Pink Floyd's Classic Album Brings The Band To A Milestone Its Only Seen Once Before

Forbes

20-05-2025

Pink Floyd scored a new No. 1 on the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart in the United Kingdom just last week. The group's Live at Pompeii - MCMLXXII debuted atop the list, adding to its already-impressive run of bestselling titles in the genre. While that live recording begins to descend, the band has another reason to celebrate on the same ranking this frame as an older collection reaches a landmark figure — one that Pink Floyd has only achieved once before.
Wish You Were Here celebrates its five hundred and fiftieth frame on the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart this week. As it reaches that impressive milestone, the set climbs 10 spots, jumping from No. 35 to No. 25. Surprisingly, despite spending more than a decade on the tally, it has never reached the summit. Instead, it has thus far peaked at No. 3.
Pink Floyd has now seen two efforts hit the 550-week milestone on the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart. The only other release to do so is The Dark Side of the Moon, which not only reached that figure, but long ago passed it. That bestseller still stands as the group's longest-charting success, winning over Wish You Were Here by exactly 100 weeks as of this stretch.
Only a handful of other Pink Floyd projects have crossed into triple-digit territory on the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart. The Wall recently passed 500 appearances. Animals has spent 148 frames on the list, while A Foot in the Door: The Best of Pink Floyd has racked up 123 turns.
This week, the legendary rockers occupy four spots on the Official Rock & Metal Albums ranking. Two of those efforts, including Wish You Were Here, make notable gains. The Wall also ascends, rising from No. 38 to No. 29.
Meanwhile, The Dark Side of the Moon holds steady at No. 13. Live at Pompeii, after debuting at No. 1, slips slightly to No. 3 in its second frame.