David Bowie's UK fans have bought five million of his records in two years

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy David Bowie fans in the UK have bought two million albums by the singer since his death in January 2016. The musician died at the age of 69 on January 10 and since then fans in the UK have bought more than five million of his records, including 3.1 million singles. New data from the Official Charts Company, totalling Bowie's UK physical sales, digital downloads and stream-equivalent sales since his death from liver cancer, shows fans have rediscovered his back catalogue and snapped up the new greatest hits releases, live recordings and anniversary picture discs. His 25th and final studio album Blackstar was released just two days before his death and went on to be one of the top ten biggest albums of 2016, making it Bowie's most popular album since his death.