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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]
Pink Floyd discography | |
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![]() Pink Floyd performing The Dark Side of the Moon in 1973 | |
Studio albums | 15 |
Live albums | 6 |
Compilation albums | 12 |
EPs | 3 |
Singles | 27 |
Box sets | 5 |
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 of all time.[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]
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]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
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FRA [44] |
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NZ [47] |
SWI [48] |
US [49] | ||||
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn | 6 | — | — | — | 15 | 42 | 46 | — | 87 | 131 | |||
A Saucerful of Secrets |
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9 | — | — | — | 10 | 57 | — | — | — | 158 |
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Soundtrack From The Film More |
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9 | — | — | — | 2 | 74 | 14 | — | — | 153 |
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Ummagumma[nb 1] |
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5 | — | — | 78 | 10 | 25 | 5 | — | — | 74 |
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Atom Heart Mother | 1 | 30 | — | 39 | 4 | 8 | 5 | — | 64 | 55 | |||
Meddle |
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3 | 24 | 69 | 51 | 7 | 11 | 2 | — | 76 | 70 | ||
Obscured by Clouds |
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6 | 44 | — | 32 | 1 | 19 | 3 | — | — | 46 | ||
The Dark Side of the Moon |
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2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
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Wish You Were Here |
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1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Animals |
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2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
The Wall |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
The Final Cut |
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1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
A Momentary Lapse of Reason | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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The Division Bell |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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The Endless River |
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1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
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AUS [41] |
AUT [42] |
CAN [43] |
FRA [44] |
GER [45] |
NLD [46] |
NZ [47] |
SWI [48] |
US [49] | ||||
Ummagumma[nb 1] |
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5 | — | — | 78 | 10 | 25 | 5 | — | — | 74 |
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Delicate Sound of Thunder[nb 2] |
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11 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 11 | ||
Pulse |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81 |
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15 | — | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | ||
Live at Knebworth 1990 |
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8 | 36 [88] | 8 | — | 23 [89] | 9 | — | — | 6 | 100 | ||
The Dark Side of the Moon Live at Wembley 1974 |
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4 | — | — | 59 | 12 [91] | — | 4 | — | — | 49 | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Pink Floyd rarely appeared on multi-artist compilations, because they believed doing so would cheapen their work as a whole.[92]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
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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] |
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The Best of the Pink Floyd (reissued as Masters of Rock in 1974) |
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Picnic – A Breath of Fresh Air Pink Floyd feature on "Embryo"[92] |
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Zabriskie Point Pink Floyd feature on "Heart Beat, Pig Meat", "Crumbling Land" and "Come In Number 51, Your Time Is Up"[96] |
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Relics |
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32 | 29 | 72 | 65 | — | 43 | — | — | — | 152 |
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A Nice Pair |
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21 | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | 36 | ||
A Collection of Great Dance Songs |
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37 | — | 18 | 22 | — | 36 | 6 | 5 | — | 31 | ||
Works | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | |||
Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd |
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2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
The Best of Pink Floyd: A Foot in the Door |
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14 | 15 | 25 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 21 | 8 | 23 | 50 | ||
The Early Years 1967–1972: Cre/ation (highlights) |
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19 | 47 | 29 | 38 | 21 | 20 | 22 | — | 24 | 103 | ||
The Later Years 1987–2019 (highlights) |
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32 | 45 [107] | 50 | — | 40 [108] | 18 | 31 | — | 10 | 197 |
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
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AUS [41] |
AUT [42] |
CAN [43] |
FRA [44] |
GER [45] |
NLD [46] |
NZ [47] |
SWI [48] |
US [49] | ||||
Shine On |
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Oh, by the Way |
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Discovery |
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112 | — | 61 | — | 55 | 9 | 57 | — | 24 | 175 | ||
The Early Years 1965–1972 |
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— | — | — | — | 52 [112] | 61 | — | — | — | — | ||
The Later Years |
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The Dark Side of the Moon 50th Anniversary |
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Title | Details |
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London '66–'67 |
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1967: The First Three Singles |
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1965: Their First Recordings |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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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" |
1967 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 [upper-alpha 1] | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles [upper-alpha 2] | |
"See Emily Play" "The Scarecrow" |
6 | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | 10 | —[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" |
1968 | 52[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" |
1969 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | More | |
"One of These Days"[124] "Fearless" |
1971 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Meddle | |
"Free Four" "The Gold it's in the.." |
1972 | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | Obscured by Clouds | |
"Money" "Any Colour You Like" |
1973 | — | — | 10 | 18 | 6 | 49 | — | — | — | 13 | — |
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The Dark Side of the Moon |
"Us and Them" "Time" |
1974 | — | — | — | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | —[nb 4] | — |
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"Have a Cigar"[124] (featuring Roy Harper) "Welcome to the Machine" |
1975 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wish You Were Here | |
"Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)" "One of My Turns" |
1979 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | The Wall | |
"Run Like Hell" "Don't Leave Me Now" |
1980 | — | — | — | 15 | 32 | 46 | — | 30 | — | 53 | — | ||
"Comfortably Numb" "Hey You" |
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"When the Tigers Broke Free" (added to The Final Cut in 2004) "Bring the Boys Back Home" (alternative version from Pink Floyd – The Wall) |
1982 | 39 | 91 | — | 43 | 70 | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Not Now John" "The Hero's Return (Parts 1 and 2)" |
1983 | 30 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 20 | — | 7 | The Final Cut | |
"Learning to Fly" "Terminal Frost" |
1987 | — | 34 | — | — | 60 | 71 | — | 10 | — | 70 | 1 | A Momentary Lapse of Reason | |
"On the Turning Away" "Run Like Hell" (live version) |
55 | 48 | — | — | 18 | — | 47 | 34 | — | — | 1 | |||
"One Slip" "Terminal Frost / The Dogs of War" (live version) |
50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |||
"Take It Back" "Astronomy Domine" (live version) |
1994 | 23 | 61 | — | — | 50 | 75 | 23 | 7 | — | 73 | 4 | The Division Bell | |
"High Hopes" "Keep Talking" |
26 | — | — | 43 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | |||
"Keep Talking" "One of These Days" (live version) |
— | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||||
"Lost for Words" | — | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Wish You Were Here" (live) | 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pulse | |
"What Do You Want from Me" | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Louder than Words" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Endless River | |
"Hey, Hey, Rise Up!"[29] (featuring Andriy Khlyvnyuk) |
2022 | 49 | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | —[nb 5] | — | Non-album single | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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US Main. Rock [122] | ||||||||||||||
"Pigs (Three Different Ones)"[130] | 1977 | — | Animals | |||||||||||
"The Dogs of War" | 1987 | 30 | A Momentary Lapse of Reason | |||||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Notes:
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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UK [131] |
AUT [42] |
FRA [118] |
GER [132] |
NOR [133] |
SWE [134] |
US Main. Rock [122] | ||||||||
"Jugband Blues" | 1968 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | x | A Saucerful of Secrets | |||||
"Breathe" | 1973 | — | — | — | — | — | — | x |
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The Dark Side of the Moon | ||||
"Shine On You Crazy Diamond" (Parts I–V) | 1975 | — | — | — | — | — | — | x |
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Wish You Were Here | ||||
"Wish You Were Here" | 68 | 48 | 79 | 67 | 18 | 37 | x |
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"Money" (1981 re-recording) | 1981 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | A Collection of Great Dance Songs | |||||
"Your Possible Pasts" | 1983 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | The Final Cut | |||||
"The Hero's Return" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | |||||||
"Sorrow" | 1987 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | A Momentary Lapse of Reason | |||||
"Comfortably Numb" (live) | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | Delicate Sound of Thunder | |||||
"Lost for Words" | 1994 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | The Division Bell | |||||
"What Do You Want from Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | |||||||
"What Do You Want from Me" (live) | 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | Pulse | |||||
"Young Lust" (live) | 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | Is 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. |