David Bowie

David Bowie

alternative rock, hard rock, new wave

United Kingdom

"His music moves with an understated intensity, anchored by pulsating rhythms that create tension while allowing moments of quiet reflection."

David Bowie redefined the landscape of popular music through his fearless exploration of identity and genre, creating a space where self-expression and artistic reinvention became paramount.
David Bowie redefined the landscape of popular music through his fearless exploration of identity and genre, creating a space where self-expression and artistic reinvention became paramount. His influence resonates across generations, inspiring countless artists to embrace their individuality and challenge societal norms in ways that feel both personal and universal. Bowie's ability to embody various personas and styles has cultivated a diverse audience, uniting fans who find solace in his boundary-pushing creativity. Bowie's innovative approach lies in his ability to blend theatricality with music, using narrative and visual art as integral components of his work. He didn’t just write songs; he constructed entire worlds around them. His collaborations with other musicians and producers often resulted in groundbreaking sounds that were rich with texture, combining elements of rock, electronic, and ambient music to create immersive sonic experiences. This tendency to fuse different mediums allowed him to elevate pop music into a multi-dimensional art form. Lyrically, Bowie often navigated themes of alienation, love, fame, and transformation, employing a storytelling style that oscillates between the deeply personal and the surreal. His voice embodies a mix of irony and sincerity, drawing listeners into narratives that resonate on emotional levels while also encouraging introspection. This duality allows for a variety of interpretations, inviting audiences to find their own meanings within the layered complexities of his work.

Full discography

David Bowie's albums in order, from earliest releases to latest.

201 releases 102 albums 4 EPS 1964–2022
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Albums ()

Divine Symmetry – An Alternative Journey Through Hunky Dory album by David Bowie

Divine Symmetry – An Alternative Journey Through Hunky Dory

2022

Toy album by David Bowie

Toy

2021

Brilliant Adventure (1992–2001) album by David Bowie

Brilliant Adventure (1992–2001)

2021

Re:Call 5 album by David Bowie

Re:Call 5

2021

The Width of a Circle album by David Bowie

The Width of a Circle

2021

David Bowie At The Kit Kat Klub (Live New York 99) album by David Bowie

David Bowie At The Kit Kat Klub (Live New York 99)

2021

Look at the Moon! (Live Phoenix Festival 97) album by David Bowie

Look at the Moon! (Live Phoenix Festival 97)

2021

Like Some Cat from Japan – Tokyo Broadcast 1978 album by David Bowie

Like Some Cat from Japan – Tokyo Broadcast 1978

2020

No Trendy Réchauffé (Live Birmingham 95) album by David Bowie

No Trendy Réchauffé (Live Birmingham 95)

2020

I'm Only Dancing (The Soul Tour 74) album by David Bowie

I'm Only Dancing (The Soul Tour 74)

2020

ChangesNowBowie album by David Bowie

ChangesNowBowie

2020

Something in the Air (Live Paris 99) album by David Bowie

Something in the Air (Live Paris 99)

2020

Ouvrez le Chien – Live Dallas 95 album by David Bowie

Ouvrez le Chien – Live Dallas 95

2020

Conversation Piece album by David Bowie

Conversation Piece

2019

The ‘Mercury’ Demos album by David Bowie

The ‘Mercury’ Demos

2019

Clareville Grove Demos album by David Bowie

Clareville Grove Demos

2019

Spying Through a Keyhole album by David Bowie

Spying Through a Keyhole

2019

Glastonbury 2000 album by David Bowie

Glastonbury 2000

2018

Loving the Alien (1983–1988) album by David Bowie

Loving the Alien (1983–1988)

2018

Dance album by David Bowie

Dance

2018

Re:Call 4 album by David Bowie

Re:Call 4

2018

Welcome to the Blackout (Live London '78) album by David Bowie

Welcome to the Blackout (Live London '78)

2018

A New Career in a New Town (1977–1982) album by David Bowie

A New Career in a New Town (1977–1982)

2017

Re:Call 3 album by David Bowie

Re:Call 3

2017

Live Nassau Coliseum '76 album by David Bowie

Live Nassau Coliseum '76

2017

Cracked Actor (Live Los Angeles '74) album by David Bowie

Cracked Actor (Live Los Angeles '74)

2017

Legacy album by David Bowie

Legacy

2016

Who Can I Be Now? (1974–1976) album by David Bowie

Who Can I Be Now? (1974–1976)

2016

Re:Call 2 album by David Bowie

Re:Call 2

2016

The Gouster album by David Bowie

The Gouster

2016

Blackstar album by David Bowie

Blackstar

2016

Lazarus (soundtrack) album by David Bowie

Lazarus (soundtrack)

2016

Five Years (1969–1973) album by David Bowie

Five Years (1969–1973)

2015

Re:Call 1 album by David Bowie

Re:Call 1

2015

Nothing Has Changed album by David Bowie

Nothing Has Changed

2014

The Next Day album by David Bowie

The Next Day

2013

A Reality Tour album by David Bowie

A Reality Tour

2010

Glass Spider Live album by David Bowie

Glass Spider Live

2008

Live Santa Monica '72 album by David Bowie

Live Santa Monica '72

2008

iSelect album by David Bowie

iSelect

2008

The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987 album by David Bowie

The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987

2007

Bowie Box Set album by David Bowie

Bowie Box Set

2007

The Collection album by David Bowie

The Collection

2005

The Platinum Collection album by David Bowie

The Platinum Collection

2005

Reality album by David Bowie

Reality

2003

Club Bowie album by David Bowie

Club Bowie

2003

Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture album by David Bowie

Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture

2003

Best of Bowie album by David Bowie

Best of Bowie

2002

Heathen album by David Bowie

Heathen

2002

All Saints album by David Bowie

All Saints

2001

Bowie at the Beeb album by David Bowie

Bowie at the Beeb

2000

LiveAndWell.com album by David Bowie

LiveAndWell.com

1999

Hours album by David Bowie

Hours

1999

The Best of David Bowie 1974/1979 album by David Bowie

The Best of David Bowie 1974/1979

1998

The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974 album by David Bowie

The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974

1997

The Deram Anthology 1966–1968 album by David Bowie

The Deram Anthology 1966–1968

1997

Earthling album by David Bowie

Earthling

1997

Rarest One Bowie album by David Bowie

Rarest One Bowie

1995

Outside album by David Bowie

Outside

1995

The Singles Collection album by David Bowie

The Singles Collection

1993

Bowie – The Video Collection album by David Bowie

Bowie – The Video Collection

1993

Early On album by David Bowie

Early On

1991

Changesbowie album by David Bowie

Changesbowie

1990

Sound + Vision album by David Bowie

Sound + Vision

1989

Glass Spider album by David Bowie

Glass Spider

1988

Labyrinth album by David Bowie

Labyrinth

1986

Love You till Tuesday album by David Bowie

Love You till Tuesday

1984

Fame and Fashion album by David Bowie

Fame and Fashion

1984

Janine album by David Bowie

Janine

1984

Let's Dance album by David Bowie

Let's Dance

1983

Golden Years album by David Bowie

Golden Years

1983

Serious Moonlight album by David Bowie

Serious Moonlight

1983

Rare album by David Bowie

Rare

1982

Changestwobowie album by David Bowie

Changestwobowie

1981

Christiane F. album by David Bowie

Christiane F.

1981

Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) album by David Bowie

Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)

1980

The Best of Bowie album by David Bowie

The Best of Bowie

1980

Lodger album by David Bowie

Lodger

1979

Stage album by David Bowie

Stage

1978

David Bowie Narrates Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf album by David Bowie

David Bowie Narrates Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf

1978

Heroes album by David Bowie

Heroes

1977

Low album by David Bowie

Low

1977

Station to Station album by David Bowie

Station to Station

1976

Changesonebowie album by David Bowie

Changesonebowie

1976

Young Americans album by David Bowie

Young Americans

1975

David Live album by David Bowie

David Live

1974

Diamond Dogs album by David Bowie

Diamond Dogs

1974

Pin-Ups album by David Bowie

Pin-Ups

1973

Aladdin Sane album by David Bowie

Aladdin Sane

1973

Images 1966–1967 album by David Bowie

Images 1966–1967

1973

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars album by David Bowie

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

1972

Hunky Dory album by David Bowie

Hunky Dory

1971

The Man Who Sold the World album by David Bowie

The Man Who Sold the World

1970

The World of David Bowie album by David Bowie

The World of David Bowie

1970

BBC Sessions 1969–1972 album by David Bowie

BBC Sessions 1969–1972

VH1 Storytellers album by David Bowie

VH1 Storytellers

Santa Monica '72 album by David Bowie

Santa Monica '72

Moonage Daydream – A Brett Morgen Film album by David Bowie

Moonage Daydream – A Brett Morgen Film

Space Oddity album by David Bowie

Space Oddity

David Bowie album by David Bowie

David Bowie

1969

London Bye, Ta-Ta album by David Bowie

London Bye, Ta-Ta

1969

David Bowie album by David Bowie

David Bowie

1967

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I Can't Give Everything Away album by David Bowie

I Can't Give Everything Away

2016

Lazarus album by David Bowie

Lazarus

2015

Blackstar album by David Bowie

Blackstar

2015

Kingdom Come album by David Bowie

Kingdom Come

2015

Sue (Or in a Season of Crime) album by David Bowie

Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)

2014

'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore album by David Bowie

'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore

2014

Valentine's Day album by David Bowie

Valentine's Day

2013

The Stars (Are Out Tonight) album by David Bowie

The Stars (Are Out Tonight)

2013

Where Are We Now? album by David Bowie

Where Are We Now?

2013

Love Is Lost album by David Bowie

Love Is Lost

2013

You Feel So Lonely You Could Die album by David Bowie

You Feel So Lonely You Could Die

2013

Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other album by David Bowie

Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other

2006

Rebel Never Gets Old album by David Bowie

Rebel Never Gets Old

2004

New Killer Star album by David Bowie

New Killer Star

2003

Just for One Day album by David Bowie

Just for One Day

2003

Slow Burn album by David Bowie

Slow Burn

2002

Everyone Says 'Hi' album by David Bowie

Everyone Says 'Hi'

2002

Seven album by David Bowie

Seven

2000

Survive album by David Bowie

Survive

2000

Thursday's Child album by David Bowie

Thursday's Child

1999

Without You I'm Nothing album by David Bowie

Without You I'm Nothing

1999

The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell album by David Bowie

The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell

1999

I Can't Read album by David Bowie

I Can't Read

1997

Pallas Athena album by David Bowie

Pallas Athena

1997

Dead Man Walking album by David Bowie

Dead Man Walking

1997

Little Wonder album by David Bowie

Little Wonder

1997

Telling Lies album by David Bowie

Telling Lies

1996

Hallo Spaceboy album by David Bowie

Hallo Spaceboy

1996

Strangers When We Meet album by David Bowie

Strangers When We Meet

1995

The Hearts Filthy Lesson album by David Bowie

The Hearts Filthy Lesson

1995

Miracle Goodnight album by David Bowie

Miracle Goodnight

1993

Black Tie White Noise album by David Bowie

Black Tie White Noise

1993

Jump They Say album by David Bowie

Jump They Say

1993

The Buddha of Suburbia album by David Bowie

The Buddha of Suburbia

1993

Real Cool World album by David Bowie

Real Cool World

1992

Never Let Me Down album by David Bowie

Never Let Me Down

1987

Time Will Crawl album by David Bowie

Time Will Crawl

1987

Day-In Day-Out album by David Bowie

Day-In Day-Out

1987

Underground album by David Bowie

Underground

1986

Absolute Beginners album by David Bowie

Absolute Beginners

1986

When the Wind Blows album by David Bowie

When the Wind Blows

1986

Magic Dance album by David Bowie

Magic Dance

1986

Loving the Alien album by David Bowie

Loving the Alien

1985

This Is Not America album by David Bowie

This Is Not America

1985

Tonight album by David Bowie

Tonight

1984

Blue Jean album by David Bowie

Blue Jean

1984

Without You album by David Bowie

Without You

1983

Modern Love album by David Bowie

Modern Love

1983

China Girl album by David Bowie

China Girl

1983

Cat People (Putting Out Fire) album by David Bowie

Cat People (Putting Out Fire)

1982

Under Pressure album by David Bowie

Under Pressure

1981

Up the Hill Backwards album by David Bowie

Up the Hill Backwards

1981

Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) album by David Bowie

Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)

1981

Fashion album by David Bowie

Fashion

1980

Ashes to Ashes / Move On album by David Bowie

Ashes to Ashes / Move On

1980

Alabama Song / Space Oddity album by David Bowie

Alabama Song / Space Oddity

1980

Crystal Japan album by David Bowie

Crystal Japan

1980

Look Back in Anger album by David Bowie

Look Back in Anger

1979

D.J. / Repetition album by David Bowie

D.J. / Repetition

1979

Boys Keep Swinging / Fantastic Voyage album by David Bowie

Boys Keep Swinging / Fantastic Voyage

1979

Breaking Glass / Art Decade / Ziggy Stardust album by David Bowie

Breaking Glass / Art Decade / Ziggy Stardust

1978

Beauty and the Beast album by David Bowie

Beauty and the Beast

1978

Be My Wife / Speed of Life album by David Bowie

Be My Wife / Speed of Life

1977

Sound and Vision / A New Career in a New Town album by David Bowie

Sound and Vision / A New Career in a New Town

1977

Stay / Word on a Wing album by David Bowie

Stay / Word on a Wing

1976

TVC 15 album by David Bowie

TVC 15

1976

Golden Years album by David Bowie

Golden Years

1975

Fame album by David Bowie

Fame

1975

Rock 'n' Roll with Me album by David Bowie

Rock 'n' Roll with Me

1974

Rock 'n' Roll Suicide album by David Bowie

Rock 'n' Roll Suicide

1974

Rebel Rebel album by David Bowie

Rebel Rebel

1974

Sorrow / Amsterdam album by David Bowie

Sorrow / Amsterdam

1973

Let's Spend the Night Together / Lady Grinning Soul album by David Bowie

Let's Spend the Night Together / Lady Grinning Soul

1973

Life on Mars? / The Man Who Sold the World album by David Bowie

Life on Mars? / The Man Who Sold the World

1973

Time album by David Bowie

Time

1973

Drive-In Saturday album by David Bowie

Drive-In Saturday

1973

The Jean Genie / Ziggy Stardust album by David Bowie

The Jean Genie / Ziggy Stardust

1972

The Jean Genie / Hang On to Yourself album by David Bowie

The Jean Genie / Hang On to Yourself

1972

John, I'm Only Dancing album by David Bowie

John, I'm Only Dancing

1972

Starman album by David Bowie

Starman

1972

Changes album by David Bowie

Changes

1972

Holy Holy album by David Bowie

Holy Holy

1971

Memory of a Free Festival album by David Bowie

Memory of a Free Festival

1970

The Prettiest Star / Conversation Piece album by David Bowie

The Prettiest Star / Conversation Piece

1970

Ragazzo solo, ragazza sola album by David Bowie

Ragazzo solo, ragazza sola

1970

Space Oddity album by David Bowie

Space Oddity

1969

I've Been Waiting for You album by David Bowie

I've Been Waiting for You

1968

Love You till Tuesday album by David Bowie

Love You till Tuesday

1967

The Laughing Gnome album by David Bowie

The Laughing Gnome

1967

Rubber Band album by David Bowie

Rubber Band

1966

I Dig Everything album by David Bowie

I Dig Everything

1966

Do Anything You Say album by David Bowie

Do Anything You Say

1966

Can't Help Thinking About Me album by David Bowie

Can't Help Thinking About Me

1966

You've Got a Habit of Leaving album by David Bowie

You've Got a Habit of Leaving

1965

Liza Jane album by David Bowie

Liza Jane

1964

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David Bowie
David Bowie (1967)
David Bowie
David Bowie (1969)
London Bye, Ta-Ta
London Bye, Ta-Ta (1969)
The Man Who Sold the World
The Man Who Sold the... (1970)
The World of David Bowie
The World of David B... (1970)
Hunky Dory
Hunky Dory (1971)
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
The Rise and Fall of... (1972)
Images 1966–1967
Images 1966–1967 (1973)
Pin-Ups
Pin-Ups (1973)
Aladdin Sane
Aladdin Sane (1973)
David Live
David Live (1974)
Diamond Dogs
Diamond Dogs (1974)
Young Americans
Young Americans (1975)
Changesonebowie
Changesonebowie (1976)
Station to Station
Station to Station (1976)
Low
Low (1977)
Heroes
Heroes (1977)
Stage
Stage (1978)
David Bowie Narrates Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf
David Bowie Narrates... (1978)
Lodger
Lodger (1979)
The Best of Bowie
The Best of Bowie (1980)
Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
Scary Monsters (and... (1980)
Changestwobowie
Changestwobowie (1981)
Christiane F.
Christiane F. (1981)
Baal
Baal (1982)
Rare
Rare (1982)
Let's Dance
Let's Dance (1983)
Golden Years
Golden Years (1983)
Serious Moonlight
Serious Moonlight (1983)
Love You till Tuesday
Love You till Tuesda... (1984)
Fame and Fashion
Fame and Fashion (1984)
Janine
Janine (1984)
Labyrinth
Labyrinth (1986)
Glass Spider
Glass Spider (1988)
Sound + Vision
Sound + Vision (1989)
Changesbowie
Changesbowie (1990)
Early On
Early On (1991)
The Singles Collection
The Singles Collecti... (1993)
Bowie – The Video Collection
Bowie – The Video Co... (1993)
Rarest One Bowie
Rarest One Bowie (1995)
Outside
Outside (1995)
The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974
The Best of David Bo... (1997)
The Deram Anthology 1966–1968
The Deram Anthology... (1997)
Earthling
Earthling (1997)
Earthling in the City
Earthling in the Cit... (1997)
The Best of David Bowie 1974/1979
The Best of David Bo... (1998)
LiveAndWell.com
LiveAndWell.com (1999)
Hours
Hours (1999)
Bowie at the Beeb
Bowie at the Beeb (2000)
All Saints
All Saints (2001)
Heathen
Heathen (2002)
Best of Bowie
Best of Bowie (2002)
Club Bowie
Club Bowie (2003)
Reality
Reality (2003)
Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture
Ziggy Stardust: The... (2003)
The Collection
The Collection (2005)
The Platinum Collection
The Platinum Collect... (2005)
The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987
The Best of David Bo... (2007)
Bowie Box Set
Bowie Box Set (2007)
iSelect
iSelect (2008)
Glass Spider Live
Glass Spider Live (2008)
Live Santa Monica '72
Live Santa Monica '7... (2008)
A Reality Tour
A Reality Tour (2010)
The Next Day
The Next Day (2013)
Nothing Has Changed
Nothing Has Changed (2014)
Five Years (1969–1973)
Five Years (1969–197... (2015)
Re:Call 1
Re:Call 1 (2015)
Legacy
Legacy (2016)
Blackstar
Blackstar (2016)
Who Can I Be Now? (1974–1976)
Who Can I Be Now? (1... (2016)
Lazarus (soundtrack)
Lazarus (soundtrack) (2016)
Re:Call 2
Re:Call 2 (2016)
The Gouster
The Gouster (2016)
Live Nassau Coliseum '76
Live Nassau Coliseum... (2017)
Cracked Actor (Live Los Angeles '74)
Cracked Actor (Live... (2017)
No Plan
No Plan (2017)
A New Career in a New Town (1977–1982)
A New Career in a Ne... (2017)
Re:Call 3
Re:Call 3 (2017)
Loving the Alien (1983–1988)
Loving the Alien (19... (2018)
Welcome to the Blackout (Live London '78)
Welcome to the Black... (2018)
Glastonbury 2000
Glastonbury 2000 (2018)
Dance
Dance (2018)
Re:Call 4
Re:Call 4 (2018)
Clareville Grove Demos
Clareville Grove Dem... (2019)
Spying Through a Keyhole
Spying Through a Key... (2019)
The ‘Mercury’ Demos
The ‘Mercury’ Demos (2019)
Conversation Piece
Conversation Piece (2019)
ChangesNowBowie
ChangesNowBowie (2020)
I'm Only Dancing (The Soul Tour 74)
I'm Only Dancing (Th... (2020)
Is It Any Wonder?
Is It Any Wonder? (2020)
Something in the Air (Live Paris 99)
Something in the Air... (2020)
Ouvrez le Chien – Live Dallas 95
Ouvrez le Chien – Li... (2020)
No Trendy Réchauffé (Live Birmingham 95)
No Trendy Réchauffé... (2020)
Like Some Cat from Japan – Tokyo Broadcast 1978
Like Some Cat from J... (2020)
Toy
Toy (2021)
Brilliant Adventure (1992–2001)
Brilliant Adventure... (2021)
David Bowie At The Kit Kat Klub (Live New York 99)
David Bowie At The K... (2021)
Look at the Moon! (Live Phoenix Festival 97)
Look at the Moon! (L... (2021)
The Width of a Circle
The Width of a Circl... (2021)
Re:Call 5
Re:Call 5 (2021)
Divine Symmetry – An Alternative Journey Through Hunky Dory
Divine Symmetry – An... (2022)

Frequently Asked Questions

What does David Bowie sound like?

His music moves with an understated intensity, anchored by pulsating rhythms that create tension while allowing moments of quiet reflection. Rooted in alternative rock and electronic. Start with The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.

What is the best David Bowie album to start with?

The best album to start with is "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" (1972). It's the most representative of what makes David Bowie worth hearing.

Who is David Bowie for?

If you're into alternative rock and electronic, David Bowie is worth your time. His music moves with an understated intensity, anchored by pulsating rhythms that create tension while allowing moments of quiet reflection.

How many albums does David Bowie have?

David Bowie has 201 releases in their discography, including 102 albums and 4 EPs.