The Dark Side Of The Moon (studio album) by Pink Floyd

The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
Year: 1973
Overall rank: 2nd   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
92/100 (from 5,107 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Best album of 1973 (1st)
Award Best album of the 1970s (1st)
Award Top 10 albums of all time (2nd)

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The Dark Side Of The Moon is ranked as the best album by Pink Floyd.

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-The Dark Side Of The MoonWish You Were Here

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Rating: 84 (985 votes)Comments: 13
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Rating: 92 (1,248 votes)Comments: 15
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92/100 (from 5,107 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 92.3/100, a mean average of 91.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 92.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.8.

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90/100
From 05/22/2023 07:30
A strong concept album that flows beautifully from track to track making this one of the most seamless records ever created. As soon as the music starts you are engrossed in this atmosphere which feels timeless as it is still just as captivating to this day. The atmosphere they create on here is so good that you never tire of it which results in me on several occasions just restarting this album as soon as it finishes. Another major contributing factor to this is just how well the group play along the line of complex and accessible. They seem to capture this perfect balance between the two which results in an album that is so easy to get into but it also has the ability to make you constantly come back as there is so much quality to explore. Amongst the stuff you can properly dive into is the instrumentation and the lyrics with both of them being fantastic. Instrumentally, this is a very strong release with the drums, organ, piano and guitars being truly exceptional. Then we have the lyrics where they go into themes of materialism, time, death, mental illness and many more. All of these are wrote about in an intelligent and educated way that makes it relatable to the listener and almost forces them to question their entire life. Overall, while I do not believe this is their greatest record it is probably the most important one in their history and it still has so much quality that it has now become a timeless classic.
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100/100
From 05/04/2023 09:41
A record that is somehow both experimental and mainstream. That is adored by audiophiles and yet also had such extreme popular appeal that it sold 50 million copies while having only one moderately successful single. A concept album where each song flows into one another almost seamlessly, and where almost every single song (except On the Run) is brilliant. You only need to look at the ratings here for each song. Its nearly all in the 90s. Nuts.

Somehow its still not Floyd's best. But it is a 100/100
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95/100
From 04/12/2023 09:33
Fantastic concept album and one of the greatest records of all time. Beautiful to listen to while on a train ride.
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From 04/01/2023 01:51
Quite simply the greatest album ever recorded in the history of music period and should be #1 on this site.
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100/100
From 03/25/2023 20:33
50 years later still the best
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95/100
From 03/08/2023 02:37
Here we are - 50 years after the release of Dark Side of the Moon. Definitely deserves its status as one of the greatest albums of all time. If it was released today it would be quickly regarded as a masterpiece - such is its timelessness.
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From 02/27/2023 17:23
Incredible record and well worthy of being in the top 10 of all time
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From 01/19/2023 22:17
It’s alright. Not my favorite album but I still think it may be the best ever. Even though I like Ok computer, DSOTM should be the BEST EVER ALBUM. Wish You Were Here is my favorite by Pink Floyd, slightly ahead of Animals.
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From 12/11/2022 12:21
A true classic - a beautiful piece of musical art that I can listen to far too often and never get bored of - a must have for anyone's collection.
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95/100
From 10/19/2022 16:30
One of the most pretentiously grandiose musical efforts ever. If you think this concept album is somewhat of an absolute intellectual and existentialist masterpiece, you're either dumb or you've never read a single line of actual philosophy; probably both in fact. Despite that, this album is one of the most important of all time, and it definitely sounds great.
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Best Albums of 1973
1. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
2. Houses Of The Holy by Led Zeppelin
3. Innervisions by Stevie Wonder
4. Selling England By The Pound by Genesis
5. Quadrophenia by The Who
6. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John
7. Band On The Run by Paul McCartney & Wings
8. Raw Power by Iggy And The Stooges
9. Aladdin Sane by David Bowie
10. Future Days by Can
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12. For Your Pleasure by Roxy Music
13. Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock
14. Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield
15. Closing Time by Tom Waits
16. Berlin by Lou Reed
17. The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle by Bruce Springsteen
18. Artaud by Pescado Rabioso
19. Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye
20. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath by Black Sabbath
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