You need to imbibe longer 
I voted Animals, but its a hard choice between Dark Side, Meddle, Wish, and it. The long riffs and emotional messaging in the songs, along with strong lyrics make for a great listen for me. I honestly dont think there is a bad choice tho.
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Iām good. By the time I reach the 20th song, Iāve had enough
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The best?
Unquestionably, Dub Side of the Moon. Seriously, give this a listen.
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That is a lot of fun. I liked their āRadioDreadā too.
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Apologies in advance for thIs long drawl but I absolutely adore the Floyd. I think all their albums from Meddle up to The Wall are all top quality albums in their own right. Each one has their own particular place within the Pink Floyd catalogue.
My introduction to them was actually quite trivial - when I was a young kid, my mum had a friend that lived in Battersea and on the day before we went to visit her the pink inflatable pig that was tied to Battersea Power Station for the Animals album cover had escaped and it was featured in all the English newspapers at the time and I spent the whole time I was there looking out of her window to see if I could find it. So understandably Animals holds a special place in my heart.
However, I absolutely love Dark Side of the Moon. In the late 80s I used to work for a music publisher distribution company owned by EMI I was very fortunate enough to listen to what I was led to believe were the master tapes. I managed to listen to the whole album and remember walking out the room absolutely gobsmacked, a real jaw-dropping, life changing musical experience. I had never heard an album like it before or since, it had everything musically from ambient, rock, classical, soul and jazz, all on one album.
My next experience was going to a hifi store in Tottenham Court Road, London a couple of years later where I was looking at the most expensive hifi equipment even though I couldnāt afford one. The sales assistant took me into a sound proof room and set-up the equipment for a demo and said that the best album to ātestā the system was indeed DSOTM. I will never forget the sound that I heard that day, particularly the effect of the man running in a tunnel on the āOn The Runā track followed by an airplane crashing. I nearly sh*t myself on the next track āTimeā when all the clocks start chiming and then I remember hearing Dave Gilmourās guitar solo thinking that it must be one of the best rock guitar solos of all time and this opinion hasnāt changed.
I feel a shiver down my spine every time I listen to that album mainly due to those two events, it truly is a spellbinding album and I unequivocally adore it.
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My favorite.
Welpā¦tonightās musical relaxation therapy turned into a tribute to Pink Floyd kinda sessionā¦cheers and happy listening all.
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Dark Side of The Moon was mine for a long time but Division Bell has become my favorite over the last decade.
A colleague of mine has an excellent point about Floyd, he claims there are no bad albums or songs.
I tend to agree.
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Really a tough one, but I have a litte extra āthingā for Animal, Meddle is possibly my #2 but The Wall will always be special as itās an album Iāve heard so much as a kid and was my introduction to this wonderful band!
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A couple of years later and Iāve changed the order of my top favorites.
- Animals
- Wish You Were Here
- Dark Side of the Moon
- The Wall
- Meddle
- A Saucerful of Secrets
The top 3 changed a bit, possibly due to more repeated plays, and moving into a house from an apartment where I can flex my 2-channel setup to my hearts delight.
I think PF was way ahead of their time for production quality, effects and creativity. I think thatās why theyāre a lasting favorite through generations of listeners. Their music never seems dated.
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This is extremely hard, but for me itās āDark Side of the Moonā, for the music and for the impact it had on me back then. āAnimalsā would be a close second.
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Dark Side and Wish you were here for me 
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Dark Side of the Moon. My favourite album ever. I got it when I was 14 (like a million years ago). I like to just play it several times a year to keep it semi fresh. 
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Yep pretty much me tooā¦and those bells still make me jump to this very day 
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I was about to say āthis is impossibleā but in the end I picked Animals. Heavy hitting, angry, still impressively experimental.
To be honest Atom heart mother is up there just because I love the solo and vibe of Fat old sun just too much. And whenever Alanās psychedelic breakfast comes on unexpectedly, I often listen to the whole thing.
Even though I donāt care for how specifically topical the Final Cut is vs more abstract and general human themes in the other albums, I love a lot of it musically. Not now John, the Gunners Dream. The latter is one of my favorite Floyd songs. Gentle, moves me.
Aw rats I forgot about The Division Bell. I would lie out on the soccer fields at lunch listening to High Hopes.
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Iām with you. After decades of listening to PF, thatās one I still enjoy. Hereās my top 5 favorite PF albums:
- Animals
- The Dark Side of the Moon
- Wish You Were Here
- The Final Cut
- A Momentary Lapse of Reason
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This is never a easy choice for me. They are one of my 2 favorite bands. And the longest to hold that position in my heart. It used to be WYWH for a very long time. Then Animals took itās place. After many years Iāve realized it depends on what mood Iām in. My single favorite song is Echoes, and that helps Meddle to be in my top 5. I love The Wall when Iām feeling that kind of depression that only it can help me fight off. Dark Side is great donāt get me wrong, Iāve just heard it so much over the years I can go a long time before I feel the need to listen to it.
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