On this day, April 28, 1973, "The Dark Side of the Moon" goes to number one the US Billboard chart.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Hat tip, Wikipedia and This Day in Rock

1973 – Pink Floyd’s album ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’ goes to No.1 on the US chart on This Day in Rock. It spent a record breaking 741 weeks on the top 100 album charts selling over 20 million copies world-wide.

Tue Apr 28, 2020: On this day, April 28, 1973, "The Dark Side of the Moon" goes to number one the US Billboard chart.

Per Wikipedia:

1973 – The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd, recorded in Abbey Road Studios goes to number one on the US Billboard chart, beginning a record-breaking 741-week chart run.

[BigmanPigman]

1. What, only 741 weeks?!?

[hlthe2b]

2. A phenomenal work that will always be in my playlist. Bet it could go another 741 weeks, if

it was released in a venue that younger audiences would find it.

[Cartoonist]

3. It's being done

[hlthe2b]

4. Yes! I was addicted to watching those first reaction videos...

I know every generation says this about the ones before, but I'm damned glad I grew up in an era of phenomenal music. The stars aligned in a way that, (sorry youngsters) I don't see happening again.

[-misanthroptimist]

5. DSOTM is the greatest album of all time.

To fully appreciate it requires the listener to listen through high quality headphones and to listen to the entire album, start to finish. It's an experience.

And remember, they didn't have all that fancy digital equipment musicians and engineers can use now. They did it old school, which just makes the whole thing more phenomenal.

[msongs]

6. number one for one week...yet it all turned out fine in the end nt

[3Hotdogs]

7. Dark Side, Wish You Were Here, Animals, Meddle,The Wall. All are extraordinary.

I saw the live tours for Animals, The Wall and Pulse.

The Wall had only 20 live U.S. performances. Ten in N.Y., Long Island and 10 in L.A. The first set was accompanied by stage hands building a "wall" of cardboard. By the end of the set, the back of the stage was filled with the wall. The wall stayed as a stage "warmer" during intermission. Then it was destroyed during the second set, "Tear down the wall."