Pink Floyd: Their Best Songs, Ranked
Nearly 40 years after their main songwriter Roger Waters left the band and nearly 30 after their final real album (1994’s ‘The Division Bell’) Pink Floyd remain one of the…
LONDON – JULY 02: (L to R) David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Nick Mason and Rick Wright from the band Pink Floyd on stage at “Live 8 London” in Hyde Park on July 2, 2005 in London, England.
(Photo by MJ Kim/Getty Images)Nearly 40 years after their main songwriter Roger Waters left the band and nearly 30 after their final real album (1994’s ‘The Division Bell’) Pink Floyd remain one of the most popular rock bands of all time. As their masterpiece - or one of their masterpieces - ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ turns 50, we’re counting down their greatest songs, from their early Syd Barrett era to their post-Waters days.
We are combining titles here: “Brain Damage” and “Eclipse,” for example, are hard to separate. “Pigs On The Wing (Part One)” and “Pigs On The Wing (Part Two)” kind of go together, as does the whole “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” suite, and we wish they’d put out a track that includes all of the segments of the song together. Anyway, check out our list of our favorite Floyd jams.
40. “Southampton Dock” from ‘The Final Cut’ (1983)
Pink Floyd Music/Sony Music39. “On The Turning Away” from ‘A Momentary Lapse Of Reason’ (1987)
Pink Floyd Music/Sony Music38. “Outside The Wall” from ‘The Wall’ (1979)
Pink Floyd Music/Sony Music37. “Sheep” from ‘Animals’ (1977)
Pink Floyd Music/Sony Music36. “The Trial” from ‘The Wall’ (1979)
Pink Floyd Music/Sony Music35. “Lucifer Sam” from ‘The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn’ (1967)
Pink Floyd Music/Sony Music34. “Run Like Hell” from ‘The Wall’ (1979)
Pink Floyd Music/Sony Music33. “Arnold Layne” (single release, 1967)
Pink Floyd Music32. “Is There Anybody Out There?” from ‘The Wall’ (1979)
Pink Floyd Music/Sony Music31. “If” from ‘Atom Heart Mother’ (1970)
Pink Floyd Music/Sony Music30. “Goodbye Blue Sky” from ‘The Wall’ (1979)
Pink Floyd Music/Sony Music29. “Dogs” from ‘Animals’ (1977)
Pink Floyd Music/Sony Music28. “Empty Spaces”/”Young Lust” from ‘The Wall’ (1979)
Pink Floyd Music/Sony Music27. “Careful With That Axe, Eugene (live)” from ‘Ummagumma’ (1969)
Pink Floyd Music/Sony Music26. “Hey You” from ‘The Wall’ (1979)
Pink Floyd Music/Sony Music25. “Pigs On The Wing 1”/”Pigs On The Wing 2” from ‘Animals’ (1977)
Pink Floyd Music/Sony Music24. “One Of These Days” from ‘Meddle’ (1971)
Pink Floyd Music/Sony Music23. “The Thin Ice” from ‘The Wall’ (1979)
Pink Floyd Music/Sony Music22. “Echoes” from ‘Meddle’ (1971)
Pink Floyd Music/Sony Music21. “Not Now John” from ‘The Final Cut (1983)
Pink Floyd Music/Sony Music20. “Us And Them”/”Any Colour You Like” from ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ (1973)
Pink Floyd Music/Sony Music19. “Interstellar Overdrive” from ‘The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn’ (1967)
Pink Floyd Music/Sony Music18. “The Great Gig In The Sky” from ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ (1973)
Pink Floyd Music/Sony Music17. “Astronomy Domine” from ‘The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn’ (1967)
Pink Floyd Music/Sony Music16. “In The Flesh?”/”In The Flesh” from ‘The Wall’ (1979)
Pink Floyd Music/Sony Music15. “See Emily Play” (single release, 1967)
Pink Floyd Music14. “Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun” from ‘A Saucerful Of Secrets’ (1968)
Pink Floyd Music/Sony Music13- “Speak To Me”/”Breathe (In The Air)”/”On The Run” from ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ (1973)
Pink Floyd Music/Sony Music12. “Nobody Home” from ‘The Wall’ (1979)
Pink Floyd Music/Sony Music11. “Have A Cigar” from from ‘Wish You Were Here’ (1975)
Pink Floyd Music/Sony Music10. “Pigs (Three Different Ones)” from ‘Animals’ (1977)
Pink Floyd Music/Sony Music9. “Mother” from ‘The Wall’ (1979)
Pink Floyd Music/Sony Music8. “Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-5)”/”Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 6-9)” from ‘Wish You Were Here’ (1975)
Pink Floyd Music/Sony Music7. “Brain Damage”/”Eclipse” from ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ (1973)
Pink Floyd Music/Sony Music6. “Another Brick In The Wall, Part 1”/”The Happiest Days Of Our Lives”/”Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2” from ‘The Wall’ (1979)
Pink Floyd Music/Sony Music5. “Time” from ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ (1973)
Pink Floyd Music/Sony Music4. “Welcome To The Machine” from ‘Wish You Were Here’ (1975)
Pink Floyd Music/Sony Music3. “Comfortably Numb” from ‘The Wall’ (1979)
Pink Floyd Music/Sony Music2. “Money” from ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ (1973)
Pink Floyd Music/Song Music1. “Wish You Were Here” from ‘Wish You Were Here’ (1975)
Pink Floyd Music/Sony MusicBrian has been working in pop culture and media for about three decades: he’s worked at MTV, VH1, SiriusXM, CBS and Loudwire. Besides working as a writer and an editor-in-chief, he’s also appeared on air as a pundit, guested on radio shows and hosted podcasts. Over the years, he’s interviewed the surviving members of Led Zeppelin, the members of U2, Beyonce, Pink, Usher, Stevie Nicks, Lorde… and is grateful to have had the chance to interview Joe Strummer of the Clash and Tom Petty.
