Pink Floyd

Summary

Pink Floyd is a rock band^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.23% of rock_band entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39,154 views/month, #2 of 861).^[2]

Key Facts

• Pink Floyd's field of work was music^[3].
• Pink Floyd received the Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance^[4].
• Pink Floyd received the Grammy Hall of Fame^[5].
• Pink Floyd received the Grammy Hall of Fame^[6].
• Pink Floyd received the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[7].
• Pink Floyd received the Polar Music Prize^[8].
• Pink Floyd's instance of is recorded as rock band^[9].
• Pink Floyd's genre is progressive rock^[10].
• Pink Floyd's genre is psychedelic rock^[11].
• Pink Floyd's genre is art rock^[12].
• Pink Floyd's genre is space rock^[13].
• Pink Floyd's genre is blues rock^[14].
• Pink Floyd's genre is experimental rock^[15].
• Pink Floyd's genre is acid rock^[16].
• Pink Floyd's genre is proto-prog^[17].
• Pink Anderson is named after Pink Floyd^[18].
• Floyd Council is named after Pink Floyd^[19].
• Pink Floyd's record label is recorded as Tower Records^[20].
• Pink Floyd's record label is recorded as Harvest^[21].
• Pink Floyd's record label is recorded as Capitol Records^[22].
• Pink Floyd's record label is recorded as Columbia Records^[23].
• Pink Floyd's record label is recorded as EMI^[24].
• Pink Floyd's record label is recorded as Parlophone^[25].
• Pink Floyd's record label is recorded as Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.^[26].
• Pink Floyd's record label is recorded as Sony Music^[27].

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Career and Affiliations

Pink Floyd's field of work was music^[3].

Recognition

Awards received include Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance^[4], a class of award^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1991^[30]; Grammy Hall of Fame^[5], an award^[31], founded in 1973^[32]; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[7], a music museum^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1983^[35]; and Polar Music Prize^[8], a music award^[36], in Sweden^[37], founded in 1989^[38].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Pink Floyd include Synalpheus pinkfloydi^[39] and Pinkfloydia^[40].

Why It Matters

Pink Floyd ranks in the top 0.23% of rock_band entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39,154 views/month, #2 of 861).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

It has been cited as an influence by David Bowie^[43], a painter^[44], 1947–2016^[45], of United Kingdom^[46], awarded the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[47], specialised in music^[48]; Queen^[49], a musical group^[50], founded in 1970^[51]; The Smashing Pumpkins^[52], a rock band^[53], founded in 1988^[54]; U2^[55], a musical group^[56], in Ireland^[57], founded in 1976^[58]; Bryan Adams^[59], a guitarist^[60], b. 1959^[61], of Canada^[62], awarded the Golden Feather^[63]; and Queensrÿche^[64], a heavy metal band^[65], founded in 1982^[66].

Entities named for it include Synalpheus pinkfloydi^[39] and Pinkfloydia^[40].

FAQs

What awards did Pink Floyd receive?

Honors received include Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance^[4], Grammy Hall of Fame^[5], Grammy Hall of Fame^[6], and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[7].

Who did Pink Floyd influence?

Pink Floyd has been cited as an influence by David Bowie^[43], Queen^[49], The Smashing Pumpkins^[52], and U2^[55].