# Pink Floyd's albums ranked

All fifteen studio albums, from the Syd Barrett debut to The Endless River, in the order that the big rankings (Mojo, Louder, Paste) tend to agree on.

- 219 votes · 15 items
- Jan 23, 2026 · the_riff
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## Top 15

1. **The Dark Side of the Moon** (22 · ▲26 ▼4) — 1973. Time, money and madness; one of the best-selling albums ever.
2. **Wish You Were Here** (20 · ▲21 ▼1) — 1975. A tribute to Syd Barrett and a swipe at the music business.
3. **The Wall** (20 · ▲20 ▼0) — 1979. Roger Waters' rock opera about isolation.
4. **Animals** (14 · ▲16 ▼2) — 1977. Orwell-style dogs, pigs and sheep; their angriest record.
5. **The Piper at the Gates of Dawn** (14 · ▲14 ▼0) — 1967. Syd Barrett's psychedelic fairy tales.
6. **Meddle** (12 · ▲14 ▼2) — 1971. Where they found their sound, with the 23-minute "Echoes".
7. **The Division Bell** (10 · ▲10 ▼0) — 1994. Gilmour and Wright's graceful late statement.
8. **Ummagumma** (9 · ▲9 ▼0) — 1969. Half live, half solo experiments; usually last.
9. **Atom Heart Mother** (8 · ▲12 ▼4) — 1970. A side-long suite with brass and choir.
10. **A Saucerful of Secrets** (7 · ▲9 ▼2) — 1968. Barrett leaves, Gilmour arrives.
11. **The Final Cut** (7 · ▲9 ▼2) — 1983. Practically a Roger Waters solo album about war.
12. **More** (7 · ▲9 ▼2) — 1969. Soundtrack for Barbet Schroeder's film.
13. **Obscured by Clouds** (7 · ▲8 ▼1) — 1972. A soundtrack overshadowed by what came next.
14. **The Endless River** (6 · ▲10 ▼4) — 2014. Mostly instrumental farewell built on Rick Wright's recordings.
15. **A Momentary Lapse of Reason** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — 1987. The first album without Waters.

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