The last album of David Bowie took off to the top of the Billboard hit parade

David Bowie Blackstar's last album took the first line of the American chart Billboard . In the first week after the release of the album and the death of the musician, 181 thousand copies were sold.

This is the first achievement of this kind for Bowie. Previously, the penalty of The Next Day, which has risen to the second line of the hit parade, enjoyed the greatest success in the USA.

The top 200 includes another 10 of his works. This is a collection of the Superhites "Best Bowie" (fourth place), "The rise and fall of Ziggy Stardast" of 1972 and other albums.

According to BBC , in the homeland of a cult musician, in the UK, 19 Bowie albums at once got into the hit parades. 241 thousand records and 167 thousand single were sold in a week. The number of downloads on streaming services has increased significantly. Earlier, the Spotify service noted that the number of listening to the songs of the legendary British increased by almost 4000%.