Official Charts Analysis: Blackstar becomes Bowie's 10th No.1 album
In a week when his new album Blackstar was, in any case, destined to top the chart, the sudden and shocking death of David Bowie not only powered the album to secure his highest ever weekly sale but also resulted a mass influx of Bowie recordings to both the album and singles charts.
The outpouring of grief and affection helped to generate sales of 260,499 albums and 361,679 singles (both totals including streams) in the week.
Login to access this article
To access this article you need to be a subscriber. If you are a subscriber login below.
Login NowSubscribe
If you have previously taken a trial you will need to subscribe to access this article.
Subscribe Now
