The Dark Side of the Moon’s 741-Week Billboard 200 Streak

The Dark Side of the Moon spent 741 consecutive weeks on the Billboard 200 from its debut on March 17, 1973, until it finally dropped off the chart on October 1, 1988. That’s over 14 straight years — a record that stood for decades until the streaming era reset the rules.

This run means the album was a permanent fixture on the charts for the entire presidencies of Nixon, Ford, Carter, and most of Reagan. It never left the Top 200 during the rise of punk, disco, new wave, or the first hip-hop records. Even after it exited, it kept returning; by 2023, its total chart weeks had surpassed 990.