The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

Nice

A very fun David Bowie album Fav songs - Soul Love, Starman, Ziggy Stardust

I always skip the title track but still love this record.

There's a starman waiting in the sky!

his best work. definitely some songs that i still think about to this day. Would I listen again: yes Deserves to be on this list: yes! 4.4

Inexplicably this is the first Bowie album on the list so far. If I could contort my mind to not compare Bowie to Bowie, this might be a 5. But there are albums of his I like so much more.

Great album

Final (I think) verdict on Bowie: He’s got at least as much crud as he’s got cream, but when he’s really on one he can make some pretty great stuff. Unfortunately, even his great stuff has a ceiling, on account of him always seeming kinda annoying. This one, and Hunky Dory, are the Bowie 5s.

Lovely, but not instantly memorable. Great soundtrack music

4.5 if I could give half stars. Album is an all timer! Fav Tracks: Basically every song is a banger

great. i think i prefer bowie's later stuff these days though.

It was quite nice a change from my usual style! (I like starman)😋💗

Every time I hear it I like it more. Bowie is fun, I have to give him that. I do wish that more of the songs actually felt like songs I wanna sing along to, but hey

I think Station to Station is still my favorite Bowie album. Overall, I’m glad to have given this a relisten. Listening after a decade, I can tell my tastes have moved further away from glam rock and the ballads don’t hit the same as they did when I was a teenager. That being said, it’s still an incredible record that I can really appreciate as the launching point of Bowie’s career to start taking bigger swings.

Great album, I actually own this one which is kinda neat.

Alle kjenner Starman og Ziggy, evige bangers. Gøy å høre de i kontekst.

Finally a David Bowie album I actually like almost all the way through.

A surprise Bowie hit for me.

Uh oh, is this gonna be a taslking heads thing for me wherer I only like it a little or only like the hits of an acclaimed artist? Time will tell

An acquired taste with bold flavors. Great album

I mean yeah this is Bowie's opus.

I’m a Bowie fan, and enjoy his Ziggy Stardust phase.

As this is my third David Bowie album in the last month or so, I've recently written a bunch about how I've never been much of a fan of his music. A couple of weeks ago I had the chance to listen to Station to Station and absolutely loved it, so I thought maybe I'd turned a corner on this. I had never listened to this record before today. I have no clue how that happened, as I had friends who were fans and we played all kinds of albums all the time back in the late 70's/early 80's. When this came up today I was hesitant, as this is the holy grail of Bowie albums. I wondered if I'd be heretical or would I absolutely "get it." What happened is that it's somewhere in the middle. I ended up listening to it twice, just to be sure. Midway through I was wondering what all of the fuss was about, and couldn't imagine this was considered one of the greatest albums of all time. Towards the end I was beginning to understand a bit more, but I decided I needed to listen with the lyrics in front of me to give it a better chance. I was listening in the car and not able to give it my full attention, and it felt like this is the type of album that deserves that attention. After the second listen I can say I get it. I now understand why it's so beloved as a record. It tells a story from start to finish, and also has a bunch of killer songs. There are songs I felt were filler, but I can also see how others would disagree. Standouts for me were Five Years, Soul Love (beautiful song), Starman, Lady Stardust, and Rock 'n' Roll Suicide. It's not a perfect album and won't get a five rating from me, but I do think I understand why it's so special to so many people.

i'm sure there will be much bowie on this list. this is a very good album, but i hope others rank higher. i was happy to listen to this old friend as it's been a while, and i hope it's a prelude to other listenings from bowie

Love the creativity on this, and Starman is a classic. I'm not the most familiar with Bowie but think this a strong album.

Super album ! Je retire une étoile pour son nom qui est trop long

I have never really listened to Bowie before, but he has unique music and I can see why people like him.

As expected from Bowie, this is a great album with many enjoyable songs and a lot of variety. The albums lacks some depth as many of the tracks that aren't hits don't offer quite as much to the listener, but the hits are very strong. I could listen to each many times and enjoy them forever.

Better than Coldplay

О, а це цікаво. З задоволенням послухаю. Ну мені відразу заходить. Starman - бенґер, вибачте за банальність. Ziggy Stardust теж дуже подобається.

A brilliant glam-rock concept album. Was a bit unsure of the first two songs but everything that comes after is pretty brilliant. Moonage Daydream, It Ain't Easy, Lady Stardust & Ziggy Stardust the standout songs for me. Lyrically sublime rock and roll.

One of Bowie's best and most conceptual albums. It introduces his alter ego Ziggy who gets sent down to earth to become a rockstar and gets crushed by fame and the rock'n'roll lifestyle, leading to his suicide in the last song. He delivers this storyline with creative and engaging writing and an almost opera-like grandiosity straight from the start. Five Years starts the album off on a slower note, but eventually builds up into this dramatic crescendo that makes for a fascinating and engaging start. From there the album serves one catchy bop after another. Soul Love has amazing influences from funk and r&b, styles that Bowie would incorporate more on other albums and he always sounds great doing it. Moonage Daydream has absolutely insane e-guitar passages that make the song feel so surreal. Then Starman hits you with one of the catchiest choruses ever. Instantly memorable. The chord progression around it also makes it hit. The middle of the album is slightly weaker, but picks up with an amazing 3-song stretch at the very end. Rock'n'Roll suicide is one of the best album closers ever. Not only does it tie the story perfectly, but the way the guitar in the background builds up over the duration of the song, starting from pretty toned down and eventually climaxing into this massive crescendo is one of my favorite moments in music. I think this is easily one of Bowie's best, but also just an incredibly accessible and easy to enjoy record.

Star man is one of my favorite songs, rest of the album is good, but that song is the highlight for me.

Goed

Not the wholly classic album everyone makes it out to be but oh so close! 4.5/5

3,5 en realidad

Dog is named Ziggy!

I mean it's David Bowie, what more is there to say

8/10 This was one of my more anticipated albums. Happy to report it was worth the hype.

Never liked Bowie. And was expecting this peak Ziggy period to be the pinnacle of his pretensive bollocks. Was surprised to find not so at all. Rock-y and riff-led, with hints of Beatles and Cat Stephens, listened twice through back to back. And enjoyed.

Music that was at worse in-offensive and at best delightful. I can understand why this album is one that people talk about and im sure at the time of release was groundbreaking.

The best Bowie era. Love the concept album when done well. All around fantastic album. 4.5

it's not the type of genre i'm really that passionate about BUT it's undeniably an iconic album. giving it a 4 because of Starman

Pretty good as expected

Hermosa tapa. Tiene épica, suena a musical. Quiero otra escucha leyendo las letras. Me gustó.

It's Ziggy innit

Pre Listen: Ah, another album I listened to in full ages ago. I remember adding Starman to my playlist, but that's about it. I got a good number of other Bowie songs on my playlist, so I'm glad to give it another listen. Notable Tracks: Starman - My favorite on the album, how can it not be? The flow of the song is so perfect, starting with simple acoustics, and having more instruments join as the song progresses. I adore the violins most of all. Lady Stardust - I didn't remember this one, but man do I love it. That piano is great, adding to my playlist. Star - My least favorite on the album. I didn't really enjoy the stop-go-stop-go melody they had going on. I get how it fits the lyrical message about being a super-star, but I couldn't get in to it. Rock And Roll Suicide - Another banger I didn't remember. Debating on adding it to my playlist, I'll have to sit on it. Post Listen: This album was a lot better than I remembered. The songs overall ranged from a bit boring at worst, to certified classics at best. I got this album after dealing with what felt like a deluge of Punk albums where everything sounded the same, so having more than 3-4 instruments over the course of the album was like getting a much needed breath of fresh air. Bowie's voice is so unique, but his lyrical wordplay also ranges from a bit bland, to absolutely poetic. I have complicated feelings with Bowie's works, I've always loved a handful of his songs, but generally but feel ambivalent about the rest. This results in feeling as though I really cherish Bowie as an artist, but I don't cherish any of his albums. Because I enjoyed it a lot more than the last time I listened to it, and for Starman alone, gotta give this piece of work a 4.

I liked the overall vibe of the album. Interesting character of Ziggy Stardust, and had the very familiar song Starman which was very approachable. However, David Bowie has that 'shouting/screaming' singing style which worked in most songs but came as a bit annoying in others. Other than that, catchy tunes and an overall solid album.

this album is really good. its incredible. it stands the test of time. one of the few albums with many, many singles and overplayed songs that still resonate and dont feel overplayed. top tier album. bowie is a creep though. big bummer.

BOWIEEEE savo zeg t is rigged maar t is gwn goeie muziek . beter dan saaie rock maar

It’s just a really easy, good‑time rock record. You throw it on, it hits, and you don’t have to overthink a thing. Every layer (instruments and vocals) play so well together.

Bretty gud. Rockin with the soulful bluesy vibes on side A.

Great album but not my fave bowie

Lepsi strana tohle je album s remastry, mozna ty 'normalni' jsou lepsi

Bra alltså

Does Ziggy count as a fursona? Inquiring minds want to know. Yet again, a Bowie album with a whole band’s worth of identity and development, distinct from the others yet not out of place among them. He seems to have had a lot to think about with this production and the result is indeed pretty thoughtful. It’s not my favorite of his eras, but I definitely don’t disagree with people who really dig this.

My favourite Bowie album to date. It's strong and consistent. 'Moonage daydream' is epic. Lots of classic moments. But I'm not a fan of the OTT theatrical style and so will never love a Bowie album.

Album is great. Listened to it a few times, but I wasn’t as locked in as I should have been. Didn’t expect the Superman song to be here, it was quite the surprise!! (Lollll) 22 may 2026

I really really really wanna zig-a-zig-stardust

05/19 Good album

This had some good tracks, think this is what I expected Elton John to sound like and I actually enjoyed it. Spaceman is great and grew on me more than before.

Classic

Absolute banger of an album. So funky and fun. Suffragette city was a particular favourite. A couple of skips though and I didn't like rock n roll suicide and when you don't like the opening or closing track of an album it really lets it down

Although the album felt ‘flung’ together and didn’t really flow there is some really solid tracks on this album amongst a couple of fillers. ‘Five years’ is an absolute tune and by far the best track on the album. ‘Moonage daydream’ ‘ziggy stardust’ and ‘suffragette city’ also absolutely brilliant tracks. ‘Starman’ on the other hand feels really overrated as the popular song off the album and I didn’t enjoy, I also wasn’t keen on ‘soul love’ either. But no denying what an absolute legend. Favourite track- ‘five years’ Worst track- ‘starman’ Solid solid album though 8/10

This may be blasphemy now, but the record while good, is far from perfect. The key tracks remain good after all the years that have elapsed, but the rest of the record is thin. When this came out the hits - Suffragette City, Starman , Ziggy Stardust and Rock n Roll Suicide were immediately attractive. What caused the most difficulty was asking why is there a fucking Elton John track on the record? I know if you are reading this you’re saying WTF is he talking about? There’s no Elton track on this record. But once I point out the track, you will never be able to listen to that track again and not say “WTF, that’s an Elton John track!” So, now listen to the record again and then when you get to “Lady Stardust” tell me I’m not right. Go ahead - do it now. Apart from that disturbing distraction the 1st two tracks are a bit slow and in my view, not on par with the rest. So there you have it. After the Record has been hyped enough to be of cultural significance it simply is just a good record, perhaps really good even, but far less than WOW this is fucking awesome! It’s just not that. 4/5

Starman is on the album

I like his style! Starman was the best song.

i might become a queer. so cool, i love this iconic music.

Yep, liked it. To the point, coherent yet diverse, cool.

forgot to rate after i listened so i can’t really remember but i think i enjoyed it a good amount

ssssischkomischh dass ich das nonie ganz gloset ha. würklich. ersti zwei songs sind cool, er verzellt mega gschichte und singt nice. aaah monage daydream kenni. im an aligator geeile opener. gitarre töned super dünn und doch hert. moll mega guet. starman au seehr geil, bass super. aso kenni norml. das isch glaub es album womer 20 mol cha lose. ich gseh was de max drin gseht. okay jo starman isch sooo guet. chords mached genau was mönd und d striicher passed und d melodie isch suuuuper. it ain't easy isch en meega kontrast zwüsched strophe und refrain. geil aber.

FREU MICH MEGAAAA five years findi recht cool, würkli recht rock-opera soul love gaht chli ab! und cools outro mit blöser MOONAGE DAYDREAM BANGER bi electric eye mussi immer ah judas priest denke hahaha wiso isch mier erst jz ufgfalle, dass de refrain vo starman wie somewhere over the rainbow ahfangt? de refrain vo it ain't easy het so öppis explosivs, very cool ziggy stardust isch sooo cool (au wenn ichs gfühl han, es hett nochli meh oompf vertreit, willd gitarre eig recht abgaht) aber de schluss isch mega antiklimaktisch?? seehr es cools album und nöch amene 5i aber irgendöppis fehltmer mo, wahrschindlich au eifach will ich nöd de grööööst glam-rock fan bin (abgseh vo t. rex natürlich) aber s het sehr spass gmacht

It's great, but quite a bit of it didn't quite tickle my pickle as much as some of his other work.

listened to only "5 years" and "starman." Okay this song has some bangers, didn't listen to the whole playlist at first cus its another oldie.

Iconic. Definitely a top 25 album for me, but I may change my mind later.

Un clásico de Bowie

STARRRRRRRRMAN! This is a great album. Liked almost all of it. 4.5/5

Classique et super ! J'aime bcp Starman

3.6 It's not my usual thing admittedly, but from what I understand in 1972 it was groundbreaking and I can appreciate that. An early foray into art-rock that inspired so many others. First time listening to this, not my favourite Bowie album but certainly not the worst.

interesante

What was it about rockers from this time period that makes them so interested in messiah figures. This share a lot of dna with Tommy. The narrative aspects of this album are kinda dumb aren’t they? There are a lot of hooky songs with great guitar riffs though. The title track features a monster riff. Good album. Not one I reach for very often.

first 4 songs are truly incredible. while the second half is good it’s really not as captivating to me and doesn’t have the pure awe that the first half inspires. Still fantastic though

Puse a reproducir la playlist antes de dormir, hace mucho no dormía tan bien. Antes de caer en el estado de sueño profundo escuchaba las palabras five years, five years una y otra vez de fondo, fue majuestoso y sublime. Gran álbum para alguien como yo que no aún no sabe ingles al 100%

Klassisk skiva med riktigt bra låtar

it's okay.

8/10

I am a strong believer in "situational" or "contextual" listening theory; in fact, I believed in this so strongly that I didn’t even know the formal name for it until five minutes ago. For me, this theory is the belief that the experience of listening to a record or track is heavily influenced by the setting you are in, whether it is a rainy, gloomy day in the city or one full of sunshine. I’ve heard OF this album before, know a song or two, and am familiar with Bowie’s later work, but I was also lucky enough to experience it during a rainy day here in Saint Paul. I found it shocking how perfect the album was for the odd day I experienced today. I am usually more outgoing and productive during the daytime, but perhaps because of the weather–or simply the complexity of these past few weeks and those yet to come– found this album to be incredibly fitting. Thinking about it now, out of the 1,089 other albums I could have been assigned today, it had to be this one; it’s something I can only describe as fate. My listening experience today felt like a total 10/10, but due to my beliefs, I can’t bring myself to officially rate it that high. I know there is a chance I could listen to this record tomorrow and not feel the same way, and not just because of potential fatigue. Without saying any more, I’ll give this album an 8/10—but when the setting is right, it is a perfect 10/10.

It was fun to dip into his alter ego and learn a little from his mind. To me so much of this embody Bowie, so it was just a beautiful trip into his inner thoughts.

Bowie is always great!

Manche Songs echt gut, all in all aber nichts was mich vom Hocker haut

Dobré album bowie super interpret znala jsem jednu písničku z predtim t

It's a great album. I tried to get into early Bowie before and I never could, but I really enjoyed this and happy to out it into rotation for the occasional re-listen.

Five Years- I'm really liking these drums they scratch an itch in my brain! That was quite sad 😔 Soul Love- omg again the drums/percussion is so satisfying. I like the guitar intro! Moonage Daydream- I like that intro it's powerful! Woah I love this guitar solo/outro section?!?! With the strings OMGG???? Maybe my favourite so far Starman- omg #knowthissongalready. Omgg the iconic part! That was iconic It Ain't Easy- help I'm scared why is he singing like this... WAIT WHAT HAPPENED IT JUST GOT 10X BETTER. Oh nvm this is back... Idk how I felt abt that song I found the chorus fun but his voice made me cringe... Lady Stardust- I like this discordant moment. It was good but didn't stand out. Star- I like the instruments. Idk I'm losing inspiration for thoughts but it was good Hang Onto Yoursefl- I like the guitar in the intro. I like this rn omg the claps are nice. That was a fun song. Ziggy Stardust- I like the intro with the guitars. Yass the vocal crescendo! That was fun and some funny lyrics. I think Ziggy might play guitar? Suffragette City- I like the intro. The "hey man" annoys me a bit idk why 💀. I like the speed and rock vibes. WAIT IS THIS WHERE THE PHRASE WHAM BAM THANK YOU MA'AM COMES FROM? Rock 'n' Roll Suicide- I like the acoustic guitar at the beginning! Is this going to be rlly sad 😔. OMG WAIT NO THAT WAS SO GOOD 😔💔 OK SO I get the Bowie hype. I think listening to some older albums will be refreshing because of just how many instruments there are. Like you can hear each one clearly I loved that. Current (initial listen) ranking: Moonage Daydream Rock 'n' Roll Suicide Five years Soul love Starman Ziggy stardust Hang onto yourself Star Lady stardust Suffragette city It ain't easy

Really love to start listening to david bowie with this album

Massor med bra låtar på detta album: Starman, Ziggy Stardust, Suffragette City och Five Years. David Bowie var en sådan spännande artist tycker jag. Han släppte detta album 1972 och det kändes ju som mycket före sin tid, häftigt. Jag gillar de flesta låtar och tycker albumet är bra, dock ingen 5:a för mig men väl en stark 4:a.

Bowie’s in space!!!!!!!!!!

I never cared much about Bowie before this list, but I’ve become quite a fan through this project. I talk about him in more reviews than I do any other musician, and it’s not even close. This is an era defining Bowie album, and who am I to argue with its influence?

Probably my favourite of his yet

Not as good as the weird stuff but obviously great

Have heard the hits, but have never actually listened to this album all the way through.solid semi concept album

Rise and Fall isn't my favorite Bowie record of the Ziggy era (I much prefer Aladdin Sane), but that's just semantics. It's still one of the all time great rock albums.

iconic. Brilliant opener & closer.

The dynamics at play here are really nice. From the symphonic sounds to straight four on the floor rock and roll. The drum shuffling happening is pretty great.

Thanks for being weird David

Хороший рок-альбом, трохи арті, трохи глем. ТОП-3 з Боуі, що встигли послухати

Listens: 4 Standout Tracks: Five Years, Moonage Daydream, Starman Okay. This is one of those top 20 albums, and it's one that I've never heard. Ever. In fact, other than having listened to two other Bowie albums on the List so far, I have no experience with Bowie. I hope this lives up to its fame. After four listens I can say that Ziggy Stardust lives up to the hype. I am not sure it get to that 5 rating from me, but it's pretty damn close. Interesting concept album, diverse song choice and instrumentation, interesting critiques on fame and stardom. It's also surprisingly punk-ish, which I am really starting to appreciate. The Wikipedia article is an interesting read. The songs are all packed with story and exposé on what's happening on earth and how Ziggy comes to be, his lifetime and finally his death at the hands of his fans. Adding the album to my library and certainly adding a few songs to my playlist.

Okay so. So far I really didn't enjoy Bowie's albums. The only times I liked some of his songs were before this website suggested anything. Now, this one is the most popular here. So I have some expectations. Update ; Yeah, it was great. By far the best one I've listened to until now.

This is a brilliant album!!

Yeah!!

Getting this album on the day of the Artemis 2 lunar flyby is kismet

I can't say I ever find myself saying I want to listen to some Bowie, but if and when I ever do, this will be the album I put on.

Its Bowie. Bowie is cool.

David Bowie is good. Who knew?

It’s literally David Bowie like come on now buddy

I can't believe it's taken me this long to listen to Bowie, I mean wow

8/10

actually peak album, very hard to describe but angelic sort of. straight gas best song - starman

(Album #10!) When this popped up, I was legitimately excited. Ziggy Stardust is such a beloved album and David Bowie is such an iconic figure in pop culture and music history. Until today, I'd only ever heard songs from the album, never the whole thing, so it was really interesting to see how the album's story unfolded and how much more robust the music was when I sat down and listened to it holistically. Previously, I did not care much for most of the "famous" songs on ZS, but I think listening cover-to-cover and a few birthdays under my belt have given me some perspective about the messages and storytelling. Bowie was always "cool" for me growing up, but in the last few years, I've really started to understand just how much of a genius he was. If only we could go back in time and figure out how to keep the world from falling apart after he died. :(

ottime tracce, sente molto il tempo

Un viaje maravilloso.

A very groovy, incredible sounding record. For me though, I just don’t quite get the hype to place amongst the best ever. A very solid 4 star record in my opinion.

A few great songs and several okay ones.

Perhaps this album is slightly overrated. But... it's also David Bowie.

I feel like everything he does works even when I don’t think it’s going to. Five years. Wish I had that 7 years ago.

This album gave us the creation of Ziggy Stardust and is one of the most iconic albums in rock history. I've listened to it before, but it's good to sit and listen to it again. It's one of those albums that truly tells a story, so even though there are some great songs on there that were more popular and more people are familiar with, the album is best listened to from start to finish in my opinion. Definitely worthy of being on the list.

David bowie kinda hard

It's great; I think that the front half is slightly stronger than the back half, although it does end on a high with the final three songs. 9/10

Had to listen to this one twice to decide how much I like it. It's really good, but in the end was missing a certain je ne sais quoi preventing it from getting the full 5/5 treatment. Some great tracks and solid from beginning to end.

Love- even better when high

Brilliant tracks. Couple sounded dated.

Starts amazing and ends amazing. Maybe it’s sacrilege to say, but I just don’t dig the middle. Or at least not as much. And it’s not the strongest concept of all time. 3.5 but I’ll round up as 3 is way too mean.

o melhor do bowie. sem mais. merece todo o reconhecimento e fama que tem. 4,5.

Not the biggest fan of glam rock, but this is good.

I had began believing i wasnt a Bowie fan. So there I was with coffee expecting a while till I found a good album and Bowie slapped me and said, you like this.

This is an excellent album. I happen to be traveling right now, and haven’t had much time to listen to it, so I am excited to give this a really good listen at a later time. For now, I will just say that this seems like the type of album the Beatles could have made later in their careers if they branched out even further away from their meat and potatoes straightforward style. Bowie was such a great songwriter, lots to like about this.

Tsja, David fucking Bowie… you hate him or you love him, ik meet dat eerste, sommige nummers zijn te obscuur, maar ja… zitten wel echte bangers tussen. Toch maar 4 sterren

the rise and fall of ziggy stardust and the spiders from mars this is a very out of the blue album name but it is a very good album didnt expect to know a song from this album but starman is a very famous song which very surprised me another old gen banger good guitar use good amount of singing not much to say just another solid album

david bowie ist halt gut

Very good but not his best

Good album, some classics (Ziggy Stardust, Starman) and some good tracks- (Suffragette city)

Notes: Gardians of the Galaxy Vibes Best listening atmosphere: work or art making, dinner party (record 🤤) background FAV song: moonage daydream 2nd: It Aint Easy 3rd: Starman Least fav: soul love Cohesive: 5/10 Coolness: 9/10 Inventive/heart: 9/10

Great.

Always a good day to listen to Bowie

*Ziggy Stardust* is a fairly stripped-down and bare bones record sonically, so it lives and dies by the strength of the songwriting. The singles from this album-length meditation on what it means to be a rock star are uniformly excellent, but many of the deep cuts are solid also, giving it one of the highest hits-to-misses ratios in Bowie's catalog.

Ziggy Stardust, a fictional androgynous and bisexual rock star, made by a guy who was probably a fictional androgynous and bisexual rock star

Listened 3 times. Good album. New downloads.

fave song - five years least fave - suffragette city overall rating - 8.5/10

I have always viewed this album as a journey. I remember listening to it for the first time years ago when I was at university. It was well past midnight, and I was sitting alone in my dorm, blown away by the variety of sounds and quietly contemplating my life. I don’t revisit it often, but whenever I do, it instantly brings that memory back. It truly feels like an immersive sonic odyssey. The standout tracks are "Moonage Daydream", "Starman" and "Ziggy Stardust".

Second half of the album is pretty solid except for the last song. First half only has Starman and Moonage Daydream. Here's the thing with Bowie. To me, the songs that I don't like from him either annoy me or bore me, which is pretty bad. So the lows feel very low (Five years as an opening track almost made me quit), and some highs are better than other so what I look for in his albums is consistency. And the second half of Ziggy Stardust provides that consistency, minus the landing which in my opinion is a tad disastrous. Now, comparatively to other Bowie's albums this is pretty solid and I'd probably listen to the songs I liked multiple times. I also like the Ziggy Stardust character so that's cool.

I'm probably missing something, but I can't join the 5-star club on this one. It's good, and gets a bonus point for Starman alone which is one of my all-time favourite songs - but I think it gets a bit bland in the middle.

Heyyy pretty good!

Bowie before he got super weird. This album deserves more radio play than it got. I liked starman and Star

Pretty good for a 54 year old album

Liked this more than I expected to! 3.5 rounded up.

Moonage Daydream guitar solo is pretty good at end. Find myself disliking the beginning of most songs only to enjoy the second half or more of most. Starman a classic all the way through.

Pretty good. Don’t hate David Bowie. Like him a little more than before this album

Deeply impressed with Bowie in general, (fith album from him for me) and I think his catalogue is absolutely nuts. I had never listened to this album, but I knew 2/3 of the songs just through the ether, and that to me shows the impact of this particular project. They are many many smashes here, a vision and a cohesiveness that I am truly deeply impressed by. However, I think the songs I did not know (like Star, Hang on to yourself and It ain't easy) are not as good as the rest. Hence probably why I don't already know them. It's enough for me to deduct a star, but it is still a beautiful project and Bowie was and still is the guy.

Five Years is a great opening. I have never heard album in entirity before but did recognise Starman and Ziggy Stardust. Suffragette City and Rock and Roll Suicide also favourite tracks. I have always liked listening to albums with a theme or common thread through them and this gave me that. Now added to Tidal favorites

Mu buena musica, no se si la escuche en el momento correcto

This was interesting to listen to but I wouldn't go crazy for it

Finally, a Bowie album that I actually like. And liked a lot! While I struggled to like the full runs of the earlier suggestions (Station to Station being my favorite from the four previous), I thought this one was a good listen all the way through. There are some really iconic songs here. Ziggy Stardust, Starman, Moonage Daydream, and Suffragette City are songs I already knew and appreciated, and they are still memorable today for obvious reasons. Even aside from those tracks, pretty much all of the songs stand out from the crowd, musically-speaking. Which is really what Bowie is so often known for, generally-speaking. I liked that the style wasn't too similar on all the songs, even though they all fit together well. There were more ballad-like songs, some acoustic and piano-led tracks, and heavier rock songs. A couple felt like they could've been on a T Rex album, where others felt almost operatic. It stayed interesting and was never boring, all while telling the story of the title character. My only real critique is that there were a couple tracks that didn't do much for me. I think Soul Love was my least favorite song on the album. That may have had more to do with how I liked the other tracks more than it being bad, though. Other than that, I do dock it a little for the cover song (It Ain't Easy), which I liked but didn't really seem to fit with the album theme. Regardless, this is the Bowie I'm here for. It's a strong album with just a few issues. While they aren't huge, they do lower it down a tad for me. It's probably as close as you can get to a 5-star album without quite getting there. I would definitely listen again. Overall: 4.4/5

Tem algo muito melancólico nesse álbum por traz da energia do Bowie. Seria desnecessário apontar como ele é um grande vocalista, mas pontuo mesmo assim.

This is, by far, the best Bowie I've listened to. Like all of his stuff, it's weird, but this tells a compelling story (from the intricate folds of his creative—genius or lunatic or both—mind. There's good energy, start to finish, and songs that I've heard on classic rock stations, such as Starman, Ziggy Stardust and Suffragette City.

not bad

classic

8.0/10

Objectively the album is incredible, but for me personally it just lacked that little something that makes me fall in love with. I will probably give it a second listen later to see if my opinion changes. 4.5/5

David is always good

Recommend reading the bowiebible.com for each of the songs. Really fleshes them out.

I loved Moonage daydream and the first song on the album, I thought it had nice story telling but it wasn't something crazy to me.

Ziggy Stardust is Bowie's best album by far. I would give it 5 stars except I just can't get behind Moonage Daydream and Suffragette City for some reason. Other than that this is a perfect album. My favourite song: Five years

Great Bowie

Actually bangs.

no me gustan todas igual, y no he escuchado todas

Love the vibe, the star theme is pretty, Starman is on this album, 5 years is also pretty good

Yes, it's David Bowie, and yes, this has Ziggy Stardust and Suffragette City, but it's not my favorite Bowie album. It's not bad by any stretch – just more like a 3.5 or 3.75 for me. I'm rating it a 4 since those would both mathematically round up.

Went in fully expecting theatrical space odyssey art pop, fully adorned in glitter and panache - but VERY surprised by the crunchy and gritty rock I was met with that, frankly, rips! Watch ya fingers, some dangerous guitar shredding embedded here. The vocals are real AF - not performing...expressing! A few of the tracks I knew but had no idea were Bowie, which makes me feel like terrible fraud who should be tarred and feathered in a Wal-Mark parking lot. Elton, Iggy, and even a little Sabbath weight in spots. Production is just "okay", but the vibe is SIKK. I want to get hammered at a pub and scream, "IT AIN'T EEEEASSSYYYY"

Solid album was my previous introduction to David Bowie and has some of his best songs on there. Only drawback is some of them sound really old and bland.

Some bangers on here for sure.

nice

Maybe Bowie's strongest album back to front, but also maybe not my favorite Bowie, if that makes sense? An irresistible marriage of iconography and music that really cemented glam rock as a genre.

si pones albums superconocidos y iconicos obviamente le voy a un cinco ademas si esto tiene importancia historica

I mean it’s got star man

i loved starman naturally but i couldn’t really get into it im very sorry goktug

Note to self: I should press my space face close to more things.

Mostly awesome tunes and loved the story arc of the album.

Blackstar continues his rise.

Nicee new genre

What an album. Mind you, it's not the best Bowie, but it's a stone classic. 8/10

man this was one i've really been waiting to hear! bowie is really talented, every track on this had its own character and work really well as both individual tracks and the whole album experience. what a project

This is my favorite Bowie album so far. There’s not much I can say about this album that hasn’t already been said, but we miss you Bowie. Thank you for leaving us such incredible art

As a British person, not even born of this time, there is something amazingly nostalgic about Bowie's voice that I couldn't imagine a more fitting voice to represent 70's Britain and the other music born from this time. Despite this, I can never quite get over the undertones of Bowie trying too hard to make 'Art' in the bougie sense. I suppose this is what someone means when they say the music is less accessible. For that reason, it will never reach the 5* for me. Maybe I just don't get it yet, but I'm always willing to try. Like Kate Bush, I'm always in an artists corner if they decide they want to take risks and make something different from the norm. I enjoyed "Moonage Daydream", "Starman", "It Ain't Easy", "Star", "Ziggy Stardust", "Suffragette City" and "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide". So over half the album! That's not bad going. Want to hear more from Bowie, as the tracks that I did like do shine above the rest.

Easily the best of Bowie's work that I've come across on this list. I'm not anti-Bowie, but I am yet to fall under the spell he seems to have cast on a large number of the Musorati.

Peakness overall 8.8/10

Love the timings of Soul Love and Star, and the heaviness of It Ain't Easy (and it's unexpectedly cute ending). Starman is of course excellent. Love the mix of styles, like Suffragette City being straightforward 60s-sounding rock. Not a single dud! Not a massive fan of the first bit of the last one but the mood-shift and unexpected key change towards the end was great.

No skips

Is this secretly a soul album? The piano crisply bounces like it's being played by a church organist (well, maybe a Unitarian church) who finally gets to let loose on the piano. Bowie sings like he's trying to make sure his neighbors on Mars hear him. He's smooth and raspy simultaneously, sometimes rambling like a preacher who just HAS to get this sermon out before they keel over. The electric guitar sounds like it was possessed by a higher power, with the solos searing atop the rest of the instrumentation (reminds me a lot of guitar solos in Usher songs). I'm certainly familiar with David Bowie, and have heard this album before, but I've never really sat down and LISTENED to it. There's not a ton of classic rock albums from the early 70s that I'm super into, but with this certainly having a lot of unorthodox influences and the expansive vision of Bowie as he wrote and recorded, maybe that's part of the reason that I am finding myself enjoying this more than I expected. I don't know how "revolutionary" it sounds as I listen 54 years after it's release, but it still sounds fresh and interesting. It sounds lively and important. It just sounds GOOD.

Good chill album. Helps take you away from reality but also really grounding. Everything feels a little bit lighter with this on.

A classic

Æ vet mye nok om det her albumet til å vite at æ burde hørt på det med mer enn et halvt øre, så nu har æ litt dårlig samvittighet, men det va helt ok. Hørtes ut som forventa.

I honestly felt like I couldn't process this album fast enough. obviously I had listened to starman before hearing this album fully and to be honest I was kind of expecting the entire album to be that good. To be honest it wasn't, and I had unfairly set too high of expectations for them to be! this album obviously had a big impact on the music industry as a whole, which I am really grateful for. the music in this album was, in looking for the best term, quite experimental feeling at times. On the bright side i think 40 min is the perfect length for an album, and none of the songs felt like they dragged on or were too long, so I am super appreciative of that! I honestly thought I was going to enjoy this album more than I did, and am quite disappointed that im not giving it 5 stars. im sure seeing bowie perform this album live would have been an out of this world experience and the show would have been insane. Starman is a banger but the rest of the songs were ok! 7/10

Patiko.

sing it king!

starman is a beautiful song

4.5; Starman, Moonage Daydream

Favorite Songs: Starman, Rock ‘N’ Roll Suicide Least Favorite Song: Suffragette City What an opening song and what a closing song. Sure, I might not have the same personal connection to this album that most people do, but it was fucking awesome.

8/10 - Favorite song: Lady Stardust

Great concept album, only Bowie could write about an rock n roll Alien. A great mix of glam rock, story telling and every song well placed.

I do love me some David Bowie. I don’t think this is my favorite of his, but it’s really good. I can’t lie and say I didn’t want a little more from this, but there are some absolute bangers on here. Great lyricism, great arrangements. I mean, it’s Bowie dude.

Very fun listen. Gotta love David Bowie

(4.5)

Riktigt bra platta, hög lägsta nivå och en del dunder låtar!!

Never listened to this one. At first pass I was waiting to get to "Ziggy Stardust". Ended up skipping ahead a few songs but then went back to spend some more time with it.

Pretty good album, to state the obvious understatedly.

This was the first Bowie album we've been given that I recognized songs from. Overall it was a actually enjoyable to listen to (much more so than some of the other tripe we've been served from this guy - rest his soul!). And while Starman etc was great, some of the tracks in between lacked power. I'm sure with a few more listens I'd love it, but that's not how this game works! 4 Stars.

Many Bowie albums into this list, I’ve seen his highs and not-so-highs. This is one of the highs. Obviously there’s a story going on, and there’s a lot of context that helps to elevate the album once you know it, but even as a collection of songs without context, it’s super well done.

This was never one of my favorite Bowie albums, but on a careful listen I found many things on here I didn't notice before. Will it be a constant rotator for me? Not really sure, but there's a lot to love. Not too much wasted time on this one although you could probably lose one or two songs without breaking a sweat.

Obviously a classic. Amazing opening and closing tracks, and consistently great. I never really cared about the concept of this album but that doesn't really matter because the real star of the show here are the instrumentals. They are so lively, entertaining, soulful, and emotional. Bowie has some amazing choruses on this album, like on Starman, Five Years, and It Ain't Easy. This album makes me feel truly alive. 9/10.

Favorite song off the album: Man on the moon Number of songs I liked/added to a playlist: 4 Not one I’m likely to repeat but generally pleasing, it was pretty good and not quite but almost rock.

AMAZING. LOVED FIVE YEARS

I really wanted to give this five stars, as it has some absolutely brilliant tracks and still sounds new and exciting. But unfortunately there are a couple of real stinkers up front that prevents it. But four out of five ain't bad David.

Typically Bowie, some good tracks, others not so. Mick Ronsons guitar is great though. The album generator missed a trick putting this up on 7th January, it should have been the 8th or the 10th.

THERES A STARRRR MANNNNNNNNNNN

8/10

Unique sound! Very enjoyable.

Bowie album number 5, this is getting a little ridiculous. This is one of the two or three that I'd actually put on this list, but that doesn't get rid of the fact that this is the fifth album from this guy I've been given so far. Anyways, It's a good album, even if I prefer his more artsy stuff like Heroes or Blackstar. I like that songs on this album randomly become relevant again every once in a while, like Starman becoming a meme in 2024. As always, saxophone bonus points. I'm struggling to find stuff to say about this one, honestly. It's great, but not eighth best album of the list great.

I didn’t like the first song but the rest were pretty good! 8/10

Five Years sounds like me when I have a mental breakdown down at work. Aside from that, David Bowie always seems to take me on a fun ride when I listen to his music. Wish he was still around to make more music, but I'm glad this list keeps me hooked on David Bowie.

okay

This concept album tells the story of an androgynous alien rock star sent to Earth as a savior in the face of an impending apocalypse. It single-handedly defined the glam rock era, merging high-concept theater with raw rock and roll, and challenging traditional gender norms in pop culture. Guitarist Mick Ronson played a crucial role in shaping the sound, providing the muscular, melodically rich Les Paul riffs that grounded Bowie's theatrical whimsy. The closing track, "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide," serves as a dramatic crescendo, showcasing a masterclass in vocal dynamics from a whispered opening to a screamed finale.

боуи не люблю, но тут есть че послушать

It was good but not necessarily to my tastes. Rock n roll suicide was probably my favorite track.

What I would give to be even 1/4 as cool as Bowie

While I don't think this is Bowie's best work from an artistic perspective, I still have to give this album its flowers for being as close to being a perfect pop/rock record as possible. This album's great and contains some of my favourite songs of Bowie's discography, but on the whole I just don't love it as much as I love his other work. I guess it's just a matter of personal taste. 4.5/5, but rounding it down to a 4. For now, at least. (Fuck Bowie for being an abuser, though. He was a great musician and songwriter, but not a great person, unfortunately.)

The only Bowie album I’m actually excited to hear. I enjoy his output overall, but the majority of his music is not impressive for me. This is the only album of his that combines fun instrumentation with satisfying vocals and does that consistently. Not every song is as fantastic as Moonage Daydream or Starman, but the majority of them are still great and engaging. Not a mind blowing album but still very enjoyable.

I liked this better now than the first time I listened to it.

Classic, but could be....more classic?

Great album! Musically energizing, excellent storytelling, fun, dystopian - Bowie at his best.

Fire to listen to while stoned.

4/5 - fantastic album overall, couple of songs I'm not as big a fan of but no misses

Probably the first time through this album in my life. My parents weren’t big Bowie fans and I never branched out of his hits. Ill cut myself some slack though… Bowie doesn’t seem approachable to most high school students. Im really digging the different sounds here. A lot of really simple percussion backed by super groovy progressions and the occasional riff. Lyrically, it feels like an Elton John record. Sonically, this matches closely what Lennon was doing in the early 70s as well. The vibe I generally hear is folksy, bluesy rock. The whiney backing vocals remind me of 50s/60s rock.

I quite enjoyed this.

There's a lot going on here, most of it good.

Strong.

It’s a classic Bowie album

Not the biggest Bowie fan but this one is solid

Every track on here is perfect except for it ain’t easy and hang on to yourself which pull the album down so much. It also isn’t top 3 Bowie for me. 8.5/10. I’m sorry

Weird album to choose for this list.

Used to think this was the best Bowie album. Not anymore but it still holds up well. Especially side A

Used to love Bowie never listened to this straight through.

Very good and impressive. Need to relisten. Added a few songs to playlist.

Pretty clear why this album is so hugely influential. Really good stuff. Not exactly my sound but still really enjoyable. Favorite tracks were Starman and Suffragette City. 8/10, 4 stars.

This is the type of music I would expect from someone who consumed strictly peppers, milk, and cocaine There’s a time right after the (supposed) lunar landing where a lot of space-themed music was being made. What a mind blowing experience that must have been. It makes sense that David Bowie was able to give life to a rock and roller from space character since both space and rock and roll associate well with the themes of transgressing impermeable barriers, otherness, alienness.

David Bowie’s boundary-bending rock and roller from space persona is very fun. This is the type of music I would expect from someone who survived solely on peppers, milk, and cocaine.

Seeing this album takes me back to when each Friday the local newspaper published the top 40 singles and top ten albums of the week. Ziggy Stardust was the top album for many weeks, and yet there were no singles from it in the top 40 - very unusual. Of course three of these tracks are frequently played on classic rock radio nowadays. This one is one of Bowie’s best albums in my opinion.

Yahoo! I'm almost through my album backlog (thanks, grading). Did you know Mott the Hoople is a band and not a dude?! Anyway, this was fun and I enjoyed it. And it had a Jacques Brel reference, who I now know about thanks to this list! Highlights: 'Five Years' (long been one of my favorite songs, thanks to the very loyal Placebo cover), 'Starman' (where he says "boogie" the same funny way some people say "Bowie"; no wonder Wiki tells me the song "is often linked to Hopemaxxing", which, [insert "I'm like the Cryptkeeper" gif here]), 'Ziggy Stardust', 'Rock 'n' Roll Suicide'

already familiar ♡ soul love starman ziggy stardust

Wenn Bowie singt wqirds Ikonisch. Gute Stücke Melodisch und auf den Punkt gebracht.

faves: five years, starman, rock n roll suicide i can see how this man is such an inspo an icon to so many

Sólido, coerente. 4

reconsdier later 5 or 4

7/10

Weird experimental songwriting and story telling that can only be written by an man as enigmatic as David Bowie

When I listened to Station to Station for the first time on Sunday, I certainly didn’t anticipate that my week would be ending off with David Bowie’s most iconic album! Don’t get me wrong, I’m not mad about it – I’m just surprised to be getting two Bowie albums in the same week when it took listening to 90 albums before I even got the first one. Then again, I got two Paul McCartney albums back-to-back just a few weeks ago, so I suppose these occurrences are bound to happen every now and again. Where do I even begin with Ziggy Stardust? I suppose I’ll just establish that I found the album to be quite good, despite the crushing weight of my expectations (which probably would have been even higher if I hadn’t just come off of a fairly middle-of-the-road David Bowie album)! It’s got a ton of great songs, including the all-time classic “Starman” and the lore-rich “Moonage Daydream.” It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that I genuinely enjoyed the album from start to finish. At the same time, I do feel like there’s a discrepancy between the Ziggy Stardust that has lived in the minds of longtime fans and the album I just listened to. People talk about The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars as if it’s this perfectly-executed rock opera that tells the tragic story of an intergalactic rockstar who is destined to herald the Earth’s savior, but ultimately succumbs to the weight of his own ego and popularity. It’s a fair assessment, but only to a certain extent. In my experience, the album was more just a collection of good songs, many of which are loosely tied together through its lore in a somewhat non-sequential way. I did enjoy Ziggy Stardust more than most Book Albums (so far, anyway), but I honestly got more out of the album’s narrative from reading Genius annotations and Wikipedia summaries than from the actual lyrics of the project. I reckon the novelty of David Bowie making a rock opera centered around a character he conceived and then performing on tour as that character for over a year probably overinflated how highly people think of this album. Highlights: Five Years, Soul Love, Moonage Daydream, Starman, It Ain’t Easy, Lady Stardust, Hang on to Yourself, Suffragette City, Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide

Great but did not live up to the hype. Creative story does not equal a 10 out of 10 album. I’d say first listen 8/9 out of 10

melodramatic, with flashes of brilliance

recognize as great but still never going to just go and put on. Also loved the first half not the second as much but may bc I was rancid from work towards the end of the day.

I'm a bit biased on this one. I grew up listening to Bowie. Bowie was my older sister's favorite artists, and one that kicked off my musical tastes. This album has a few hits that have stood the test of time along with some other great tunes like "hang on to yourself" that you don't really hear a lot about unless you are a die hard Bowie fan. For the early 70's this was genre changing stuff and just a great overall listen.

Lady Stardust, one of the best songs I've listened to this year.

I totally understand why people hold this album in such high regard. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would going in. David Bowie is pretty hit or miss for me. I need to listen to this a few more times to truly appreciate it though. I didn't fully comprehend the story that was happening throughout, but the music is solid.

Veldig kult! Liker det godt

I think I'm finally getting what the fuss is about

Bowie indeed good.

A good listen, as you'd expect from Bowie, although I feel some of the earlier songs are a bit inconsistent compared to the singles and the latter half of the album.

No fall here.

Favourite Track: Moonage Daydream

A classic and a pleasure to listen to

4,4 - Das Album hat nicht ein Lied, das kein Knaller ist. Aber die absoluten Highlights sind ein bisschen zu rar, um zum absoluten Klassiker zu werden. Highlights: Moonage Daydream, Starman

What can you say about this album? One of the greatest, by one of the greatest. I wish the musical would have happened.

My second David Bowie album, The Rise Of the longest title name for an album ever. This is a nice bunch of songs that are sometimes cinematic and sometimes just plain happy, like frolicking in the flowers happy. Its nice! 8/10

The crème de la crème of his generation and still worth a listen more than 50 years later.

Some other worldly songs in this album and a classic, despite having some very unusual rhythms in it 8/10

Dirty guitars, raucous rock, pure fun and energy!

blissfully 38 minutes long, wonderful to a level alike divinity for possibly half of them - i have generally not been an 'album' person in my life, and i have no regrets about being inspired to finally listen to stareyed british boy's Full Length Superman (2025) Inspiring Album

Shocked at how short this is considering its status honestly. I think knowing this is top 20 of all time on aoty got my hopes up a bit too high. Love the variety of instruments used, makes every song feel fresh and distinct, but I think it's also pulling a lot of weight. I like Bowie's voice here I think but these soundscapes would benefit from someone with a bit more power in their voice. Highlights were the last 3 tracks.

Standouts: 5 years Moonage Daydream Rock'n'Roll Suicide (Too short!) it's got a distinctly old sound, I wonder how it sounds on original vinyl I'm a fan of how many instrument combinations there are already Wait I've heard Starman before this is wild. Everything was really unique and there was a lot of cool stuff going on I think I probably need to relisten to this to appreciate how good it is. I think the whole album lacked a solid direction. 4/5 is my current opinion

Classic

This one I’ve heard

Great one

An album of foot stomping bangers. Except three songs. Loses a star for having filler. In my own personal Top 1089 Albums of All Time, Ziggy would scrape in at number 846. Not as good as The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Veronica Falls or Young Marble Giants. Soz.

listening when: while journaling in the morning thoughts: first david bowie album cuz i skipped i think 2. does that mean they’re all on here? anyway, it’s exactly what you would expect from david bowie. no notes just bliss rating: 8/10

4/5 stars (8/10) Favourite Song: Starman Least Favourite: Star

Þetta er David Bowie sem ég fíla. Hann kann alveg að semja góð rokklög karlinn. Þótt ég teljist seint vera Bowie-aðdáandi þá hef ég hlustað sjálfviljugur á þessa plötu áður og hún var alveg janfgóð núna

Starman and suffragette city bumps this to a 4. Will listen again as I don’t get the love for it.

Phwoar

PEAK PEAK PEAK Fave track is Suffragette City "Hoo haa!" "AhhhhhhhHHHH WHAM BAM THANK YA MA'AM!!!" Edit Apr 15 2026: 5 --> 4

I wish I was into it as much as Bowie is. Amazing ideas here but a little lost in execution

I am a HUGE Bowie fan. As a fan I can recognize that while this is in fact a classic album it is much like a lot of his albums and that's a roller coaster ride of quality. This is with David Bowie the highs are SOOOOO high you can here pieces of it and its influence in music for decades after. We rarely talk about the swing and misses. More hits than misses on this.

I know I should be giving this a 5, David Bowie and all that. I love David Bowie but he is not consistently great, for me it varies between really good (maybe not genius) and rather average. Same with this album. I do love that this is a concept album and one of the most influential ones, and some songs are stunners (my favourite probably being Suffragette City). Absolutely needs to be on the list.

Great few tracks. Good album