<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> The Dark Side of the Moon </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Album cover by Hipgnosis and George Hardie </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Studio album by Pink Floyd </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Released </Th> <Td> 1 March 1973 ( 1973 - 03 - 01 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Recorded </Th> <Td> 1 June 1972 -- January 1973 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Studio </Th> <Td> Abbey Road Studios , London </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Progressive rock </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 42 : 49 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Label </Th> <Td> Harvest </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer </Th> <Td> Pink Floyd </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Pink Floyd chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Obscured by Clouds ( 1972 ) Obscured by Clouds 1972 </Td> <Td> The Dark Side of the Moon ( 1973 ) </Td> <Td> Wish You Were Here ( 1975 ) Wish You Were Here 1975 </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> 30th anniversary SACD Re-issue </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Singles from The Dark Side of the Moon </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Ol> <Li> `` Money '' Released : 7 May 1973 </Li> <Li> `` Us and Them '' Released : 4 February 1974 </Li> </Ol> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
how long was dark side of the moon number 1
42 : 49