Best Of Bowie
by David Bowie
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Best Of Bowie is ranked 26th best out of 97 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 40,434.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Best Of Bowie rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Olli | Top Compilations | 12/35 | - |
| 2026 |  NowhereMan | Top 21 Music Albums of 2002 | 12/21 | 2 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | 60 Favorite Compilation Albums | 11/60 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 2002 | 37/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Squonk007 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 95/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 2002 | 41/100 | - |
| 2026 | kinginsomniac12 | Top 100 Artists | 36/48 | - |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 23 Music Albums of 2002 | 13/23 | 2 |
| 2026 | christosbakas | Top 54 Greatest Music Albums | 4/54 | 94 |
| 2025 | fabm0 | 3 My Chart 1986 Bonus | 2/4 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 49 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 190 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 04/01/2026 20:24 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,759 | 74/100 |
| ! | 02/25/2026 23:07 | DaveH68 | 1,363 | 76/100 |
| ! | 12/21/2025 09:36 | fabm0 | 7,009 | 58/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 83.0/100, a mean average of 81.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.8.
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RoundTheBend 04/17/2016 22:42 in How would you arrange your favorite David Bowie's albums?Best Of Bowie comments
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Actually, this is just a favorite songs comp. However, the set was released in 21 different regions with 21 different track listings (and there were also single and double disc versions for many regions). The track listings were determined based on which Bowie songs were most popular in each of the 21 regions. So a Best of Bowie purchased in Chile would be different from one purchased in Germany, because, apparently, Chileans like different Bowie songs than Germans. The track listing here is the UK and Europe 2 disc version. My version (US 2 disc) has Moonage Daydream on it (among other differences).
RoundTheBend TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/11/2013 02:20 | #67812
Bowie is a hit and miss for me. Young Americans, Golden Years, Heroes, Ashes to Ashes, Fashion, Modern Love, This is Not America, and Blue Jean just don't do it for me. Maybe it is because of the whole 80s not being my thing, thing. The rest is amazing. Space Oddity, Changes, Fame, Under Pressure, and I'm Afraid of Americans are my fav of his best of stuff.
I'm a big Bowie fan and love each of his era's (although mid 80's to 90's was a bit challenging) and love all the songs here - although note the different track lists available. I wondered how a casual listener feels about the diverse style of the album - that must be a bit of a challenge
lightmyway TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/13/2012 21:15 | #42244
Decided to pick this up to nab some of his well-known non-album and soundtrack-only songs. Also I don't have the album Space Oddity was on so that alone made it a worthy buy. Worth it if you want an okay beginner's guide to Bowie.
PAPPITUFO 03/10/2024 20:42 | #302407
Excellent compilation but I would love to see Moonage Daydream in any collection of best Bowie's songs. I know it was not released as a single but still it is one of his master pieces. (Edited)
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