David Bowie
David Bowie adopted the stage persona of Ziggy Stardust for his concert tour, beginning in January. He was backed by his band The Spiders From Mars. All The Young Dudes
David Bowie offered the song All The Young Dudes to Mott the Hoople when they were close to breaking up. It was released as a single in July. Rocket Man
Elton John recorded the song Rocket Man, the theme of which was inter-planetary travel. The single first charted in April and rose to number two in the UK charts.