Time (track)
by David Bowie
Time appears on the following album(s) by David Bowie:
- Aladdin Sane (track #6) (this album) (1973)
- Ziggy Stardust The Motion Picture (track #10) (1983)
- Cracked Actor (Live Los Angeles '74) (track #17) (2017)
- The Collaborator - The Legendary Broadcasts (track #6) (compilation) (2016)
- Glass Spider (Live Montreal '87) (track #23) (2019)
- Five Years (1969-1973) (track #75) (compilation) (2015)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 01/27/2026 21:29 | kinginsomniac12 | 6,024 | 100/100 |
| ! | 12/31/2025 08:35 | Exist-en-ciel | 169,079 | 71/100 |
| ! | 12/10/2025 09:10 | plasmicmist | 7,586 | 91/100 |
| ! | 12/04/2025 03:07 |  LukasAntoine00s | 5,272 | 80/100 |
| ! | 12/03/2025 22:55 |  DommeDamian | 76,529 | 51/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 87.0/100, a mean average of 86.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.2.
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I’m not a huge fan of the cabaret / music hall (or Burlesque vamp as one critic described it) opening but I get it and it does work well for dramatic effect.
The track is dominated by Mike Garsons piano, but Mick does have some great guitar moments here although they are, for the most part, a little in the background.
Got to say, I like it, but don’t love this track but I think that it fits into the album rather well. (Edited)
AlvaroIesus 05/20/2025 20:52 | #309080
Bestialidad. (Edited)
nitomano 08/15/2016 17:00 | #172940
Inicia de manera dramática, toma un tono más alegre y pasa al dramatismo de nuevo con una pausa para dar entrada a una guitarra electrica con estilo cirquero
DeusExMackia 11/09/2015 20:26 | #152712
Just listen to Bowie's voice here. It goes through so many changes, covering a vast array of styles in just over 5 minutes. It just proves what a genius Bowie is.
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