Space Oddity (track) by David Bowie
Year: 1969
From the album David Bowie (Space Oddity) (track #1)
Space Oddity appears on the following album(s) by David Bowie:
- Best Of Bowie (track #1) (compilation) (2002)
- Changesbowie (track #1) (compilation) (1990)
- David Bowie (Space Oddity) (track #1) (this album) (1969)
- The Singles Collection (track #1) (compilation) (1993)
- Bowie At The Beeb (track #32) (2000)
- Ziggy Stardust The Motion Picture (track #7) (1983)
- The Best Of David Bowie 1969/1974 (track #2) (compilation) (1997)
- Live Santa Monica '72 (track #8) (1994)
- The Deram Anthology 1966-1968 (track #27) (compilation) (1997)
- Nothing Has Changed (track #54) (compilation) (2014)
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5/100  | 03/20/2025 11:31 | hushen111 | | 64/100 |
95/100 | 03/09/2025 21:15 | Nkelleyslc | | 96/100 |
100/100 | 02/18/2025 12:05 | SomethingSpecial | | 97/100 |
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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 93.6/100, a mean average of 92.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 93.8/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.1.
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AAL2014 03/19/2023 03:29
The ultimate isolation-in-space song. The production works wonders on this track and so does the marvelous Bowie vocal harmony that weaves through each chorus.
lleon79 10/31/2022 02:50
Simply put, a beautiful song and a beautiful story about wonder, purpose and alienation.
One of the most beautiful things I've ever listened to.
Liedzeit 09/30/2018 17:51
This song alone would make Space Oddity his best album. And to exaggerate slightly, so would every other one.
Easily my favourite David Bowie song. Simply beautiful.
I am a huge Bowie fan having got into him in the 80's and having to catch his back catalogue. I had Ziggy Live the Motion Picture before I got Space Oddity album, so that was the first time I heard the song. Thought it was beautiful and got a chill as the story unfolded and Ground Control asked "can you hear me Major Tom, can you hear...."
I noted a comment below about Ashes to Ashes being an even better response to this song and I must say I agree, but both are excellent tunes so I won't quibble
I love this song so much, one of Bowie's greatest achievements. Gives me chills every time.
Perfect. Just it.
I think this is his best song.
Makes me cry. So beautiful
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