Ranking David Bowie - From Space Oddity to Scary Monsters

Today marks a special edition of my weekly feature, Friday On The Turntable - instead of looking at one album, I am featuring all of David Bowie's records from 1969 - 1980 - and ranking them! It was a mammoth task, and proved frustrating when putting albums that I love against other ones that I love. Nonetheless, I've provided a ranked list - from #12 - #1. Please keep in mind that I left off Pinups (since it is a covers album), and both of the 'official' live albums from that decade.

If you would like the short / textual version of the list, please scroll past the video. If you would like to watch my video discussion, check out the embedded video below - and be sure to click 'Subscribe' on my Youtube channel, for immediate access to my video posts.  As always, I look forward to reading your comments and feedback. If you would like to see Part Two, featuring a ranking of Bowie's later catalog, please click here.

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#12.  Lodger (1979)

3 Favorite Songs:  Fantastic Voyage, Boys Keep Swinging, Look Back In Anger

#11. Young Americans (1975)

3 Favorite Songs:  Fascination, Young Americans, Win

#10. Scary Monsters (1980)

3 Favorite Songs:  Teenage Wildlife, Ashes To Ashes, Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)

#9. "Heroes" (1977)

3 Favorite Songs:  Heroes, Sons Of The Silent Age, Moss Garden

#8. Space Oddity (1969)

3 Favorite Songs:  Cygnet Committee, Space Oddity, Letter To Hermione

#7. The Man Who Sold The World (1971)

3 Favorite Songs:  All The Madmen, The Man Who Sold The World, The Supermen

#6. Station To Station (1976)

3 Favorite Songs:  Word On A Wing, Wild Is The Wind, Station To Station

#5. Low (1977)

3 Favorite Songs:  Always Crashing In The Same Car, A New Career In A New Town, Breaking Glass

#4. Aladdin Sane (1973)

3 Favorite Songs:  Time, Lady Grinning Soul, Drive In Saturday

#3. Ziggy Stardust (1972)

3 Favorite Songs:  Starman, Five Years, Rock 'N' Roll Suicide

#2. Hunky Dory (1971)

3 Favorite Songs:  Life On Mars, Quicksand, The Bewlay Brothers

#1. Diamond Dogs (1974)

3 Favorite Songs:  Sweet Thing, We Are The Dead, Big Brother

Check out Part 2 of my David Bowie Ranking

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