Let's Dance (studio album)
by David Bowie

Let's Dance by David Bowie
Year: 1983
Overall rank: 624th   
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 829 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top 10 albums of 1983 (9th)
Award Top 100 albums of the 1980s (97th)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (624th)

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David Bowie bestography

Let's Dance is ranked 9th best out of 94 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 7 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 43,759.

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Let's Dance rankings

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Overall rank: 624th | 1980s rank: 97th | 1983 rank: 9th

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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 829 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.4/100, a mean average of 74.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.7.

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From 09/01/2025 14:42 | #310778
Very consistent and enjoyable album, one of Bowie's best. Love the first three tracks specifically China Girl and Let's Dance.
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From 03/26/2025 10:30 | #308201
Shortlisted for album of the year at the Grammys in 1984. The Winner was Thriller by Michael Jackson
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From 07/22/2024 19:11 | #304479
Beautiful Album, at perfectly matches the time it was released, but is still so good to listen too now
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From 02/20/2024 14:50 | #302089
This album seems bland by Bowie's standards - admittedly these are very high standards! - and bland even by the standards of producer Nile Rodgers. I find the title song, Modern Love, and Ricochet unlistenably bland, but I will admit a liking for China Girl and Cat People.
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85/100
From 10/01/2023 15:30 | #299325
Excellent album, worth owning for the first three tracks alone. Has that ‘eighties sound’ synonymous with so many other great eighties albums.
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From 05/12/2023 00:26 | #296887
An album where the performances elevate the songwriting to make the album an essential listen. The only hit songs on the album are tracks 1 and 3. However, there are no weak songs on the album. 9/10!
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From 03/20/2023 15:28 | #295216
Side A is way better than Side B
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From 01/05/2023 06:52 | #292511
Slightly front heavy but that's only because the first few tracks are exceptional rather than very good
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From 10/14/2022 18:32 | #290470
This is not on the level of his 1970s albums. First 3 songs are great, but then it goes downhill with a little highlight (Criminal World, Cat People).
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From 05/02/2022 06:01 | #284863
Album of the year. 1983
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Best Albums of 1983
1. Murmur by R.E.M.
2. Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes
3. Power, Corruption & Lies by New Order
4. Synchronicity by The Police
5. War by U2
6. Speaking In Tongues by Talking Heads
7. Swordfishtrombones by Tom Waits
8. Kill 'Em All by Metallica
9. Let's Dance by David Bowie
10. Script Of The Bridge by The Chameleons
11. The Final Cut by Pink Floyd
12. Clics Modernos by Charly García
13. Soul Mining by The The
14. Piece Of Mind by Iron Maiden
15. The Hurting by Tears For Fears
16. Pyromania by Def Leppard
17. Holy Diver by Dio
18. Eliminator by ZZ Top
19. Script For A Jester's Tear by Marillion
20. Texas Flood by Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
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