Open up your chart to me…
In the September editions of the UK music press of thirty five years ago, the above advert appeared celebrating David Bowie’s unparalleled success in the UK album charts.
Here’s what the text in the ad said for those who can’t make it out in the scan above…
As you can see, the music world was marvelling in the fact that David Bowie had enjoyed ten consecutive weeks in the UK Top Fifty with his five RCA albums to date.
However, starting from the week of July 21st 1973, that run was extended to a total of fifteen consecutive weeks.
With the release of Pin-Ups the previous month, (10.19.2008 NEWS: PIN-UPS RELEASED THIRTY FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY) the UK album chart announced thirty five years ago today had all six of David Bowie’s RCA albums in the Top Fifty…a feat not witnessed by a living artist before or since.