Pink Floyd discography

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Pink Floyd discography
DarkSideOfTheMoon1973.jpg
Pink Floyd performing
The Dark Side of the Moon in 1973
Studio albums15
Live albums6
Compilation albums12
EPs3
Singles27
Box sets5

The discography of the English rock group Pink Floyd consists of 15 studio albums, six live albums, 12 compilation albums, five box sets, three EPs, and 27 singles. Formed in 1965, Pink Floyd earned recognition for their psychedelic or space rock music, and, later, their progressive rock music. [1] The group have sold over 250 million records worldwide, [2] [3] including 75 million in the United States. [4]

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Pink Floyd achieved success in London's underground music scene, led by the singer and guitarist Syd Barrett. [5] They signed a management deal with Peter Jenner and Andrew King (Blackhill Enterprises) in October 1966, [6] and recorded a demo shortly afterwards to attract record label interest. [7] In 1967, they signed with EMI Columbia and released their first single, "Arnold Layne", [8] followed by the album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn . [9]

Barrett left following mental health problems in 1968, and was replaced by the singer and guitarist David Gilmour. Both appear on Pink Floyd's second album, A Saucerful of Secrets, [10] the first of several to feature cover artwork by Hipgnosis. [11] In 1969, Pink Floyd released a soundtrack album, More , and a combined live and studio album, Ummagumma . [12] Atom Heart Mother (1970) was a collaboration with Ron Geesin, featuring an orchestra and choir. [13] Meddle and the Obscured by Clouds soundtrack followed in 1971 and 1972. [14] [15]

Pink Floyd's eighth album, The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), sold more than 30 million copies and is one of the best-selling albums. [16] [17] It has been reissued as a Quadrophonic LP and 5.1 surround sound Super Audio CD. [18] The Dark Side of the Moon was followed by Wish You Were Here (1975), Animals (1977), and The Wall (1979); all except Animals reached number one in the US, and The Wall is the highest-certified multiple-disc album by the Recording Industry Association of America. [19] [20] Pink Floyd released few singles after Barrett's departure, though "Money" was a US top-20 hit, and "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2" reached number one in the UK and US. [21]

The bassist and singer Roger Waters became Pink Floyd's dominant force from the mid-1970s. He departed in 1985, declaring Pink Floyd "a spent force", [1] and unsuccessfully sued to dissolve their partnership and retire the name. [22] The remaining members, led by Gilmour, continued recording and touring as Pink Floyd, releasing A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987), The Division Bell (1994) [23] [24] and The Endless River (2014). [25]

In 2010, Pink Floyd sued EMI for unpaid royalties payments and for publishing their back catalogue on streaming services without their consent. A settlement was reached the following year, with the publication of the individual tracks on iTunes, and re-releases of The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here and The Wall. [26] In 2016, Pink Floyd established a record label, Pink Floyd Records, and launched an extensive reissue programme of their work on vinyl and CD, and a box set The Early Years 1965–1972 containing a significant amount of previously unreleased material. [27] [28] In 2022, they released a one-off single, "Hey, Hey, Rise Up!", featuring the Ukrainian artist Andriy Khlyvnyuk, in protest of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. [29]

Artwork

Most Pink Floyd covers do not feature the band members, and many do not feature the band name or any text. [30] Waters recommended Hipgnosis for A Saucerful of Secrets' cover, for which they were paid £110, and they went on to create many of the group's album packages. [11] Ummagumma was the last to feature the group on the front cover, with a Droste effect created by multiple photographs, and a breakdown of their musical equipment on the back. [12] Atom Heart Mother features a Friesian cow (named Lulubelle III) on the front cover, deliberately chosen as a reaction against the group's psychedelic image. [13]

The cover of The Dark Side of the Moon was designed by Hipgnosis in collaboration with graphic designer George Hardie, and features a line drawing of light being refracted in a prism. The inner sleeve shows the graphic of a heartbeat, which can be heard at the start of the album. The original packaging also included additional posters and stickers. It has become one of the most recognisable rock album covers. [31] [32] The cover of Animals features an inflatable pig moored to Battersea Power Station that broke free and drifted into airspace. [33] The Wall features a minimalist design on the front cover, while the inside sleeve shows cartoons of the principal characters in the story, both created by Gerald Scarfe. [34] Hipgnosis' Storm Thorgerson returned to produce the cover for A Momentary Lapse of Reason, which featured a row of beds on Saunton Sands. [35] [36] For The Division Bell, he photographed two 3-metre (9.8 ft) high heads in style of Aku-Aku in a field near Ely, Cambridgeshire. [37]

The CD packaging of the live album Pulse included a light emitting diode on the spine, powered by batteries. This gave a visual "pulse" when the CD was stored on a shelf, with the battery expected to last up to a year. [38] The compilation Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd features a composite piece of artwork created by Hipgnosis combining several past album covers. [39]

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales Certifications
UK
[40]
AUS
[41]
AUT
[42]
CAN
[43]
FRA
[44]
GER
[45]
NL
[46]
NZ
[47]
SWI
[48]
US
[49]
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn 615424687131
A Saucerful of Secrets
  • Released: 28 June 1968 (UK) [52]
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL
91057158
Soundtrack From The Film More
  • Released: 13 June 1969 (UK) [54]
  • Label: Harvest, Columbia
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL
927414153
Ummagumma [nb 1]
  • Released: 7 November 1969 (UK) [54]
  • Label: Harvest, Columbia
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL
5781025574
Atom Heart Mother
  • Released: 2 October 1970 (UK) [15]
  • Label: Harvest, EMI
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL
130394856455
Meddle
  • Released: 5 November 1971 (UK) [15]
  • Label: Harvest, EMI
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL
324695171127670
Obscured by Clouds
  • Released: 2 June 1972 (UK) [15]
  • Label: Harvest, EMI
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL
64432119346
The Dark Side of the Moon
  • Released: 1 March 1973 (UK) [59]
  • Label: Harvest, EMI
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL
2211132151
Wish You Were Here
  • Released: 12 September 1975 (UK) [64]
  • Label: Harvest, EMI
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL
11214141111
  • GER: 1,500,000 [65]
  • BPI: 2× Platinum [51]
  • ARIA: 7× Platinum [61]
  • BVMI: 2× Platinum [56]
  • IFPI AUT: 2× Platinum [58]
  • MC: 3× Platinum [62]
  • RIAA: 6× Platinum [57]
  • RMNZ: 4× Platinum [63]
  • SNEP: Diamond [55]
Animals
  • Released: 21 January 1977 (UK) [66]
  • Label: Harvest, EMI
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL
23212111113
  • BPI: Gold [51]
  • BVMI: Platinum [56]
  • IFPI AUT: Gold [58]
  • MC: 2× Platinum [62]
  • RIAA: 4× Platinum [57]
  • SNEP: Platinum [55]
The Wall
  • Released: 30 November 1979 (UK) [66]
  • Label: Harvest, EMI
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL
3111111111
  • BPI: 3× Platinum [51]
  • ARIA: 11× Platinum [61]
  • BVMI: 7× Platinum [56]
  • IFPI SWI: 3× Platinum [67]
  • MC: 2× Diamond [62]
  • NVPI: Platinum [68]
  • RIAA: Diamond (23× Platinum) [57]
  • RMNZ: 14× Platinum [63]
  • SNEP: Diamond [55]
The Final Cut
  • Released: 21 March 1983 (UK) [69]
  • Label: Harvest, EMI
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL
1332112116
A Momentary Lapse of Reason
  • Released: 7 September 1987 (UK) [71]
  • Label: EMI, Columbia
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL
3235422123
The Division Bell
  • Released: 28 March 1994 (UK) [74]
  • Label: EMI, Columbia
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL
1111111111
  • BPI: 3× Platinum [51]
  • ARIA: Platinum [75]
  • BVMI: 3× Gold [56]
  • IFPI AUT: Platinum [58]
  • IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum [67]
  • MC: 4× Platinum [62]
  • NVPI: Platinum [68]
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum [57]
  • RMNZ: Platinum [76]
  • SNEP: 2× Platinum [55]
The Endless River
  • Released: 10 November 2014 (UK) [77]
  • Label: Parlophone, Columbia
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
1311111113

    Live albums

    List of live albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
    TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales Certifications
    UK
    [40]
    AUS
    [41]
    AUT
    [42]
    CAN
    [43]
    FRA
    [44]
    GER
    [45]
    NLD
    [46]
    NZ
    [47]
    SWI
    [48]
    US
    [49]
    Ummagumma [nb 1]
    • Released: 7 November 1969 (UK) [54]
    • Label: Harvest, Columbia
    • Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL
    5781025574
    Delicate Sound of Thunder [nb 2]
    • Released:
      21 November 1988 (Original release) [74]
      20 November 2020 (2019 Remix)
    • Label: EMI, Columbia
    • Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL
    114157105204411
    • BPI: Gold [51]
    • ARIA: 3× Platinum [83]
    • BVMI: Gold [56]
    • IFPI AUT: Gold [58]
    • IFPI SWI: Platinum [67]
    • MC: 2× Platinum [62]
    • NVPI: Gold [68]
    • RIAA: 3× Platinum [57]
    • SNEP: 2× Gold [55]
    Pulse
    • Released: 5 June 1995 (UK) [84]
    • Label: EMI, Columbia
    • Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL
    1111311111
    • BPI: Platinum [51]
    • ARIA: Platinum [75]
    • BVMI: Platinum [56]
    • IFPI AUT: Platinum [42]
    • IFPI SWI: 3× Platinum [67]
    • MC: 3× Platinum [62]
    • NVPI: Gold [68]
    • RIAA: 2× Platinum [57]
    • SNEP: Platinum [55]
    Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81
    • Released: 27 March 2000 (UK) [87]
    • Label: EMI, Columbia
    • Formats: CD, CS
    15348344319
    Live at Knebworth 1990
    • Released: 30 April 2021
    • Label: Pink Floyd Records
    836
    [88]
    823
    [89]
    96100
    The Dark Side of the Moon Live at Wembley 1974
    • Released: 24 March 2023 [90]
    • Label: Pink Floyd
    • Formats: CD, LP
    45912
    [91]
    449
    "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

    Compilation albums

    Pink Floyd rarely appeared on multi-artist compilations, because they believed doing so would cheapen their work as a whole. [92]

    List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
    TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales Certifications
    UK
    [40]
    AUS
    [41]
    AUT
    [42]
    CAN
    [43]
    FRA
    [44]
    GER
    [45]
    NLD
    [46]
    NZ
    [47]
    SWI
    [48]
    US
    [49]
    Tonite Lets All Make Love in London
    Features Pink Floyd playing "Interstellar Overdrive", later appearing on London '66–'67 [93]
    • Released: 19 July 1968 [93]
    • Label: Instant
    • Formats: LP
    The Best of the Pink Floyd
    (reissued as Masters of Rock in 1974)
    • Released: 1970 (Europe) [94] [95]
    • Label: Columbia
    • Formats: LP
    Picnic – A Breath of Fresh Air
    Pink Floyd feature on "Embryo" [92]
    • Released: 1970 (UK) [92]
    • Label: Harvest
    • Formats: LP
    Zabriskie Point
    Pink Floyd feature on "Heart Beat, Pig Meat", "Crumbling Land" and "Come In Number 51, Your Time Is Up" [96]
    • Released: 29 May 1970 [96]
    • Label: MGM
    • Formats: LP
    Relics
    • Released: 14 May 1971 (UK) [97]
    • Label: EMI
    • Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL
    3229726543152
    A Nice Pair
    • Released: 5 December 1973 (US) [97]
    • Label: EMI
    • Formats: LP, CS, DL
    211736
    A Collection of Great Dance Songs
    • Released: 23 November 1981 (UK) [98]
    • Label: EMI
    • Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL
    371822366531
    Works
    • Released: June 1983 (US) [98]
    • Label: Capitol
    • Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL
    6468
    Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd
    • Released: 5 November 2001 (UK) [87]
    • Label: EMI
    • Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL
    2422213132
    • BPI: 3× Platinum [51]
    • ARIA: Platinum [100]
    • BVMI: Gold [56]
    • IFPI SWI: Platinum [67]
    • MC: 6× Platinum [62]
    • RIAA: 4× Platinum [57]
    • RMNZ: 3× Platinum [101]
    • SNEP: Platinum [55]
    The Best of Pink Floyd: A Foot in the Door
    • Released: 7 November 2011 (UK) [102]
    • Label: EMI
    • Formats: CD, LP, DL
    1415252228302182350
    The Early Years 1967–1972: Cre/ation (highlights)
    • Released: 11 November 2016 [105]
    • Label: Pink Floyd Records
    • Formats: CD, DL
    1947293821202224103
    The Later Years 1987–2019 (highlights)
    • Released: 29 November 2019 [106]
    • Label: Pink Floyd Records
    • Formats: CD, download, LP
    3245
    [107]
    5040
    [108]
    183110197
    "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

    Box sets

    List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
    TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales Certifications
    UK
    [40]
    AUS
    [41]
    AUT
    [42]
    CAN
    [43]
    FRA
    [44]
    GER
    [45]
    NLD
    [46]
    NZ
    [47]
    SWI
    [48]
    US
    [49]
    Shine On
    • Released: 2 November 1992 (UK) [98]
    • Label: EMI
    • Formats: CD
    Oh, by the Way
    Discovery 112615595724175
    The Early Years 1965–1972
    • Released: 11 November 2016 [111]
    • Label: Pink Floyd
    • Formats: CD/DVD/BD
    52
    [112]
    61
    The Later Years
    • Released: 13 December 2019 [113]
    • Label: Pink Floyd
    • Formats: CD/DVD/BD
    The Dark Side of the Moon 50th Anniversary
    • Released: 24 March 2023 [114]
    • Label: Pink Floyd
    • Formats: CD/DVD/BD/LP
    "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

    EPs

    List of EPs
    TitleDetails
    London '66–'67
    1967: The First Three Singles
    • Released: 4 August 1997 (UK) [87]
    • Label: EMI
    • Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL
    1965: Their First Recordings

    Singles

    List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
    TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
    UK
    [116]
    AUS
    [41]
    AUT
    [42]
    CAN
    [117]
    FRA
    [118]
    GER
    [45]
    NLD
    [46] [119]
    NZ
    [47]
    IRL
    [120]
    US
    [121]
    US
    Main.
    Rock

    [122]
    "Arnold Layne"
    "Candy and a Currant Bun"
    19672024 [upper-alpha 1] Non-album singles [upper-alpha 2]
    "See Emily Play"
    "The Scarecrow"
    62510 [nb 3]
    "Flaming" [124]
    "The Gnome"
    The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
    "Apples and Oranges" [124]
    "Paint Box"
    55 [upper-alpha 3] Non-album singles
    "It Would Be So Nice" [124]
    "Julia Dream"
    196852 [upper-alpha 4]
    "Let There Be More Light" [124]
    "Remember a Day"
    A Saucerful of Secrets
    "Point Me at the Sky" [124]
    "Careful with That Axe, Eugene"
    Non-album single
    "The Nile Song" [124]
    "Ibiza Bar"
    1969More
    "One of These Days" [124]
    "Fearless"
    1971Meddle
    "Free Four"
    "The Gold it's in the.."
    19723629Obscured by Clouds
    "Money"
    "Any Colour You Like"
    1973101864913The Dark Side of the Moon
    "Us and Them"
    "Time"
    197485 [nb 4]
    "Have a Cigar" [124]
    (featuring Roy Harper)
    "Welcome to the Machine"
    197515Wish You Were Here
    "Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)"
    "One of My Turns"
    19791211114111The Wall
    "Run Like Hell"
    "Don't Leave Me Now"
    19801532463053
    "Comfortably Numb"
    "Hey You"
    "When the Tigers Broke Free" (added to The Final Cut in 2004)
    "Bring the Boys Back Home" (alternative version from Pink Floyd – The Wall)
    19823991437023Non-album single
    "Not Now John"
    "The Hero's Return (Parts 1 and 2)"
    1983305207The Final Cut
    "Learning to Fly"
    "Terminal Frost"
    198734607110701A Momentary Lapse of Reason
    "On the Turning Away"
    "Run Like Hell" (live version)
    55481847341
    "One Slip"
    "Terminal Frost / The Dogs of War" (live version)
    505
    "Take It Back"
    "Astronomy Domine" (live version)
    199423615075237734The Division Bell
    "High Hopes"
    "Keep Talking"
    264347
    "Keep Talking"
    "One of These Days" (live version)
    81
    "Lost for Words"53
    "Wish You Were Here" (live)1995Pulse
    "What Do You Want from Me"28
    "Louder than Words"2014The Endless River
    "Hey, Hey, Rise Up!" [29]
    (featuring Andriy Khlyvnyuk)
    20224961Non-album single
    "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

    Promotional singles

    List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
    TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
    US
    Main.
    Rock

    [122]
    "Pigs (Three Different Ones)" [129] 1977Animals
    "The Dogs of War"198730A Momentary Lapse of Reason
    "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

    Notes:

    1. 1971 re-release
    2. "The Scarecrow", B-side of "See Emily Play", was a track on The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
    3. "Apples and Oranges" peaked at number 5 on the "Bubbling Under" list, which was an officially published BRMB list of the most popular records in the UK outside of the top 50. [125]
    4. "It Would Be So Nice" peaked at number 2 on the "Bubbling Under" list. [126]

    Other charted and certified songs

    List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
    TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
    UK
    [130]
    AUT
    [42]
    FRA
    [118]
    GER
    [131]
    NOR
    [132]
    SWE
    [133]
    US
    Main.
    Rock

    [122]
    "Jugband Blues"196812xA Saucerful of Secrets
    "Breathe"1973xThe Dark Side of the Moon
    "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" (Parts I–V)1975xWish You Were Here
    "Wish You Were Here"684879671837x
    "Money" (1981 re-recording) 198137A Collection of Great Dance Songs
    "Your Possible Pasts"19838The Final Cut
    "The Hero's Return"31
    "Sorrow"198736A Momentary Lapse of Reason
    "Comfortably Numb" (live)198824Delicate Sound of Thunder
    "Lost for Words"199421The Division Bell
    "What Do You Want from Me"16
    "What Do You Want from Me" (live)199513Pulse
    "Young Lust" (live)200015Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81
    "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. "x" denotes that the chart did not exist at the time.

    See also

    Notes

    1. 1 2 Ummagumma consists of a live album (disc one) and a studio album (disc two).
    2. Delicate Sound of Thunder did not enter the Canadian Albums Chart, but peaked at number seven on the Long Form Music Videos chart. [82]
    3. "See Emily Play" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 134 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. [123]
    4. "Us and Them" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 101 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. [127]

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