montreux Casino, Montreux, Switzerland)Pink Floyd5
1990Obscured at the Rainbow (1973-11-04: late show, Rainbow Theatre, London, UK)Pink Floyd3
19911972-03-13: Nakajima Sports Center, Sapporo, JapanPink Floyd9
1993The Dark Side of the Moon Live 1974Pink Floyd516
1995p·u·l·s·ePink Floyd4.730
1998Yeeshkul! Live at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada, March 11, 1973Pink Floyd3
19991972-04-28: Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL, USAPink Floyd5
2000Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live: 1980–1981Pink Floyd4.610
20021971‐06‐20: Live in Rome – PalaeurPink Floyd4
20031990-06-30: Live at Knebworth 1990 (live, 1990-06-30: Knebworth Festival, Hertfordshire, UK)Pink Floyd39
20051971-10-10: One of These Days in Bradford: The Great Hall, Bradford University, Yorkshire, UKPink Floyd3
2005Live at Osaka Festival Hall, Japan, 8 Mar 1972Pink Floyd3
20111972‐05‐02: Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, USAPink Floyd3
2015Live at Kent State University, USA, 10 Mar 1973Pink Floyd3
20211971‐06‐26: Amstel Free Concert, Amsterdamse Bos, Amsterdam, NetherlandsPink Floyd43
2021K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, 23 Sept 1971Pink Floyd2
2021K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Vol II, 23 Sept 1971Pink Floyd2
2021Mauerspechte, Sportspalast Berlin, 5 June 1971Pink Floyd2
2021The Screaming Abdabs: Quebec City, 10 Nov 1971Pink Floyd2
2021They Came in Peace: Leeds University, 28 Feb 1970 & Washington University, 16 Nov 1971Pink Floyd2
20221972-12-09: In a Neutral Land, Rev 1: Hallenstadion, Zurich, SwitzerlandPink Floyd4
20221972-05-18: Berlin 1972: Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, GermanyPink Floyd3
2022Live at the Taiikukan, Tokyo, Japan, 3 Mar 1972Pink Floyd2
2022Live at the Palais des Sports de L’Ile de la Jatte, Saint Ouen, France, 01 Dec 1972Pink Floyd2
2022Live at Southampton Guildhall, UK, 23 Jan 1972Pink Floyd2
2022Live at the Rainbow Theatre, London, 18 Feb 1972Pink Floyd2
2022Live at the Vorst Nationaal, Brussels, Belgium, 5 Dec 1972Pink Floyd2
2022Live at the Empire Pool, Wembley, London, 21 Oct 1972Pink Floyd2
2022Live at Ernst‐Merck Halle, Hamburg, Germany, 12 Nov 1972Pink Floyd2
2022Live at the Rainbow Theatre, London, 19 Feb 1972Pink Floyd2
2022Live at the Rainbow Theatre, London, 17 Feb 1972Pink Floyd2
20231973‐06‐29: At the Stadium 1973: Tampa Stadium, Tampa, FL, USAPink Floyd4
20231973‐03‐07: Childhood’s End: International Amphitheatre, Chicago, IL, USAPink Floyd3
2023Live at Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, USA, 20 June 1973Pink Floyd2
2023Live at the Rainbow Theatre, London, UK, (early show) 4 Nov 1973Pink Floyd2
2023Live at Vienna Stadthalle, Austria, 13 Oct 1973Pink Floyd2
2023Live at University of Cincinnati, USA, 8 Mar 1973Pink Floyd2
2023Live at Boston Music Hall, USA, 14 Mar 1973Pink Floyd2
2023Live at Radio City Music Hall, New York, USA, 17 Mar 1973Pink Floyd2
2023Live at Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany, 12 Oct 1973Pink Floyd2
2023Live at Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, USA, 18 June 1973Pink Floyd2
2023Live at Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, USA, 17 June 1973Pink Floyd2
2023Live at Earls Court, London, UK, 19 May 1973Pink Floyd2
2023Live at Earls Court, London, UK, 18 May 1973Pink Floyd2
2023Live at Sportatorium, Hollywood, USA, 28 June 1973Pink Floyd2
2023The Valley of the Kings (1973-03-06: Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO, USA)Pink Floyd4

Single

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1967Arnold Layne / Candy and a Currant BunThe Pink Floyd45
1967See Emily Play / ScarecrowThe Pink Floyd4.357
1967Flaming / The GnomePink Floyd32
1967Apples and Oranges / Paint BoxThe Pink Floyd33

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