By 2013, the band had sold more than 250 million records worldwide, including 75 million certified units in the United States. Pink Floyd were inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996, and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005. The final Pink Floyd studio album, The Endless River, recorded without Waters and based on material recorded in 1993–1994, was released in November 2014. After nearly two decades of acrimony, Pink Floyd reunited with Waters in 2005 for a performance at the global awareness event Live 8, but Gilmour and Waters have since stated they have no plans to reunite as a band again. The three produced two more albums, A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987) and The Division Bell (1994), and toured until 1994. Gilmour and Mason continued as Pink Floyd Wright rejoined them as a session musician and, later, a band member. Wright left Pink Floyd in 1979, followed by Waters in 1985. The Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall became two of the best-selling albums of all time. Waters became the band's primary lyricist and, by the mid-1970s, their dominant songwriter, devising the concepts behind their critically and commercially successful albums The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975), Animals (1977), The Wall (1979) and The Final Cut (1983).
David Gilmour joined as a fifth member in December 1967 Barrett left the band in April 1968 due to deteriorating mental health. Also factored in are the status of each album’s songs in Dave’s Music Database for songs. They gained popularity performing in London's underground music scene during the late 1960s, and under Barrett's leadership released two charting singles and a successful debut album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967). Dave’s Music Database lists are determined by album’s appearances on best-of lists as well as chart success, sales, critics’ ratings, and awards.
Pink Floyd were founded in 1965 by students Syd Barrett, Nick Mason, Roger Waters, and Richard Wright. Distinguished by their use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, extended compositions and elaborate live shows, they are one of the most commercially successful and musically influential groups in the history of popular music. They achieved international acclaim with their progressive and psychedelic music. The Best Selling Albums Of All Time: 1: Michael Jackson: Thriller (1982) 65 million 2: AC/DC: Back in Black (1980) 50 million 3: Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon (1973) 50 million 4.
They gained popularity performing in London's underground music scene during the late 1960s, and under Barrett's leadership released two charting singles a Pink Floyd were an English rock band formed in London. They achieved international acclaim with their progressive and psychedelic music. Description: Pink Floyd were an English rock band formed in London.