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The Dark Side of the Moon

1973 studio album by British band Pink Floyd
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The Dark Side of the Moon is a musical album with the genre of progressive rock . It explores themes of conflict, greed, time, and mental illness through its cohesive structure and sonic experimentation. The album was recorded at Abbey Road Studios and released in 1973 by Pink Floyd. Its production features layered sound effects, synthesizers, and spoken word fragments that contribute to its immersive atmosphere. The album's cover art, designed by Storm Thorgerson, depicts a prism dispersing light into a spectrum. It spent over 900 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart and remains one of the best-selling albums of all time.

The Dark Side of the Moon

Summary

The Dark Side of the Moon is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 0.033% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,517 views/month, #20 of 60,676).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Dark Side of the Moon received the SNEP double diamond album[3].
  • The Dark Side of the Moon's instance of is recorded as album[4].
  • The Dark Side of the Moon's genre is progressive rock[5].
  • The Dark Side of the Moon was produced by Pink Floyd[6].
  • The Dark Side of the Moon was performed by Pink Floyd[7].
  • The Dark Side of the Moon's record label is recorded as Harvest[8].
  • The Dark Side of the Moon's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[9].
  • The Dark Side of the Moon's place of publication is recorded as United States[10].
  • The Dark Side of the Moon is part of Pink Floyd's albums in chronological order[11].
  • The Dark Side of the Moon is part of Pink Floyd studio albums discography[12].
  • The Dark Side of the Moon's Commons category is recorded as The Dark Side of the Moon[13].
  • The Dark Side of the Moon's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • The Dark Side of the Moon was distributed by LP record[15].
  • The Dark Side of the Moon was distributed by music streaming[16].
  • The Dark Side of the Moon was distributed by music download[17].
  • The Dark Side of the Moon's review score is recorded as 5[18].
  • The Dark Side of the Moon's recorded at studio or venue is recorded as Abbey Road Studios[19].
  • The Dark Side of the Moon's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[20].
  • The Dark Side of the Moon was released on March 1, 1973[21].
  • The Dark Side of the Moon's tracklist is recorded as Speak to Me[22].
  • The Dark Side of the Moon's tracklist is recorded as Breathe[23].
  • The Dark Side of the Moon's tracklist is recorded as On the Run[24].
  • The Dark Side of the Moon's tracklist is recorded as Time[25].
  • The Dark Side of the Moon's tracklist is recorded as The Great Gig in the Sky[26].
  • The Dark Side of the Moon's tracklist is recorded as Money[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[28]

  • First release date: 1973-03-24[29]

  • Genre(s): ambient, art rock, classic rock, electronic, experimental, hard rock, jazz, progressive, progressive rock, psychedelic rock, rock, space rock[30]

  • Community tags: 1973, 5+ wochen, 70s, album rock, ambient, art rock, atmospheric, britannique, classic rock, concept album, dad rock, discogs/the most popular album released every year from 1950 to 2020, electronic, english, existential, experimental, hard rock, jahrescharts 2023, jazz, offizielle charts, philosophical, pop/rock, prog rock, progressive, progressive rock, psychedelic rock, rhythm and blues, rock, rock/pop, space rock, vyrzukhisuc-album[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f5093c06-23e3-404f-aeaa-40f72885ee3a[32]

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Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Dark Side of the Moon was Pink Floyd[7]. It was produced by Pink Floyd[6].

Publication

The Dark Side of the Moon was released on March 1, 1973[21]. Place of publication include United Kingdom[9] and United States[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[14]. Its genre is progressive rock[5]. Part of include Pink Floyd's albums in chronological order[11] and Pink Floyd studio albums discography[12]. Recorded distribution format include LP record[15], music streaming[16], and music download[17].

Reception

The Dark Side of the Moon received the SNEP double diamond album[3]. Its review score is recorded as 5[18].

Cultural Impact

Things named for The Dark Side of the Moon include Moonshot AI[33], a company[34], in People's Republic of China[35], founded in 2023[36], headquartered in Beijing[37].

Why It Matters

The Dark Side of the Moon ranks in the top 0.033% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,517 views/month, #20 of 60,676).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Entities named for it include Moonshot AI[33], a company[34], in People's Republic of China[35], founded in 2023[36], headquartered in Beijing[37].

FAQs

What awards did The Dark Side of the Moon receive?

Honors received include SNEP double diamond album[3].

Related Entities

Alan Parsons Harvest United Kingdom United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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