It’s been a while, but Pink Floyd is back on top.
The band achieved their first number-one album in the U.K. in 19 years with The Endless River.
Over 139,000 copies were sold last week, making it the third-fastest-selling artist album of the year, behind Coldplay’s Ghost Stories and Ed Sheeran’s X.
The album is based on unreleased material which was written, recorded and produced during sessions for 1994’s The Division Bell.
It’s the group’s first release since the death of keyboardist and founding member Richard Wright, whose work also appears on the record.
“Pink Floyd is both thrilled and surprised at the level of international interest in this, their final album,” a spokesperson for the band told OfficialCharts.com.
“They want to thank the fans for their support and hope that in some small way, The Endless River has reminded them of the old fashioned joy of listening to an album in its entirety.”
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