Pink Floyd discography
The discography of English rock band Pink Floyd consists of 14 studio albums (one of which is a mixture of live and studio), three live albums (not re-counting the mixed album), eight compilations, three box sets, one 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 200 million albums worldwide, including 74.5 million certified units in the United States alone.[2][3][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 other containing new studio-recorded songs. Singer and bass player Roger Waters gradually became the dominant and driving force in the mid-1970s, until his eventual 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 peaked at number one on the United States record chart. The Dark Side of the Moon is one of the best-selling albums in the world.[6] The Wall is considered to be the best selling multiple-disc album of all time in the U.S.[7] In 1985, Waters declared Pink Floyd "a spent force", but the remaining members, led by Gilmour, continued recording and touring under the name Pink Floyd.[1] Waters sued the remaining members for the rights to the name. Following an out-of-court settlement, the band enjoyed worldwide success with A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987) and The Division Bell (1994).[8]
Albums
Studio albums
Year | 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] | |||||||
1967 | The Piper at the Gates of Dawn | 6 | — | — | 15 | 46 | 10 | — | 43 | 87 | 131 | |||||
1968 | A Saucerful of Secrets | 9 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
1969 | Soundtrack from the Film More
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9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 153 | |||||
Ummagumma (Live + Studio)
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5 | — | — | 10 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 74 | ||||||
1970 | Atom Heart Mother
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1 | 30 | — | 11 | 12 | 13 | — | — | — | 55 | |||||
1971 | Meddle
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3 | 24 | — | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 70 | |||||
1972 | Obscured by Clouds
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6 | 44 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 46 | |||||
1973 | The Dark Side of the Moon
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2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 47 | 1 | |||||
1975 | Wish You Were Here | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 70 | 1 | |||||
1977 | Animals
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2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | |||||
1979 | The Wall
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 1 | |||||
1983 | The Final Cut
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1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | |||||
1987 | A Momentary Lapse of Reason
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3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |||||
1994 | The Division Bell
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. |
Live albums
Year | 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] | ||||||||||
1969 | Ummagumma (See studio) | ||||||||||||||||||
1988 | Delicate Sound of Thunder
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11 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 11 | ||||||||
1995 | Pulse
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1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
2000 | Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81
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15 | — | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 3 | 19 | ||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or weren't released in that country. |
Compilation albums
Year | Albums | 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] | ||||||||||
1970 | The Best of the Pink Floyd
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
1971 | Relics
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32 | 29 | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | 152 | ||||||||
1974 | Masters of Rock
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— | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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1975 | Tous les 30 Cm[citation needed]
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— | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
1981 | A Collection of Great Dance Songs
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37 | — | 18 | — | 38 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 31 | ||||||||
1983 | Works
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— | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | ||||||||
1997 | 1967: The First Three Singles
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
2001 | Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd
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2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or weren't released in that country. |
Video albums
Year | Album details | Certifications |
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1972 | Live at Pompeii
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1989 | Delicate Sound of Thunder
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1992 | La Carrera Panamericana
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1995 | Pulse | |
1995 | London '66–'67
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2000 | Pink Floyd The Wall
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2003 | Classic Albums: Pink Floyd – The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon
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2004 | The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story
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Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
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UK [9] |
AUT [38] |
FRA [39] |
GER [40] |
IRE [41] |
NLD [42] |
NOR [43] |
NZ [44] |
SWE [45] |
SWI [46] |
US [47] |
US Main [47] | ||||||||
1967 | "Arnold Layne" | 20 | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non–album single [1] | |||||
"See Emily Play" | 6 | — | — | 25 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 134 | — | Non–album single [1] | ||||||
"Flaming" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Piper at the Gates of Dawn | ||||||
"Apples and Oranges" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non–album single [1] | ||||||
1968 | "It Would Be So Nice" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non–album single [1] | |||||
"Let There Be More Light" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Saucerful of Secrets | ||||||
"Point Me at the Sky" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non–album single [1] | ||||||
1971 | "One of These Days" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Meddle | |||||
1972 | "Free Four" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Obscured by Clouds | |||||
1973 | "Money" | — | 10 | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | The Dark Side of the Moon | |||||
1974 | "Us and Them"/"Time" (Double A-side) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 101 | — | ||||||
1975 | "Have a Cigar" (featuring Roy Harper) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wish You Were Here | |||||
"Wish You Were Here" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
1979 | "Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)" | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | The Wall | |||||
1980 | "Run Like Hell" | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | 30 | 18 | — | 53 | — | ||||||
"Comfortably Numb" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
1982 | "Money" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | A Collection of Great Dance Songs | |||||
"When the Tigers Broke Free" | 39 | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Final Cut | ||||||
1983 | "Not Now John" | 30 | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | ||||||
"Your Possible Pasts"[citation needed] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | |||||||
"The Hero's Return"[citation needed] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | |||||||
1987 | "Learning to Fly" | — | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 70 | 1 | A Momentary Lapse of Reason | |||||
"On the Turning Away" | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | 1 | |||||||
"One Slip" | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |||||||
1988 | "Sorrow"[citation needed] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | ||||||
"The Dogs of War"[citation needed] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | |||||||
"Comfortably Numb"[citation needed] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | Delicate Sound of Thunder | ||||||
"Time"[citation needed] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | |||||||
1994 | "Take It Back" | 23 | — | 50 | 75 | — | 33 | — | 7 | — | — | 73 | 4 | The Division Bell | |||||
"High Hopes" | 26 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | |||||||
"Keep Talking" (Double A-side) [citation needed] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||||||||
"Lost for Words"[citation needed] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | |||||||
"What Do You Want From Me"[citation needed] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | |||||||
1995 | "Wish You Were Here" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | Pulse | |||||
2000 | "Young Lust" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81 | |||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or weren't released in that country. |
Box sets
Year | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||
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UK [9] |
NOR [17] |
US [21] | |||||||||||||||||
1973 | A Nice Pair
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21 | 8 | 36 | |||||||||||||||
1992 | Shine On
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— | — | — | |||||||||||||||
2007 | Oh, by the Way[48]
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— | — | — | |||||||||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or weren't released in that country. |
Extended plays
Year | Details |
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1995 | London '66–'67
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Music videos
Year | Details | Director |
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1967 | "The Scarecrow" | Unknown |
"Arnold Layne" | Unknown | |
1968 | "Astronomy Domine" | Unknown |
"See Emily Play" | Unknown | |
"Arnold Layne" | Unknown | |
"The Scarecrow" | Unknown | |
"Apples and Oranges" | Unknown | |
"Paint Box" | Unknown | |
"Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" | Unknown | |
"Corporal Clegg" | Unknown | |
1971 | "One of These Days" | Unknown |
1973 | "Money" | Wayne Isham |
1975 | "Welcome to the Machine" | Gerald Scarfe |
1979 | "Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)" | Alan Parker |
1980 | "What Shall We Do Now?" | Gerald Scarfe |
"Waiting for the Worms" | Gerald Scarfe | |
"The Trial" | Gerald Scarfe | |
1983 | "The Gunner's Dream" | Willie Christie |
"The Final Cut" | Willie Christie | |
"Not Now John" | Willie Christie | |
"The Fletcher Memorial Home" | Willie Christie | |
1987 | "Learning to Fly" | Storm Thorgerson |
"The Dogs of War" | Storm Thorgerson | |
1988 | "On the Turning Away" | Lawrence Jordan |
1994 | "High Hopes" | Storm Thorgerson |
Bootleg recordings
Notes
1^ These singles would later appear on the Pink Floyd compilation The Early Singles.
References
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References
- Povey, Glenn (2007), Echoes, Mind Head Publishing, ISBN 0955462401
External links
- The Pink Floyd Archives
- Pink Floyd discography at Discogs