Daily Archives: June 17, 2012

‘Sail Away’ album by Randy Newman debuts at #186 in USA 40 years ago today (1972)

(Saturday, June 17, 1972)Sail Away by Randy Newman debuted at #186 on today’s Billboard’s 200 albums chart (it will eventually peak at #163). The title song (and first on the album to play) is ranked #264 on the Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

‘The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars’ album by David Bowie debuts at #196 in USA 40 years ago today (1972)

(Saturday, June 17, 1972)The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars by David Bowie debuted at #196 on today’s Billboard’s 200 albums chart (it will eventually peak at #75). The track Ziggy Stardust is ranked #277 on the Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.