By Steve Newton
Man, it sure is hard trying to pick Pink Floyd’s #1 song. I’m still not even sure if I got it exactly right or not.
20. “Mother” (The Wall, 1979)
19. “Learning to Fly” (A Momentary Lapse of Reason, 1987)
18. “Run Like Hell” (The Wall, 1979)
17. “Brain Damage” (Dark Side of the Moon, 1973)
16. “Pigs (Three Different Ones)” (Animals, 1977)
15. “Young Lust” (The Wall, 1979)
14. “Have a Cigar” (Wish You Were Here, 1975)
13. “On the Run” (Dark Side of the Moon, 1973)
12. “Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts VI-IX (Wish You Were Here, 1975)
11. “One of These Days” (Meddle, 1971)
10. “Money” (Dark Side of the Moon, 1973)
9. “Dogs” (Animals, 1977)
8. “Us and Them” (Dark Side of the Moon, 1973)
7. “Echoes” (Meddle, 1971)
6. “Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2” (The Wall, 1979)
5. “The Great Gig in the Sky” (Dark Side of the Moon, 1973)
4. “Comfortably Numb” (The Wall, 1979)
3. “Wish You Were Here” (Wish You Were Here, 1975)
2. “Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts I-V (Wish You Were Here, 1975)
1. “Time” (Dark Side of the Moon, 1973)
Read my 1984 interview with Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour here.