5 Facts About Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon
- The album was released on March 1, 1973, by Harvest Records in the UK and Capitol Records in the US.
- It spent 741 consecutive weeks on the Billboard 200 chart, a record for any album.
- The cover art, featuring a prism and light spectrum, was designed by Storm Thorgerson.
- The album’s themes include conflict, greed, time, and mental illness, inspired by band member Roger Waters.
- It sold over 45 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time.