Is Dark Side of the Moon the best selling album of all time?

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Is Dark Side of the Moon the best selling album of all time?

Is Dark Side of the Moon the best selling album of all time?

The album has sold over 45 million copies. It is believed to be the second best-selling album ever after Thriller by Michael Jackson. It is widely considered one of the greatest albums of all time....
The Dark Side of the Moon
Studio album by Pink Floyd
LabelHarvest
ProducerPink Floyd
Pink Floyd chronology
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How long was Dark Side of the Moon in the top 100 albums?

Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon finally left Billboard's album chart in July 1988, 736 weeks after it debuted on the weekly Top 200 listing. Decades after that record was set, it still hasn't been broken.

Why is The Dark Side of the Moon album so popular?

On its release in late March 1973 Dark Side Of The Moon shot quickly up the British charts to No. 2 – just one place higher than Meddle had reached. In America it was their first album to chart and it hit the No. 1 spot in April for one week....More videos on YouTube.
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Is Dark Side of the Moon a concept album?

A concept album, The Dark Side of the Moon explores themes such as conflict, greed, time, death and mental illness. Snippets from interviews with the band's road crew are featured alongside philosophical quotations.

What is the longest charting album?

The Dark Side of the Moon Most weeks on the chart
WeeksAlbumArtist
958The Dark Side of the MoonPink Floyd
709*LegendBob Marley and the Wailers
693Journey's Greatest HitsJourney
638*MetallicaMetallica
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Is Dark Side of the Moon the greatest album ever?

  • The Dark Side of the Moon is invariably hailed as one of the greatest and most influential albums ever — certainly a defining moment of the progressive rock genre. And the mystery of the cover art remains today.

What songs are on The Dark Side of the Moon?

  • One of the most famous albums of Pink Floyd is 'The Dark Side of the Moon'. Besides the title of the album, this phrase also appears in the lyrics of the last song of the album, Eclipse: Pink Floyd are known for using allegories in their philosophical lyrics.

Does the Moon always have the same side in darkness?

  • Although there is a part of the moon that we never see from Earth (since it always keeps the same side towards us), the backside isn't dark. It's just the "far side of the moon" (first seen by human eyes in 1968 during Apollo 8 ). Half the time the far side is in sunlight and half the time it's not, just like the Earth.

What is the darkest part of the moon called?

  • Question and answer. The darkest part of the moon s shadow is called the penumbra. The darkest part of the moon s shadow is called the UMBRA.

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