The discography of the English rock group Pink Floyd consists of 15 studio albums, seven live albums, 18 compilation albums, 11 box sets, three EPs, and 27 singles. Formed in 1965, Pink Floyd earned recognition for their psychedelic or space rock music, and, later, their progressive rock music. The group have sold over 250 million records worldwide, including 75 million in the United States.
Formed by guitarist and singer Syd Barrett, drummer Nick Mason, bassist and singer Roger Waters, and keyboardist and singer Richard Wright, Pink Floyd achieved success in London's underground music scene, led by Barrett. They signed a management deal with Peter Jenner and Andrew King (Blackhill Enterprises) in October 1966, and recorded a demo shortly afterwards to attract record label interest. In 1967, they signed with EMI Columbia and released their first single, "Arnold Layne", followed by the album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn.
Guitarist and singer David Gilmour was added as a fifth member at the end of 1967. Barrett left in 1968 following mental health and drug problems. Pink Floyd's second album, A Saucerful of Secrets, was the first of several to feature cover artwork by Hipgnosis. In 1969, Pink Floyd released a soundtrack album, More, and a combined live and studio album, Ummagumma. Atom Heart Mother (1970) was a collaboration with Ron Geesin, featuring an orchestra and choir. Meddle and the Obscured by Clouds soundtrack followed in 1971 and 1972.
Pink Floyd's eighth album, The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), sold more than 30 million copies and is one of the best-selling albums of all time. It has been reissued as a Quadrophonic LP and 5.1 surround sound Super Audio CD. The Dark Side of the Moon was followed by Wish You Were Here (1975), Animals (1977), and The Wall (1979); all except Animals reached number one in the US, and The Wall is the highest-certified multiple-disc album by the Recording Industry Association of America. Pink Floyd released few singles after Barrett's departure, though "Money" was a US top-20 hit, and "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2" reached number one in the UK and US.
Waters became Pink Floyd's dominant force from 1972 onward, beginning with the compositions on The Dark Side of the Moon. He departed in 1985, declaring Pink Floyd "a spent force", and unsuccessfully sued to dissolve their partnership and retire the name. The remaining members, led by Gilmour, continued recording and touring as Pink Floyd, releasing A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987), The Division Bell (1994) and The Endless River (2014).
In 2010, Pink Floyd sued EMI for unpaid royalties and for publishing their back catalogue on streaming services without their consent. A settlement was reached the following year, with the publication of the individual tracks on iTunes, and re-releases of The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, and The Wall. In 2016, Pink Floyd established a record label, Pink Floyd Records, and launched an extensive reissue programme of their work on vinyl and CD, and a box set The Early Years 1965–1972 containing a significant amount of previously unreleased material. In 2022, they released a one-off single, "Hey, Hey, Rise Up!", featuring the Ukrainian artist Andriy Khlyvnyuk, in protest of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. In 2024, the band sold their catalogue to Sony Music for $400 million.
Artwork Most Pink Floyd covers do not feature the band members, and many do not feature the band name or any text. Waters recommended Hipgnosis for A Saucerful of Secrets cover, for which they were paid £110, and they went on to create many of the group's album packages. Ummagumma was the last to feature the group on the front cover, with a Droste effect created by multiple photographs, and a breakdown of their musical equipment on the back. Atom Heart Mother features a Friesian cow (named Lulubelle III) on the front cover, deliberately chosen as a reaction against the group's psychedelic image.
The cover of The Dark Side of the Moon was designed by Hipgnosis in collaboration with graphic designer George Hardie, and features a line drawing of light being refracted in a prism. The inner sleeve shows the graphic of a heartbeat, which can be heard at the start of the album. The original packaging also included additional posters and stickers. It has become one of the most recognisable rock album covers. The cover of Animals features an inflatable pig moored to Battersea Power Station that broke free and drifted into airspace. The Wall features a minimalist design on the front cover, while the inside sleeve shows cartoons of the principal characters in the story, both created by Gerald Scarfe. Hipgnosis's Storm Thorgerson returned to produce the cover for A Momentary Lapse of Reason, which featured a row of beds on Saunton Sands. For The Division Bell, he photographed two high heads in style of Aku-Aku in a field near Ely, Cambridgeshire.
The CD packaging of the live album Pulse included a light-emitting diode on the spine, powered by batteries. This gave a visual "pulse" when the CD was stored on a shelf, with the battery expected to last up to a year. The compilation Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd features a composite piece of artwork created by Hipgnosis combining several past album covers.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications UKPeak chart positions for albums in the United Kingdom: All except Discovery: Discovery: AUSPeak chart positions for Australia: Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 19 June 1988: N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988. Top 50 (ARIA Chart) peaks from 26 June 1988: Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: "Take It Back": AUT CANPeak chart positions for albums in Canada: Ummagumma: Atom Heart Mother: Meddle: Obscured by Clouds: The Dark Side of the Moon: Wish You Were Here: Animals: The Wall: The Final Cut: A Momentary Lapse of Reason: The Division Bell: Pulse: Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81, Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd and The Best of Pink Floyd: A Foot in the Door: Relics: A Collection of Great Dance Songs: Albums from 2000 onwards: FRAPeak chart positions for albums in France:
GER NLD NZ SWI USPeak chart positions for albums in the United States:
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn Released: 4 August 1967 (UK), 21 October 1967 (US) Label: Columbia (UK) Tower (US) Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL 6 — — — 15 42 46 — 87 131 BPI: Gold A Saucerful of Secrets Released: 28 June 1968 (UK), July 1968 (US) Label: Columbia (UK), Tower (US) Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL 9 — — — 10 57 — — — 158 FRA: 300,000 BPI: Gold Soundtrack From The Film More Released: 13 June 1969 (UK), September 1969 (US) Label: Harvest/Columbia (UK), Tower (US) Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL 9 — — — 2 74 14 — — 153 FRA: 300,000 SNEP: Gold Ummagumma Released: 7 November 1969 (UK), 10 November 1969 (US) Label: Harvest/Columbia (UK), Harvest/EMI (US) Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL 5 — — 78 10 25 5 — — 74 FRA: 300,000 BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold RIAA: Platinum SNEP: Gold Atom Heart Mother Released: 2 October 1970 (UK), 10 October 1970 (US) Label: Harvest/EMI Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL 1 30 — 39 4 8 5 — 64 55 BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold RIAA: Gold SNEP: Gold Meddle Released: 5 November 1971 (UK), October 1971 (US) Label: Harvest/EMI Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL 3 24 69 51 7 11 2 — 76 70 BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold RIAA: 2× Platinum SNEP: 2× Gold Obscured by Clouds Released: 2 June 1972 (UK), 15 June 1972 (US) Label: Harvest/EMI Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL 6 44 — 32 1 19 3 — — 46 BPI: Gold RIAA: Gold The Dark Side of the Moon Released: 16 March 1973 (UK), 1 March 1973 (US)"EMI Offers Special Deal to Dealers" Billboard 24 March 1973 Label: Harvest/EMI (UK), Harvest/Capitol (US) Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL 2 2 1 1 1 3 2 1 5 1 UK: 4,114,000 AUS: 1,020,000 BPI: 16× Platinum ARIA: 14× Platinum BVMI: 3× Platinum IFPI AUT: 4× Platinum MC: 2× Diamond RIAA: Diamond (15× Platinum) RMNZ: 19× Platinum SNEP: Platinum Wish You Were Here Released: 12 September 1975 Label: Harvest/EMI (UK), Columbia (US) Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL 1 1 2 14 1 4 1 1 1 1 GER: 1,500,000 BPI: 3× Platinum ARIA: 7× Platinum BVMI: 2× Platinum IFPI AUT: 2× Platinum MC: 3× Platinum RIAA: 7× Platinum RMNZ: 4× Platinum SNEP: Diamond Animals Released: 21 January 1977 (UK), 10 February 1977 (US) Label: Harvest/EMI (UK), Columbia (US) Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL, 8-track 2 3 2 12 1 1 1 1 1 3 BPI: Platinum BVMI: Platinum IFPI AUT: Gold MC: 2× Platinum RIAA: 4× Platinum SNEP: Platinum The Wall Released: 30 November 1979 (UK), 8 December 1979 (US) Label: Harvest//EMI (UK), Columbia (US) Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 AUS: 800,000 BPI: 3× Platinum ARIA: 11× Platinum BVMI: 7× Platinum IFPI SWI: 3× Platinum MC: 2× Diamond NVPI: Platinum RIAA: 2× Diamond (23× Platinum) RMNZ: 14× Platinum SNEP: Diamond The Final Cut Released: 21 March 1983 (UK), 2 April 1983 (US) Label: Harvest/EMI (UK), Columbia (US) Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL 1 3 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 6 BPI: Gold ARIA: Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold NVPI: Gold RIAA: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum SNEP: Gold A Momentary Lapse of Reason Released: 7 September 1987 (UK), 8 September 1987 (US) Label: Columbia/EMI (UK), Columbia (US) Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL 3 2 3 5 4 2 2 1 2 3 US. 1,700,000 BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum MC: 3× Platinum NVPI: Gold RIAA: 4× Platinum SNEP: Platinum The Division Bell Released: 28 March 1994 (UK), 5 April 1994 (US) Label: Columbia/EMI (UK), Columbia (US) Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 US: 3,330,000 BPI: 3× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BVMI: 3× Gold IFPI AUT: Platinum IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum MC: 4× Platinum NVPI: Platinum RIAA: 3× Platinum RMNZ: 4× Platinum SNEP: 2× Platinum The Endless River Released: 10 November 2014 Label: Columbia/Parlophone (UK), Columbia (US) Formats: CD, LP, DL 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 CAN: 89,000 US: 355,000 BPI: Platinum ARIA: Platinum BVMI: Platinum IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold MC: Platinum RIAA: Gold RMNZ: Platinum SNEP: 2× Platinum
Live albums + List of live albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications UK AUS AUT CAN FRA GER NLD NZ SWI US Ummagumma Released: 7 November 1969 (UK), 10 November 1969 (US) Label: Harvest/Columbia (UK), Harvest/EMI (US) Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL 5 — — 78 10 25 5 — — 74 FRA: 300,000 BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold RIAA: Platinum SNEP: Gold Delicate Sound of Thunder Released: 21 November 1988 (UK), 22 November 1988 (US) Label: Columbia/EMI (UK), Columbia (US), Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL 11 4 15 7 10 5 20 4 4 11 BPI: Gold ARIA: 3× Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: Platinum MC: 2× Platinum NVPI: Gold RIAA: 3× Platinum SNEP: 2× Gold Pulse Released: 29 May 1995 (UK), 6 June 1995 (US) Label: Columbia/EMI (UK), Columbia (US) Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 UK: 349,428 US: 1,480,000 BPI: Platinum ARIA: Platinum BVMI: Platinum IFPI AUT: Platinum IFPI SWI: 3× Platinum MC: 3× Platinum NVPI: Gold RIAA: 2× Platinum SNEP: Platinum Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81 Released: 27 March 2000 (UK), 18 April 2000 (US) Label: EMI/Columbia (UK), Columbia (US) Formats: CD, CS 15 — 3 4 8 3 4 4 3 19 BPI: Gold RIAA: Platinum Live at Knebworth 1990 Released: 30 April 2021 Label: Pink Floyd Formats: CD, LP 8 36 8 — 23 9 — — 6 100 The Dark Side of the Moon Live at Wembley 1974 Released: 24 March 2023 Label: Pink Floyd Formats: CD, LP 4 — — 59 12 — 4 — — 49 Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII Released: 2 May 2025 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, LP 1 27 1 45 3 1 3 15 1 28 Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, April 26th, 1975 Released: 18 April 2026 Label: Columbia