53 Years After Its Release, Pink Floyd’s ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ Is Still A Best-Selling Album

When Pink Floyd released Dark Side of the Moon in 1973, they drastically redefined what popular music could achieve. Rather than producing increasingly tired rock and roll hits, the band crafted a deeply conceptual work that confronted themes of time, money, death, and mental health with fearless honesty. It was an ambitious project that shaped how music could find commercial success amidst its philosophical nature, a signal that the industry had perhaps been underestimating the profound tastes of its audiences.