First released on March 1, 1973, The Dark Side of the Moon entered the albums chart at No. 95 on the week of March 17. Up to that point, the highest that Pink Floyd ever reached was No. 26 with their previous album, Obscured by Clouds. But this time, something was different. Over the next two months, The Dark Side of the Moon made its way further and further up the chart. Eventually, it dethroned Alice Cooper’s Billion Dollar Babies to take the top spot.
Though The Dark Side of the Moonwould stay at No. 1 for only a week, it would be a near-constant presence on the Billboard 200 for the next fifteen years.
L-R: David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Roger Waters, Rick Wright performing live onstage.Photo by Mick Gold on Getty Images
…until it popped back on in 2009. According to Billboard, catalog albums were largely disallowed from charting from 1991 to 2009, as the albums chart “included only then-current and recently-released albums.”
Pink Floyd began working on The Dark Side of the Moon in 1971, according to Ultimate Classic Rock. Roger Waters wrote all the lyrics, exploring the concept of what drives people “mad”—money, greed, mortality—while David Gilmour and Richard Wright concentrated on the music. The album’s singles, “Money” and “Us and Them,” became staples of rock radio. It remains a cherished and celebrated album in history, with pristine copies often selling for thousands of dollars.
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