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The Dark Side of the Moon
Studio albumby Pink Floyd
Released	1 March 1973 (1973-03-01)
Recorded	June 1972–January 1973
Studio	Abbey Road Studios, London
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	42:49
Label	Harvest
Producer	Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd chronology
Obscured by Clouds(1972) The Dark Side of the Moon(1973) Wish You Were Here(1975)
Singles from The Dark Side of the Moon
"Money"Released: 7 May 1973 "Us and Them"Released: 4 February 1974

The Dark Side of the Moon is the eighth studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 1 March 1973, by Harvest Records in the UK and Capitol Records in the US. Developed during live performances before recording began, it was conceived as a concept album that would focus on the pressures faced by the band during their arduous lifestyle, and also deal with the mental health problems of the former band member Syd Barrett, who had departed the group in 1968. New material was recorded in two sessions in 1972 and 1973 at EMI Studios (now Abbey Road Studios) in London.

The Dark Side of the Moon has received widespread acclaim from critics and has been frequently included in numerous professional listings of the greatest albums of all time. It brought Pink Floyd international fame, wealth and plaudits to all four band members. A blockbuster release of the album era, it also propelled record sales throughout the music industry during the 1970s.

History

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It was released in 1973 as Pink Floyd's ninth album. It is one of the most well-known albums of all time. It frequently places in the top five on lists of the greatest albums of all time made by rock music authorities.

Cover

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Its cover features a ray of white light going through a prism, coming through the other side as a rainbow. It is one of the most famous album covers of all time.[source?].

Wizard of Oz

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When synchronized with the movie The Wizard of Oz, there are many similarities between the two.[1]

Sales

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The Dark Side of the Moon became one of the best-selling albums of all time.[2] It is in the top 25 of a list of best selling albums in the United States.[3] It held the number one spot in the US for only a week. However, it remained in the Billboard album chart for a total of 778 weeks (nearly 14 years).[4] This is the longest any album has spent on the Billboard charts.[4] The album came back on the Billboard charts when the Top Pop Catalog Albums chart was introduced in May 1991. It has stayed there since then.[5] In the UK, it is the sixth best-selling album of all time.[6]

Track listing

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All lyrics written by Roger Waters. 

Side one
No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Speak to Me"	Nick Mason	1:30
2.	"Breathe"	David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Richard Wright	2:43
3.	"On the Run"	Gilmour, Waters	3:30
4.	"Time"	Gilmour, Waters, Wright, Mason	6:53
5.	"The Great Gig in the Sky"	Wright, Clare Torry*	4:15

Side two
No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Money"	Waters	6:30
2.	"Us and Them"	Waters, Wright	7:34
3.	"Any Colour You Like"	Gilmour, Wright, Mason	3:24
4.	"Brain Damage"	Waters	3:50
5.	"Eclipse"	Waters	1:45

References

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1. ↑ Karas, Kristen (2010-02-08). "'Wizard of Oz', Pink Floyd combine". The Daily Collegian Online. Archived from the original on 2010-02-11. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
2. ↑ Werde, Bill (13 May 2006), Floyd's 'Dark Side' Celebrates Chart Milestone, Billboard, p. 12, retrieved 17 March 2009
3. ↑ Top 100 Albums, riaa.com, archived from the original on 17 January 2010, retrieved 17 March 2009
4. 1 2 Billboard records, billboard.com, archived from the original on 3 September 2011, retrieved 31 August 2011
5. ↑ Basham, David (15 November 2001), Got Charts? Britney, Linkin Park Give Peers A Run For Their Sales Figures, mtv.com, archived from the original on 4 January 2010, retrieved 30 March 2009
6. ↑ Best Selling UK Albums of All Time (PDF), bpi.co.uk, archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2009, retrieved 15 August 2009

v t e Pink Floyd
Syd Barrett · Richard Wright · Roger Waters · Nick Mason · David Gilmour
Studio albums	The Piper at the Gates of Dawn · A Saucerful of Secrets · More · 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 · The Endless River
Soundtracks	The Committee · Tonite Let's All Make Love in London · Zabriskie Point ·
Live albums	Ummagumma · Delicate Sound of Thunder · Pulse · Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81
Compilations	The Best of the Pink Floyd · Relics · A Nice Pair · Masters of Rock · A Collection of Great Dance Songs · Works · Shine On · (The Early Singles) · 1967: The First Three Singles · Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd · Oh, by the Way
Films	Live at Pompeii · The Wall · Delicate Sound of Thunder · La Carrera Panamericana · Pulse · The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story · The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon · London '66-'67
Related articles	Discography · Videography · Steve O'Rourke · Live performances · Pigs · Dark Side of the Rainbow · The Man and the Journey · Unreleased material  · Music from "The Body"  · Publius Enigma · 19367 Pink Floyd · List of Pink Floyd songs

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