Pink Floyd

Summary

Pink Floyd is a rock band^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.23% of rock_band entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (69,770 views/month, #2 of 861).^[2]

Key Facts

• Pink Floyd's field of work was music^[3].
• Pink Floyd received the Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance^[4].
• Pink Floyd received the Grammy Hall of Fame^[5].
• Pink Floyd received the Grammy Hall of Fame^[6].
• Pink Floyd received the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[7].
• Pink Floyd received the Polar Music Prize^[8].
• Pink Floyd's instance of is recorded as rock band^[9].
• Pink Floyd's genre is progressive rock^[10].
• Pink Floyd's genre is psychedelic rock^[11].
• Pink Floyd's genre is art rock^[12].
• Pink Floyd's genre is space rock^[13].
• Pink Floyd's genre is blues rock^[14].
• Pink Floyd's genre is experimental rock^[15].
• Pink Floyd's genre is acid rock^[16].
• Pink Floyd's genre is proto-prog^[17].
• Pink Anderson is named after Pink Floyd^[18].
• Floyd Council is named after Pink Floyd^[19].
• Pink Floyd's record label is recorded as Tower Records^[20].
• Pink Floyd's record label is recorded as Harvest^[21].
• Pink Floyd's record label is recorded as Capitol Records^[22].
• Pink Floyd's record label is recorded as Columbia Records^[23].
• Pink Floyd's record label is recorded as EMI^[24].
• Pink Floyd's record label is recorded as Parlophone^[25].
• Pink Floyd's record label is recorded as Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.^[26].
• Pink Floyd's record label is recorded as Sony Music^[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1965^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2014^[31]

• Genre(s): acid rock, art rock, blues rock, classic rock, experimental rock, progressive, progressive rock, psychedelic, psychedelic pop, psychedelic rock, rock, rock opera, space rock, symphonic rock^[32]

• Community tags: acid rock, album rock, art rock, blues rock, classic rock, experimental rock, progressive, progressive rock, proto-prog, psychedelic, psychedelic pop, psychedelic rock, rock, rock opera, space rock, symphonic rock, vyrzukhisuc-artiest^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 83d91898-7763-47d7-b03b-b92132375c47^[34]

Body

Career and Affiliations

Pink Floyd's field of work was music^[3].

Recognition

Awards received include Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance^[4], a class of award^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1991^[37]; Grammy Hall of Fame^[5], an award^[38], founded in 1973^[39]; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[7], a music museum^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1983^[42]; and Polar Music Prize^[8], a music award^[43], in Sweden^[44], founded in 1989^[45].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Pink Floyd include Synalpheus pinkfloydi^[46] and Pinkfloydia^[47].

Why It Matters

Pink Floyd ranks in the top 0.23% of rock_band entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (69,770 views/month, #2 of 861).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

It has been cited as an influence by David Bowie^[50], a painter^[51], 1947–2016^[52], of United Kingdom^[53], awarded the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[54], specialised in music^[55]; Queen^[56], a musical group^[57], founded in 1970^[58]; Radiohead^[59], a musical group^[60], founded in 1985^[61]; Rush^[62], a musical group^[63], founded in 1968^[64]; Bryan Adams^[65], a guitarist^[66], b. 1959^[67], of Canada^[68], awarded the Golden Feather^[69]; and The Smashing Pumpkins^[70], a rock band^[71], founded in 1988^[72].

Entities named for it include Synalpheus pinkfloydi^[46] and Pinkfloydia^[47].

FAQs

What awards did Pink Floyd receive?

Honors received include Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance^[4], Grammy Hall of Fame^[5], Grammy Hall of Fame^[6], and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[7].

Who did Pink Floyd influence?

Pink Floyd has been cited as an influence by David Bowie^[50], Queen^[56], Radiohead^[59], and Rush^[62].