Pink Floyd sees both At Pompeii – MCMLXXII and Animals return to the same chart, joining The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here and The Wall on the rock chart. LOS ANGELES – AUGUST 1968: Psychedelic rock group Pink Floyd pose for a portrait shrouded in pink in August of 1968 in Los Angeles. (L-R) Nick Mason, Dave Gilmour, Rick Wright (center front), Roger Waters. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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Pink Floyd never has a quiet week on the charts in the United Kingdom. There’s simply no way, as too many people who live in the nation love the rock icons who changed the genre decades ago and remain household names.
Some weeks are bigger than others for the band, though. Occasionally, the group will deliver a new box set or issue a single on vinyl, which helps the rockers debut on one tally or another, while in other instances, quieter frames allow past smashes and bestsellers to return. Multiple Pink Floyd albums reappear on the same roster this week, joining others from the celebrated group in one more in a long line of hugely successful moments on the British music charts.
Two Pink Floyd Albums Return Together
Two titles by Pink Floyd rebound onto the Official Rock and Metal Albums chart, the ranking of the bestselling titles in those styles throughout the U.K. At Pompeii – MCMLXXII breaks back in at No. 31, while Animals finds space at No. 37, just narrowly managing to appear on the 40-spot tally.
Which Pink Floyd Albums Have Hit No. 1?
Members of the psychedelic pop group Pink Floyd. From left to right, Roger Waters, Nick Mason, Syd Barrett and Rick Wright. (Photo by Keystone Features/Getty Images)
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Both At Pompeii and Animals are counted among Pink Floyd’s seven No. 1s on the Official Rock and Metal Albums chart. Here’s a list of all of the projects the band has pushed to the top spot:
- The Dark Side of the Moon
- The Division Bell
- Animals
- The Endless River
- The Early Years 1965–72
- Transmissions + 1969
- At Pompeii – MCMLXXII
Pink Floyd Claims Five Spaces on One Chart
Pink Floyd fills five spaces on the Official Rock and Metal Albums chart this week, as both At Pompeii and Animals return. Last week, The Dark Side of the Moon sat in the runner-up space, and this time around, it dips to No. 5. Wish You Were Here declines slightly to No. 13, while The Wall is a non-mover at No. 11.
Pink Floyd Outpaces Sleep Token, Nirvana and Linkin Park
As two full-lengths reappear, Pink Floyd pulls ahead of several other beloved rock bands to claim the most appearances on this week’s Official Rock and Metal Albums chart. Sleep Token, which also sees multiple projects reappear, fills four spaces — 10% of the entire roster. Fellow genre favorites Nirvana, Green Day, and Linkin Park all live in a trio of slots as well.
Wish You Were Here Becomes a Bestseller Again
As Pink Floyd sees a pair of bestsellers find their way back to the Official Rock and Metal Albums chart, just one set breaks back onto the Official Album Downloads list. Wish You Were Here reenters that tally at No. 67, even as it falls one space on the rock and metal–only roster.
Pink Floyd Sees The Dark Side of the Moon Shine Again
As is always the case, The Dark Side of the Moon is the biggest winner from Pink Floyd. That set, which is widely regarded as one of the most important in rock history and one of the bestselling albums of all time, can be found on five different rankings across the Atlantic. The Dark Side of the Moon lives inside the top 40 on both the Official Vinyl Albums and Official Album Sales lists, and just outside that important region on the Official Album Downloads and Official Physical Albums tallies.
Multiple Versions of The Dark Side of the Moon Have Charted
Several different takes on The Dark Side of the Moon have reached the Official Rock and Metal Albums chart in the U.K., and the Official Charts Company counts them separately. The original masterpiece has thus far spent 32 of its almost-650 weeks on the list running the show. Another pair of editions have climbed into the top three and stalled, including the one that’s currently present, which topped out at No. 2. A live recording also pushed to the runner-up space in April 2023.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2025/11/26/pink-floyd-outpaces-the-biggest-names-in-rock-as-multiple-albums-return/
