On January 19th, 1980, [mp3com-artist]Pink Floyd[/mp3com-artist]‘s eleventh studio album, The Wall, would reach #1 on the US and remain there for 15 weeks. Released as a double album on November 30, 1979, The Wall is a rock opera/concept album that centers around the character Pink.

[photogallerylink id=56774 align=left] Pink’s rough life experiences begin with the loss of his father during World War II.  Ridicule and abuse from schoolteachers follow along an overprotective mother. Eventually his marriage collapses and Pink isolates himself from society, creating a metaphorical wall.

Keyboardist Richard Wright would quit the band during the production process, but would remain as a paid musician during the The Wall Tour. A commercially successful album, The Wall was one of the best selling of 1980. It has sold nearly 12 million copies worldwide since its release. Roger Waters will take The Wall on tour this year. It may be the last time he performs the album in its entirety.

Side one

1. “In the Flesh?”

2. “The Thin Ice”

3. “Another Brick in the Wall Part 1″

4. “The Happiest Days of Our Lives”

5. “Another Brick in the Wall Part 2″

6. “Mother”

Side two

1. “Goodbye Blue Sky”

2. “Empty Spaces”

3. “Young Lust”

4. “One of My Turns”

5. “Don’t Leave Me Now”

6. “Another Brick in the Wall Part 3″

7. “Goodbye Cruel World”

Side three

1. “Hey You”

2. “Is There Anybody Out There?”

3. “Nobody Home”

4. “Vera”

5. “Bring the Boys Back Home”

6. “Comfortably Numb”

Side four

1. “The Show Must Go On”

2. “In the Flesh”

3. “Run Like Hell”

4. “Waiting for the Worms”

5. “Stop”

6. “The Trial”

7. “Outside the Wall”