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David Bowie’s The Next Day Tops Charts, Hailed as ‘Masterpiece’

579072_10151303118657665_562808879_nA week after its release, David Bowie’s new album is topping charts around the world with #1 debuts in the UK, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Sweden and Switzerland.  The alum has also topped the iTunes chart in over 60 countries, is currently sitting at #2 in the US (Bowie’s highest-ever chart position in the States) and is the title-holder as the fastest-selling album of the year so far in the U.K.

The Next Day has already achieved Gold status in the U.K., Austria, France, Ireland, Poland and Sweden, is the musician’s first-ever #1 in Germany, Netherlands, Portugal and Switzerland and is his first #1 album in the U.K., Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Ireland and New Zealand in decades.

The Next Day was written by Bowie and co-produced with long-term collaborator Tony Visconti. Worldwide critical acclaim for ‘The Next Day’ has paralleled the album’s chart-topping successes. Bowie’s triumphant return from a decade-long hiatus has been embraced by critics as a “masterpiece” (The New York Times, USA) and “the greatest comeback album ever.” (The Independent, UK)

“Breathtaking… a marvelously successful return” – LA Times (U.S.)

“Music that’s rich, dense and urgent” – Wall Street Journal (U.S.)

“A great album and something that is rare in an age when everything is explained and revealed: a sense of mystery” – The Times (U.K.)

“An absolute wonder: urgent, sharp-edged, bold, beautiful and baffling” – The Telegraph (U.K.)

“Sonically rich, lyrically intriguingly and elegantly energized. The bad news? There is no bad news.” – Globe and Mail (Canada)

“Some of the best work in recent rock music.” – Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Germany)

“[Bowie] dazzles with his new album” – El Mundo (Spain)

“A triumphant return. And a reminder of how the musical world is sorely missing a self-propelled superstar like David Bowie” – Herald Sun (Australia)

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