Hunky Dory (studio album) by David Bowie

Hunky Dory by David Bowie
Year: 1971
Overall rank: 46th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
87/100 (from 2,399 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 1971 (3rd)
Award Top 20 albums of the 1970s (14th)
Award Top 50 albums of all time (46th)
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David Bowie bestography

Hunky Dory is ranked 2nd best out of 91 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 9 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 48,464.

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87/100 (from 2,399 votes)
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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 87.2/100, a mean average of 86.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.2.

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85/100
From 05/05/2023 20:53
This is quite an inconsistent record from Bowie but the outstanding tracks elevate it into the elite level despite the filler tracks that try to hold it back. These phenomenal songs are obviously Life On Mars?, Oh! You Pretty Things and Changes. All of these are in the argument for Bowie's best ever song with Life On Mars? usually having the edge for me. You then get a couple less appreciated tracks which are great as well and add a decent bit of depth to the record. The best examples of this for me is Quicksand and The Bewlay Brothers with the latter being a great demonstration of Bowie's improvement in his song writing capabilities. However, it is the likes of Eight Line Poem and tracks 7-9 that hold the music back on here. None of them are bad but they just feel insignificant and could be easily skipped. Overall, this isn't Bowie's most consistent release but it has some extremely high moments making it easy to see why it is loved so much by pretty much everyone.
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70/100
From 04/21/2023 00:00
I have mixed feelings on this. Couple of absolute brilliant tracks but as a whole I find most tracks average. As with some albums it can take a while before something clicks. I've been returning to this over the period of some years. Still not clicking. Good, but not great.
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85/100
From 08/31/2022 03:25
Great album
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From 06/01/2022 09:20
Changes is for me a near perfect song. Love it. The best in this album, just ahead of Life on Mars. The latter half makes this the 3. best Bowie imo, but that isn't a bad achievement.

Best: Changes, LOM

Worst: Andy Warhol, Fill your heart
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From 04/27/2022 12:42
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ suuuperb stuff - top 3 Bowie LP's for me
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From 04/11/2022 22:23
David Bowie often showed his sparkling best throughout his career but I believe this is his magnum opus. The first half is loaded with brilliant hits that rank among his best and 'Life On Mars' stands as one of the greatest songs of all time. The second half adds a lot of depth and shows off his songwriting prowess to create one of the finest albums of all time..
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From 04/11/2022 08:51
I'm really not fond of Changes, but most of the songs are really great, well, in terms of vocal melodies and compositions at least. Life on Mars, Quicksand and Bewlay Brothers are my favorites.
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From 02/08/2022 21:37
Found this a bit inconsistent. Half of the tracks are great (Changes, Oh You Pretty Things, Life On Mars, Kooks, Andy Warhol and Queen Bitch) but the others are very forgettable. Certainly worth a listen though on the whole.
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From 01/29/2022 15:14
Great Bowie record showing his versatility and strong voice. I am not a huge Changes fan but I really like Oh you Pretty Things and Life On Mars? is just awesome, one of best ever made. Kooks and Fill Your Heart are average for me and I don't care for Andy Warhol. I kinda enjoy Song For Bob Dylan. Queen B*tch sounds very punk for 1971 - revolutionary in some way. The Bawley Brothers is excellent ending. The only track I don't like at all is Eight Line Poem.
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Best Albums of 1971
1. Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin
2. Who's Next by The Who
3. Hunky Dory by David Bowie
4. What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
5. Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones
6. Blue by Joni Mitchell
7. Tago Mago by Can
8. Meddle by Pink Floyd
9. L.A. Woman by The Doors
10. Tapestry by Carole King
11. Fragile by Yes
12. Bryter Layter by Nick Drake
13. Master Of Reality by Black Sabbath
14. Aqualung by Jethro Tull
15. Ram by Paul & Linda McCartney
16. Electric Warrior by T. Rex
17. Imagine by John Lennon
18. Maggot Brain by Funkadelic
19. There's A Riot Goin' On by Sly & The Family Stone
20. At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band
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