Pink Floyd's albums ranked
The top 3 according to 219 votes from people: The Dark Side of the Moon · Wish You Were Here · The Wall. (Updated Jan 23, 2026.)
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.
Top 15
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1
The Dark Side of the Moon
1973. Time, money and madness; one of the best-selling albums ever.
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2
Wish You Were Here
1975. A tribute to Syd Barrett and a swipe at the music business.
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3
The Wall
1979. Roger Waters' rock opera about isolation.
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4
Animals
1977. Orwell-style dogs, pigs and sheep; their angriest record.
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5
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
1967. Syd Barrett's psychedelic fairy tales.
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6
Meddle
1971. Where they found their sound, with the 23-minute "Echoes".
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7
The Division Bell
1994. Gilmour and Wright's graceful late statement.
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8
Ummagumma
1969. Half live, half solo experiments; usually last.
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9
Atom Heart Mother
1970. A side-long suite with brass and choir.
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10
A Saucerful of Secrets
1968. Barrett leaves, Gilmour arrives.
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11
The Final Cut
1983. Practically a Roger Waters solo album about war.
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12
More
1969. Soundtrack for Barbet Schroeder's film.
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13
Obscured by Clouds
1972. A soundtrack overshadowed by what came next.
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14
The Endless River
2014. Mostly instrumental farewell built on Rick Wright's recordings.
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15
A Momentary Lapse of Reason
1987. The first album without Waters.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (5)
Dark Side at number one is the boring pick but it's the right pick
Ummagumma last is fair but the studio half has some cool weird stuff
lol Wish You Were Here not first, ok
Animals above The Wall? Finally a list that gets it
The Wall is a masterpiece, no idea how it isn't top 2