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Aladdin Sane by David Bowie
Aladdin Sane is an album by David Bowie, released in 1973. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 56 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Panic In Detroit”, on 28 lists with a best position of #94.
Aladdin Sane landed on RCA in April 1973, David Bowie's first record written and released as a bona fide star, and he summed it up as Ziggy Stardust goes to America. Most of it was scribbled on the road in the States and cut in London and New York between legs of the tour, with Bowie and Ken Scott producing, the Spiders from Mars (Mick Ronson, Trevor Bolder and Mick Woodmansey) together for the last time, and Mike Garson's wild, tumbling piano all over it.
America made him meaner. The glam sparkle gets roughed up with hard-rock muscle and a big dose of Stones swagger, right down to a cover of "Let's Spend the Night Together", and the songs are littered with urban rot, drugs, sex, violence and death. The title is a pun on "A Lad Insane", Brian Duffy's cover shot put a lightning bolt across Bowie's face, and the album went to number one in Britain.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Aladdin Sane on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panic In Detroit | 28 | #94 | – | 1999–2026 | |
| 2 | The Jean Genie | 24 | #78 | – | 1999–2026 | |
| 3 | Let's Spend The Night Together | 4 | #1558 | – | 2002–2009 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.