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)
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Music 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. 2
Earlier 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 half a dozen rankings in the U.K., and it launches highest on the Official Rock & Metal Albums tally. On that genre-specific list, 8-Tracks starts its time at No. 2. Only Sanctuary, the latest release from hard rock favorites Evanescence, keeps Pink Floyd from one more champion as that set opens in first place.
Pink Floyd Has Already Scored Eight Leaders
While Pink Floyd does not start 8-Tracks at the summit of the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart, the band has already earned eight No. 1s. It’s only been a little more than a year since the group soared to the peak position with At Pompeii — MCMLXXII. The troupe’s The Dark Side of the Moon – which has appeared on the Official Rock & Metal Albums roster in multiple forms – brought the band to the rundown for the first time in October 2012, and so far, it has spent 32 weeks running the show.
Here are all of Pink Floyd’s No. 1s on the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart.
- Animals
- At Pompeii – MCMLXXII
- The Dark Side of the Moon
- The Division Bell
- The Early Years – 1965-72
- The Endless River
- Transmissions Plus 1969
- Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd Adds Another Runner-Up to the Band's List
As 8-Tracks debuts at No. 2, it gives Pink Floyd yet another runner-up. The band has now seen just as many sets peak in second place as fly all the way to No. 1. Before this week, the legendary group’s most recent debut, Live From the Los Angeles Sports Arena, which arrived back in late April, also topped out at No. 2.
Here are all of Pink Floyd’s projects that have missed hitting No. 1 on the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart by one space.
- 8-Tracks
- A Momentary Lapse of Reason
- A Saucer Full of Secrets
- Delicate Sound of Thunder
- Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena
- Pulse
- The Dark Side of the Moon
- The Dark Side of the Moon: Live at Wembley 1974
8-Tracks Highlights Pink Floyd’s History
The fact that 8-Tracks sold as well as it did in its opening frame speaks volumes about how popular Pink Floyd is to this day. The compilation does not include any previously unreleased material, and yet, it's a top performer. One track, a longer version of “Pigs on the Wing,” was originally only available on an eight-track of the group’s album Animals, and that appears to be perhaps the sole piece of music that was previously difficult to find. Also included on the compilation are smashes like “Money,” “Wish You Were Here” and “Comfortably Numb,” and the project is meant to highlight the best moments from from 1971 through 1979 for the band.
Pink Floyd Hits the Top 10 on Multiple Charts
8-Tracks starts its time inside the top 10 on four of the six U.K. rosters on which it debuts this week. 8-Tracks is new at No. 4 on both the Official Physical Albums and Official Vinyl Albums charts, and it comes in two spaces beneath that position, at No. 6, on the Official Albums Sales tally.
The project misses the highest tier on the Official Album Downloads roster by just one space, as it kicks off its time at No. 11. Pink Floyd returns to the Official Albums chart, the 100-space register of the most-consumed albums and EPs in the country, at No. 17, with its latest offering.
