The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars
by David Bowie

The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie
Year: 1972
Release date: 1972-06-16
Overall rank: 6th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
90/100 (from 3,593 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Best album of 1972 (1st)
Award Top 10 albums of of the 1970s (3rd)
Award Top 10 albums of all time (6th)

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The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars rankings summary
Overall rank: 6th | 1970s rank: 3rd | 1972 rank: 1st  Overall chart history
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2026 Graeme2Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s2/10020
2026 AAL2014Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s5/10019
2026henrygreen0203Top 100 Greatest Music Albums6/10094
2026 flamingyesdeptTop 100 Greatest Artists5/100 -
2026 djrodoTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s8/10019
2026 JMGL95Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s1/10020
2026PurpleHazelTop 51 Music Albums of 19721/515
2026ArtyomJayTop 40 Greatest Music Albums1/40100
2026jonny5244Album Club 1 - 10044/100 -
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2026 spigelwiiTop 11 Music Albums of 19721/115
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2026 bwishartTop 40 Greatest Music Albums38/407
2026sunnydhammTop 9 Music Albums of 19722/94
2026JoshN125Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s6/10019
2026SkernsTop 94 Music Albums of 19728/945
2026 O.T.Top 25 Music Albums of 197214/252
2026pinkfreud1981Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s44/10011
2026StrixenTop 40 Greatest Music Albums2/4093
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Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 3,041
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 40,815
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From 04/30/2026 11:36 | #314214
He does it all on this one. Soul Love and It Ain't Easy must be my favourites even though I don't think there's a bad record on this record. (Edited)
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From 08/07/2025 21:20 | #310469
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars isn't just a simple album; it's a manifesto, a complete mythology that turned David Bowie into the rock star he always wanted to be. Through this androgynous, alien alter ego, Bowie didn't just create glam rock; he gave it a soul, a mesmerizing narrative, and an aesthetic that defied all conventions.

From the desperate first chord of "Five Years" to the cathartic, epic conclusion of "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide," the album is a theatrical and electrifying journey. Mick Ronson's iconic guitar riffs and rebel anthems like "Starman" and "Suffragette City" are at the heart of an album that feels as urgent today as it did in 1972. Ziggy Stardust didn't just come to save us with rock & roll; he came to give us permission to be ourselves. (Edited)
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From 07/16/2025 07:47 | #310160
The first album I heard wearing headphones and it blew my mind, way back when. A truly awesome album (Edited)
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From 06/18/2025 16:30 | #309596
As close to a perfect album as you can get. A concept album none the less. Bowie does it all here. Amazing rock, slow, moving melodies, gritty. Love this album! (Edited)
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From 03/02/2025 20:28 | #307838
Muito bom (Edited)
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From 10/30/2024 21:27 | #305824
This is a great album, it has great songs, a great story line, great instrumentals, you could just sum it up and say the whole album is great. The best songs on the album are “Starman”, “Suffragette City”, and “Five Years”. “Starman” shows how David Bowie is one of the greatest singers ever with his slight operatic singing and smooth vocal delivery with perfect vocal range, this isn’t my favorite David Bowie song of all time but it’s definitely up there. I unfortunately don’t have as much to say about the other two songs on this album but they are great in their own right, especially “Five Years”, it gives a good preview on how this album will sound and a bit of the story on the character of Ziggy Stardust of which the album is about. Like I said it’s a great album, 87 out 100, give it a listen if you haven’t already. (Edited)
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From 04/24/2024 16:15 | #303164
One of the greatest concept albums of all time. A truly wonderful listening experience. In my opinion, tracks 1, 4, 6, 9, 10, and 11 are the highlights. 9.5/10! (Edited)
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From 02/07/2024 01:58 | #301773
I like Bowie but I find that his stuff leaves me a bit cold at times. This album is undoubtedly a classic but again, there’s not a lot that personally draws me back to listen to this. (Edited)
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From 12/06/2023 06:01 | #300309
The coming of Bowie was right here in 1972 with this album, transforming from a 25yo modestly successful largely ignored singer-songwriter and sometime mime into a wildly popular futuristic sexually ambiguous messiah and pop god. This landmark album not only launched a musical legend but singlehandedly introduced glam rock as a genre (Edited)
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From 11/19/2023 12:41 | #300035
The best Bowie's Album (Edited)
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