Wish You Were Here
by Pink Floyd
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Wish You Were Here is ranked 2nd best out of 38 albums by Pink Floyd on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Pink Floyd is The Dark Side Of The Moon which is ranked number 2 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 55,535.
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Wish You Were Here track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 92 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Wish You Were Here rankings
Wish You Were Here rankings summary
Overall rank: 5th | 1970s rank: 2nd | 1975 rank: 1st Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
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| 2026 | ThaCrookedSpoke | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 50/100 | 51 |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 49 Music Albums of 1975 | 5/49 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Squonk007 | Top 19 Music Albums of 1975 | 1/19 | 5 |
| 2026 | kinginsomniac12 | Top 20 Music Albums of the 1970s | 1/20 | 20 |
| 2026 | AbsurdCheesecake | Top 70 Music Albums of the 1970s | 3/70 | 19 |
| 2026 | Untitled | Top 26 Music Albums of 1975 | 3/26 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 10/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1975 | 1/100 | - |
| 2026 | patvar | Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | 13/50 | 75 |
| 2026 | Foxforce5 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 5/100 | 19 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 3,049 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 41,626 | |||
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| ! | 20 hours ago | sheabuttered | 110 | 81/100 |
| ! | 10/24/2026 16:15 | jr_uk_1234 | 146 | 82/100 |
| ! | 10/21/2026 01:08 | stareaterogni0n | 612 | 70/100 |
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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 91.2/100, a mean average of 90.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.4.
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Wish You Were Here forum mentions
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Cheddar 09/29/2026 07:40 in You must listen to the album below you: canon edition“1. I had originally wanted to get this rated and posted much sooner than I have, but I knew after my first listen that this was an album that isn't to be listened to a couple of times and flippantly discussed. This album asks you to sit down with it and live with it and marinate in its soundscapes…”
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marcel4tmh 12/04/2006 04:46 | #287 | TOP COMMENT
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The first time I heard this album was a bootleged copy off cassete when I was 14, laying on a hillside at night beside the girl who I thought at the time was the most beautiful and sexy in the world. You may like to add your own imagery to the setting, but it left a permanant mark on my psychie that will remain for the rest of my life. It is my number one album despite the fact she married someone else. (Edited)
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What a great album this is! The music is so packed full of raw emotion that it makes it impossible to not fall in love with the passionate displays the group are putting into the music. The best demonstration of this is on Shine On You Crazy Diamond (both track 1 and 5) and the phenomenal Wish You Were Here. In terms of Pink Floyd songs it doesn't get much better than the title track with its emotive message and beautiful playing it is easy to see why it became one of their most popular songs. The instrumental work present across the whole release is exceptional as well with the guitar work on Shine On You Crazy Diamond being a personal highlight. It is the culmination of all the diverse instrumentation working together that creates what is greatest about this record and that is the atmosphere. The environment is established right from the first track and we are engrossed by it from this point on as well. It is just so powerful and brilliant that it makes this such an easy record to revisit as you just want to get lost in its atmosphere time and time again. Overall, this is an essential release in the history of music and in the career of Pink Floyd as this stands out as one of their greatest records. (Edited)
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rileytfindley 09/20/2016 14:17 | #175398 | TOP COMMENT
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This used to be my favorite record, and honestly I still don't really understand how someone couldn't like it. Of course opinions are subjective, but what is to dislike about this record? Even the longer tracks, which some more casual listeners don't find enjoyable in general, are made in the fashion of Pink Floyd, which, for some reason, people have always been more partial to in accepting longer form tracks (think about the popularity of Comfortably Numb).
The lyrics are the best of any Pink Floyd record. They are flooding with emotion. These themes were only brought further to the forefront of Water's mind when Syd Barret himself came and visited them during the production of the album. The eulogy to his legacy, as well as the love song of friendship that is the title track both are gems and some of the best songs I've ever heard. The other two songs are biting criticisms of the music industry; sarcasm seeps into every part of the vocals during the track 'Have a Cigar'.
This album is amazing, from the beginning until the end. It is Pink Floyd's magnum opus. Hand down. (Edited)
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LittleMatt 12/08/2014 13:50 | #128987 | TOP COMMENT
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Pink Floyd's undoubtedly best work and close to perfection of an album
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Ryanb23 09/09/2014 18:56 | #121592 | TOP COMMENT
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Every album has it's weakest points/song, but the weakest points in this album are the greatest weakest in any album I've ever experienced. (Edited)
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