Pink Floyd Sees Two Masterpieces Return To The Charts

BusinessHollywood & EntertainmentPink Floyd Sees Two Masterpieces Return To The ChartsByHugh McIntyre,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.Follow AuthorApr 27, 2026, 09:14am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Two of Pink Floyd's most successful albums, The Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here, both bound back onto different Billboard charts in America this week. 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)gettyPink Floyd is one of the bestselling musical acts in American history, and has been for decades. Many of the English rock band’s albums have earned gold, platinum, or multi-platinum certifications from the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America), and the music industry organization reports that across all projects, the troupe has moved 76 million equivalent album units in the United States alone. That roundup includes a pair of diamond-certified titles, as both The Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall have shifted at least 15 million copies. This week, Pink Floyd appears on just two Billboard charts, both of which are focused entirely on purchases. What makes the group’s performance this time around notable is that a pair of projects by the rockers return, and they bounce back onto different lists simultaneously, becoming bestsellers once more.The Dark Side of the Moon Returns to the Vinyl ChartBetween Pink Floyd’s two comebacks, The Dark Side of the Moon is the higher-ranking winner this frame. The project, one of the top-performing albums of all time, reenters the Vinyl Albums chart at No. 20.Wish You Were Here Reenters the Top Album...