David Bowie’s album Young Americans recently celebrated a very special birthday. The full-length turned 50 at the beginning of March, and those who love the alternative and artsy rocker’s music returned to the collection again in droves, turning it into a bestseller once more in the nation that produced one of the most inventive musicians of all time.
Young Americans blasts onto three U.K.-based charts this week. It has already spent time on all of them, though not recently.
Young Americans Returns to the Charts
Among the trio of tallies where Young Americans currently appears, it sits highest on the Official Vinyl Albums chart, where it enters at No. 16. That same project lands in almost the same position on two other rosters. On the other side of the Atlantic, Young Americans comes in at No. 28 on the Official Physical Albums chart and just one rung lower on the Official Albums Sales roster.
Young Americans is Still Relatively New to these Charts
Despite the fact that it is now half a century old, Young Americans has not spent much time on any of those lists. So far, it’s racked up the greatest number of stays on the Official Physical Albums chart, with this latest turn being just its ninth. The full-length has collected only three stays somewhere on the ranking of the bestselling vinyl albums across the nation.
Something Special for David Bowie Fans
Young Americans was recently re-released as a half-speed mastered LP, which is likely to be of interest only to the most hardcore Bowie devotees. Another version, pressed from the same master recording, is a must-own picture disc vinyl, which helps explain why the title appears highest on the Official Vinyl Albums chart.
Legacy on the Charts
While all the excitement at the moment centers around Young Americans, that is not Bowie’s only album present on any U.K. rosters this week. Legacy, which has stood out as his most successful greatest hits compilation for some time now, dips a few spots on both the Official Albums chart and the Official Albums Streaming ranking.
David Bowie’s Labyrinth Soundtrack is still Selling
The Grammy winner also manages to make a home on the Official Soundtrack Albums chart with the Labyrinth soundtrack. Bowie produced the original songs for the fantastic film, and also starred as the villain. While the movie has remained a cult classic for years – if not a blockbuster – the album that accompanied it is nearing its first full year on the U.K.’s list of the bestselling soundtracks.