The Man Who Sold The World (track)
by David Bowie
Year: 1970
From the album The Man Who Sold The World (track #8)
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The Man Who Sold The World appears on the following album(s) by David Bowie:
- The Man Who Sold The World (track #8) (this album) (1970)
- Best Of Bowie (track #2) (compilation) (2002)
- The Best Of David Bowie 1969/1974 (track #18) (compilation) (1997)
- A Reality Tour (track #11) (2010)
- Nothing Has Changed (track #53) (compilation) (2014)
- Legacy (track #2) (compilation) (2016)
- The Collaborator - The Legendary Broadcasts (track #34) (compilation) (2016)
- The Collaborator - The Legendary Broadcasts (track #47) (compilation) (2016)
- Glastonbury 2000 (track #14) (2018)
- Five Years (1969-1973) (track #17) (compilation) (2015)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/05/2026 10:43 | Siromynian | 17,869 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/16/2026 20:22 | seaniedimes_ | 838 | 78/100 |
| ! | 05/05/2026 04:50 | lucasleite | 131 | 98/100 |
| ! | 02/10/2026 16:01 | tillz | 194 | 86/100 |
| ! | 01/27/2026 21:28 | kinginsomniac12 | 6,024 | 100/100 |
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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 89.8/100, a mean average of 89.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.1/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.2.
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Better than Nivarna
I prefer the Bowie version ALWAYS
At 2:50 the magic begins.
A haunting classic
Bowie created a fantastic song. Nirvana perfected it. One of the best riffs ever
This song is one of the greatest ever. Slightly better than nirvana's version because it adds more musical elements harmonically.
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