Legacy
by David Bowie
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David Bowie bestography
Legacy is ranked 42nd best out of 96 albums by David Bowie on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by David Bowie is The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars which is ranked number 6 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 40,823.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Legacy track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Legacy rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Junomoogmello | Top 70 Music Albums of the 2010s | 9/70 | 18 |
| 2023 |  TheDude85 | Top 39 Music Albums of 2016 | 29/39 | 1 |
| 2023 |  pedro1976 | Best Compilations | 16/65 | - |
| 2022 | arnellarsen | Top 100 Music Albums of 2016 | 65/100 | 2 |
| 2022 | SlippinJimmy | Top 9 Greatest Music Albums | 4/9 | - |
| 2021 | lwarner | Top 99 Music Albums of the 2010s | 57/99 | 9 |
| 2020 | zowie | Top 15 Music Albums of 2016 | 5/15 | 4 |
| 2019 | zowie | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 48/100 | 11 |
| 2017 | rkm | Greatest Hits Albums For My Kids | 35/35 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 9 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 44 | |||
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Legacy ratings
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n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 01/16/2026 02:02 | DrTchock97 | 740 | 76/100 |
| ! | 12/04/2025 13:54 | platus | 5,874 | 74/100 |
| ! | 12/02/2025 21:10 | Mr_Shake_Hands_M | 147 | 59/100 |
| ! | 06/09/2025 18:36 | MemphisDelft | 116 | 81/100 |
| ! | 09/15/2024 14:05 | Cyrax | 1,867 | 61/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.0/100, a mean average of 75.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 20.5.
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I've got this on vinyl so the forty tracks listed above are not all part of the vinyl experience and the running order is complely different. That said, it is a stunning double album which showcases the best of Bowie without a shadow of a doubt. Although I have all the key Bowie albums, it is nice to have his best of in one place. Superb!
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