Best David Bowie Albums

You like David Bowie? His early work was a little too jazzy for my taste, but when "Hunky Dory" came out in '71, I think he really came into the mainstream, commercially and artistically.

The whole album has a clear, crisp sound and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Freddie Mercury and Alice Cooper, but I think Bowie had a far more flamboyant, androgynous sense of style.

In '72, Bowie released "The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars," his most critically acclaimed album. I think his undisputed masterpieces are "Suffragette City" and "Starman." The songs are so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should because they're not just about Bowie's alien alter ego. They're also iconic signature tunes in the world of glam rock!

Best album of the Berlin era. From great songs such as Sound and Vision (which basically started a new genre of music) to amazing ambient songs, this album overall is spectacular and perfect.

He was starting to recover from the drugs that nearly killed him. He started kicking off again only a year after his previous album. 1977 was a big year for Bowie...

Evocative, groundbreaking, and, let's face it, influential. Classic album - Bowie at his best!

It may not have any of his greatest songs on it, but as an entire work, it is flawless.

Perfect album while he was on drugs. He created a masterpiece with amazing songs like Station to Station and Golden Years. If he wasn't on drugs, it might have been in his top three best albums. Perfect. Sad he can't remember making it at all...

A faultless album. Bowie's true masterpiece and one of the greatest albums of all time.

Six songs. All of them strong. The titular track is a masterpiece and is followed by a Bowie standard. His version of Wild is the Wind is defining, and Stay is an underrated groove. Wow. Just...wow.

His happiest-sounding album, yet one that brings me to tears. "Hunky Dory" is a double-edged sword, providing the feelings of wonder and adventure (which Bowie had when coming to America), but at the same time, stabbing you through the heart with such an unbearable sadness that it even gives "Blackstar" a run for its money.

A truly stellar album, thank you, Mr. Bowie.

Like with Ziggy Stardust, it doesn't really contain any bad or even indifferent song. Am I right?

And I know most people do not like it due to its not very analyze-friendly text, but Bewley Brothers is one of my absolute favorite songs in the whole world.

Perfect final album and very depressing. Very well made and very hard for him to make while he was sick. I cannot listen to the album without Blackstar giving me goosebumps, Lazarus making me hold in a cry, and I Can't Give Everything Away letting it out. And that is why I love it.

Beautiful album that melds rock with jazz rhythms, including dramatic, poetic, Elizabethan-sequel lyrics. This is the album in which David Bowie pushes the pop song format well past 2015 and right into the 2020s.

This ought to be moved up to the #1 spot. Why? Because it's not only his final album but his #1 album in all of his discography. David, God rest, and I hope you're very proud of yourself!

Why isn't this in the top 10 at least? Honestly, though, this album is, in my opinion, the 3rd best he ever did. It ought to be in the top 10, people. Let's be real.

The only album of the Berlin Trilogy to be entirely made in Berlin, showcasing '70s Bowie at his finest.

Perfect album with great ambient songs and the strong title track "Heroes."

Not just my favorite Bowie album, but my favorite album, full stop. Quite simply, stunning! An overlooked, underrated classic, from the wailing guitar opening of Diamond Dogs to the haunting anthem of Sweet Thing to the chilling rant of Big Brother. A timeless, matchless album by a true genius.

This album got a lot of criticism during its release, but I loved it because it's overloaded with textures and features Bowie's signature rock tune Rebel Rebel.

Best Bowie album ever! This is much better than Blackstar, which is very depressing.

Best David Bowie album with amazing songs such as Ashes To Ashes, It's No Game, and the title track. Highly underrated and maybe the best album ever created. Just perfect. Not a single bad track.

Only great songs. Ashes to Ashes and Fashion are my favorites, but I also love It's No Game 1 and 2, Up the Hill Backwards, Teenage Wildlife, and Because You're Young.

Love this album. Songs like Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps), Ashes to Ashes, Fashion, It's No Game, and Scream Like a Baby are all amazing.

A fantastic album. Has some of his best work: Cracked Actor, Drive-In Saturday, Panic In Detroit, and Aladdin Sane. Along with Ziggy, I think this is his most well-rounded album. An absolute masterpiece.

Not only does this album feature some iconic songs, but it also holds together as a cohesive album. The cover art is so iconic it's exactly what anyone thinks of when you say his name.

Everything perfect and on the edge of sanity on this album... And the jazzy piano by the great Mike Garson... He came back for the outstanding "Outside," the second-best Bowie.

The best album of the entire early '70s. Bowie knocks it out of the park, and the title track alone is worthy of being one of the early '70s best songs, only beaten by two other Bowie songs, Life On Mars and my personal favorite, Moonage Daydream.

Didn't like it much at first. I thought it was inferior to "Ziggy" and "Aladdin," but then it grew on me more than any other Bowie album.

I love this album. It should be at least in the top 10. It's number 1 for me. The best songs are The Width of a Circle, All the Madmen, and Black Country Rock.

Contains three of his best: Space Oddity, Memory of a Free Festival, and Cygnet Committee.

Rock/soul at its best. David Bowie in rare form. This album is a true heavyweight among all the low-card fighters. There is no other imagination that can carry you through your meaningless existence but David Bowie's.

I love what his American visit in the mid-'70s did to his music.

My top 5 from the album are:
1. "Young Americans"
2. "Fascination"
3. "Right"
4. "Win"
5. "Who Can I Be Now"

Why so low? The title track is one of his best songs.

Great album to end the Berlin Trilogy with. My personal favorites are Look Back In Anger and Red Money, which, being the last song on the album, uses the same baseline as the first work in the Berlin Trilogy, Sister Midnight.

Massively underrated album with an amazing storyline and some really good music. I really like the tracks "Outside," "Hearts Filthy Lesson," and "Hallo Spaceboy." Perfect album. This was when he really picked up steam after really disappointing albums for a decade.

Great, bizarre experimentation. Not the most accessible, but something to listen to carefully.

This deserves to be a lot higher on the list. It's behind Never Let Me Down, ffs.

Best album he made in the 21st century, even better than a masterpiece like Blackstar. 5:15 and Slip Away are probably his most beautiful tracks, and they are definitely the best tracks on the album. I went to the tour, and it was great.

Great album with hits such as "Slip Away" and "Slow Burn." It's the second most underrated album, with "Lodger" being the first.

This should be much higher than 22. It's the most complete album Bowie had made since the '70s, with some great individual tracks. Slip Away is a personal favorite.

I love this album so much that I have listened to it every single day since its release. I am actually obsessed with these songs. Every next day, I love the songs even more.

Each word that comes out of his mouth strikes deep in my heart. With extra combined, this album is... I don't know what to say.

After 10 years without a release, Bowie returns stronger than ever with a penultimate album that puts his decades-long career in perspective.

Far too low. I only like Heroes and Blackstar more.

Seriously? I thought this one was great.

Great movie I grew up with, and a pretty good soundtrack to go along.