Pink Floyd Blocked From A New No. 1 Album

BusinessHollywood & EntertainmentPink Floyd Blocked From A New No. 1 AlbumByHugh McIntyre,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.Follow AuthorJun 16, 2026, 11:45am EDTSummaryPink Floyd’s new compilation *8-Tracks* debuts on six U.K. charts, proving the band’s catalog remains a strong seller decades after its prime. The set opens highest on the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart, where it starts at No. 2, blocked from the top spot by Evanescence’s *Sanctuary*. *8-Tracks*, which includes classics like “Money,” “Wish You Were Here” and “Comfortably Numb,” also reaches the top 10 on several sales-focused rankings and helps Pink Floyd add another near-miss to its long list of rock chart successes. Show More Pink Floyd's new compilation 8-Tracks debuts on half a dozen charts in the U.K., and the band misses out on a new No. 1 on one list by a single space. LOS ANGELES - AUGUST 1968: Psychedelic rock group Pink Floyd pose for a portrait shrouded in pink in August of 1968 in Los Angeles. (L-R) Nick Mason, Dave Gilmour, Rick Wright (center front), Roger Waters. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)gettyMusic lovers in the United Kingdom seem like they will never tire of the work of Pink Floyd. The group lives on the charts week after week, and any time a career retrospective, live collection or anything with the name Pink Floyd attached is released, it becomes a strong seller in that nation, even as additional projects continue to perform incredibly well. The group scores yet another win on multiple charts in the U.K. this week, and the rockers nearly land another champion on one specific tally, but miss out on doing so by just one frustrating space.Pink Floyd’s 8-Tracks Debuts at No. 2Earlier in June, a new Pink Floyd compilation titled 8-Tracks was released, and superfans of the outfit have turned it into a bestseller. The project debuts on h...