The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars
by David Bowie
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The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars is ranked as the best album by David Bowie.
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The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 89 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Elauqsapid | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 97/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | tyleraepps | Top 21 Music Albums of the 1970s | 17/21 | 5 |
| 2026 |  joedec | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 22/100 | 76 |
| 2026 | stanchoiaz | Top 50 Music Albums of the 1970s | 5/50 | 18 |
| 2026 | JoshN125 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 6/100 | 19 |
| 2026 | jtrizzle35 | Top 33 Music Albums of the 1970s | 18/33 | 10 |
| 2026 |  btener11 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 5/100 | 91 |
| 2026 | telegram | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 1/100 | 98 |
| 2026 | tim0505 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 6/100 | 95 |
| 2026 |  Superunknown | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 6/100 | 89 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 3,053 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 40,464 | |||
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The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 17 hours ago | JoshN125 | 110 | 81/100 |
| ! | 10/11/2026 21:29 | Mafedere | 847 | 74/100 |
| ! | 10/11/2026 11:36 | Dennbakk | 34 | 56/100 |
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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 90.0/100, a mean average of 88.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.1.
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A top 5 record of mine! Brilliant conceptual masterpiece with soaring symphonic arrangements and sleazy glam rock seamlessly integrated. (Edited)
Sadly, I discovered how important Bowie's music is, especially this album, only after he died. I've always been a fan, but I feel slightly guilty for listening mostly to his "hits" prior to his death, leaving me unaware of many great tracks until more recently. (Edited)
LoganGrube 04/06/2018 22:10 | #212404 | TOP COMMENT
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The only album I've ever given a perfect score to on here. Simply the greatest album ever made. Completely incomprehensible that Bowie crafted this alone, I consider that the greatest acheivement in the history of music. If you haven't listened to it yet, do yourself a favor and go for it. I'm extremely jealous that you can still experience it for the first time. (Edited)
This album has never gotten old for me. Everything fits together well. Suffragette City and Ziggy Stardust just rip. Lady Stardust is a hidden gem. (Edited)
xMUSICSNOBx 06/22/2016 20:57 | #169505 | TOP COMMENT
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Was never a huge Bowie fan until hearing this record. It completely changed my opinion on him as a whole, I will probably do some more listening soon.
Incredibly consistent album full of glorious 70's Rock. I enjoyed every second of it. Nothing negative I can really say. Killer record.
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