Ummagumma
by Pink Floyd

Album
Ummagumma by Pink Floyd
Year: 1969
Release date: 1969-10-25
Overall rank: 1,359th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
69/100 (from 754 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1969 (41st)
Award Top albums of of the 1960s (142nd)
Award Best albums of all time (1,359th)

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Pink Floyd bestography

Ummagumma is ranked 11th 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 56,337.

Pink Floyd album bestography « Higher ranked (793rd)
The Final Cut This album (1,359th)
Ummagumma Lower ranked (1,525th) »
A Momentary Lapse Of Reason

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Ummagumma rankings summary
Overall rank: 1,359th | 1960s rank: 142nd | 1969 rank: 41st  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
69/100 (from 754 votes)
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 !		07/07/2026 18:13 abbolton  Ratings distribution  7783/100
 
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This album has been referenced 35 times on the forums, Explore the wider forum discussion to see what members have said about it.
From Liedzeit 07/31/2026 07:56 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
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From BestEverAlbums 07/18/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5377): By Liedzeit
“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ) 1. by (1979) 3. by (1977) 4. by (1975) 5. by by (1971) 7. (1969) 8. (1978) 9. by (1979) 10. by (1978) 11. by (1978) 12. by (1977) 13. by (1979) 14. (1979) 16. by (1969) 18. by by by (1978) 21. by (1969) 22. by by (1977) 24. by (1969) 25.…”
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From 07/18/2025 14:34 | #310203
The live album is great, especially with the centerpiece of "Careful with That Axe, Eugene." The studio stuff is restless and interesting, but no experiment is that captivating. (Edited)
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From 08/18/2022 15:28 | #288610
A very messy album that comes with a good live disc and a bad studio disc. Unfortunately there's some very unlistenable stuff on here! (Edited)
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From 02/13/2022 19:02 | #281265 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Ummagumma was my initial entrance into the music and creative mind of Pink Floyd. It was undoubtedly weird and different, but that's exactly what I loved about it. I played it often and regularly back in the day, and I still give it a listen every now and then. I love it. (Edited)
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From 11/28/2021 19:11 | #276843
64.44

Me voy con el sentimiento de que este album no aporta en nada. Las mejores canciones me parecen las versiones live en el primer disco. Hay canciones instrumentales muy largas con sonidos improvisados y demasiado olvidables. De hecho, me parece que en el disco 2 solo puedo rescatar Grantchester Meadows, que de por sí me contrapone el hecho de que dura 7 minutos y medio. No he disfrutado este disco y no lo volveré a escuchar en un futuro cercano. Aún así me llena de esperanza el saber que estoy cerca de llegar a la mejor época de la discografía de Pink Floyd.
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70/100
From 01/12/2021 17:42 | #264305
A respectable live album ruined by a hodgepodge of meaningless drivel. Every member sounds like they are bullshitting their way through the album
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