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1973 - Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd released their eighth studio album The Dark Side Of The Moon in the US. It remained in the US charts for 741 discontinuous weeks from 1973 to 1988, longer than any other album in history. After moving to the Billboard Top Pop Catalog Chart, the album notched up a further 759 weeks, and had reached a total of over 1,500 weeks on the combined charts by May 2006. With an estimated 45 million copies sold, it is Pink Floyd's most commercially successful album and one of the best-selling albums worldwide.
This record was in the charts for 741 weeks between the cited dates and the actual physical record is a masterpiece. When asked what album I would be forced to pick it always comes down to this and The Wall.
Being a lover of film I have very fond memories of Pink Floyd's The Wall and I might have to side with this over the later. Having to choose is almost a cruel act as their discography is something few bands can hope to achieve. Each album seemed to reinvent the idea of what people thought music could achieve.
I can't say I've ever disliked any of their albums but rather they grow on you after each subsequent listen. You'd be surprised how your tastes change upon multiple listens. The real issue these days is taking the time to actually have a second or third listening to an album.
We are so bombarded with content we move on to the next thing if it doesn't instantly click. I can't blame anyone but myself as I often do this too. The days of a limited selection often forces the listener in this case to appreciate what they've purchased.
Here's a favorite of mine of this album
Time remastered apparently in 2011.
Rolling Stone polled their readers as to their favorite album and The Dark Side of the Moon was number 1 while The Wall was number 5? They've spoken
I'll throw in Mother from The Wall as it always had a profound effect on me.