Bowie during the Heathen Tour in 2002. |
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Releases | ||
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↙Studio albums | 25 | |
↙Live albums | 9 | |
↙Compilation albums | 46 | |
↙Extended plays | 5 | |
↙Singles | 108 | |
↙Video albums | 13 | |
↙Music videos | 47 | |
↙Soundtracks | 3 | |
↙Other albums | 66 | |
↙Other video albums | 14 |
The discography of the British rock musician David Bowie consists of 25 studio albums, 9 live albums, 46 compilation albums, 5 extended plays (EPs), 108 singles and 3 soundtracks. Bowie has also released 13 video albums and 47 music videos. Born David Jones, Bowie's debut release was the 1964 single "Liza Jane" by Davie Jones & the King Bees. He released two more singles in 1965 under the names of The Manish Boys and Davy Jones & the Lower Third. His first release using the name David Bowie was the 1966 single "Can't Help Thinking About Me", which was released with The Lower Third. Bowie's next single, "Do Anything You Say", also released in 1966, was the first release by simply David Bowie. Bowie released four more singles and his debut album, David Bowie (1967), in the late 1960s before he first had success in the United Kingdom with the 1969 single "Space Oddity". The single reached number five on the UK Singles Chart after it was released five days before the Apollo 11 mission – which landed the first men on the moon.[1]
Bowie released three more albums – Space Oddity (1969), The Man Who Sold the World (1970) and Hunky Dory (1971) – before he eventually made it on to the UK Albums Chart with The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972), which peaked at number five. Following the success of Ziggy Stardust, sales of Hunky Dory improved and it eventually peaked at number three in the UK. RCA re-released Space Oddity and The Man Who Sold the World, which reached numbers 17 and 26 in the UK respectively. Bowie released nine more studio albums with RCA, all of which reached the top five of the UK Albums Chart, of which Aladdin Sane (1973), Pin Ups (1973), Diamond Dogs (1974) and Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (1980) reached the number one position. He then released three solo studio albums with EMI – Let's Dance (1983), whose title track became his first single to reach number one in both the United Kingdom and the United States, Tonight (1984) and Never Let Me Down (1987). Let's Dance and Tonight reached number one on the UK Albums Chart, while Never Let Me Down reached number six.
In 1989 Bowie created the rock group Tin Machine, who released a self-titled album with EMI. Although Tin Machine reached number three on the UK Albums Chart, it did not sell well and Bowie and EMI did not renew their contract.[2] Tin Machine II followed in 1991 on London Records and, only reaching number 23 in the UK, was Bowie's worst-charting album since the 1973 re-release of The Man Who Sold the World. Continuing as a solo artist, Bowie's next album, Black Tie White Noise (1993), reached the number one position on the UK Albums Chart. Since then, Bowie has released five studio albums, all of which have reached the top ten in the UK. The most recent, Reality (2003), reached number three in the UK. All 20 of Bowie's solo studio albums from Hunky Dory have reached the top ten of the UK Albums Chart.[1]
Contents |
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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UK [1] |
US [3][4] |
AUS [5][6][7] |
AUT [8][9] |
GER [10] |
NL [11] |
NZ [12] |
NOR [13][14] |
SWE [15][16] |
SWI [17] |
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1967 | David Bowie
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1969 | Space Oddity[A]
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17 [B] |
16 [B] |
21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1970 | The Man Who Sold the World
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26 [B] |
105 [B] |
44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1971 | Hunky Dory
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3 | 93 | 39 | — | — | — | — | 33 [C] |
— | — | UK: Platinum[18] |
1972 | The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
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5 | 75 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 27 [C] |
— | — | UK: Platinum[18] US: Gold[19] |
1973 | Aladdin Sane
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1 | 17 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | US: Gold[19] |
Pin Ups
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1 | 23 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | UK: Gold[18] | |
1974 | Diamond Dogs
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1 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | US: Gold[19] |
1975 | Young Americans
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2 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | — | — | UK: Silver[18] US: Gold[19] CAN: Gold[20] |
1976 | Station to Station
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5 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 11 | — | US: Gold[19] CAN: Gold[20] |
1977 | Low
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2 | 11 | 10 | 17 | — | — | 12 | 10 | 12 | — | UK: Silver[18] CAN: Gold[20] |
"Heroes"
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3 | 35 | 6 | 22 | — | — | 15 | 13 | 13 | — | CAN: Gold[20] | |
1979 | Lodger
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4 | 20 | 11 | 13 | — | — | 3 | 11 | 9 | — | UK: Gold[18] NL: Gold[21] |
1980 | Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
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1 | 12 | 1 | 20 | 8 [22] |
— | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | UK: Platinum[18] CAN: Platinum[20] |
1983 | Let's Dance
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1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 [23] |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | UK: Platinum[18] US: Platinum[19] CAN: 5× Platinum[20] FIN: Gold[24] NL: Platinum[21] |
1984 | Tonight
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1 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 8 [25] |
— | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | UK: Gold[18] US: Platinum[19] CAN: 2× Platinum[26] |
1987 | Never Let Me Down
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6 | 34 | 19 | 3 | 11 [27] |
— | 14 | 3 | 2 | 18 | UK: Gold[18] US: Gold[19] CAN: Platinum[26] |
1989 | Tin Machine (as part of Tin Machine)
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3 | 28 | 42 | 19 | — | — | 14 | 9 | 9 | — | UK: Gold[28] |
1991 | Tin Machine II (as part of Tin Machine)
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23 | 126 | — | 25 | — | — | — | 14 | 19 | — | |
1993 | Black Tie White Noise | 1 | 39 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 18 | UK: Gold[18] CAN: Gold[26] |
1995 | Outside
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8 | 21 | 55 | 22 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 15 | 13 | 22 | UK: Silver[18] |
1997 | Earthling
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6 | 39 | 45 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 20 | |
1999 | ''Hours...''
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5 | 47 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 18 | UK: Silver[18] |
2002 | Heathen
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5 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 7 | UK: Gold[18] |
2003 | Reality
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3 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 5 | UK: Gold[18] |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. |
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||
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UK [1] |
US [3] |
AUS [5] |
NL [11] |
NOR [13] |
SWE [15] |
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1974 | David Live
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2 | 8 | 9 | 89 | 12 | — | US: Gold[19] |
1978 | Stage
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5 | 44 | 11 | 82 | 18 | 29 | UK: Gold[18] |
1983 | Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture
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17 | 89 | 67 | — | — | 42 | |
1992 | Tin Machine Live: Oy Vey, Baby (as part of Tin Machine)
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
1994 | Santa Monica '72[A]
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74 | — | — | — | — | — | |
2008 | Live Santa Monica '72
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61 | — | — | 81 | — | 40 | |
Glass Spider Live
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009 | VH1 Storytellers
|
114 [30] |
— | — | — | — | — | |
2010 | A Reality Tour
|
53 [31] |
— | — | 57 | — | 56 | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
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UK [1] |
US [3] |
AUS [5] |
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1970 | The World of David Bowie[A]
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— | — | — | |
1973 | Images 1966–1967[B]
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— | 144 | — | |
Best Deluxe
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— | — | — | ||
In the Beginning Vol.2
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— | — | — | ||
1976 | Changesonebowie
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2 | 10 | 8 | US: Platinum[19] CAN: 2× Platinum[20] |
1977 | Starting Point
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— | — | — | |
1979 | Rock Concert
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— | — | — | |
Chameleon
|
— | — | 22 | ||
La Grande Storia Del Rock
|
— | — | — | ||
Profile
|
— | — | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||
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UK [1] |
US [3] |
AUS [5] |
AUT [8] |
NOR [13] |
SWE [15] |
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1980 | The Best of Bowie
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3 | — | 32 | 12 | 10 | 25 | UK: Platinum[18] |
1981 | Another Face[A]
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
Changestwobowie
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22 | 68 | 53 | — | — | 35 | UK: Gold[18] | |
1982 | Fashions
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
Bowie Rare
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34 | — | 47 | — | — | — | ||
Superstar
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983 | Golden Years
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33 | 99 | 25 | — | — | 33 | |
A Second Face
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Prime Cuts
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Die Weisse Serie – Extra Ausgabe
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984 | Love You till Tuesday
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53 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Fame and Fashion
|
40 | 147 | 19 | — | — | — | ||
1985 | David Bowie: The Collection
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— | — | — | — | — | — | UK: Silver[18] |
1989 | Sound + Vision
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— | 97 | — | — | — | — | UK: Platinum[18] US: Gold[19] CAN: 4× Platinum[26] |
Starman
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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UK [1] |
US [3] |
AUS [6] |
AUT [8] |
GER [10] |
NL [11] |
NZ [12] |
NOR [13] |
SWE [15] |
SWI [17] |
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1990 | Changesbowie
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1 | 39 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 16 | 14 | 18 | UK: Platinum[18] US: Platinum[19] CAN: Gold[26] GER: Gold[34] NL: Gold[21] |
Rock Reflections
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
David Bowie
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991 | Early On (1964–1966)
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1993 | The Singles Collection
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9 | — | 49 | 37 | 64 | 5 | 4 | — | 38 | — | UK: Platinum[18] CAN: Gold[26] NL: Platinum[21] |
The Gospel According to David Bowie
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995 | Rarest One Bowie
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1996 | London Boy[A]
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1997 | The Deram Anthology 1966–1968
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974
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13 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | UK: Gold[18] | |
1998 | The Best of David Bowie 1974/1979
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39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | UK: Silver[18] |
Rarest Series
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
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UK [1] |
US [3] |
AUT [8] |
GER [10] |
NL [11] |
NZ [12] |
NOR [13] |
SWE [15] |
SWI [17] |
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2000 | Bowie at the Beeb
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7 | 181 | — | — | 56 | — | 22 | 37 | 88 | UK: Silver[18] |
2001 | All Saints
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
2002 | Best of Bowie
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11 | 70 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 6 | — | 9 | 7 | UK: Platinum[18] US: Platinum[19] EUR: Platinum[35] CAN: Gold[26] FIN: Gold[24] |
2003 | Club Bowie
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Musical Storyland
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005 | The Collection
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
The Platinum Collection
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55 | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | 28 | — | UK: Silver[18] | |
2007 | The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987
|
34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
2008 | iSelect
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Year | EP details | UK Singles Chart [1] |
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1981 | Don't Be Fooled By the Name[A]
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— |
1982 | David Bowie in Bertolt Brecht's Baal
|
29 |
The Mannish Boys/Davy Jones and the Lower Third
|
— | |
2005 | Live EP (Live at Fashion Rocks) (with Arcade Fire)
|
— |
2009 | Space Oddity
|
— |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | |||
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UK [1] |
US Hot 100 [39] |
IRE [40] |
SWE [15] |
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1964 | "Liza Jane" (as Davie Jones & the King Bees) |
— | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
1965 | "I Pity the Fool" (as The Manish Boys) |
— | — | — | — | ||
"You've Got a Habit of Leaving" (as Davy Jones & the Lower Third) |
— | — | — | — | |||
1966 | "Can't Help Thinking About Me" (as David Bowie with The Lower Third) |
— | — | — | — | ||
"Do Anything You Say" | — | — | — | — | |||
"I Dig Everything" | — | — | — | — | |||
"Rubber Band" | — | — | — | — | David Bowie | ||
1967 | "The Laughing Gnome" | 6 [A] |
— | 5 [A] |
— | UK: Silver[18] | Non-album single |
"Love You till Tuesday" | — | — | — | — | David Bowie | ||
1969 | "Space Oddity" | 1 [B] |
15 [B] |
3 [B] |
15 [B] |
Space Oddity | |
"Ragazzo Solo, Ragazza Sola" | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UK [1] |
US Hot 100 [39] |
AUT [8] |
GER [41] |
IRE [40] |
NOR [13] |
SWE [15] |
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1970 | "The Prettiest Star" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Memory of a Free Festival" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Space Oddity | ||
1971 | "Holy Holy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Moonage Daydream" (as part of Arnold Corns) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Hang On to Yourself" (as part of Arnold Corns) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1972 | "Changes" | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | Hunky Dory | |
"Starman" | 10 | 65 | — | — | 17 | — | — | The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars | ||
"John, I'm Only Dancing" | 12 | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"The Jean Genie" | 2 | 71 | — | 37 | 3 | — | — | Aladdin Sane | ||
1973 | "Drive-In Saturday" | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | ||
"Time" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Life on Mars?" | 3 | — | — | 39 | 4 | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Let's Spend the Night Together" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Aladdin Sane | ||
"Sorrow" | 3 | — | — | 39 | 2 | — | — | UK: Silver[18] | Pin Ups | |
1974 | "Rebel Rebel" | 5 | 64 | — | 33 | 2 | 9 | — | Diamond Dogs | |
"Rock 'n' Roll Suicide" | 22 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Diamond Dogs" | 21 | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | Diamond Dogs | ||
"Knock on Wood" | 10 | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | — | David Live | ||
"Rock 'n' Roll with Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1975 | "Young Americans" | 18 | 28 | — | — | 13 | — | — | Young Americans | |
"Fame" | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | — | US: Gold[19] CAN: Gold[20] |
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"Golden Years" | 8 | 10 | — | — | 9 | — | 10 | Station to Station | ||
1976 | "TVC 15" | 33 | 64 | — | — | — | — | 18 | ||
"Suffragette City" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Changesonebowie | ||
"Stay" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Station to Station | ||
1977 | "Sound and Vision" | 3 | 69 | 15 | 6 | — | — | — | Low | |
"Be My Wife" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"'Heroes'" | 24 | — | 19 | — | 8 | — | — | "Heroes" | ||
1978 | "Beauty and the Beast" | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Breaking Glass" | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stage | ||
1979 | "Boys Keep Swinging" | 7 | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | Lodger | |
"DJ" | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Yassassin" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Look Back in Anger" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"John, I'm Only Dancing (Again)" | 12 | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||
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UK [1] |
US Hot 100 [39] |
US Main. Rock [39][42] |
AUT [8] |
GER [41] |
IRE [40] |
NOR [13] |
SWE [15] |
SWI [17] |
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1980 | "Alabama Song" | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Crystal Japan" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Ashes to Ashes" | 1 | — | — | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | UK: Silver[18] | Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) | |
"Fashion" | 5 | 70 | — | — | 34 | 11 | 9 | 7 | — | UK: Silver[18] | ||
1981 | "Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)" | 20 | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | ||
"Up the Hill Backwards" | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Under Pressure" (with Queen) |
1 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | Hot Space | ||
"Wild Is the Wind" | 24 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | Changestwobowie | ||
1982 | "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" | 26 | 67 | 9 | — | — | 17 | 1 | 1 | 8 | Cat People official soundtrack | |
"Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" (with Bing Crosby) |
3 | — | — | 53 | 3 | 6 | 12 | — | — | Non-album single | ||
1983 | "Let's Dance" | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | UK: Gold[18] US: Gold[19] CAN: Platinum[20] |
Let's Dance |
"China Girl" | 2 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | UK: Silver[18] CAN: Gold[20] |
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"Modern Love" | 2 | 14 | 6 | — | 27 | 3 | — | — | 17 | UK: Silver[18] CAN: Gold[20] |
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"Without You" | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"White Light/White Heat" | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture | ||
1984 | "Blue Jean" | 6 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | CAN: Gold[26] | Tonight |
"Tonight" (with Tina Turner) |
53 | 53 | 32 | 22 | — | 24 | — | — | 17 [A] |
NL: Gold[21] | ||
1985 | "This Is Not America" (with Pat Metheny Group) |
14 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | The Falcon and the Snowman | |
"Loving the Alien" | 19 | — | — | — | 27 | 5 | — | — | — | Tonight | ||
"Dancing in the Street" (with Mick Jagger) |
1 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | UK: Gold[18] | Non-album single | |
1986 | "Absolute Beginners" | 2 | 53 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | UK: Silver[18] | Absolute Beginners: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
"Underground" | 21 | — | 18 | — | 20 | 6 | — | 19 | 14 | Labyrinth | ||
"Magic Dance" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"When the Wind Blows" | 44 | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | When the Wind Blows | ||
1987 | "Day-In Day-Out" | 17 | 21 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 12 | — | 5 | 28 | Never Let Me Down | |
"Time Will Crawl" | 33 | — | 7 | — | 57 | 18 | — | — | — | |||
"Never Let Me Down" | 34 | 27 | 15 | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | |||
1989 | "Under the God" (as part of Tin Machine) |
51 | — | 8 | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | Tin Machine | |
"Tin Machine" / "Maggie's Farm (live)" (as part of Tin Machine) |
48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Prisoner of Love" (as part of Tin Machine) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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UK [1] |
US Hot 100 [39] |
US Mod. Rock [39][42] |
AUT [8] |
GER [41] |
IRE [40] |
NL [11] |
NOR [13] |
SWE [15] |
SWI [17] |
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1990 | "Fame '90" | 28 | — | — | — | 36 | 11 | 16 | — | — | 29 | Non-album single | |
1991 | "You Belong in Rock 'n' Roll" (as part of Tin Machine) |
33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tin Machine II | |
"Baby Universal" (as part of Tin Machine) |
48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"One Shot" (as part of Tin Machine) |
— | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1992 | "Real Cool World" | 53 | — | 11 | — | 83 | — | — | — | 26 | — | Songs from the Cool World | |
1993 | "Jump They Say" | 9 | — | 4 | — | 43 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 23 | 40 | Black Tie White Noise | |
"Black Tie White Noise" (with Al B. Sure!) |
36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Miracle Goodnight" | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"The Buddha of Suburbia" (with Lenny Kravitz) |
35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Buddha of Suburbia | ||
1994 | "Ziggy Stardust" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
1995 | "The Hearts Filthy Lesson" | 35 | 92 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | Outside | |
"Strangers When We Meet" / "The Man Who Sold the World (live)" | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | |||
1996 | "Hallo Spaceboy" | 12 | — | — | 37 | 59 | 21 | 33 | — | 12 | — | ||
"Telling Lies" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | Earthling | ||
1997 | "Little Wonder" | 14 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 50 | — | — | — | ||
"Dead Man Walking" | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Seven Years in Tibet" | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Pallas Athena" (as Tao Jones Index) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"I'm Afraid of Americans" | — | 66 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Earthling | ||
"I Can't Read" | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Ice Storm | ||
1999 | "Without You I'm Nothing" (with Placebo) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Thursday's Child" | 16 | — | — | — | 62 | — | 81 | — | 48 | — | 'Hours...' | ||
"The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UK [1] |
AUT [8] |
GER [41] |
NL [11] |
SWI [17] |
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2000 | "Survive" | 28 | — | — | — | — | 'Hours...' |
"Seven" | 32 | — | — | 97 | — | ||
2002 | "Slow Burn" | — | 69 | — | 69 | 80 | Heathen |
"Everyone Says 'Hi'" | 20 | — | 83 | — | — | ||
"I've Been Waiting for You" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003 | "New Killer Star" | 38 | — | — | — | — | Reality |
2004 | "Never Get Old" | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Rebel Never Gets Old" | 47 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
2006 | "Arnold Layne" (with David Gilmour) |
19 | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Year | Video details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
|
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US Top Music Video |
GER Albums Chart [10] |
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1983 | Video EP | — | — | |
1984 | Serious Moonlight
|
10 [43] |
— | |
Love You till Tuesday
|
— | — | ||
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars: The Motion Picture
|
— | — | ||
Jazzin' for Blue Jean
|
28 [44] |
— | ||
1985 | Ricochet
|
— | — | |
1987 | Day-In Day-Out
|
— | — | |
1988 | Glass Spider
|
— | — | |
1992 | Tin Machine Live: Oy Vey, Baby
|
— | — | |
1993 | Black Tie White Noise
|
— | — | |
The Video Collection
|
— | — | ||
2002 | Best of Bowie
|
9 [45] |
— | UK: 2× Platinum[18] US: Platinum[19] CAN: 2× Platinum[46] GER: Gold[34] |
2004 | A Reality Tour
|
— | 59 | US: Platinum[19] |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Year | Title | Director[47] |
---|---|---|
1972 | "John, I'm Only Dancing" | Mick Rock |
"The Jean Genie" | ||
"Space Oddity" | ||
1973 | "Life on Mars?" | |
1977 | "Be My Wife" | Stanley Dorfman |
"'Heroes'" | ||
1979 | "Boys Keep Swinging" | David Mallet |
"DJ" | ||
"Look Back in Anger" | ||
1980 | "Ashes to Ashes" | David Bowie and David Mallett |
"Fashion" | David Mallett[48][49] | |
1981 | "Wild Is the Wind" | |
"The Drowned Girl" | ||
"Under Pressure" | ||
1982 | "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy"[A] | |
1983 | "Let's Dance" | David Bowie and David Mallett |
"China Girl" | ||
"Modern Love" | Jim Yukich | |
1984 | "Blue Jean" | Julien Temple |
1985 | "Loving the Alien" | David Bowie and David Mallett |
"Dancing in the Street" | David Mallett | |
1986 | "Absolute Beginners" | Julien Temple |
"Underground" | Steve Barron | |
"As the World Falls Down" | ||
"When the Wind Blows" | Steve Barron and Jimmy Murakami[50] | |
1987 | "Day-In Day-Out" | Julien Temple |
"Time Will Crawl" | Tim Pope | |
"Never Let Me Down" | Jean-Baptiste Mondino | |
1989 | "Under the God" | Julien Temple |
"Tin Machine" | ||
"Maggie's Farm"[B] | ||
1990 | "Fame '90" | Gus van Sant |
1992 | "Real Cool World"[C] | |
1993 | "Jump They Say" | Mark Romanek |
"Black Tie White Noise" | ||
"Miracle Goodnight" | Matthew Rolston | |
"Buddha of Suburbia" | Roger Mitchell | |
1995 | "The Heart's Filthy Lesson" | Samuel Bayer |
1996 | "Strangers When We Meet" | |
"Hallo Spaceboy" | David Mallet | |
1997 | "Little Wonder" | Floria Sigismondi |
"Dead Man Walking" | ||
"Seven Years in Tibet" | Rudi Dolezal and Hannes Rosacher | |
"I'm Afraid of Americans" | Dom and Nic | |
1999 | "Thursday's Child" | Walter Stern |
2000 | "Survive" | |
2003 | "New Killer Star" | Brumby Boylston[51] |
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
UK | AUS [8] |
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1981 | Christiane F. | — | 3 | |
1986 | Labyrinth (with Trevor Jones)
|
38 [55] |
— | |
1993 | The Buddha of Suburbia
|
87 [56] |
— | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Year | Song(s) | Album | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1979 | "Revolutionary Song" | Just a Gigolo soundtrack | [57] | |
1982 | "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)", "The Myth" | Cat People soundtrack | [57] | |
1986 | "Absolute Beginners", "That's Motivation", "Volare" | Absolute Beginners soundtrack | [58] | |
"When the Wind Blows" | When the Wind Blows soundtrack | [59] | ||
1990 | "Betty Wrong" | The Crossing soundtrack | [60] | |
1992 | "Real Cool World" | Songs From the Cool World | [60] | |
1996 | "A Small Plot of Land" | Basquiat soundtrack | An early mix of the track | [61] |
1997 | "I'm Deranged (Edit)", "I'm Deranged (Edit Reprise)" | Lost Highway soundtrack | [60] | |
"Little Wonder (Danny Saber Dance Mix)" | The Saint: Music From the Motion Picture Soundtrack | UK version only | [62] | |
"I Can't Read" | The Ice Storm soundtrack | David Bowie solo version | [63] | |
1999 | "The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell" | Stigmata soundtrack | [64] | |
2000 | "Something in the Air (American Psycho Remix)" | American Psycho: Music from the Controversial Motion Picture | [65] | |
2001 | "Candidate (Intimacy Remix)" | Intimacy soundtrack | [60] | |
"Nature Boy" | Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film | David Bowie and Massive Attack | [60] | |
"American Dream" | Training Day soundtrack | P. Diddy and The Bad Boy Family featuring David Bowie | [66] | |
2003 | "Rebel Rebel" | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle soundtrack | [67] | |
"Bring Me the Disco King (Lohner Mix)" | Underworld (soundtrack) | Remix by Danny Lohner | [68] | |
2004 | "All The Madmen (Live Intro/Original LP Version)" | Mayor of the Sunset Strip soundtrack | A mix of live and studio recordings | [60] |
"Changes" | Shrek 2: Motion Picture Soundtrack | Butterfly Boucher featuring David Bowie | [69] | |
2005 | "(She Can) Do That" | Stealth soundtrack | David Bowie and BT | [70] |
Year | Song(s) | Album | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1972 | "The Supermen" | Revelations: A Musical Anthology for Glastonbury | Recorded live during the Ziggy Stardust sessions in 1971 | [71] |
1992 | "Go Now" | Ruby Trax: The NME's Roaring 40 | [72] | |
1993 | "Baby Can Dance" | Best of Grunge Rock | Live version recorded by Tin Machine in Hamburg on 24 October 1991 | [73] |
1994 | "Needles on the Beach" | Beyond the Beach | [74] | |
1997 | "Hallo Spaceboy" | Phoenix: The Album | Recorded live at the Phoenix Festival on 18 July 1996 | [75] |
"Planet of Dreams" | Long Live Tibet | With Gail Ann Dorsey | [76] | |
"Dead Man Walking" | Live From 6A: Late Night With Conan O'Brien | Live version performed on Late Night with Conan O'Brien | [77] | |
"'Heroes'" | The Bridge School Concerts Vol.1 | A live version recorded for the Bridge School Benefit in Mountain View, California | [78] | |
1998 | "Dead Man Walking" | 99X Live XIV "Home" | Live version recorded in Atlanta in April 1997. Bowie also designed the CD cover.[79] | [80] |
"A Foggy Day (In London Town)" | Red Hot + Rhapsody: The Gershwin Groove | With Angelo Badalamenti | [81] | |
"Dead Man Walking" | WBCN Naked Too (A Companion Collection of Unreleased Performances) | Live version recorded at Fort Apache Studios in Boston in April 1997 | [80] | |
1999 | "Scary Monsters (and Supercreeps)" | SNL25 Saturday Night Live: The Musical Performances Volume 1 | Live version performed on the 8 February 1997 episode of Saturday Night Live | [82] |
2000 | "China Girl" | VH1 Storytellers | Live version recorded for VH1's Storytellers | [83] |
2001 | "Pictures of Lily" | Substitute: The Songs of The Who | [84] | |
"America", "'Heroes'" | The Concert for New York City | Recorded live at The Concert for New York City on 20 October 2001 | [85] | |
2005 | "Fame" | Tommy Boy Presents Hip Hop Roots | Extended edit by Jazzy Jay | [86] |
"Scary Monsters (and Supercreeps)" | ONXRT: Live from the Archives Volume 8 | [87] |
Year | Album | Artist | Details | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1972 | All the Young Dudes | Mott the Hoople | Producer, saxophone, writer ("All the Young Dudes") | [88] |
Transformer | Lou Reed | Co-producer, backing vocals | [89] | |
1973 | Raw Power | Iggy & the Stooges | Mixing | [90] |
1974 | Now We Are Six | Steeleye Span | Saxophone ("To Know Him Is to Love Him") | [91] |
Slaughter on 10th Avenue | Mick Ronson | Co-writer ("Growing Up and I'm Fine", "Music Is Lethal", "Hey Ma Get Papa") | [92] | |
Weren't Born a Man | Dana Gillespie | Co-producer ("Andy Warhol", "Backed a Loser", "Mother, Don't Be Frightened") | [93] | |
1977 | The Idiot | Iggy Pop | Producer, co-writer, backing vocals, guitar, synthesizer, saxophone | [94] |
Lust for Life | Iggy Pop | Co-producer, piano, co-writer ("Lust for Life", "Some Weird Sin", "Tonight", "Success", "Turn Blue", "Neighborhood Threat", "Fall in Love with Me") | [95] | |
1978 | TV Eye Live 1977 | Iggy Pop | Co-producer, mixing, piano ("T.V. Eye", "Funtime", "Dirt", "I Wanna Be Your Dog"), co-writer ("Funtime", "Lust for Life", "Nightclubbing") | [96] [97] |
David Bowie Narrates Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf | Eugene Ormandy / Philadelphia Orchestra | Narrator | [98] | |
1980 | Soldier | Iggy Pop | Co-writer ("Play it Safe") | [99] |
1986 | Blah Blah Blah | Iggy Pop | Co-producer, mixing, co-writer ("Baby, It Can't Fall", "Shades", "Isolation", "Blah-Blah-Blah", "Hideaway", "Little Miss Emperor") | [100] |
1988 | Tina Live in Europe | Tina Turner | Guest vocals ("Tonight", "Let's Dance") | [101] |
1990 | Young Lions | Adrian Belew | Guest vocals ("Pretty Pink Rose", "Gunman"), writer ("Pretty Pink Rose"), co-writer ("Gunman") | [102] |
1994 | Heaven and Hull | Mick Ronson | Guest vocals ("Like a Rolling Stone") | [103] |
1995 | The Sacred Squall of Now | Reeves Gabrels | Vocals and guitar ("You've Been Around", "The King of Stamford Hill") | [104] [105] |
People From Bad Homes | Ava Cherry & the Astronettes | Producer, backing vocals, writer ("I Am Divine", "I Am Laser", "People from Bad Homes", "Things to Do") | [106] | |
1997 | Another Crazy Cocktail Party | Various artists | Co-writer ("Pancho") | [107] [108] |
1998 | Saturnzreturn | Goldie | Guest vocals ("Truth") | [109] |
All the Young Dudes (box set) | Mott the Hoople | Demo vocals ("All the Young Dudes") | [110] | |
All the Way from Stockholm to Philadelphia: Live 71/72 | Mott the Hoople | Guest vocals ("All the Young Dudes") | [111] | |
1999 | Ulysses (Della Notte) | Reeves Gabrels | Guest vocals ("Jewel") | [112] |
2001 | ¡Viva Nueva! | Rustic Overtones | Guest vocals ("Sector Z", "Man Without a Mouth") | [113] |
2003 | The Raven | Lou Reed | Guest vocals ("Hop Frog") | [114] |
Breasticles | Kristeen Young | Guest vocals ("Saviour") | [114] | |
Zig Zag | Earl Slick | Guests vocals and co-writer ("Isn't It Everything (The Revolutionary)") | [115] | |
2005 | No Balance Palace | Kashmir | Guest vocals ("The Cynic") | [115] |
2006 | Return to Cookie Mountain | TV on the Radio | Backing vocals ("Province") | [116] |
2008 | Anywhere I Lay My Head | Scarlett Johansson | Backing vocals ("Falling Down", "Fannin Street") | [117] |
Year | Video album | Artist | Details | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1977 | Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas | Bing Crosby | "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" (with Bing Crosby), "'Heroes'" | [118] |
1992 | The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness | Various artists | "Under Pressure" (with Queen (band) and Annie Lennox), "All the Young Dudes" (with Queen, Ian Hunter, Mick Ronson, Joe Elliott and Phil Collen), "'Heroes'"/"The Lord's Prayer" (with Queen and Mick Ronson) | [118] |
1994 | Tina Live: Private Dancer Tour | Tina Turner | Guest vocals ("Tonight", "Let's Dance") | [118] |
1997 | Closure | Nine Inch Nails | Guest vocals ("Hurt") | [118] |
2002 | The Concert for New York City | Various artists | "America", "'Heroes'" | [118] |
Jesus? ..This Is Iggy | Iggy Pop | Interviews and archive footage | [49] | |
2004 | Once More with Feeling: Videos 1996–2004 | Placebo | Live video for "Without You I'm Nothing" and the 1999 Brit Awards performance of "20th Century Boy" | [49] |
Live Aid | Various artists | "TVC 15", "Rebel Rebel", "Modern Love" and "'Heroes'" with Thomas Dolby; "Do They Know It's Christmas?" with Band Aid | [49] | |
Remember 60's Vol. 4 | Various artists | A Dutch compilation featuring "Space Oddity" performed on the Swiss TV show "Hits A Go Go" on 2 November 1969 | [119] | |
40 Jaar Top 40: 1969–1970 | Various artists | A Dutch compilation featuring the live performance of "Space Oddity" at the Ivor Novello Awards on 10 May 1970 | [119] | |
2005 | The Nomi Song | Klaus Nomi | Includes footage of Nomi's performance with Bowie on Saturday Night Live in 1979 | [119] |
Dick Cavett: Rock Icons | Various artists | An interview and performances of "1984", "Young Americans" and "Footsompin'" from The Dick Cavett Show recorded on 2 November 1974 | [119] | |
2006 | Burt Sugarman's The Midnight Special: Million Sellers | Various artists | Live performance of "Space Oddity" from the 1980 Floor Show concerts filmed for NBC's The Midnight Special | [120] |
2007 | Remember That Night | David Gilmour | Guest appearance at the Royal Albert Hall on 29 May 2006 performing "Arnold Layne" and "Comfortably Numb" | [121] |
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