Pink Floyd discography
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 The four members of Pink Floyd's classic line-up; (clockwise from top left) Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Richard Wright and Nick Mason |
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| Releases | |
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| ↙Studio albums | 14 |
| ↙Live albums | 3 |
| ↙Compilation albums | 8 |
| ↙EPs | 1 |
| ↙Singles | 26 |
| ↙Video albums | 4 |
| ↙Music videos | 25 |
| ↙Box sets | 6 |
The discography of the English rock band Pink Floyd consists of 14 studio albums (one of which is a mixture of live and studio), 3 live albums (not re-counting the mixed album), 8 compilations, 4 box sets, 1 EP, 26 singles, 25 music videos, and four video albums.
Formed in 1965, Pink Floyd initially earned recognition for their psychedelic or space rock music, and, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music.[1] They are known for philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative cover art, and elaborate live shows. One of rock music's most successful acts, the group have sold over 250 million albums worldwide,[2][3] including 74.5 million units sold in the United States alone.[4]
As a psychedelic band led by Syd Barrett in the late 1960s, Pink Floyd had moderate mainstream success and were one of the most popular bands in the London underground music scene;[5] however, Barrett's erratic behaviour eventually forced his colleagues to replace him with guitarist and singer David Gilmour.[1] After Barrett's departure, the band released Ummagumma. The album was released as a double disc, the first disc containing songs performed live, the second containing new studio-recorded songs. Singer and bass player Roger Waters gradually became the dominant and driving force in the mid-1970s, until his departure from the group in 1985.[1] The band recorded several albums, achieving worldwide success with The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975), Animals (1977), and The Wall (1979); all except Animals reached number one in the US. The Dark Side of the Moon is one of the best-selling albums in the world[6] and The Wall is the highest-certified multiple-disc album by the Recording Industry Association of America.[7] In 1986, Waters declared Pink Floyd "a spent force" and sued to dissolve their partnership and retire the name Pink Floyd, but the remaining members, led by Gilmour, continued recording and touring under the name Pink Floyd.[1] Following an out-of-court settlement, the band enjoyed worldwide success with A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987) and The Division Bell (1994).[8]
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Albums [edit]
Studio albums [edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| UK [9] |
AUS [10][11] |
AUT [12] |
FRA [13][14] |
NLD [15][16] |
NOR [17] |
NZ [18] |
SWE [19] |
SWI [20] |
US [21] |
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| The Piper at the Gates of Dawn | 6 | — | — | 15 | 46 | 10 | — | 43 | 87 | 131 | ||||||
| A Saucerful of Secrets | 9 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Soundtrack from the Film More |
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9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 153 | |||||
| Ummagumma (live + studio) |
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5 | — | — | 10 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 74 | |||||
| Atom Heart Mother |
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1 | 30 | — | 11 | 12 | 13 | — | — | — | 55 | |||||
| Meddle |
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3 | 24 | — | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 70 | |||||
| Obscured by Clouds |
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6 | 44 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 46 | |||||
| The Dark Side of the Moon |
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2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 47 | 1 | |||||
| Wish You Were Here | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 70 | 1 | ||||||
| Animals |
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2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | |||||
| The Wall |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 1 | |||||
| The Final Cut |
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1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | |||||
| A Momentary Lapse of Reason |
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3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| The Division Bell |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
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Live albums [edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||
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| UK [9] |
AUS [10][11] |
AUT [12] |
FRA [13][14] |
NLD [15][16] |
NOR [17] |
NZ [18] |
SWE [19] |
SWI [20] |
US [21] |
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| Ummagumma (See studio) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Delicate Sound of Thunder |
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11 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 11 | ||||||||
| Pulse |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Is There Anybody Out There? |
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15 | — | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 3 | 19 | ||||||||
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Compilation albums [edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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| UK [9] |
AUS [10][11] |
AUT [12] |
FRA [13][14] |
NLD [15][16] |
NOR [17] |
NZ [18] |
SWE [19] |
SWI [20] |
US [21] |
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| The Best of the Pink Floyd |
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| Relics |
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32 | 29 | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | 152 | |
| A Nice Pair |
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21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | |
| Masters of Rock |
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— | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| A Collection of Great Dance Songs |
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37 | — | 18 | — | 38 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 31 | |
| Works |
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— | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | |
| 1967: The First Three Singles |
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| Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd |
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2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| A Foot in the Door – The Best of Pink Floyd |
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14 | 15 | 25 | 30 | 56 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 50 | |
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Video albums [edit]
| Title | Album details | Certifications |
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| Live at Pompeii |
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| Delicate Sound of Thunder | ||
| La Carrera Panamericana |
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| Pulse |
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| London '66–'67 |
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| Pink Floyd The Wall |
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| The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon |
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| The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story |
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| The Story of Wish You Were Here |
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Singles [edit]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
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| UK [9] |
AUT [47] |
FRA [48] |
GER [49] |
IRE [50] |
NLD [51] |
NOR [52] |
NZ [53] |
SWE [54] |
SWI [55] |
US [56] |
US Main [56] |
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| "Arnold Layne" | 1967 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non–album single[1] and The Piper at the Gates of Dawn 40th Anniversary CD | |||||
| "See Emily Play" | 6 | — | — | 25 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 134 | — | The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (US vinyl and 40th Anniversary CD) | ||||||
| "Flaming" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (UK vinyl and all CDs) | ||||||
| "Apples and Oranges" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non–album single[1] and The Piper at the Gates of Dawn 40th Anniversary CD | ||||||
| "It Would Be So Nice" | 1968 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non–album single[1] | |||||
| "Let There Be More Light" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Saucerful of Secrets | ||||||
| "Point Me at the Sky" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non–album single[1] | ||||||
| "The Nile Song" | 1969 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | More | |||||
| "One of These Days" | 1971 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Meddle | |||||
| "Free Four" | 1972 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Obscured by Clouds | |||||
| "Money" | 1973 | — | 10 | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | The Dark Side of the Moon | |||||
| "Us and Them"/"Time" (Double A-side) | 1974 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 101 | — | ||||||
| "Have a Cigar" (featuring Roy Harper) | 1975 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wish You Were Here | |||||
| "Wish You Were Here" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)" | 1979 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | The Wall | |||||
| "Run Like Hell" | 1980 | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | 30 | 18 | — | 53 | — | ||||||
| "Comfortably Numb" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Money" | 1982 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | A Collection of Great Dance Songs | |||||
| "When the Tigers Broke Free" | 39 | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Final Cut N.B. When The Tigers Broke Free originally released as a non-album single. Only included on The Final Cut on CD from 1994 ownwards | ||||||
| "Not Now John" | 1983 | 30 | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | ||||||
| "Your Possible Pasts" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | |||||||
| "The Hero's Return" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | |||||||
| "Learning to Fly" | 1987 | — | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 70 | 1 | A Momentary Lapse of Reason | |||||
| "On the Turning Away" | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | 1 | |||||||
| "One Slip" | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |||||||
| "Sorrow" | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | ||||||
| "The Dogs of War" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | |||||||
| "Comfortably Numb" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | Delicate Sound of Thunder | ||||||
| "Time" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | |||||||
| "Take It Back" | 1994 | 23 | — | 50 | 75 | — | 33 | — | 7 | — | — | 73 | 4 | The Division Bell | |||||
| "High Hopes" | 26 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | |||||||
| "Keep Talking" (Double A-side) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||||||||
| "Lost for Words" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | |||||||
| "What Do You Want From Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | |||||||
| "Wish You Were Here" | 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | Pulse | |||||
| "Young Lust" | 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81 | |||||
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Box sets [edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||
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| UK [9] |
NOR [17] |
US [21] |
FRA [13] |
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| Shine On |
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| Oh, by the Way |
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| Discovery |
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112 | — | 175 | 55 |
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| The Dark Side of the Moon Immersion Edition |
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| Wish You Were Here Immersion Edition |
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| The Wall Immersion Edition |
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EPs [edit]
| Title | Album details |
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| London '66–'67 |
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Music videos [edit]
| Title | Year | Director[57] |
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| "The Scarecrow" | 1967 | Unknown |
| "Arnold Layne" | Unknown | |
| "Astronomy Domine" | 1968 | Unknown |
| "See Emily Play" | Unknown | |
| "Arnold Layne" | Unknown | |
| "Apples and Oranges" | Unknown | |
| "Paint Box" | Unknown | |
| "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" | Unknown | |
| "Corporal Clegg" | Unknown | |
| "One of These Days" | 1971 | Unknown |
| "Money" | 1973 | Wayne Isham |
| "Welcome to the Machine" | 1975 | Gerald Scarfe |
| "Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)" | 1979 | Alan Parker |
| "What Shall We Do Now?" | 1980 | Gerald Scarfe |
| "Waiting for the Worms" | Gerald Scarfe | |
| "The Trial" | Gerald Scarfe | |
| "The Gunner's Dream" | 1983 | Willie Christie |
| "The Final Cut" | Willie Christie | |
| "Not Now John" | Willie Christie | |
| "The Fletcher Memorial Home" | Willie Christie | |
| "Learning to Fly" | 1987 | Storm Thorgerson |
| "The Dogs of War" | Storm Thorgerson | |
| "On the Turning Away" | 1988 | Lawrence Jordan |
| "Take It Back" | 1994 | Marc Brickman |
| "High Hopes" | Storm Thorgerson |
Bootleg recordings [edit]
Main article: Pink Floyd bootleg recordings
Notes [edit]
1^ These singles later appeared on the Pink Floyd compilation The Early Singles.
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References [edit]
- Povey, Glenn (2008) [2007]. Echoes: The Complete History of Pink Floyd. Mind Head Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9554624-1-2.
External links [edit]
- The Pink Floyd Archives
- Pink Floyd discography at Discogs
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