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It is considered by many fans to be the band's magnum opus, surpassing even The Wall (1979). Originally composed as "Eclipse: A Piece for Assorted Lunatics", it was played live during Pink Floyd's 1972 tour. The Dark Side of the Moon was the original title of the opus, but the band Medicine Head had already released an album by that name (although without the "The"). However, their album flopped, and the name The Dark Side of the Moon was once again used, along with an end song to the opus called Eclipse, into which Brain Damage now segues. A landmark in rock, it features radio-suited rock songs such as Money, Time, Us and Them, and Brain Damage/Eclipse, with ethereal electronica, and concrete sound effects. It is a bridge between "classic" blues rock and the then-new electronic music genres. However, it is the softer touches on Dark Side, the lyrical and musical nuance, that make this album stand apart.

The Dark Side of the Moon is estimated to be the second-best-selling album of all time, worldwide, and the 18th-best-selling album in the United States. It peaked at #1 on The Billboard 200, spent a record-setting total of 800 weeks (over 15 years) on that list, and also reached #1 on Billboard's Pop Catalog Chart. The 2003 Hybrid SACD issue reached #1 on Billboard's Pop Catalog Chart as well and sold 800,000 SACDs in the U.S. alone. Since it was first released, it has sold over 40 million copies worldwide as of 2004. In 2003, 250,000 copies were bought, and as of 2004 it was selling over 8,000 copies a week. It is estimated that one in every 14 people in the U.S. under the age of 50 owns a copy of this album".