The phrase 'art is immortal' was yet again proved with David Bowie breaking an Australian chart record in a posthumous blitz.
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Bowie's 'Blackstar' has entered the ARIA chart at No.1 with 23,681 sales, reports News.com.au.
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He is the first person to dislodge Adele's '25', which is at No.2 this week on 10,044 sales.
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Bowie has a remarkable 13 albums in the ARIA Top 50 this week, with fans rushing to buy his music to celebrate his artistic vision.
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That equals Michael Jackson's 13 albums re-entering the chart after his death in 2009.
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However Bowie has 17 albums in the entire ARIA Top 100 this week, the most albums by any single artist in the Australian chart at one time.
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The record was previously jointly held by the Beatles and Michael Jackson, who have both had 14 albums in our Top 100 in the same week.
