Pink Floyd’s Latest Release Surges Into The Top 10 On Multiple Charts

BusinessHollywood & EntertainmentPink Floyd’s Latest Release Surges Into The Top 10 On Multiple ChartsByHugh McIntyre,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.Follow AuthorMay 08, 2026, 08:00am EDTPink Floyd's Live From The Los Angeles Sports Arena debuts on the U.K.'s Official Albums chart and rises into the top 10 on several other lists as well. 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. (Photo by MJ Kim/Getty Images)Getty ImagesLast week, the music charts in the United Kingdom were nearly completely dominated by new projects released as part of the semiannual event Record Store Day. Dozens of songs and albums arrived on various tallies, and a few lists were filled from top to bottom with newly-shared offerings by superstars across a variety of genres. Just days later, nearly every one of those full-lengths, EPs, and songs offered on vinyl, CD, and cassette have disappeared, as is often the case when it comes to Record Store Day. Pink Floyd manages to buck that trend, and the band is one of the few acts to see a Record Store Day-related title not only hold on, but climb. In fact, the legendary rock outfit’s latest album, Live From The Los Angeles Sports Arena, manages to debut on one tally it could not break onto last frame now that competition is not nearly as fierce.Live From The Los Angeles Sports Arena DebutsLive From The Los Angeles Sports Arena debuts on the Official Albums chart, the U.K.’s look at the most-consumed albums and EPs regardless...