The Prettiest Star (track)
by David Bowie
The Prettiest Star appears on the following album(s) by David Bowie:
- Aladdin Sane (track #7) (this album) (1973)
- The Best Of David Bowie 1969/1974 (track #15) (compilation) (1997)
- Five Years (1969-1973) (track #76) (compilation) (2015)
- The Platinum Collection (track #15) (compilation) (2005)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 02/02/2026 12:02 | kinginsomniac12 | 5,437 | 100/100 |
| ! | 12/31/2025 08:35 | Exist-en-ciel | 76,752 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/10/2025 09:10 | plasmicmist | 7,576 | 91/100 |
| ! | 12/05/2025 11:17 | Johnnyo | 42,582 | 80/100 |
| ! | 12/04/2025 03:07 |  LukasAntoine00s | 5,212 | 80/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 5% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 80.3/100, a mean average of 79.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.5/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.0.
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To be honest, this track leaves me a bit cold. It’s not back, it’s just got no standout moments for me.
As many if not most tracks on the album it Has a nice, in this case, laid back guitar solo from Mick although on this occasion, it’s a “copy” of Marc Bolans guitar solo on the original recording.
All a little lacklustre for me
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