The Best Of David Bowie 1969/1974
by David Bowie

The Best Of David Bowie 1969/1974 by David Bowie
(Compilation album)
Year: 1997
Overall rank: 23,830th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
80/100 (from 58 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1997 (390th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (3,727th)
Award Best albums of all time (23,830th)

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David Bowie bestography

The Best Of David Bowie 1969/1974 is ranked 44th best out of 95 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 8 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 42,428.

David Bowie album bestography « Higher ranked (23,125th)
Welcome To The Blackout (Live London '78)
This album (23,830th)
The Best Of David Bowie 1969/1974
Lower ranked (25,001st) »
Cracked Actor (Live Los Angeles '74)

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The Best Of David Bowie 1969/1974 rankings

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Overall rank: 23,830th | 1990s rank: 3,727th | 1997 rank: 390th

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01/11/2026 11:35 Pluto11  Ratings distribution  12,07072/100
 
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I own this as part of the Platinum collection a 3 CD set. This is the best of the three with classic hit after classic hit. Perhaps the greatest artist of all time.
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