BOWIE ALBUMS RANKED WORST TO BEST

[@davideparrino4774]

I have to disagree with you about Low. It could be my favourite Bowie album, especially because of side two

[@bencarlson4300]

Same with "Heroes", the ambient tracks are great

[@carmelo6227]

That was my introduction to Bowie and to ambient music. Absolutely agree, great tracks.

[@johannesbowman2194]

When I first heard Side 2 of Low... I don't remember what day it was but it changed me. Same when I heard Heroes. I am a different person now in the best way ever.

[@jeanmichellelaurent]

Yeah he was a bit too cruel about the instrumentals, I actually like Bowie's instrumentals, especially his 90s instrumentals

[@noeldereede3418]

Low on 18? Are you crazy? It is my number two after the number one from me: Station to Station

[@Yobananos]

I don't get it - how Letter to Hermione can get a score of 4? How is it even possible? An acoustic masterpiece

[@elitealbums4004]

TEE: the albums get worse as they go on also TEE: his first album was his worst

[@davidsanderson5918]

Elite Albums He says 'albums tend to get worse as they go on'.....meaning he thinks each particular album gets worse as it goes on. So there's no contradiction by putting his first album last. Meanwhile I don't necessarily agree with the bloke.

[@Lukai312]

Well made countdown, but boy do I have to disagree with a lot of this.

[@danu6718]

😂😂 me too. Wow.

[@DrRestezi]

You can't rate "Low" so low.

[@DocNintendo]

Nice pun intended

[@OSIRIS1980WHS]

Yes one can. Glass’s symphony saves the album’s reputation.

[@francescovalente1963]

The instrumentals were poorly rated. I disagree

[@claywoman]

how is Let's Dance behind Never Let Me Down????

[@OSIRIS1980WHS]

I disliked both albums.

[@gavinreid5387]

Most underrated is The Buddha of Suburbia .

[@garrold7123]

That's not a studio album

[@jeanmichellelaurent]

@@garrold7123 it’s still an amazing album

[@V-grandraccoon]

Yes it is. Only the title track was from the TV show. The rest of the album was completely original material only loosely based on the snippets of music Bowie made for the show.

[@thejoin4687]

@@garrold7123 Bowie went into a studio and recorded it.

[@samuelwills4637]

My list is completely different but still enjoyed watching this very much! My favourite album of Bowie’s is Ziggy Stardust - but my favourite Bowie song is Ashes to Ashes

[@theeditorseye573]

Which happen to me my 2nd fave album and my fave song!

[@azorbz9286]

It is great to see a list which takes every song into account, allowing for often overlooked albums, such as Black Tie White Noise, to receive the credit they deserve. I absolutely loved this ranking. Thank you.

[@tonyclarke898]

I've never understood why people like Hunky Dory so much. To me it should be nearer the bottom. Granted, Life on Mars, Queen Bitch and Changes are Fantastic, but Kooks belongs with Uncle Arthur and the rest sound like Space Oddity outtakes. To me this is the musical equivelent of The Emperor's New Clothes.

[@jooree7696]

Rank of the albums i've listened so far: 08 David Bowie 4/10 07 1.Outside 7/10 06 Space Oddity 8/10 05 Blackstar 9/10 04 Heroes 9/10 03 Ziggy Stardust 10/10 02 Low 10/10 01 Honky Dory 10/10

[@hayatkazemi3070]

dude don't skip out on station to station, its a masterpiece

[@vjaspers0608]

Low on 18 , Side B is Great

[@danthemanwhocancan]

Wow! I have watched many ranking videos but this was the one I enjoyed most. Beautifully presented and ridiculous bonkers placings! Superb job!

[@theeditorseye573]

Thank you for your kind words...I hope you appreciate how my scienctific method makes the ranking process only 94% bonkers overall...

[@danthemanwhocancan]

@@theeditorseye573 I just checked to see if you have made any more ranking videos and Boom there it was The Beatles Ranked. Just watched it on my TV. Superb! 👍

[@scratchesofbaseball]

Check the Queen one, it’s also amazing

[@mr.perfect223]

A 5 for "Loving the alien" and 7 for "tonight"?? Wtf man😂

[@rini6]

So happy someone else rated Hearhen relatively up there. I’ve always loved it. Great list. Makes me want to listen to Bowie right now.

[@adric137]

i think David Bowie's first album was great,i think most of his music 1980s was not his best.

[@whiteduke523]

Such a great video man! I have very similar list, although my favourite album is Station to Station with my favourite song ever title track.!

[@robertgraham5486]

I feel stay should have scored a much higher number

[@janliolio6043]

@@robertgraham5486 yes please

[@dondamon4669]

It’s his greatest song by far

[@clydecash2212]

how could you give stay a 6 are you kidding me

[@theeditorseye573]

I absolutely love Alomar's rift, and I like the song, it just doesn't quite hang together for me, feels bitty, sorry!

[@anabellelei8540]

I agree and Sweet Thing? Solid 10 But opinions are like? and we all have em!

[@brettlowton6961]

Hunky Dory will always be my no. 1 Bowie album, but I think Man Who Sold The World should have come in much higher - such an overlooked album.

[@nosferatu9561]

How could you give only 6.94 for the man who sold the world? This is a master piece. But i liked the video. Keep doing that.

[@shoemaker_007]

huahuahuahua it's always good to find different opinions but I agree with you

[@BoudicaJ]

I am glad I read this comment first ... anyone that can rate TMWSTW that low I have no interest in their opinion

[@BoudicaJ]

@Remimi2017 If it wasn't TMWSTH I might agree...there's no space for opinion in that masterpiece. IMO Aladidn Sane is one of my least faves but I am aware people rate it highly. TMWSTW is perfection..

[@AL_GHOST24]

low on 18th is just disrespectful

[@diggerthegroundhog8799]

Woah. Diamond dogs so low??? Blasphemy. Diamond Dogs wavers back and forth as my favorite Bowie album battling it out with Alladin Sane which is also my favorite Bowie song. It's all relative because we all appreciate Bowie from different periods. But it's safe to agree that Tonight and Never let me down are the worst.

[@nickpn23]

The irony is that Serious Moonlight tour was actually very good.

[@agnomenamedgrimblegromble3735]

Let's Dance (the song) with a score of 5?!

[@uscman]

That song got me into David Bowie and is arguably considered to be his most iconic song.

[@dedurocortorum365]

Yes ! Surprising ! It should be 3.😁

[@chrissorsby7520]

The instrumentals on low and heroes are really good. Especially subterraneans on low.

[@OSIRIS1980WHS]

I never listened to LOW side 2 until I listened incessantly to PHILIP GLASS’s LOW SYMPHONY. I was embarrassed I couldn’t enjoy side 2 particularly because I’d play Side 1 as warmup for a riotous Friday or Saturday night. GLASS did wonders for opinion of LOW. I suggest always that when every BEATles and Stones fan is dead the culture will still regard LOW Symphony and therefore BOWIE. BOWIE will be known in 22nd century because of GLASS’s LOW, HEROES LODGER symphonies. I lost regard for the BEATles and the STONES after repeated listening of GLASS’s interpretation of BOWIE’s music. Publicity machine can’t help those two bands in the next century.

[@stratrovarius]

I simply couln't agree less with the ranking... especially on low ranked albums like Ouside, Heathen, Low or Hours... or even Let's dance & Blackstar which is consists of nothing less than epic tracks... but i appreciate the effort in making a video like this. I assume you are a member of the earlier generation of Bowie fans. Hence your top 3 picks are from 50 years ago. Cheers.

[@ferencssalvoski3721]

I like the video, and I dont think is a good idea to rate with numbers tho, you can enjoy an album more than others even if got more dulls

[@ferencssalvoski3721]

Now that I listen Bowie albums, you putting Low at 18 is... Electric chair

[@martinpepperell8424]

Thanks. Great piece of work. So much to discover - I lost him after Scary Monsters.

[@user-Simon1957]

WRONG TITLE, there is no worst album of Bowie. If you think there is , you’re doing the wrong job!

[@bluntrapture]

I bow down to Scary Monsters. But Station to Station. And Earthling.

[@glyngasson8450]

Watched until Low was ranked at 18, my favourite album by far, Heroes is just a poor Low

[@Kickersvideo]

I have to say I really don't share this guy's taste. He's given some of Bowie's greatest work really low scores.

[@paulsontag9233]

Nice mention of Velasquez a brilliant artist. The faces he painted were beyond amazing.

[@valentinzelenco7770]

Low is my personal favourite Bowie album so to see it ranked so Low kinda hurt. But I do respect your opinion

[@whatsupbossanova]

I felt that way about Bowie ‘69 and Reality

[@stratrovarius]

I especially enjoy the B side of LOW.

[@memevolution9]

well, if it's literally called "low" ahahah

[@YawpMusic]

I love the first album. It manages to be both consistent in quality and wildly experimental.

[@cigsindoors]

could u do a beatles or beach boys ranking, id watch that multiple times

[@theeditorseye573]

yup, going to do the fabulous four next!

[@cigsindoors]

The Editor's Eye sounds great, i’ll keep notifications on

[@theeditorseye573]

Job done FINALLY! kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXfGh3xmgN2NhqM&ab_channel=TheEditor%27sEye

[@zacharygambler9306]

6/10 for disco king is abysmal

[@johnjackson3735]

One of the most interesting and meticulously scientific ways to arrive at a final result. Great to find someone I agree with on the top 4, though the order is slightly different. Maybe I could say that my top choice evens out the results of your tie. 1. Hunky Dory 2. Ziggy Stardust 3. Aladdin Sane 4. Station to Station

[@musicminute2004]

Music can't be only measured by numbers. We are not robots and music isn't made for them.

[@nickilston1763]

Great vid, but I must say I love Pin Ups The covers are done with real passion Do agree with the top 3 though

[@Lucaforminds]

Completely disagree about the ranking of Bowie’s nineties and eighties lps. They don’t deserve such a high ranking. On the other hand ‘Berlin’ trilogy lps would have deserved a better consideration. Aladdin sane at the third place is also disputable. To me: ziggy/hunky/low are top Bowie albums. Heroes/scary/station are close second. Diamond/Aladdin are a bit a moreofthesame of Bowie ziggy-era: some immortal song but the albums are average considering it’s Bowie (not Bolan). Next day/Blackstar are tremendous albums but also painful ones given that are premonition of what Bowie could’ve done….

[@marchel9322]

When you don’t get the brilliance of ‘Low’ you cannot be taken seriously.

[@austinheinbuch8642]

Stfu, actually listen to what he says. He would have put it higher, but he’s going with his numbers

[@johnstewart2981]

Austin Heinbuch his numbers are wrong lmao. The ambient music was revolutionary for Bowie.

[@austinheinbuch8642]

John Stewart Except he’s not going by revolutionary, he’s going by the goodness of the music. They’re super cool sounds but music wise not that good.

[@179rich]

He didn't go on a creative hiatus after Never Let Me Down. He did Tin Machine. You missed that. You also missed The Buddha of Suburbia.

[@179rich]

Other than that, you did a great job.

[@iponsoyenage]

@@179rich However Tin Machine it's not David Bowie the same way Wings are not Paul McCartney

[@theeditorseye573]

Hiya. I just felt Suburbia was too much of a film (or rather TV) track album, it disqualified itself.

[@theeditorseye573]

I think I more felt Tin Machine WAS a creative hiatus....

[@theeditorseye573]

@@179rich Thanks appreciated

[@mercersg]

very well done sir! Would love to know your marking scheme!

[@michaelhayes1609]

Could you do Fleetwood Mac?

[@theeditorseye573]

Sorry for late reply! Think I'm going to do the Beatles next, can't resist them....

[@ponytheprostituteonvinyl7591]

@@theeditorseye573 noice

[@jalobelke]

Loving the alien 5? wtf??? did you really listen to that song? hahaha, it's bowie's top 30 for sure

[@slsjdhsj]

but i love the second half of low

[@jonstclair8582]

The first 'not annoying' ranking I've seen... the worst was by 'dan and dave'

[@JCStorm76]

Never Let Me Down is underrated. I’ve been listening to it all week. Maybe I like it so much because I grew up in the 80s. I like all those rock songs at the end that you don’t

[@5tar5z]

colemann76 that’s probably the only Bowie album I find almost impossible to listen to. Time Will Crawl is okay, and the title track. The rest is cringe. It’s his worst record in my eyes. I do find it cool that you like it though. Cheers

[@whatsupbossanova]

5tar5z tonight was weaker in my opinion. Can’t listen to it

[@davideoakland]

What did you think of the 2018 remix?

[@JCStorm76]

@@whatsupbossanova Clearly weaker and more tired sounding. It only has 3 good songs

[@JCStorm76]

@@davideoakland Have not heard it

[@vertyisprobablydead]

Did you just give FAME a 6???????????

[@garretthorner]

Thank you so much for your work friend. A true hero

[@TomEarley]

PLEASE rank Billy Joel's 12 studio albums

[@sarahbarnes1041]

1Aladdin sane 2 Diamond dogs 3 Hunky dory but every album great

[@NiloGiacomelli]

Finally someone who likes Lodger! I think it is very great and diverse, and fits a circle the end with the start. But I respect people who doesn't think "geniously" as a transitional style.

[@sarahbarnes1041]

Lodger is a great album

[@dokit1]

i can't understand this ranking. *low* is my favourite album.

[@gerardogabrielbravoibarra638]

Es de joda el vídeo no?

[@jellobiafra9361]

Man who sold the world should be much higher

[@hawkwood6405]

I agree with much of your ratings having followed his career the whole way. However you did Low and Heroes a great injustice by rating them so low. I was happy to see you gave Black Tie White Noise its due however,

[@bridges4232]

My personal favourite is low and i would say it is objectively his best.

[@younggeezerrr3156]

Why’s it objectively his best?

[@bridges4232]

YOUNg Geezerrr best production, most experimental, in my opinion best lyrics.

[@younggeezerrr3156]

Bridges 42 yeah I hear u I agree

[@austinheinbuch8642]

So you say it’s objectively his best, but every explanation is your opinion.

[@bridges4232]

@@austinheinbuch8642 my mind changed, it’s now ziggy. Specifically cause of the strings on rock n roll suicide. I still say from an objective perspective, low is best.

[@thejoin4687]

I'm loving the love for Black Tie White Noise.

[@IJBiermann]

I sincerely wonder why you left out the Tin Machine albums. Sure, they were called albums by "a band" back in the day (as a promo claim), but no doubt are they real Bowie albums like these 25 others. That "I am just part of a band now" thing is/was obviously just one of Bowie's many roles and guises, so leaving them out of any serious studio albums overview is just silly. Anyway, while Tin Machine II surely competes with anyone's choice for the bottom end of the ranking, the first Tin Machine album is actually really cool. Sure, Bowie made lots of much better albums, but it's definitely better than a few in his catalogue.

[@Madeinwem]

Great vid, loved it!

[@protato5896]

Honestly, I really enjoy Tonight, but I see what you mean. There are really weak points.

[@grungil7570]

Tonight is his worst, IMHO.

[@wolvepotter5858]

0:31 As a person who used the American education system to determine how good an album is….Great method

[@MikeM-uy6qp]

I like the ranking of individual songs.

[@martinpepperell8424]

This would be good: a playlist of all songs over a certain benchmark, they ultimate greatest hits mix tape!

[@drinkwater319]

1... David Live ...don’t care that it’s not a studio album, it’s Bowie at the absolute height of his game. mid chronic cocaine addiction, absolutely flying. The Man Who Fell to Earth era. Brilliant 2....Diamond Dogs....despite Rebel Rebel, this is still magnificent 3....David Bowie, 1969 ....brilliant folky songs 4....Low......still sounds new to me ( Heroes was all the tracks not good enough for Low, in my opinion, though Heroes was a great song) 5....Man Who Sold the world.........I love those long songs .....but I might switch the top two because I love Diamond Dogs so much. When I think of what I’ve left out it just shows how good he was up until 1978, infact it started to fall apart after he was cured of addiction. Let’s Dance, China Girls, Absolute Beginners, Ashes to Ashes not for me....who cares though,, there’s another six brilliant albums up to ‘78.

[@peterverzijl1013]

No Tin Machine ?

[@Exivaliant]

the entire community will be after you 💀 but like seriously i don't agree at all with this list.

[@windyhillbomber]

Great video. Overall I think your system did a pretty good job of placing the bulk of albums in more or less the right place. Two objections however. 1. Low is too low. I feel you were a little tough in Side 2. 2. Reality....in my opinion a universally underrated album.

[@jeanmichellelaurent]

I don't think he's much of a fan of instrumentals which personally I Don't agree because the instrumentals are AMAZINGGG

[@MrPablohgarcia]

You forgot to rank the "The Budda of Suburbia"

[@SmashedBottleMan]

It’s all subjective, but I can’t really argue with your list because, well, it’s your list. ;-) My top four are identical to yours. But Blackstar would be fifth, and The Next Day would be sixth (I can’t believe you have TND ranked so low). And while you rank Station to Station high, it’s ironic that you rank the song Stay so low. I think that’s the best song on the album. Reality is better than Outside. And Low is better than Heroes. His 80s output is certainly his low point, but you can’t possibly rank Never Let Me down higher than Let’s Dance. I mean, I don’t particularly care for Let’s Dance, but the three hits are decent songs. And Never Let Me Down has virtually nothing worthwhile. But, all in all, not a bad list. Cheers.

[@bobbehers1625]

NICE LISTING....I agree with the top 10!

[@nickpn23]

Thank you, I enjoyed that enormously.

[@metrakos]

Hunky Dory so low on list ?

[@percyaxton2882]

1... David Live 2....Diamond Dogs 3....David Bowie, 1969 4....Low 5....Man Who Sold the world......... .....but I might switch the top two because I love Diamond Dogs so much.

[@Cameradude1]

David Live is fantastic

[@hovseofm]

i think i had a stroke when i saw that low was at #18

[@theeditorseye573]

You were low low was low...

[@morrits3969]

Very good content, definetly underapreciated

[@federicops1857]

Poniendo calificaciones a las canciones de Bowie como un profesor. estas loco. me gustaria saber que calificacion te llevaras vos?

[@marecorn]

Great list, tongue in cheek but heartfelt. Outside had some of the best songs on it but that stupid story line hurt it. Like you said, scaffolding. Thanx for your ranking.

[@eliasarias9925]

"Critics will speak about the music will never do": Sting.

[@patxi601]

I love your ranking. Specially the low place for low.😊. I really enjoyed listening to your opinions I am impress with what you told about teenage. Yes, I felt touched with that great truth about personalities. Alter egoes. It matchs with me. Only one disagree. You pointed "soul love" with only 7.5 !!! Thx for all.

[@mossbergr]

glad to see some love for black tie white noise.

[@robgronotte1]

Never Let Me Down better than Let's Dance??

[@grungil7570]

Now thats risky.

[@jeanmichellelaurent]

Not to nitpick but heathen was in 2002 not 2013

[@tls3217]

Yknow it’s nice to hear somebody not say that Lodger is the weakest link in the Berlin trilogy - like - I consistently enjoy Lodger much more than Heroes - although Low is def my favorite.

[@iamreg1965]

Only 6 for Stay on Station To Station. Oh well, each to his own. This is a 9 in my world all day long.

[@iamcreedence]

The 80s was one of the best years for music idk what shit your listening too

[@Evancommitsmeme1]

Scary monsters is always #1 for me but otherwise this is perfect

[@cardinalsin5419]

Bowie's first album is my favorite and by far his best

[@saltyscoundrel4368]

I don't understand how it always gets a low ranking, its full of charm and witty songwriting

[@ofeliawotsits6080]

I give the song Life on Mars 11 out of 10, but then it is my my all time favourite. For me it was all down hill after Scary Monsters, and all the later albums were just too weak. Strangers When We Meet was the anomaly being absolutely brilliant, and Where Are We Now was the best last song for me. I would rate the LP Young Americans far higher than you, above Station taking the albums as whole works. Very interesting any way.

[@brianconway100]

All downhill after Scary Monsters? Far from it. Heathen, Hours, Blackstar all brilliant albums, plus more. I'm guessing that you're not 'totally' familiar with all of the albums after Scary Monsters (and I do mean totally familiar to be in a position to judge). I feel the same about Life On Mars, probably my favorite song of all time. I highly recommend giving any of the 3 albums above at least 10 plays.

[@aavv4554]

Let’s Dance (the song) is a 5/10? Okay…then I suppose I should move on while my blood pressure slowly rises.

[@thebluesguy7187]

what a shitty ranking man ...heartlink before diamond dog low...and heroes ...

[@stephenelkington4971]

This is going to sound sacrilegious but I listened to 'Ziggy Stardust' recently for the first time in years and thought it sounded incredibly dated - the production is thin and weedy and Bowie's voice sounds strained - some of the songs are just daft - 'Moonage Daydream' - a glaring example. 'Hunky Dory' still sounds fantastic but Ziggy doesn't. I say this as someone who sat in the front row of The Dome in Brighton in 1971 when Bowie was supporting The Groundhogs ! I was also in the front row at the Hammy Odeon at the farewell gig so please don't label me anti Bowie. Can't agree the thumbs down given to 'Young Americans' - 'Somebody up there likes me' goes on a bit - but the rest is fine - the title track and 'Fame' are classic Bowie and it's fascinating to hear him singing with Lennon. Every artist has a golden period - to me Bowie's was the 70's. 'Station to Station' is a fine record and 'Low' and 'Heroes' have some interesting sounds on them and strong songs on them. His 80's output was poor to patchy and I moved on to listening to other stuff - reggae, African stuff, jazz and continue to be entranced by the great John Martyn. But Bowie made a huge impact on my life and I'll always revere his memory for that.

[@YossiR]

low should be somewhere between 1 and 5

[@hawkwood6405]

completely agree.

[@jerryodonovan8624]

Low so low? Although agree with one and two spots.

[@iponsoyenage]

Great video. Thanks for sharing it. I agree mostly with everything, however I think Hunky Dory is his best work

[@theeditorseye573]

Honestly? I think I agree, instinctively. That's what's interesting about doing something like this...

[@pollitofogoso]

I know there's no right or wrong when it comes to opinions, but I can't disagree more with you when you say that "Hours..." features his worst cover art

[@JorgeTorres17-2]

I think “Toy” was purposely unreleased because of how terrible the cover art was.

[@1m_sophie]

Loving the alien is one od bowies best songs, how the hell only 5?