David Bowie
by David Bowie
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David Bowie bestography
David Bowie is ranked 24th 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 40,422.
(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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David Bowie track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 70 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
David Bowie rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Taka | Top 97 Music Albums of the 1960s | 95/97 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 40 Music Albums of 1967 | 12/40 | 4 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Bowie albums ranked (best 2 worst)by Classical Music (BBC Music) | 25/26 | - |
| 2026 |  slatsheit | Top 47 Music Albums of 1967 | 44/47 | 0 |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 58 Music Albums of 1967 | 25/58 | 3 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1967 | 28/50 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Rhyner | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 82/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Weepingguitarman | Top 40 Music Albums of 1967 | 40/40 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Brandon8 | David Bowie Albums Ranked | 27/27 | - |
| 2026 | Vasco | Top 4 Music Albums of 1967 | 4/4 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 131 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 210 | |||
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David Bowie ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 3 days ago | Siromynian | 1,708 | 76/100 |
| ! | 09/03/2026 22:18 | PapaShiz86 | 11,758 | 79/100 |
| ! | 05/28/2026 10:45 | Leginlists | 3,842 | 83/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 60.0/100, a mean average of 58.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 59.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.0.
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David Bowie forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 08/23/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5413): By telegram
Jboy56 12/27/2021 08:04 in What album are you listening to right now?David Bowie comments
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Due to the style of the songs, this album is never going to be rated a classic. Way too whimsical by half ! Very much of its time. However, having first heard it when I was 10, I have a lot of affection for it. The childlike quality of the songs appealed to me..and still does in a nostalgic way. Can’t say I’d recommend it to others, but I like it. (Edited)
Far from his best, but it's worth a listen. The style in particular is what interests me, it sounds nothing like his later albums, which may or may not be a bad thing. (Edited)
Little to hint at the greatness around the corner but still a nice auspicious debut album with a few tracks that could've and should've been hits (Love You Till Tuesday?) (Edited)
A music hall album with some folk pop tracks. A style is too british for american audiences.
Itself the album is too inconsistent.. (Edited)
It starts of enjoyably enough but after a few tracks the novelty already starts to wear off. By the time you get to the end of the album you feel entirely drained. If it wasn't Bowie this would be a long forgotten slice of sixties whimsical psychedelia. For completists only. (Edited)
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