Pink Floyd

15 albums with 129 songs. 11 other songs. 140 original songs (or more, if we count "Speak To Me/Breathe" as two songs, or "Sysyphus" as four). Syd Barrett has been in charge of the first album, and David Gilmour of the last three. Roger Waters has dominated seven albums: "More", "Meddle", "The Dark Side Of The Moon", "Wish You Were Here", "Animals", "The Wall" and "The Final Cut". And four albums ("A Saucerful Of Secrets", "Ummagumma", "Atom Heart Mother" and "Obscured By Clouds") are collaborative efforts by all members of the band. 

1967 The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (11)

Pink Floyd's first album. Almost all the songs (except "Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk" by Roger Waters) were written or co-written by Syd Barrett. The best are: "Bike", "Mathilda Mother", "Lucifer Sam", "The Gnome", "Chapter 24", "Astronomy Dominé" and "Interstellar Overdrive". The worst: "Pow R Toc H", "Flaming" and "The Scarecrow".

1968 A Saucerful Of Secrets (7)

An absolute gem that Nick Mason has named as his favourite Pink Floyd album. The highlight is the wonderful "Jugband Blues", Syd Barrett's last song for Pink Floyd and his only contribution to this album. Roger Waters offers three fabulous songs: "Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun", "Corporal Clegg" and "Let There Be More Light". Superb "Remember A Day" and eccentric "See-Saw" have been written by Richard Wright. And there is also a memorable title number, an instrumental track by Nick Mason, Richard Wright, David Gilmour and Roger Waters. 

1969 More (13)

A soundtrack album for the film "More" by Barbet Schroeder. Two excellent hard rock songs: "The Nile Song" and "Ibiza Bar". Two fine ballads: an acoustic folk one, "Green Is The Colour", and a more psychedelic one, "Cymbaline". Two unusual and original tunes: "Cirrus Minor" and "Crying Song". A short flamenco number "A Spanish Piece". And six instrumental tracks: "Up the Khyber", "Quicksilver", "Main Theme", "More Blues", "Dramatic Theme" and "Party Sequence".

1969 Ummagumma (5)

Pink Floyd's most eccentric album to date. It consists of two discs: the Live album with new live versions of four previously released songs and the Studio album with five new songs (one each from Richard Wright, Nick Mason and David Gilmour, and two from Roger Waters). 

Waters' "Grantchester Meadows" is most memorable for an annoying fly that gets its just desserts at the end. Gilmour's "The Narrow Way" is presented in three parts (the second being the best). Mason's "The Grand Vizier's Garden Party" (also divided into three parts: "Entrance", "Entertainment" and "Exit") is the most experimental. Wright's "Sysyphus" is also quite experimental, but it consists of four parts (the last one being longer than the previous three all together, not that it matters in the least, because there is a pause in the middle of the fourth part that actually lasts just as long as the pauses between the various parts). And Waters' "Several Species Of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together In A Cave And Grooving With A Pict" takes the cake for the best song title, not only on this album, but, like, ever, not only because it's "groovy", but also because it very accurately describes the entire composition.

"Ummagumma" offers an appetizing hint of the "Dark Side" glories to come. Unlike many later albums by Pink Floyd, it has pauses between tracks, but despite this, it can (and should) be listen to from the beginning to the end without interruption.

1970 Atom Heart Mother (5)

"If" by Roger Waters", "Fat Old Sun" by David Gilmour" and "Summer '68" by Richard Wright. Three excellent and original songs. "Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast", a unique and experimental instrumental track consisting of three parts: "Rise and Shine", "Sunny Side Up" and "Morning Glory". The title number, an amazing suite that Stanley Kubrick wanted to use for his film "A Clockwork Orange" (but was refused permission). And yet, Roger Waters inexplicably called it "a really awful and embarrassing record". Let's just say that Roger shouldn't quit his day job to become a music critic. The "Atom Heart Mother Suite" consists of six parts: "Father's Shout", "Breast Milky", "Mother Fore", "Funky Dung", "Mind Your Throats Please" and "Remergence".

1971 Meddle (6)

This album has two very unusual songs for Pink Floyd: "San Tropez" (a charming and jazzy pop tune) and "Seamus" (a pseudo-blues novelty track with a dog howling along to the music). "Fearless" is far more typical of their oeuvre, but it ends with a bizarre recording of football fans singing "You'll Never Walk Alone" by Rodgers and Hammerstein. There are also two other fine songs, "One of These Days" and "A Pillow of Winds". However, more than half of the album's running time is devoted to only one tune, "Echoes", one of their best compositions.

1972 Obscured By Clouds (10)

A soundtrack album for the film "La Vallee" by Barbet Schroeder. Six songs and four instrumental tracks. Five songs, "Free Four", "Stay", "Childhood's End", "Wot's Uh The Deal" and "The Gold It's In The", are excellent. "Burning Bridges", far less so. Among the instrumental tracks, the best is definitely "When You're In". The others are "Absolutely Curtains", "Mudmen" and "Obscured By Clouds".

1973 The Dark Side Of The Moon (8)

Arguably the greatest album ever released. All its songs and instrumental compositions are fabulous: "Speak To Me/Breathe", "On The Run", "Time", "The Great Gig In The Sky", "Money", "Us And Them", "Any Colour You Like" and "Brain Damage/Eclipse". The entire album can (and should) be listen to from the beginning to the end without interruption, as it forms a single musical composition with seamless transitions between its various sections.  

1975 Wish You Were Here (4)

There are really only four songs here. The greatest is definitely "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", divided into two sections (one opening the album and the other closing it), which takes the lion's share of the album (almost 60% of its entire running time). The title song is also outstanding. "Welcome To The Machine" and "Have A Cigar" are very good songs too. 

1977 Animals (4)

There are three species of animals on this album: "Dogs", "Sheep" and pigs. Dogs and sheep only get one song each, but pigs actually get two songs: "Pigs On The Wing" (divided into 2 tracks) and "Pigs (Three Different Ones)".

1979 The Wall (23)

Arguably the greatest rock opera album of all times. Like "The Dark Side Of The Moon", this album also should be listen to from the beginning to the end without interruption. The best songs are "Comfortably Numb" and "Another Brick In The Wall" (divided into 3 tracks; with the second being the highlight of the entire album). "Hey You", "The Trial" and "Young Lust" are also fabulous. Other great songs: "The Thin Ice", "Mother", "Goodbye Blue Sky", "Waiting For The Worms", "Run Like Hell" and "In The Flesh" (divided into two tracks - one opening the album, and another near the end). There are also some very short songs, such as "The Happiest Days Of Our Lives", "The Show Must Go On", "Bring The Boys Back Home", "Vera", "Goodbye Cruel World", "Outside The Wall" and "Stop", each well under 2 minutes long. "One Of My Turns", "Don't Leave Me Now", "Is There Anybody Out There?", "Nobody Home" and "Empty Spaces" are the weakest songs on the album.  

1983 The Final Cut (12)

Pink Floyd's last album with Roger Waters. Far less successful than the great albums of the 1970's, it still has a few memorable songs, including "The Post War Dream", "Not Now John", "Your Possible Pasts", "The Gunner's Dream" and especially "Two Suns In The Sunset". Unfortunately, the rest is far less impressive. "Southampton Dock", "The Final Cut", "The Hero's Return" and "Paranoid Eyes" are pretty average. "The Fletcher Memorial Home" is preachy and annoying. Two songs are very short and very forgettable: "One Of The Few" and "Get Your Filthy Hands Off My Desert". 

1987 Momentary Lapse Of Reason (9)

The first Pink Floyd album without Roger Waters. And, also their first mainstream rock music album. And a very good one, too, though certainly more conventional than their previous ones. All songs have been written (or co-written) by David Gilmour. The best are definitely "Learning To Fly" and "On The Turning Away", with "One Slip" coming in a close third. "Sorrows", "The Dogs Of War" and "Yet Another Movie" are very fine as well. "A New Machine" (presented on two separate tracks) is the closest to a typical Pink Floyd song of the 1970's. There are also three instrumental tracks: "Round And Around", "Terminal Frost" and "Signs Of Life". Like many Pink Floyd albums, this one also should be listen to from the beginning to the end without interruption, in order to fully appreciate the seamless transitions between the songs. Here, it is particularly important with both tracks of "A New Machine" separated by "Terminal Frost" - together, they form a continuous musical experience of the highest order.

1994 The Division Bell (11)

Another great rock music album from Pink Floyd. Seven superb songs: "High Hopes", "Keep Talking", "Wearing The Inside Out", "Lost For Words", "What Do You Want From Me", "A Great Day For Freedom" and "Poles Apart". Two average ones: "Coming Back To Life" and "Take It Back". And two instrumental tracks: "Cluster One" and "Marooned".  

2014 The Endless River (1)

After two great rock music albums, Pink Floyd has gone back to its psychedelic roots and the result is an endless flow of pure aural bliss. There are 18 tracks on the album, but it should be listen to from the beginning to the end without interruption, as it forms a single musical composition with seamless transitions between its various sections. Pink Floyd's last album.

Other songs:

"Arnold Layne" (1967)

"See Emily Play" (1967)

"Candy And A Currant Bun" (1967)

"Paint Box" (1967)

"Apples And Oranges" (1967)

"Careful With That Axe Eugene" (1968)

"Point Me At The Sky" (1968)

"Julia Dream" (1968)

"It Would Be So Nice" (1968)

"Biding My Time" (1969)

"When the Tigers Broke Free" (1982)