27-03-2025
Pink Floyd Charts A Brand New Hit Album
Pink Floyd hasn't released a new studio album in a decade, and there isn't another one coming anytime soon. Somehow, the rockers continue to rack up hit full-lengths in the U.K., proving just how strong its legacy — and fan base — is to this day.
The group has only rarely reunited in the past few decades, but that hasn't stopped the band from charting again and again thanks to a steady stream of archival releases, retrospectives, and special edition drops. This week, the band is back with another new bestseller, and the material it contains is far from recent.
The latest win for the legendary rock outfit comes as To Control Space - Live 1969 debuts. The newly-issued live collection opens at No. 28 on the Official Rock and Metal Albums chart in the U.K., giving Pink Floyd yet another placement on that genre-specific list.
To Control Space - Live 1969 is one of at least 50 appearances Pink Floyd has earned on the Official Rock and Metal Albums chart. That's an enormous sum for any act, and especially one that only ever released 15 studio albums. The rest of the sets from the group that have placed on the tally are compilations, box sets, and various live recordings, including this latest effort.
The band's new album is a rare and collectible recording that clearly struck a chord with longtime listeners. It was recorded all the way back in 1969 in Chesterfield, and features early performances of some of the band's more obscure and experimental material.
It hasn't been long since Pink Floyd last made an appearance on the Official Rock and Metal Albums chart, despite the fact that the group hasn't released a studio recording in a decade. To Control Space - Live 1969 marks the band's fifth debut on the tally in less than a year.
In 2024 alone, the group sent four different releases onto the ranking: Live at the BBC, September 1971; Winterland Eclipse, 1972; California Sun, Live 1970; and The Travel Sequence, Osaka, Japan, 1972. All four landed inside the top 40 between June and September.
This week, Pink Floyd earns the fifth-highest debut on the Official Rock and Metal Albums roster. The legendary rockers are beaten by Steven Wilson's The Overview (No. 1), Ricky Warwick's Blood Ties (No. 2), and Coheed and Cambria's The Father of Make Believe (No. 3). Live - Perpetual Change by Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks also enters the top 10, landing at No. 8.
While To Control Space - Live 1969 is the newest addition to Pink Floyd's charting catalog, one of its oldest releases – and easily its most successful – is also enjoying a boost this week. The band's landmark album The Dark Side of the Moon continues to perform well on several charts in the U.K. It currently appears on four tallies, and it climbs on half of them.
