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The end of the year has seen a
number of polls with a retrospective look at the world of music. Pink
Floyd, naturally, have figured heavily in the year where many new fans
were welcomed following the band's headline-grabbing appearance at Live
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| Pink Floyd, early 1968 |
The first of these polls appears
in the new issue of long-running UK music magazine Q. They polled their
readers for the best 100 albums of all time. In the issue, which
appeared on the store shelves in the last couple of days, Pink Floyd
featured three times - with Dark Side reaching the highest point, a
respectable fifteenth. The Wall made number 27, and Wish You Were Here,
which celebrated 30 years in 2005, coincidentally reached the same
position in Q's poll. Radiohead grabbed first and second places.
Turning to radio polls, Classic 21,
a classic rock station from the RTBF network (Belgian Radio and TV
Official Network), held a listeners poll to determine the view of the
best live album ever.
The Floyd's PULSE, hopefully soon
to appear on DVD, managed to reach the number three spot, beaten only
by AC/DC's If You Want Blood You've Got It, and in top spot, Deep
Purple's Made In Japan.
They also ran a poll for the top
500 albums of all time - and The Wall made the top spot! Dark Side hit
8th, and Wish You Were Here reached 12th. Our thanks to Laurent Rieppi
at RTBF/Classic 21.
Finally, the former pirate radio
station Radio Caroline held THEIR top 500 of all time, although this
poll was for songs, not albums. Here's where the Floyd featured:
- No 434 - Time
- No 276 - Wish You Were Here
- No 234 - High Hopes
- No 121 - Another Brick In The Wall
- No 80 - Arnold Layne
- No 75 - Us And Them
- No 54 - See Emily Play
- No 29 - Money
- No 12 - Shine On You Crazy Diamond
- No 4 - Comfortably Numb
Roger Waters' "The Tide Is Turning"
came in at a very respectable No 84. The top spot was won by the Moody
Blues with "Nights In White Satin". Our thanks to Andrew White for his
help.
We know that a number of you are
interested in these polls; they can provide a barometer of public
opinion and these have shown that Pink Floyd are still very well
regarded!
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