David Bowie's final album Blackstar becomes his first ever number one hit in the US a week after his death

David Bowie has scored his first ever US No.1 album with Blackstar - exactly one week after his death from cancer was announced to the stunned world.

The iconic British artist, whose recording career stretches back to the 1960s, released many influential albums, but Blackstar is the first time he has hit the top of the Billboard 200 Chart.

Recorded in the 18 months since Bowie was diagnosed with cancer, the haunting record was released on January 8, which was the artist's 69th birthday .... http://www.dailymail.co.uk