Ranking the Studio Albums: David Bowie (Pete's Top 10!)

[@MrFelixGun]

My favorite Bowie album is Station to Station. Glad to see you ranked it so high.

[@tzurlifshitz6938]

I feel like pepole rank it lower because what was going on with bowie at this time

[@slumdogjay]

Amazing album. So powerful.

[@themactigers1609]

Totally agree- I would have had it higher than MWSTW

[@LannieLord]

"Stay" SHOULD HAVE BEEN A BIG HIT !!!!!

[@chadczternastek]

Absolutely agree.

[@billygoth]

My all-time favorite artist. Here's my top 10 Pete. 1. Low 2. Hunky dory 3. The man who sold the world 4. Station to station 5. Ziggy stardust 6. Aladdin sane 7. Black star 8. Scary monsters 9. Heathen 10. Heroes

[@LuchaLibertaria]

1- Space Oddity 2- Hunky Dory 3- The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars 4- Young Americans 5- Heroes 6- Scary Monsters 7- Let's Dance 8- Station to Station 9- Aladddin Sane 10- Blackstar

[@JohnnyRecently]

Yes! Space Oddity album is criminally underrated! Cygnet Committee! Ah, you know the rest. Fabulous.

[@OutOnTheTiles]

Crawford Glissadevil ....Memory of a Free Festival!!! What a song! ✌️

[@catsofsherman1316]

Your list was mostly chronological. So i guess you think he peaked early and it was all downhill from there. I'm just kidding around. There is no wrong way to love Bowie.

[@Trifixion22]

Good to see Young Americans get some love

[@mck7646]

A lot of good albums there.

[@peterock4210]

Re watching this vid. Lifelong fan. We need more Bowie content/ discussion on SoT. Thanks Pete!

[@m053168]

1 - Low 2 - The Rise and Fall.... 3 - Black Star 4 - Aladdin Sane 5 - "Heroes" 6 - Scary Monsters... 7 - Station to Station 8 - Hunky Dory 9 - The Man who Sold the World 10 - Heathen

[@tomasrosendo368]

Really nice top 10. Respects from Argentina.

[@markrago7217]

Lodger?

[@m053168]

@@tomasrosendo368 Gracias Tomas!

[@m053168]

@@markrago7217 Very sneaky influential album but could never get into it as much as some other, me thinks the Talking Heads were fans of Lodger

[@markrago7217]

@@m053168 Yes, very influential! Especially on the eccentric post punk and new wave acts including Talking Heads, New Order, Echo &the Bunny Men, Big Country, etc. Lodger was released 1979, I believe, very early in those bands careers. There were quite a few albums released 1977-1982 that really helped to mold the awkward pop rock of the 1980s (aside from Lodger and Scary Monsters). The Cars debut album, Iggy Pop- The Idiot, Rush- A) Permanent Waves B) Moving Pictures C) Signals, the Alice Cooper blackout period trilogy (plus DaDa 1983), and the criminally overlooked ,poorly marketed lone album from Hughes/Thrall (1982), which has been cited numerous times by musicians as a massively influential album.

[@neugey]

This took some thought. Not including PinUps or Tin Machine (though I like those too). DO NOT sleep on David Bowie's 90's+ output! 24) Never Let Me Down 23) David Bowie (self-titled) 22) Tonight 21) Young Americans 20) Space Oddity 19) Reality 18) Hours ... 17) Let's Dance 16) The Next Day 15) Black Tie White Noise 14) Diamond Dogs 13) Earthling 12) Lodger 11) Scary Monsters 10) Heroes 9) Aladdin Sane 8) Man Who Sold the World 7) Heathen 6) Blackstar 5) Ziggy 4) Low 3) Hunky Dory 2) Outside 1) Station to Station

[@mutant_blues]

Outside deserves to be higher!

[@milkmedia1657]

What about buddha of suburbia

[@jimmycampbell78]

I've always liked Earthling, which you rank fairly decently at 13 and which is higher than I've seen a lot of other people place it in rankings. It's his drum and bass album. It got me interested in him in the mid 90s and then I got into his truly classic stuff. But I do think Earthling is often underrated. I found Outside hard to get into, but it's an ambitious intelligent concept.

[@kevinbutler3665]

Love Bowie, ok mine. 1. Outside 2. Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars 3.Hunky Dory 4.Earthling 5. Diamond Dogs 6. Aladdin Sane 7.The Man Who Sold The World 8.Lodger 9.Scary Monsters 10.Hours/ Blackstar

[@catsofsherman1316]

I like your list. Can't personally imagine putting Outside anywhere near the top. I didn't like it at all when it came out and it collected a lot of dust on my shelf for years. Gave it a listen recently and it's pretty darn good. It's dense, dark, and somewhat uninviting, but there is a lot of interesting stuff going on if you take the time to let it sink in. It was supposed to be the first part of a trilogy but he dropped it.

[@kevinbutler3665]

@@catsofsherman1316 For me it felt like an updated sounds version of a carry on from Diamond Dogs darkest tunes. MIke Garson back on piano doing the crazy keys solo's, a bit of an industrial leaning, which i love. It's very heavy and dark. Bowie and Gabrels said they were influenced by Nine Inch Nails at the time of writing which is my joint fav band with Yes, so i'd imagine understandable to anyone why it tops things for me, i love that musical Journey and i always loved concept albums and it has that vibe loosely. I only ever listen it as a full piece if i have the time, all others i can listen individual tracks off. I knew about the trilogy idea and was sad it never came off in a way but i was blown away by Earthlings stylings so all good.

[@LarsBjerregaard]

@@catsofsherman1316 I'm not a big Bowie fan but 1st Outside is the album that has the most songs I like. Heavy and gripping with lots of balls. Probably the same reason I like a lot of Blackstar (not the jazzy stuff though). Also side B of Low is devine but hey... Eno :-)

[@GarethAlan81]

I'm not that well up on Bowie's albums but I love a lot of his songs. His final album, Blackstar is awesone.

[@ursaminorjim]

Oh, man. I envy you. You get to hear a decades-long catalog of godlike genius for the first time! Dive in, anywhere. I guarantee you'll find at least one album that will blow your mind. (SPOILER: It probably won't be _Never Let Me Down)_

[@chicagodan1981]

@@ursaminorjim this I agree with although I did like Time Will Crawl.

[@ursaminorjim]

@@chicagodan1981 Oh, absolutely. There's a small handful of Bowie albums that I'd say are - in general - not especially good. I might even go so far as to suggest they may have been released between 1983 and 1993 and don't include the Tin Machine albums. BUT! They _all_ still have at least one or three unimpeachably great songs. (all my opinion, of course)

[@hartmutpeter215]

David Jones was an awesome artist with many excellent albums. A very great long career. R.i.p.

[@5tar5z]

Very impressed by MWSTW for your #1. Extremely underrated record. Thanks for making this list. Huge Bowie fan here.

[@cartermlb]

1. Low 2. Aladdin Sane 3. Station to Station 4. Diamond Dogs 5. Scary Monsters Also Blackstar is an amazing album. #PetePardoArmy #PetePardoNation #BigMeatPete #SplashYourSeaOfTranquilityAllOverMyFace

[@mikefulop8344]

Mark Guiliana is one of the most innovative drummers of this generation. So cool Bowie hand picked him to fulfill the haunting beats of that final album.

[@michaeloedy1568]

I just love the way Pete and his friends talk about music. I hit jr. high in 1981 and only really know Bowie’s 80’s stuff. There is other music that I want to discover more than Bowie but again, I got “The Sea” on in the background and loving my day off. Continue on Pete!

[@kamranmalik8546]

1. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars 2. Aladdin Sane 3. Let's Dance 4. Hunky Dory 5. Diamond Dogs 6. Young Americans 7. Station to Station 8. Low 9. "Heroes" 10. Man of Words

[@daniellastuart3145]

I would of put scary monsters number 10

[@glennsmusicchannel]

"Heathen" is a very strong record.

[@meltcity]

10. Diamond Dogs 9. Space Oddity 8. Hunky Dory 7. Low 6. Tonight 5. Let's Dance 4. Outside 3. Lodger 2. Young Americans 1. Scary Monsters Honourable mentions: Man Who Sold the World; Heathen; The Next Day; Ziggy Stardust

[@kylejohnson7735]

I've been waiting for a Bowie ranking from this channel. Huge respect for this guy

[@bramdecanck688]

Cool! Ive been waiting for this.

[@LarsBjerregaard]

Little observation: Just as there musically are so many 'David Bowies' there are so many different kinds of Bowie fans. Not surprising but it is amazing how different peoples lists are.

[@carlsteinhagen9128]

Great list! I am slowly collecting his catalog and discovering so much great material.

[@bwroberts11]

Thanks Pete, been waiting for this!

[@marcelob4132]

1 Ziggy Stardust 2 Alladin Sane 3 Scary Monsters 4 Lets Dance 5 Young Americans 6 Diamond Dogs

[@TheStrongBoyz19]

David's discography is one of my favourites in originality, presentation of identities and a unique passion. My personal favourite album from him is Low, though I love Heroes and Station to Station as much. One of my other high favourites are Aladinsane, Ziggy Stardust, Earthling very underrated, Hunky Dory, Scary Monsters. There are others that could be other favourites but his discography is huge in its own right on how versatile and interesting Bowie delivered.

[@jameshunter7303]

Hunky Dory and Low are his best for me. Honourable mentions to Ziggy Stardust and Alladin Sane. Diamond Dogs also in there too

[@JesterJ49]

Scary Monsters was my entry point into Bowie's music and such is my favourite album.

[@benfortin3120]

Probably my favorite album of his

[@gogoyubari366]

Pinups, Diamond Dogs, Aladdin Sane are my favorites. I love them all.

[@jefchance]

I am a Bowie nut and I must say "good job" on the top 10. I would have taken out "Let's Dance" and added 1995s "Earthling", but other than that, you nailed it! Especially with The Man Who Sold the World. It is the Best Bowie album. And #1 for sure. Thanks!

[@fourtheye111]

Love Station to Station so much. Saw Bowie on that tour in Los Angeles...killer!

[@bjmoran887]

Saw the Diamond Dogs and Station to Station tours back in the 70s . This guy was great live , always surrounded himself with solid musicians . Nobodys got any love for Pinups ?

[@OzzyMandias]

I totally respect that it's your opinion and everyone's is different but Lets Dance above Scary Monsters...No, not in a million...

[@catsofsherman1316]

Scary Monsters has really grown in my estimation over the years into top tier Bowie. Let's Dance not so much. Apart from the hits which are kinda overplayed, the album is overly slick and unmemorable.

[@seaoftranquilityprog]

In my world, yes...

[@mck7646]

Pete appears to have a personal connection to it. Can't really argue with that.

[@markrago7217]

I agree Ozzy, but opinions are opinions

[@lowrencemayfield4271]

I'm with you man, no way Let's Dance above Scary Monster, also where is Low ? only for Warszawa it deserve to be in the ranking... I respect you too anyway, it's just matter of taste. :):):):):)

[@johnx1769]

Excellent. Thanks for ranking Bowie. Here is my top 10 for today: 1 - Low 2 - Station to Station 3 - Diamond Dogs 4 - "Heroes" 5 - Ziggy Stardust 6 - Scary Monsters 7 - Aladdin Sane 8 - The Man Who Sold the World 9 - Hunky Dory 10 - Heathen Honorable mentions: Lodger, 1.Outside, Blackstar, Let's Dance

[@GMHG777]

One of my personal faves and quite possibly the most important artist in rock and roll. 1 Diamond Dogs 2 Hunky Dory 3 Station to Station 4 Low 5 Outside 6 Aladin Sane 7 Ziggy 8 Man Who Sold... 9 Scary Monsters 10 Heroes

[@anabellelei8540]

Glad you added Outside, what a great album. I can't pick 10,Blackstarr has jumped in and I fell in love w/ it. DD is my all time fav though.

[@GMHG777]

@@anabellelei8540 yup Blackstar probably should have made my list just didnt know what ti cut... DD is one of all time faves as well a damn near perfect 70s rock album. Outside is a masterpiece as well !!!

[@anabellelei8540]

@@GMHG777 It is and rarely gets the love it deserves, I love Outside and remember how happy I was that Bowie had returned to form w/ it. I love Earthling too and Heathen and Reality, New Killer Star is in my top 50 Bowie songs and That's saying something. I think The Next Day is stellar and Blackstar a masterpiece to rival anything he has done. Cheers!

[@michaeljozwiak5716]

In the late 1990s, a friend turned me on to a 24 hour Mexican restaurant. It was located in an artsy neighborhood. The restaurant had an eclectic jukebox appealing to artists and the residents of the MontRose neighborhood. One album on the juke box was an unknown album-to-me, “Black Tie White Noise” by David Bowie. I would often put on the first and last songs of the album along with the first few songs of the Screaming Trees anthology. If memory serves correct, the two Bowie songs were. kind of jazzy. I enjoyed them.

[@RADIO1990]

Bowie is one of those Artist that I hoped ,pete would get around to.

[@steveclark9211]

Thank you Pete! You ranked the studio albums of another one of my favorites! Your ranking was pretty good. Here's mine: 1. Diamond Dogs 2. The Man Who Sold the World 3. Ziggy Stardust 4. Aladdin Sane 5. Hunky Dory 6. Station to Station 7. Low 8. Space Oddity 9. Scary Monsters 10. Let's Dance Honorable mention: The Next Day and Pin Ups (I know Pin Ups is a covers album but it's excellent) Additional info: John Lennon performs on a couple of tracks on Young Americans and Rick Wakeman plays piano on Hunky Dory.

[@Jimbaud1]

1. Low 2. Station to Station 3. Blackstar 4. Ziggy Stardust... 5. Hunky Dory 6. Alladin Sane 7. "Heroes" 8. Let's Dance 9. Lodger 10. Outside

[@Aweso1974]

I’ve been waiting for this show for as long as I’ve been following the channel. Love Bowie’s music and I haven’t even heard every album yet. But here’s my top 10 of what I’ve heard (I’ll also be giving my rating and favorite song of each album): 10. “Heroes” (7.5/10) [Beauty and the Beast] 9. The Man Who Sold the World (8.3/10) [The Width of a Circle] 8. Let’s Dance (8.4/10) [Cat People (Putting Out Fires)] 7. Aladdin Sane (8.5/10) [Cracked Actor] 6. Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (8.9/10) [Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)] 5. Diamond Dogs (9.4/10) [Rebel Rebel] 4. Tonight (9.5/10) [Neighborhood Threat] 3. Low (10/10) [Subterraneans] 2. Station to Station (10/10) [Station to Station] 1. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (10/10) [Suffragette City] I plan on listening to Heathen and Young Americans sometime soon and I’m expecting at least one of them to make it into my top 10

[@urbangustafsson8067]

Very good choices.

[@neilanderson7669]

Nice to see some love for Tonight. I don’t like it as much as you, but I have very fond memories of life when that album came out. Some actually fine songs!

[@Meat_and_Potatoes]

Bowie's my favorite solo pop/rock artist. Thanks for doing this, Pete! My go to's: The Man Who Sold the World Scary Monsters Aladdin Sane Young Americans Earthling Reality The Next Day (And i love em all!)

[@lucianoribeiro9527]

I like these rankings! Good job!

[@spiritualarchitect4276]

1. Ziggy Stardust 2. Aladdin Sane 3. Outside 4. Station to Station 5. "Heroes" 6. Low 7. Diamond Dogs 8. Earthling 9. Heathen 10. The Next Day/Extra 11. Scary Monsters 12. Black Tie White Noise 13. Buddha Of Suburbia 14. Reality 15. Young Americans 16. Blackstar/No Plan 17. Let's Dance 18. Lodger 19. The Man Who Sold the World 20. Hours 21. Hunky Dory 22. Pin Ups 23. Tonight 24. Never Let Me Down 25. Space Oddity 26. Debut

[@russellgentile4719]

Great list Pete. Bowie was a true artist. I didn't know much about him until his late 70's and 80's mainstream material but visited his discography and he is legendary. His loss to music is tragic. His last album Black Star is incredible.

[@mattshaw5179]

This is really hard!! My ranking, after much thought, is... 1) Hunky Dory 2) The Man Who Sold the World 3) Aladdin Sane 4) Diamond Dogs 5) Low 6) Young Americans 7) Ziggy Stardust 8) Let's Dance 9) heroes 10) Earthling. Great video, as usual!

[@keithjones6023]

Loved Scary Monsters and Young Americans 👌

[@CathyLahn]

TOP 10: 1. DIAMOND DOGS (1974) 2. ALADDIN SANE (1973) 3. STATION TO STATION (1976) 4. YOUNG AMERICANS (1975) 5. LOW (1977) 6. ZIGGY STARDUST (1972) w/it's brilliant non-LP tracks, "Holy Holy," "JIOD," "Velvet Goldmine," & "Port of Amsterdam," this pretty much perfect LP would rank even higher. 7. HUNKY DORY (1971) hard to think this could be #7, but this is the brilliance of Bowie! 8. THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD (1970) Ditto...#8. 9. "HEROES" 10. PINUPS / LODGER / SCARY MONSTERS (all great, and yes, that means Pinups as well!) * Shame that Pete couldn't have held up the proper, accurate, badass LP cover for The Man Who Sold The World...I mean the BLACK (kick) '72 jacket, which perfectly defines the content! ** And to others, get DAVID LIVE At The Tower, Philadelphia, double LP (RCA) after you dig these fantastic studio albums. It's a marvelous, intimately connective killer LIVE album, which features Bowie belting out exquisitely powerful lines and Earl Slick melting the planet on lead guitar! 🎸

[@marvinspira3491]

Great list , here's mine : 1. Station to Station 2. Low 3.Young Americans 4. Heroes 5. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars 6. Diamond Dogs 7. Alladin Sane 8. Scary Monsters 9. Space Oddity 10. The Man Who Sold the World

[@patrickcrowther9195]

I’m only going to choose from his albums up until 1980 as I went off his music at that point. 1. Hunky Dory 2. Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) 3. Station to Station 4. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars 5. Aladdin Sane 6. Diamond Dogs 7. “Heroes” 8. Low 9. David Bowie (1967) 10. Young Americans

[@jimnoren2054]

Great list Pete! I would for my list have to add in Lodger and Blackstar.

[@terrencereardon6374]

1) Low 2) Scary Monsters 3) Station to Station 4) Let's Dance 5) Diamond Dogs 6) Heroes 7) Ziggy Stardust (blame live versions on Welcome to the Blackout and Ziggy Stardust Soundtrack for low ranking as I prefer songs live)

[@findmusic8797]

My personal Bowie album top ten: 1. Ziggy Stardust 2. Station To Station 3. Low 4. Aladdin Sane 5. Heroes 6. Let's Dance 7. Diamond Dogs 8. Young Americans 9. Scary Monsters 10. Lodger

[@mattyboywalker9094]

And you've now made me a Bowie fan beacuse of watching this video and making me check out his stuff so many different styles it's unreal I've went for the triple Bowie compilation and a reality tour and played them non stop I've always liked him and admired him but never properly Thanks Pete

[@NapoleonSolo61]

As always fascinating and informative, Thankyou

[@clintbronson5]

Love his early 70 albums for sure and scary monster’s is great

[@bigj4426]

Top 5: 1. Ziggy Stardust 2. Aladdin Sane 3. Let’s Dance 4. Hunky Dory 5. Man Who Sold the World Ziggy will always be my number one. It was the first album I listened to as a kid that wasn’t “kid music”. I went to my parents vinyl and saw this cool looking guy on the steps at the end of the rack where I could see the whole cover. I pulled it out and asked if I could play it. They said yes, and I was on my way! Not that anyone probably give a crap, but that album still means so much to me. RIP David! You were a true pioneer!

[@justinkukuruzovic6123]

Thank you for the Bowie love, Pete. My Bowie Album Ranking 1. Heroes 2. Low 3. Scary Monsters 4. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars 5. Heathen 6. Let's Dance 7. Hunky Dory 8. The Next Day 9. Blackstar 10. Station to Station 11. The Man Who Sold the World 12. Aladdin Sane 13. Diamond Dogs 14. David Bowie (Space Oddity) 15. Reality 16. Lodger 17. Young Americans 18. The Buddha of Suburbia 19. Hours... 20. Earthling 21. Outside 22. Never Let Me Down 23. Black Tie White Noise 24. Tonight 25. David Bowie

[@tanis7050]

1- Low 2- Heroes 3- Station to Station 4- The man who sold the world 5- Hunky Dory 6- The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust 7- Scary Monsters 8- Let's Dance 9- Aladdin Sane 10- Lodger

[@j.j.4150]

So excited for this one!

[@pelegbennon5271]

1. Station to station 2. Low 3. Diamond dogs 4. Scary monsters 5. Aladdin sane

[@ThePhysicalillusion]

My ranking: 1. Ziggy Stardust 2. Hunky Dory 3. Blackstar 4. Low 5. Heroes 6. Aladdin Sane 7. Station To Station 8. Scary Monsters 9. The Man Who Sold The World 10. Lodger 11. Diamond Dogs 12. Heathen 13. Reality 14. Outside 15. The Next Day 16. Let’s Dance 17. David Bowie 18. Tin Machine 2 19. Young Americans 20. Space Oddity 21. The Buddha Of Suburbia 22. Tin Machine 23. Earthling 24. Pin Ups 25. Hours... 26. Labyrinth 27. Black Tie White Noise 28. Tonight 29. Never Let Me Down

[@Nephilim-81]

If I may I absolutely recommend to people on here the “Loving The Alien” 2018 boxset. It covers the 1983-1987 period. I think it is excellent. However in 1995 when he went goth with Brian eno with the album “Outside” that is my favorite BOWIE album of all time. :)

[@prosperoeaton8201]

Thank you for this podcast. I love Bowie! My order shifts around all the time, but here is a snapshot: 1. Low 2. Diamond Dogs 3. Scary Monsters 4. Earthling 5. Blackstar 6. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars 7. The Man Who Sold the World 8. Station to Station 9. Heroes 10. Outside Honorable mention: Reality

[@chrissimpson6017]

That's a really good list. I have Outside as my number 1, we have mostly all the same albums though.

[@prosperoeaton8201]

@@chrissimpson6017 Thanks, Chris. Outside is a real highlight for Bowie.

[@francoisdebortoli5803]

Thanks Pete for this serie expected for à Long Time as David Bowie is one of the legendary and eclectic pop star that we love. Good choice and ranking. All albums you name are great. My top 3 are ziggy stardust, the man who sold the world and hunky dory.

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

I really liked Earthling.

[@ursaminorjim]

I'd say it's quite possibly his most underrated album. It gets summarily dismissed as "his drum 'n bass album" (as if that's a bad thing to begin with?), but I think it contains some of his strongest and most confident writing and vocal performances since - all together, everybody - _Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)._

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

ursaminorjim most underrated. Good songs. People say it sounds dated but I still listen to it. Everyone I knew liked it a lot when it came out. I liked Tin Machine too. Well the first album was ok. They were known as the Bentmen before Bowie joined.

[@ursaminorjim]

@@Hartlor_Tayley I've always said "Looking for satellites" is the best _Lodger_ song that could never have appeared on _Lodger._

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

ursaminorjim well said. I agree

[@garywinfield9764]

Have to say I was really pleasantly surprised by Earthling. Didnt think he could pull it off. Not my style of music but a very underatted album. But how could I doubt a man with his amazing talent 🎸

[@erwinreintke4269]

1. Low (Bowie at his most Expirimental) 2. Ziggy Stardust (The glamrock-opera masterpiece) 3. Station To Station (the Duke arrives) 4. Heroes (the duo album with Low) 5. Hunky Dory (the prelude to the Ziggy era) 6. Earthling (The 90's dance album) 7. Blackstar (The Goodbye) 8. The Man who Sold the World (the rock album, in a kind of way) 9. Aladin Sane (the other Ziggy album) 10. Scary Monsters (the transition from the expirimental era to the more poppy 80's era)

[@markandersen793]

1) Scary Monsters 2) Station To Station 3) Low 4) Black Star 5) Lodger 6) Ziggy Stardust 7) Heroes 8) Diamond Dogs 9) The Man Who Sold The World 10) Let's Dance

[@cmiller6501]

1.Scary Monsters. 2.Young Americans. 3.Blackstar. 4.Outside. 5.Low.

[@robertjewell9727]

Glad you mentioned Heathen. My top 5 are Scary Monsters, Ziggy Stardust, Station to Station, Heathen, and tied 3 ways, Man Who Sold the World, Lodger, Earthling...

[@alfietomkins2453]

Hi Pete, I really enjoyed your top ten Songs for Bowie recently and as a result I revisited Man who sold the world because you chose She shook me cold, its great, love it love it. I would probably have Hunky Dory as my number 1, (lots of fond memories, I borrowed it off my dad and have never given it back to him) its a tough call though, thanks for this Pete, always a pleasure

[@geeoffgl]

Hey Pete...love the Bowie video...ever thought of doing one on The Cult??

[@LarsBjerregaard]

Now THAT I would also be interested in. Such an underrated band if you ask me with some kick ass albums in their catalogue.

[@b2tall239]

"Ziggy" is one of just a handful of albums I consider perfect. It's my #1.

[@davidcopson5800]

Totally agree.

[@chrissimpson6017]

1. Outside (1995) 2. Blackstar (2016) 3. Diamond Dogs (1974) 4. Low (1977) 5. Heroes (1977) 6. Leon: The Outside Outtakes (1995) 7. Scary Monsters (1980) 8. Earthling (1997) 9. Hours (1999) 10. Station To Station (1976)

[@superspudgun]

Finally some love for "Hours". A real underrated gem that one :)

[@prosperoeaton8201]

Great list!

[@MarkDauner]

Good list. My top 4 are Hunky , Ziggy, Station, Aladdin, in that order. After that I'd have to think about it more. Blackstar is definitely in my top 10.

[@leebaker9300]

Great list. My top 10 (like yours, they could flip-flop) would be: 1. Low 2. Station to Station 3. Hunky Dory 4. "Heroes" 5. ★ 6. Earthling (I know, but I just love it) 7. The Man Who Sold the World 8. Let's Dance 9. The Next Day 10= Lodger 10= Young Americans ...Classic discography. Never been a fan of the glam stuff, obviously, but no doubt those albums have standout tracks (Lady Grinning Soul, 1984, Ziggy Stardust, etc.)

[@rocky-o]

great list pete...wouldn't change much....the only addition i would have is 'hours', a really underrated album of his....glad to see scary monsters and station to station on yours...very surprised you only had low as an honorable mention...thought that was gonna be high on your list....but it's all good...be well..peace....rocky

[@powrnap]

Ziggy Stardust, Hunky Dory, Aladdin Sane, Low, Station to Station, Scary Monsters, Heroes, The Man Who Sold The Wold,, Lodger, David Bowie (Space Oddity)

[@sudalis8094]

My favorite artist. Loved his work since 76. 1. Ziggy- gets my vote for best rock album of all time 2. Station to Station-brilliant album in my top 5 all time 3. Aladdin Sane- amazingly good 4. Man who sold the World- Savior machine a great song 5. Space Oddity- if you dont know the song-Cygnet Committee - check it out. 6.The Next Day- a fantastic surprise when it came out 7. Diamond Dogs- has really grown on me in the last few years 8. Scary Monsters- Love the title track 9.Reality- saw him do Bring me the Disco King in Seattle -fantastic 10.1 Outside- did not get into this until after he died, so interesting never got into the Berlin albums much

[@carlosgobatto6328]

Pete there's any chance you will do The Animals ranked? Great work as always. You're vídeos make my days better!

[@carlosgobatto6328]

@hankashley Eric Burdon has one of the best voices I've heard. Animals and Kinks are very underrated. Sorry for my english, I'm from Brazil.

[@TheCornishCockney]

Hunky Dory #1 for me and always has been. He comes from my manor (neighbourhood),Brixton,South London and is regarded as a God in those parts. Great show though Pete and fitting respect paid to "one of our own"

[@SmashedBottleMan]

Okay, so we’re 1:30 into this and he’s already said he hasn’t listened to much of his later stuff (his last four albums...Heathen, Reality, The Next Day and Blackstar - are fantastic) and he mentions that a “couple of 80s albums are classic”. Huh? So, I’m a little dubious about continuing. But, here goes... Well, to each his own for sure. Not sure I’d put The Man Who Sold The World in my top 5, let alone #1; but I’ll give him props for singling that one out (btw, it was released in 1970, not 1971). Here are mine: 1. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars 2. Hunky Dory 3. Aladdin Sane 4. Station To Station 5. Blackstar 6. The Next Day 7. Low 8. Diamond Dogs 9. Heathen 10. Reality 11. The Man Who Sold The World 12. Heroes 13. Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) 14. Lodger 15. David Bowie (a.k.a. Space Oddity) 16. Young Americans 17. Hours... 18. Earthling 19. Let’s Dance 20. 1.Outside 21. Black Tie White Noise 22. David Bowie 23. Never Let Me Down 24. Tonight

[@markgatica12]

Thanks for this video Pete. Bowie is my all time favorite performer. I've spent more hours listening to Bowie than any other artist. My top 10 looks like this: 1. Scary Monsters and Super Creeps- This album changed my life. 2. Station to Station - These songs don't fit together well, but they are all perfect. 3. Blackstar - I couldn't listen to this album without crying for over a year. 4. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars- The work of a prodigy. The top four are masterpieces. They belong in the Louvre musical wing. 5. Aladdin Sane - Insane, indeed. But brilliant. 6. Heroes - I consider Heroes and Low to be one album. 7. Low - they were released in the same year, almost the same format 8. Young Americans - Almost a one off, there is nothing else similar in this catalog 9. Reality - great late period Bowie 10. Heathen - more great late period Bowie

[@Daniel-415-Ponce]

Trying to rank so many iconic albums from such a fantastic artist is difficult, but for me Bowie's number one album will always be STATION TO STATION - - a flawless masterpiece from start to finish that never sounds dated or contrived.

[@alexnejako777]

only ones i personally have the full albums 1.Ziggy Stardust 2. Let's Dance 3. Scary Monsters and Super Creeps 4. Young Americans 5. Outside . many many singles are faves including his live collabs with Tina Turner and Cher, and guest appearances on many other artists' songs especially Rustic Overtones (2 songs on Rooms by the Hour- Man without a mouth and Sector Z)

[@grooveyerbouti]

In no particular order ; The man who sold the world Hunky Dory 1.Outside Earthlings The rise and fall.... Young Americans Aladdin sane Scary monsters Diamond dogs Stationtostation And at risk of negating my choices! Having just got CD of TM2 after years of being out of print it's actually good.

[@blackthorn1965]

Tin Machine 1 and 2 are very good albums.

[@threeofakindbygeneraldean3007]

In case nobody's mentioned it (haven't read all comments), there was an error towards finish. Second album = space oddity, possibly self-titled although most see 1967 as that. Favourites are ziggy, station & hunky. Good ranking nonetheless!

[@BozCobra]

I too would have great difficulties ranking his best albums. Man who sold the world is really a complex, heavy album, it deserves recognition. My favorites are Diamond Dogs (I'd rank it in the top 3), Station to Station, Aladdin Sane, Scary Monsters, Ziggy Stardust and Tonight, which you left out.

[@knightvisioniixv]

Been waiting a long time for this one. My #1 and #2 were easy. The rest were extremely difficult. How can you really rank such a catalogue? To get it out of the way, most of my bottom list consists of Bowie's late-period output, because I've only recently become acquainted with it. And, I love everything here, regardless how it ranks. Ranking my Bowie collection, as of now. Here goes nothing: 19. Earthling 18. Heathen 17. The Next Day 16. Reality 15. Outside (Dark as hell. If you've seen Se7en, you'll recognize one of the tunes here.) 14. Space Oddity (Love this, but I listen to the others above this more often.) 13. Lodger (Pretty cool stuff.) 12. Heroes 11. Let's Dance (A few tunes on here push this ahead of my #12.) 10. Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) 9. Blackstar (Just unbelievable...and where the f**k did Monday go????) 8. Diamond Dogs 7. The Man Who Sold The World (The kid gets heavy....I like it.) 6. Aladdin Sane 5. Low (Ranks this high for personal reasons...) 4. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars 3. Hunky Dory 2. Station To Station 1. Young Americans (Surprised? This was always my personal favourite!!!)

[@mutant_blues]

Lost Highway's opening scene with "I'm deranged", is invaluable!

[@Trifixion22]

Great list! YA is so damn good!

[@5tar5z]

Great list man. My top 10 or 20 Bowie records changes all the time. I’m not surprised by Young Americans, it’s a fantastic record with top notch musicians on it. Cheers

[@williamwallace5857]

Enjoyed this. David Bowie was (IMO) the best solo artist ever to come out of the U.K. I've been a massive fan since I first heard his music as a 13 year old kid in Glasgow, Scotland in 1973. Also, did you refer to 'Space Oddity' as 'Space Odyssey' ??

[@scottmacdonald3661]

1. Hunky Dory/Diamond dogs (tied) 2. Alladin Sane/Station to Station (tied) 3. Young Americans 4. Heroes 5. Low 6. Lets Dance 7. Man Who Sold the World 8. Ziggy Stardust Depending on what mood I'm in, and which album I'm actually listening to, any of my top 5 picks are #1.

[@LeatherRebel75]

Yeah, I can get behind your list. I go back and forth between whether "Man Who Sold the World" or "Ziggy Stardust" is better. They are both absolutely incredible albums

[@captainbeyond7469]

Bowie went from one magical era to the next. My personal favorite is the Ronson years and I agree with the bold choice of The Man Who Sold the World ahead of Ziggy. Also a shout out to “David Live” with a young Earl Slick just playing some incredible guitar. People should also check out Bowie’s work with Tin Machine. Pin-Ups is also a great covers album from the Ronson era. Outside and Black Tie White Noise are also two albums worth exploring. Just an incredible body of work from a true musical genius.

[@ralphmarrone3130]

I thought I was the only one who liked Tin Machine.

[@captainbeyond7469]

Ralph Marrone LOL I’m the other one.

[@germanpozzolo6239]

Happy that you talk about Heathen, GREAT Bowie album!

[@paulyb-englishmaninhangzho3609]

Couldn’t agree more with your no1 choice, that album stirs up something deep from below. On the other hand I love that no two Bowie fans are alike with so many equally great contrasting lists here.

[@johnmichaelwilliams6694]

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy ...was my introduction to David Bowie when that album was released. Couldn’t play it enough then; still a go-to favorite to this day. Other albums of his may better but this one is a part of me and deserves my top spot. The next would be... 2. Alladin Sane 3. The Man Who Sold The World 4. Let’s Dance 5. Hunky Dory 6. Young Americans 7. Diamond Dogs 8. Scary Monsters 9. Station To Station 10. Space Oddity Thanks, Pete,, for doing this show on David Bowie! Enjoyed it quite a bit.

[@jamesleblanc7437]

Your list matches mine almost exactly! The Man Who Sold the World is fantastic. When Bowie died, Width of a Circle was the song I went to in remembrance.

[@AsIfHeKnew]

Great review and ranking! Hard job to do with so many great Bowie Albums. Well done 🙂

[@scratchyexma8112]

1. The Man Who Sold the World 2. Station to Station 3. David Live 4. Hunky Dory (first 4 by a country mile his best) 5. Space Oddity 6. Ziggy Stardust 7. Diamond Dogs 8. Alladin Sane 9. Pin Ups (These five amazing albums from my childhood but not as good) 10. Blackstar (Very good and like it more every time I listen to it)

[@ShinDSER]

My top 10: 10. Tonight 9. "Heroes" 8. Aladdin Sane 7. Station to Station 6. Diamond Dogs 5. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust... 4. Let's Dance 3. Low 2. Blackstar 1. Hunky Dory

[@5tar5z]

Tumble and Twirl from Tonight is one of all time favourite DB songs.

[@lindsayscott4994]

Another great video

[@bobtoddlerms]

Yeah....The Man who sold the World on 1.......great ...love it 👌

[@brianconway100]

When I saw the top ten list, after him explaining that he didn't know all of Bowie's albums I thought, ahh, he mustn't ever have heard 'Heathen', but then it gets a mention at the end. If you haven't got to know the Heathen album you are really missing out. I appreciate that we all have our own personal choices.

[@jojo-lp4rd]

That's cool that you mentioned 'fascination' from the 'young american' album - that's probably my top david bowie song period and I'm a big fan of the whole stack of records.

[@Gardosunron]

Good list Pete. We like a lot of the same . 1. Ziggy 2. Hunky Dory 3. Heroes 4. Station to Station 5. Aladdinsane. I loved Let's Dance when it came out but it sounds dated and a bit lightweight to me now.