10 Dark Horse Albums By Legendary Bands

10. Young Americans - David Bowie

Only a few rockstars can have different eras within the confines of their career. Hell, most people looking to get famous are lucky enough if they have just one era of relevancy in the music industry. At the end of the '70s though, rock was changing and so was David Bowie.

After coming out of his glam rock period, the arrival of Diamond Dogs showed that the Starman was starting to get a little bit tired of the genre that brought him to superstardom. Once the landmark announcement of the death of Ziggy Stardust left everything ambiguous, Bowie's record Young Americans saw him answering the call of soul. Being inspired by the soul scene happening on the East Coast of America, most of this record is an unabashed homage to the soul influences, including drafting in future veterans like Luther Vandross to sing backup on here.

Aside from having some great cuts like the title track, the only reason this tends to get brought is the fact that it has John Lennon on it. During some downtime in New York, Bowie ran into Lennon in the same studio and then collaborated with him when making his next big hit Fame. Though this album is more of a relic from Bowie's '70s period, this at least showed us that Bowie was just beginning to flex his musical muscles.