★ [Blackstar]
by David Bowie
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★ [Blackstar] is ranked 4th 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 40,704.
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★ [Blackstar] track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 87 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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★ [Blackstar] rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  imacgill | Cool Album Covers | 32/76 | - |
| 2026 |  Graeme2 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 11/100 | 18 |
| 2026 | Foxforce5 | 201 - 300 | 40/100 | - |
| 2026 | daCritic | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 24/100 | 15 |
| 2026 |  xo66 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 30/100 | 14 |
| 2026 |  AvalancheGrips | How Justified are the Top 100 | 42/100 | - |
| 2026 | cronadigallina | Top 99 Music Albums of 2016 | 1/99 | 5 |
| 2026 | BurndenAce | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 74/100 | 27 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | GIGsoup Top 13 Albums of 2016 | 3/13 | - |
| 2026 |  JMGL95 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 17/100 | 17 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 1,364 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 12,332 | |||
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★ [Blackstar] ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/04/2026 12:22 | JoshN125 | 151 | 68/100 |
| ! | 08/13/2026 11:20 | TitoVampir | 197 | 76/100 |
| ! | 08/08/2026 22:11 | luukvdschepop | 751 | 75/100 |
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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 85.5/100, a mean average of 84.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.6.
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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 04/22/2026 20:00 in Album of the day (#7091): ★ [Blackstar] by David Bowie BestEverAlbums 11/01/2024 16:00 in Monthly overall chart movements BestEverAlbums 10/01/2024 16:00 in Monthly overall chart movements★ [Blackstar] comments
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serpico 05/21/2026 19:52 | #314518
Solamente David Bowie podía convertir su muerte en un acto artístico, un álbum bastante solido y un clásico indiscutible, canciones memorables como la homónima o Lazarus y una influencia del jazz contemporáneo que una vez más, ofrece una transformación en el sonido camaleónico de David Bowie. Una gran despedida. (Edited)
His final album, recorded before his passing, stands as a deeply personal and eerily prophetic farewell. Each of its seven tracks carries its own unique weight. The album leans into a jazzy aesthetic, marking a subtle yet distinct shift in Bowie's musical direction. (Edited)
Tamthebam 10/13/2025 08:27 | #311339
The last album he recorded in his lifetime and what a prophetic and personal album he left us with. All 7 tracks are special in their own way Lazarus and the title track do stand out but the remaining tracks are also great I Can't Give Everything Away, Girl Loves Me & Dollar Days especially. The album as a whole has a jazzy feel to it and is a slight departure for Bowie. The only negative I have is that I prefer the original version of Sue. (Edited)
Not for me. although Lazarus is stunning and is one of his best songs. I also enjoyed the final track but the rest of the album is not good. (Edited)
One of my favourites from Bowie, a dark but great farewell. I can't read any really important message in the lyrics, but it is a very original album in my opinion. The singing is peculiar, strange... it really seems to come from the afterlife (Edited)
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