The Dark Side Of The Moon
by Pink Floyd
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The Dark Side Of The Moon is ranked as the best album by Pink Floyd.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 90 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 17 hours ago | jaybeee | 25 | 90/100 | |
| 40 hours ago | classicjoe | 172 | 79/100 | |
| 3 days ago |  Robert Anton Wil | 518 | 86/100 | |
| 3 days ago | jb1 | 1 | 70/100 | |
| 02/27/2026 00:06 |  JoaoMoreira | 496 | 74/100 |
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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 90.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 92.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.2.
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Damn, this album punches hard every time you listen to it, especially with the tracks Time, The Great Gig in the Sky, Money, and Eclipse. While Wish You Were Here is my personal favorite Floyd album, it's hard to deny this is their best work, and the greatest album ever made.
The music feels distant, but close, truthful and mysterious, the perfect encapsulation of the circle of life. My favourite album of all time.
Much has already been written about this album, how it saw, probably for the first time, a Rock group explore mental health and societal issues with such a serious and mature delivery.
The inclusion of voice-overs by people close to the band, the sound effects, the powerful vocal performance of Clare Torry on "The Great Gig in the Sky" and just the general musicianship of the band make this a record that stands the test of time to this day.
nextorgd 08/07/2025 21:12 | #310467
The Dark Side of the Moon is an experience, a transcendental journey through the deepest recesses of the human mind. It's a monumental work that feels like a single, continuous piece of music, where each song flows effortlessly into the next. It's an album you don't just hear, you feel.
From the heartbeat that opens the album to the iconic sound effects and impeccable production, Pink Floyd created a perfect sonic universe to explore universal themes such as greed, the passage of time, madness, and mortality. The legendary vocal improvisation of "The Great Gig in the Sky" and the hypnotic rhythm of "Money" are just two examples of a work that, even decades later, remains a benchmark of genius. It's a timeless classic, a rite of passage for any music lover.
Igtonumama 07/16/2025 07:41 | #310156
Very good album
nextorgd 05/17/2025 06:31 | #309031
For me its a 10/10 since ever, literally have been listening to this album since I was a baby and I always hear this masterpeace as an incredible concept album that tracends time and space. Pink Floyd at its prime! Excelent!
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snny 05/10/2025 23:56 | #308940
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Best psychedelic album of all time that matches its success. This is a great surround sound listening album with the non-musical elements that stand out. Love the vocalization in the song Brain Damage and the Us and them is one of my favorite songs on this album. You can hear the experimentation that went on creating it and great cover concept.
MCOTho 10/11/2024 01:14 | #305601
Overrated, but really good
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