Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon' Reaches Chart Landmark

Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ reached another impressive landmark last week.

The seminal 1973 record achieved an amazing 1,500 weeks on the American Billboard charts since its release.

When it was originally released it achieved a whopping 736 consecutive weeks on the chart until it dropped out in 1988.

Following another brief five week run, it has since dotted in and out of the top 200 for a further 759 non-consecutive weeks.

Roger Waters told billboard: "When the record was finished, I took a reel-to-reel copy home with me, and I remember playing it for my wife and her bursting into tears when it was finished.

"I thought, 'This has obviously struck a chord.' I was kinda pleased by that. I thought to myself, 'Wow, this is a pretty complete piece of work,' and I had every confidence that people would respond to it."

Waters, of course, is set to perform the whole of ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ on his upcoming tour.