The best David Bowie songs
The top 3 according to 760 votes from people: "Heroes" · Life on Mars? · Space Oddity. (Updated Nov 4, 2018.)
Bowie's essential songs according to Rolling Stone's lists and readers' poll, from "Space Oddity" to "Lazarus".
Top 20
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"Heroes"
1977. Two lovers by the Berlin Wall.
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2
Life on Mars?
1971. A grand ballad from Hunky Dory.
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Space Oddity
1969. Major Tom drifts off into space.
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4
Ashes to Ashes
1980. Major Tom returns, darker.
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5
Starman
1972. The song that made Ziggy a TV sensation.
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6
Ziggy Stardust
1972. The rise and fall of a rock star from space.
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7
Suffragette City
1972. Pure glam energy.
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8
Changes
1971. His anthem of reinvention.
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9
Moonage Daydream
1972. Glam rock at its most cosmic.
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10
Lazarus
2015. A farewell released just before his death.
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Under Pressure (with Queen)
1981. A UK number one built on a famous bass line.
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12
Let's Dance
1983. His biggest hit, with Nile Rodgers.
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13
Rebel Rebel
1974. One of rock's great riffs.
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14
Sound and Vision
1977. A short, sunny song from the Berlin era.
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15
Station to Station
1976. Ten minutes of the Thin White Duke.
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16
Young Americans
1975. Philadelphia soul, Bowie style.
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17
Five Years
1972. The world has five years left; Ziggy's opening track.
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18
Modern Love
1983. Running down the street in pure joy.
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19
The Man Who Sold the World
1970. Later famously covered by Nirvana.
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20
Golden Years
1975. Smooth funk.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Heroes at number one, no notes