David Bowie’s Diamond Dogs album was released in the USA on 31 May 1974.
The album was given a $400,000 promotional campaign in America, which included huge billboards in Times Square and Sunset Boulevard, subway posters, adverts in the press, and a made-for-television promo clip.
Diamond Dogs topped the album charts in the United Kingdom and Canada, and peaked at number five in America – Bowie’s highest placing there to date.
Last updated: 18 May 2023
Also on this day...
- 1987: Live: Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam
- 1983: Single release: China Girl
- 1978: Live: Falconer Teatret, Copenhagen
- 1973: Live: King George’s Hall, Blackburn
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