Sales of ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ Up 160 Percent On Eclipse Day
LONDON - JULY 02: (L to R) David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Nick Mason and Rick Wright from the band Pink Floyd on stage at "Live 8 London" in Hyde Park on July 2, 2005 in London, England. The free concert is one of ten simultaneous international gigs including Philadelphia, Berlin, Rome, Paris, Barrie, Tokyo, Cornwall, Moscow and Johannesburg. The concerts precede the G8 summit (July 6-8) to raising awareness for MAKEpovertyHISTORY.
This week’s solar eclipse was good for Pink Floyd‘s The Dark Side of the Moon.
Sales for the group’s classic 1973 album were up more than 160 percent from the previous day on Monday (August 21), moving just over 1,000 copies according to Nielsen Music; Dark Side typically sells around 200 copies on a typical day.
The album also spent much of Monday at No. 1 on iTunes’ album chart.
Pink Floyd’s greatest eclipse competition was Bonnie Tyler‘s 1983 hit “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” whose sales on Monday were up more than 390 percent from Sunday.
Gary Graff is an award-winning music journalist who not only covers music but has written books on Bob Seger, Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen.
Erica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights
Sign Up For The Ben's Beats Newsletter
Your connection to the music and entertainment news you want and, the community information you need, plus exclusive games and contests.
By clicking "Subscribe" I agree to the website's terms of Service and Privacy Policy. I understand I can unsubscribe at any time.