David Gilmour

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David Jon Gilmour ( GHIL-mor; born 6 March 1946) is an English musician best known for being the lead guitarist of the English rock band Pink Floyd. He joined in 1967, shortly before the departure of founding member Syd Barrett. By the early 1980s, Pink Floyd had become one of the highest-selling and most acclaimed acts in music history. Following the departure of Roger Waters in 1985, Pink Floyd continued under Gilmour's leadership and released the studio albums A Momentary... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, David Gilmour first charted in 1980 with Run Like Hell.The artist placed 5 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.The artist scored 10 UK Top‑75 entries, including a single Top‑10 placement.On US Rock the artist achieved 8 Top‑10s, 3 of which went to number‑one.

Top songs: #1: Comfortably Numb - #2: Take It Back - #3: High Hopes - #4: On the Turning Away - #5: Learning to Fly
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  Pink Floyd
Run Like Hell
1.
05/1980

Run Like Hell
Pink Floyd

from The Wall   The Wall
16 pts
53
US
57
dance




charted as Another Brick in the Wall / Run Like Hell / Don't Leave Me Now in US dance charts
[Columbia 11265]
written by David Gilmour greentick & Roger Waters
  David Gilmour
All Lovers Are Deranged
2.
03/1984

All Lovers Are Deranged
David Gilmour greentick

from About Face   About Face
10 pts




10
rock


written by David Gilmour greentick & Pete Townshend
Murder
3.
03/1984

Murder
David Gilmour greentick

from About Face   About Face
9 pts




13
rock


written by David Gilmour greentick
Blue Light
4.
04/1984

Blue Light
David Gilmour greentick

from About Face   About Face
14 pts
62
US


35
rock


[Columbia 04378]
written by David Gilmour greentick
  Pink Floyd
Learning to Fly
5.
09/1987

#5  Learning to Fly
Pink Floyd

from A Momentary Lapse of Reason   A Momentary Lapse of Reason
36 pts
70
US


1
rock


[Columbia 07363]
written by David Gilmour greentick, Anthony Moore, Bob Ezrin & Jon Carin
On the Turning Away
6.
09/1987

#4  On the Turning Away
Pink Floyd

from A Momentary Lapse of Reason   A Momentary Lapse of Reason
46 pts
81
US


1
rock
55
UK
[Columbia 07660]
written by David Gilmour greentick & Anthony Moore
One Slip
7.
09/1987

One Slip
Pink Floyd

from A Momentary Lapse of Reason   A Momentary Lapse of Reason
30 pts




5
rock
50
UK
written by David Gilmour greentick & Phil Manzanera
The Dogs of War
8.
09/1987

The Dogs of War
Pink Floyd

from A Momentary Lapse of Reason   A Momentary Lapse of Reason
2 pts




44
rock


written by David Gilmour greentick & Anthony Moore
9.
03/1988

Sorrow
Pink Floyd

from A Momentary Lapse of Reason   A Momentary Lapse of Reason
3 pts




36
rock


written by David Gilmour greentick
The Dogs of War
10.
05/1988

The Dogs of War
Pink Floyd

from A Momentary Lapse of Reason   A Momentary Lapse of Reason
4 pts




30
rock


R
written by David Gilmour greentick & Anthony Moore
Comfortably Numb
11.
12/1988

Comfortably Numb
Pink Floyd

from Delicate Sound of Thunder   Delicate Sound of Thunder
6 pts




24
rock


R live
written by David Gilmour greentick & Roger Waters
Time
12.
12/1988

Time
Pink Floyd

from Delicate Sound of Thunder   Delicate Sound of Thunder
4 pts




34
rock


R live
written by David Gilmour greentick, Nick Mason, Roger Waters & Richard Wright
Learning to Fly
13.
12/1988

Learning to Fly
Pink Floyd

from Delicate Sound of Thunder   Delicate Sound of Thunder
3 pts




45
rock


R live
written by David Gilmour greentick, Anthony Moore, Bob Ezrin & Jon Carin
  Bryan Adams
Young Lust
14.
09/1990

Young Lust
Bryan Adams

from The Wall - Live in Berlin   The Wall - Live in Berlin
15 pts




7
rock


live
written by Roger Waters & David Gilmour greentick
  Pink Floyd
15.
04/1994

Keep Talking
Pink Floyd

from The Division Bell   The Division Bell
32 pts




1
rock


written by David Gilmour greentick, Richard Wright & Polly Samson
Take It Back
16.
04/1994

#2  Take It Back
Pink Floyd

from The Division Bell   The Division Bell
78 pts
73
US


4
rock
23
UK
[Columbia 77493]
written by David Gilmour greentick, Bob Ezrin, Polly Samson & Nick Laird-Clowes
17.
04/1994

What Do You Want from Me?
Pink Floyd

from The Division Bell   The Division Bell
9 pts




16
rock


written by David Gilmour greentick, Richard Wright & Polly Samson
High Hopes
18.
08/1994

#3  High Hopes
Pink Floyd

from The Division Bell   The Division Bell
56 pts




7
rock
26
UK
charted as High Hopes / Keep Talking in UK charts
written by David Gilmour greentick & Polly Samson
19.
12/1994

Lost for Words
Pink Floyd

from The Division Bell   The Division Bell
7 pts




21
rock


written by David Gilmour greentick & Polly Samson
20.
06/1995

What Do You Want from Me?
Pink Floyd

from P•U•L•S•E   P•U•L•S•E
10 pts




13
rock


R live
written by David Gilmour greentick, Richard Wright & Polly Samson
Young Lust
21.
04/2000

Young Lust
Pink Floyd

from Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980-81   Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980-81
9 pts




15
rock


R live
written by Roger Waters & David Gilmour greentick
  Wyclef Jean
22.
12/2001

Wish You Were Here
Wyclef Jean

from The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book   The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book
34 pts






28
UK
written by David Gilmour greentick, Roger Waters, Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis & Wyclef Jean
  Low
Canada / Fearless
23.
11/2002

Canada / Fearless
Low

from Trust   Trust
3 pts






102
UK
written by Low, David Gilmour greentick & Roger Waters
  Scissor Sisters
Comfortably Numb
24.
12/2003

#1  Comfortably Numb
Scissor Sisters

from Scissor Sisters   Scissor Sisters
85 pts






10
UK
written by David Gilmour greentick & Roger Waters
Comfortably Numb
25.
02/2005

Comfortably Numb
Scissor Sisters

from Scissor Sisters   Scissor Sisters
5 pts






94
UK
R
written by David Gilmour greentick & Roger Waters
  David Gilmour
On an Island
26.
02/2006

On an Island
David Gilmour greentick

from On an Island   On an Island
14 pts




29
rock
72
UK
written by David Gilmour greentick & Polly Samson
Smile
27.
06/2006

Smile
David Gilmour greentick

from On an Island   On an Island
9 pts






72
UK
written by David Gilmour greentick & Polly Samson
  Pink Floyd
28.
06/2007

Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd

2 pts






189
UK
R
written by David Gilmour greentick & Roger Waters
29.
11/2011

Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd

from The Best of Pink Floyd: A Foot in the Door   The Best of Pink Floyd: A Foot in the Door
2 pts






192
UK
R
written by David Gilmour greentick & Roger Waters
30.
08/2012

Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd

from The Best of Pink Floyd: A Foot in the Door   The Best of Pink Floyd: A Foot in the Door
10 pts






68
UK
R: used in 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony
written by David Gilmour greentick & Roger Waters
  Ed Sheeran, Richard Jones, Nick Mason, Mike Rutherford & David Arnold
31.
08/2012

Wish You Were Here
Ed Sheeran, Richard Jones, Nick Mason, Mike Rutherford & David Arnold

24 pts






34
UK
written by David Gilmour greentick & Roger Waters
  Pink Floyd
32.
05/2013

Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd

from The Best of Pink Floyd: A Foot in the Door   The Best of Pink Floyd: A Foot in the Door
3 pts






151
UK
R
written by David Gilmour greentick & Roger Waters
  Avenged Sevenfold
33.
11/2017

Wish You Were Here
Avenged Sevenfold

from The Stage [deluxe edition]   
8 pts




16
rock


written by David Gilmour greentick & Roger Waters


See also...

Eric Prydz vs. FloydHale & Pace & the StonkersHolly and the IvysPink FloydRock Aid Armenia

is/was married to Polly Samson


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