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Wish You Were Here
- Peak position
- #1
- Weeks on chart
- 46
- Weeks at #1
- 2
"Wish You Were Here" is a song by English rock band Pink Floyd, released as the title track of their 1975 album of the same name.
Why this album mattered
"Wish You Were Here" is a song by English rock band Pink Floyd, released as the title track of their 1975 album of the same name. The song is popular on classic rock radio stations and remains a staple of Pink Floyd's discography. Billboard and Louder Sound ranked the song number one and number three, respectively, on their lists of the 50 greatest Pink Floyd songs. It peaked at #1 and spent 2 weeks at #1 across 46 total chart weeks. Major singles from the album include "500 Greatest Songs of All Time", "Have a Cigar", "radio broadcast".
The music
- 1
Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts I–V
- 2
Welcome to the Machine
- 3
Have a Cigar
4 Wish You Were Here
- 5
Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts VI–IX
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The chart journey
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Chart Journey
- Sep 27, 1975#12
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Album facts
- Genresrock · country · jazz · Dance
- CertificationsDiamond · gold · gold in the UK and US in its year of release, and by 2004, i
- Singles"500 Greatest Songs of All Time" · "Have a Cigar" · "radio broadcast" · "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" · "Gilmour has playfully called" · "a very simple country song"
- ArtistPink Floyd
- Year1975
