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“Astronomy Domine” by Pink Floyd
From the album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)
“Astronomy Domine” by Pink Floyd appears on 7 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2001 and 2024. It was first released in 1967 on the album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn. Its best result is #492 on The Best Opening Tracks of All Time. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,750 indie & aaa song of all time.
Pink Floyd's debut, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, lifts off in 1967 with "Astronomy Domine", Syd Barrett's song, words and music, sung by Barrett and organist Richard Wright together. It opens with one of the band's managers, Peter Jenner, calling out the names of heavenly bodies through a megaphone, then Barrett's Fender Esquire swells up out of the murk, Nick Mason's drum fills come crashing in and Wright's Farfisa hums away in the background, with Roger Waters on bass.
Norman Smith produced it at Abbey Road, with Peter Bown engineering. The working title was "Astronomy Dominé (An Astral Chant)", Domine being Latin for "O Lord", a word that turns up all over Gregorian chant, and the song, alongside "Interstellar Overdrive", got pegged as the band's first trip into space rock, a tag the members later sneered at.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1197 | WFPK | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2000 |
| 2013 | 949 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) | 1000 |
| 2014 | 845 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) | 1000 |
| 2015 | 959 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) | 1007 |
| 2016 | 775 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 | 1007 |
| 2019 | 698 | 102.5 KZOK | KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 | 1025 |
| 2024 | 492 | KEXP | The Best Opening Tracks of All Time | 738 |
Also listed as: Astronomy Dominae.
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