Pink Floyd discography facts for kids
| Releases | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 14 | |
| ↙Live albums | 3 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 8 | |
| ↙Extended plays | 1 | |
| ↙Singles | 24 | |
| ↙Video albums | 4 | |
| ↙Music videos | 11 | |
| ↙Soundtracks | 5 | |
| References and footnotes | ||
Pink Floyd are an English progressive rock band. Pink Floyd has released fourteen studio albums, three live albums, eight compilations, three soundtracks, thirty-five singles, eleven music videos, four video albums and three box-sets.
Formed in 1964, Pink Floyd was first known for their psychedelic or space rock music and in later years their progressive rock music. They are known for philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative cover art, and big live shows. One of rock music's most successful acts, the group have sold over 210 million albums worldwide, including 74.5 million albums in the United States alone.
Pink Floyd had moderate mainstream success and were one of the most popular bands in the London underground music scene in the late 1960s led by Syd Barrett; however, Barrett's decline in health would eventually forced his band members to replace him with guitarist and singer David Gilmour. After Barrett left the group Pink Floyd released Ummagumma. The album was released as a double disc, the first disc contained songs performed live the other disc contained the new studio recorded songs. Singer and bass player Roger Waters gradually became the leader of the band in the mid-1970s, until 1985 when he left the group. 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) with all of them topping the American record chart with the exception of Animals. The Dark Side of the Moon is the third best-selling studio album in the world (not counting compilations and various artists soundtracks). In 1985, Waters stated that Pink Floyd was no more, but the remaining members, led by Gilmour, continued recording and touring under the name Pink Floyd. Waters sued the remaining members for the rights to the name, Waters lost and the band enjoyed worldwide success with A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987) and The Division Bell (1994).
Contents
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart position | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| UK | AUS | AUT | BEL | ESP | FRA | GER | ITA | NLD | NOR | NZ | SWE | SWI | US | ||||||
| 1967 | The Piper at the Gates of Dawn | 6 | — | — | 39 | 70 | — | 48 | 16 | 46 | 10 | — | 43 | 87 | 131 | ||||
| 1968 | A Saucerful of Secrets | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1969 | Soundtrack from the Film More
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9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 153 | ||||
| 1969 | Ummagumma (also live)
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5 | — | — | — | — | 184 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | US: Platinum | |||
| 1970 | Atom Heart Mother
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1 | — | — | — | — | 122 | 8 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | 55 | US: Gold | |||
| 1971 | Meddle
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3 | — | — | — | — | 137 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | US: 2× platinum | |||
| 1972 | Obscured by Clouds
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6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | UK: Silver US: Gold |
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| 1973 | The Dark Side of the Moon
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2 | 11 | 1 | 28 | 71 | 94 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 47 | 1 | UK: 9× Platinum US: 15× Platinum CAN: 2× Diamond |
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| 1975 | Wish You Were Here
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1 | — | 2 | — | 67 | 112 | 6 | 13 | — | 2 | — | 14 | 29 | 1 | UK: Gold US: 6× Platinum CAN: 3× Platinum |
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| 1977 | Animals
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2 | — | 2 | — | — | 171 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 3 | UK: Gold US: 4× Platinum CAN: 2× Platinum |
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| 1979 | The Wall
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3 | — | 1 | — | 9 | 92 | 1 | 13 | — | 1 | 24 | 1 | 29 | 1 | UK: Platinum US: 23× Platinum CAN: 2× Diamond |
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| 1983 | The Final Cut
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1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6 | UK: Gold US: 2× Platinum |
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| 1987 | A Momentary Lapse of Reason
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3 | 47 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | UK: Gold US: 4× Platinum CAN: 3× Platinum |
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| 1994 | The Division Bell
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1 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | UK: 2× Platinum US: 3× Platinum CAN: 4× Platinum |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | |||||||||||||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart position | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||
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| UK | AUT | BEL | FRA | ITA | NLD | NOR | NZ | SWE | SWI | US | |||||||||
| 1969 | Ummagumma (also Studio)
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5 | — | — | 184 | - | — | — | — | — | — | —74 | US: Platinum | ||||||
| 1988 | Delicate Sound of Thunder
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11 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 14 | 4 | 11 | UK: Gold US: 3× Platinum |
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| 1995 | Pulse
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1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | UK:2× Platinum US: 2× Platinum |
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| 2000 | Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81
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15 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 3 | 19 | UK: Silver US: Platinum |
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Compilations
| Year | Albums | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||
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| UK | AUT | ITA | NLD | NOR | NZ | SWE | US | ||||||||||||
| 1970 | The Best of the Pink Floyd
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| 1971 | Relics
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34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 152 | ||||||||||
| 1974 | A Nice Pair
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21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | UK: Gold
US: Gold |
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| 1981 | A Collection of Great Dance Songs
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37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | UK: Gold US: 2× Platinum |
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| 1983 | Works
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | ||||||||||
| 1997 | 1967: The First Three Singles
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| 2001 | Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd
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2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | UK: 2× Platinum US: 4× Platinum CAN: 6× Platinum |
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Box-sets
| Year | Box sets | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||
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| UK | AUT | ITA | NLD | NOR | NZ | SWE | US | ||||||||||||
| 1992 | Shine On
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | US: Platinum CAN: Platinum |
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| 2007 | Oh, by the Way
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| 2011 | Discovery
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112 | 61 | — | 57 | — | — | — | 175 | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | |||||||||||||||||||
Extended plays
| Year | Title |
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| 1995 | London '66—'67
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
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| UK | AUT | FRA | GER | IRE | NLD | NOR | NZ | SWE | SWI | US | US Main | ||||||||
| 1967 | "Arnold Layne" | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||
| "See Emily Play" | 6 | — | — | 25 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 134 | — | Piper at the Gates of Dawn | ||||||
| "Flaming" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Apples and Oranges" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||
| 1968 | "It Would Be So Nice" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||
| "Let There Be More Light" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Saucerful of Secrets | ||||||
| "Jugband Blues" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Point Me at the Sky" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||
| 1969 | "The Nile Song" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Soundtrack from the Film More | |||||
| 1971 | "One of These Days" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Meddle | |||||
| 1972 | "Free Four" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Obscured by Clouds | |||||
| 1973 | "Money" | — | 10 | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | The Dark Side of the Moon | |||||
| "Us and Them"/"Time" (double A-side) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 101 | — | |||||||
| 1975 | "Have a Cigar" (featuring Roy Harper) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wish You Were Here | |||||
| 1979 | "Another Brick in the Wall, Part II" | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | The Wall | |||||
| 1980 | "Comfortably Numb" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Run Like Hell" | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | |||||||
| 1982 | "When the Tigers Broke Free" | 39 | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Final Cut | |||||
| 1983 | "Not Now John" | 30 | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | ||||||
| "Your Possible Pasts" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | |||||||
| 1987 | "Learning to Fly" | 7 | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | 1 | A Momentary Lapse of Reason | |||||
| "On the Turning Away" | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |||||||
| 1988 | "The Dogs of War" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | ||||||
| "One Slip" | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |||||||
| "Time" (live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | Delicate Sound of Thunder | ||||||
| "Comfortably Numb" (live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | |||||||
| 1994 | "Keep Talking" | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | The Division Bell | |||||
| "Take It Back" | 23 | — | 50 | 75 | — | 23 | — | 7 | — | — | 73 | 4 | |||||||
| "High Hopes" | 26 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | |||||||
| "What Do You Want from Me?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | |||||||
| 1995 | "Lost for Words" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | ||||||
| "What Do You Want from Me" (live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | Pulse | ||||||
| "Wish You Were Here" (live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2000 | "Young ..." (live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81 | |||||
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a These singles would later appear on the Pink Floyd compilation The Early Singles.
Video albums
| Year | Title | Certifications |
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| 1972 | Live at Pompeii
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US: 2× Platinum |
| 1989 | Delicate Sound of Thunder
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UK:Silver US: 3× Platinum CAN: 2× platinum |
| 1992 | La Carrera Panamericana
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| 1995 | Pulse | UK: 3× Platinum US: 8× Platinum CAN: 2× Platinum |
Music videos
| Year | Music Video | Director | Ref. |
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| 1973 | "Money" | Wayne Isham | |
| "Brain Damage" | Gary Corrigan and Shauna O'Brien | ||
| 1975 | "Welcome to the Machine" | Gerald Scarfe | |
| 1979 | "Another Brick in the Wall" | Alan Parker | |
| 1983 | "Not Now John" | Nicolas Nova | |
| "The Final Cut" | Willie Christie | ||
| 1987 | "Learning to Fly" | Storm Thorgerson | |
| 1988 | "On the Turning Away" | Lawrence Jordan | |
| 1994 | "High Hopes" | Storm Thorgerson | |
| "Take It Back" | Marc Brickman |
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Discografía de Pink Floyd para niños
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