It was fifty years ago today … from Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads
It seems strange to relate, 50 years later, that what is still the Bowie album I play more than any other was, at the time, what is known as a slow-burner. Maybe it was the more acoustic feel of the tracks compared to Man Who Sold the World, maybe it was the lack of promotion from his new label, but somehow this absolute classic stayed out of the album charts for over nine months after release. Once it got there, however, it stayed for three years – peaking at number 3, two places higher than its successor, Ziggy Stardust!
Album: Hunky Dory
Artist: David Bowie
Released: 17th December 1971
Weeks in UK Album Chart: 150
Highest Chart Position: 3
