Pink Floyd Albums, Ranked

The 1973 landmark spent a record ~950 weeks on the Billboard chart and is one of the best-selling albums ever (~45M+).

The 1975 tribute built around 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond' is frequently cited by the band as their finest work.

The 1979 double concept album spawned the #1 single 'Another Brick in the Wall' and a 1982 film.

The 1977 Orwell-inspired record is a critical favorite and its inflatable pig over Battersea is an iconic image.

The 1971 album's side-long 'Echoes' marked the band's leap toward their mature, spacious sound.

The 1967 debut led by Syd Barrett is a foundational British psychedelia record and their most influential early work.

The bleaker, bitter 1983 anti-war record is essentially a Roger Waters solo album and their last with him.

The 1968 album is the only one featuring all five members and captures the transition to the Gilmour era.

The 1970 album's side-long orchestral title suite was their first UK #1, an ambitious if uneven experiment.

The 1994 album topped charts worldwide and yielded the Grammy-winning instrumental 'Marooned,' but lacks the classic-era depth.

The 1972 film soundtrack is a solid, tuneful transitional record often overlooked between Meddle and Dark Side.

The 1969 soundtrack has moments but is minor early Floyd, valued more as a curiosity than a statement.

The 1987 first album without Waters sold well but is widely seen as a glossy, session-heavy lesser effort.

The 1969 half-live, half-solo-experiment album is the band's most self-indulgent and least-loved studio effort.

The 2014 mostly-instrumental finale, built from Division Bell sessions, was received as a pleasant but slight epilogue.