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re: Why wasn’t David Bowie popular in America?
Posted on 5/2/18 at 5:58 am to rivermonsters87
Posted on 5/2/18 at 5:58 am to rivermonsters87
I thought Drake was Canadian?
Coldplay and Ed Sheeran are from the UK but still have been popular enough to have had a number one album in America.
I would like to know about these big American acts. I find it hard to believe there were 56 great American albums better than Hunky Dory in that particular week.
Coldplay and Ed Sheeran are from the UK but still have been popular enough to have had a number one album in America.
I would like to know about these big American acts. I find it hard to believe there were 56 great American albums better than Hunky Dory in that particular week.
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Posted on 5/2/18 at 7:32 am to hrryhll
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but was never really popular in America.
I bet he sold out shows all over america
Posted on 5/2/18 at 7:34 am to hrryhll
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I would like to know about these big American acts. I find it hard to believe there were 56 great American albums better than Hunky Dory in that particular week.
More sales doesn’t mean better. And I’d bet there were other British acts in the chart. Kafka pointed out Hunky Dory didn’t chart in the UK until after Ziggy Stardust was released
This post was edited on 5/2/18 at 7:36 am
Posted on 5/2/18 at 8:21 am to H-Town Tiger
There have been many dumb threads on this board.. this one ranks near the top..
Posted on 5/2/18 at 8:36 am to hrryhll
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find it hard to believe there were 56 great American albums better than Hunky Dory in that particular week.
Especially with albums being promoted on the internet and social media in 1971.
Posted on 5/2/18 at 9:17 am to TFTC
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There have been many dumb threads on this board.. this one ranks near the top..
The OP is a troll
Posted on 5/2/18 at 9:55 am to Kafka
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Artists Without a No. 1 Album
The Who
Kiss
Marvin Gaye
Aretha Franklin
Cher
Sting
ETA: Creedence never had a #1 single
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hrryhll
Kafka has forgotten more about music than you'll ever know.
You're looking more like a fool with every post you make.
This post was edited on 5/2/18 at 9:56 am
Posted on 5/2/18 at 9:56 am to hrryhll
He's legendary in San Antonio. He's got a frickin' style of knife named after him for Pete's sake.
Posted on 5/2/18 at 10:58 am to Sayre
That list about artists without a number one album is from 2014. So why wasn’t Bowie on that if he was popular?
The fact he could not even make that list proves my point he was not very popular.
The fact he could not even make that list proves my point he was not very popular.
Posted on 5/2/18 at 11:28 am to hrryhll
Coldplay, Nickelback, and Limp Bizkit all have had number 1 albums in UK. Why do y'all like shitty music?
Posted on 5/2/18 at 11:34 am to Socrates Johnson
Coldplay are liked by nerds over here. The type who buy one or two albums a year.
Limp Bizkit were big for about a year and then disappeared. Certainly not considered rock gods like they are in America.
Nickelback had one big song here. The album probably got a boost because of that and ended up at number one for a week or two.
Limp Bizkit were big for about a year and then disappeared. Certainly not considered rock gods like they are in America.
Nickelback had one big song here. The album probably got a boost because of that and ended up at number one for a week or two.
Posted on 5/2/18 at 11:58 am to hrryhll
Limp Bizkit were big for about a year and then disappeared. Certainly not considered rock gods like they are in America.
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Posted on 5/2/18 at 12:49 pm to hrryhll
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Certainly not considered rock gods like they are in America.
you have no clue what you are talking about quote:
That list about artists without a number one album is from 2014. So why wasn’t Bowie on that if he was popular?
He was listing other artists beside Bowie that didn’t have #1 albums but were popular
Posted on 5/2/18 at 8:22 pm to H-Town Tiger
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Limp Bizkit were big for about a year and then disappeared. Certainly not considered rock gods like they are in America.
Come on, y’all
Posted on 5/2/18 at 9:13 pm to hrryhll
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That list about artists without a number one album is from 2014. So why wasn’t Bowie on that if he was popular?
One can be very popular without having the #1 album. You are reaching an illogical conclusion.
Posted on 5/2/18 at 11:07 pm to hrryhll
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Hunky Dory peaked at number 57 in America. He dies and a week later his new album goes to number one. I think it is safe to say Americans jumped on the Bowie bandwagon. The best career move an artist can make is die. Especially in America.
Wait....you're hinging your argument on an album that was released in 1971? The same album that, as already pointed out by another poster, didn't even gain traction in the UK until after his next album was released? Yeah, definitely a troll thread.
In any case, Hunky Dory was/is platinum in the US, and who knows how many more copies it's sold since the record label last applied for certification.
And like I'd already mentioned, who the frick cares about chart positions from the 70's? I used the Van Halen debut as a prime example (peaked at #19, yet sold 10+ million copies). Charts, shmarts.
Posted on 5/2/18 at 11:34 pm to hrryhll
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Of course people bought Bowie after he died. I just find it a bit of a coincidence that his most popular album is the one after he died and that none of the great stuff he released in the 70s is unknown in America.
And I have been to America 3 times.
This whole statement is weird, uninformed, and incoherent.
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none of the great stuff he released in the 70s is unknown in America.
This doesn't make any sense. Try to edit your own comments before posting so we at least know what you're attempting to say.
Posted on 5/2/18 at 11:35 pm to vandelay industries
Fun fact: Hunky Dory is so popular with American music aficionados that there's actually a bar here in Houston named after the album. And yes, it was opened before he died.
Posted on 5/3/18 at 2:07 am to danman6336
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David Bowie is widely regarded as one of Phish's top 5 or so jam vehicles, with some really fantastic versions in 94 and 95
Please don't ever mention David Bowie in the same sentence with Phish again.
Posted on 5/3/18 at 3:23 am to PowerTool
You know what I was trying to stay. Stop nitpicking.
I went to edit it but was too late.
People are not understanding what I mean about the article about artists without number one albums. Or choosing not to because it ruins their agenda.
I went to edit it but was too late.
People are not understanding what I mean about the article about artists without number one albums. Or choosing not to because it ruins their agenda.
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