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Young Americans
- Peak position
- #9
- Weeks on chart
- 51
Young Americans is the ninth studio album by the English musician David Bowie, released on 7 March 1975 through RCA Records.
Why this album mattered
Young Americans is the ninth studio album by the English musician David Bowie, released on 7 March 1975 through RCA Records. Young Americans was Bowie's breakthrough in the US, reaching the top 10 on the Billboard chart; "Fame" became Bowie's first number one hit single. Young Americans has received mixed critical reviews on release and in later decades; Bowie himself had mixed feelings about the album. Major singles from the album include "Fame", "Young Americans".
The music
1 Young Americans
- 2
Win
- 3
Fascination
- 4
Right
- 5
Somebody Up There Likes Me
- 6
Across the Universe
- 7
Can You Hear Me
8 Fame
- 9
Who Can I Be Now?
- 10
It’s Gonna Be Me
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The chart journey
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The songs behind the run
Breakout songs
The album’s tracks with chart history. Open a song to follow its full journey.
Similar chart journeys
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Album facts
- Genresrock · soul · Rock · funk
- CertificationsDiamond
- Singles"Fame" · "Young Americans"
- ArtistDavid Bowie
- Year1975
