The Dark Side of the Moon

Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon, released in 1973, is a critically acclaimed Progressive Rock album. It had been a long time coming, being their eighth studio album. It's a concept CD that uses a variety of experimental techniques to create previously unseen sounds. The number of remasters and re-releases has contributed to the sales increase. It received near-universal acclaim from all critics and continues to do so retroactively. The band's members are among the wealthiest musicians in the world, and the profits were used to fund the production of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Due to numerous artists continuing to release covers of the whole album, the record continues to sell roughly 10,000 copies every week.

This album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and stayed there for 950 weeks. A year before its premiere, it was given a live press screening at the Rainbow Theatre, and the audience was ecstatic. The original title was Dark Side of the Moon: A Piece for Assorted Lunatics. It was recorded at Abbey Road Studios.