not in the chart
(this song didn't appear in the top 100 chart)

Artist Info

He was the lead guitarist and, along with Roger Waters, lead vocalist for the progressive rock group Pink Floyd. Gilmour joined Pink Floyd in 1968, when he was asked to replace former front man and guitarist Syd Barrett. Barrett was becoming increasingly difficult to work with (due to his deteriorating mental state), so Gilmour stepped in to fill the void. Gilmour's contributions helped to define what would become known as the "Pink Floyd" sound. With Roger Waters, Gilmour co-wrote Read more...

David Gilmour

David Gilmour

Song Stats

Highest chart position:

19

Weeks in the chart:

3

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Awards

This song has not won any awards that are recognised by Song of the Decade. We include BRIT Awards, Ivor Novello Awards, NME Awards, MTV Europe Awards, MOBO Awards and BPI Awards.

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bigbaddan3

@ 12:19am on 13 November 2009

Hmmm. Arnold Layne wasn't by David Gilmour. Wasn't it by Syd Barrett?