David Bowie's Popular Song Rankings [2026]

Look Back In AngerDavid Bowie16rank/position

David Bowie – Look Back In Anger (Official Video) [HD]

A track written by David Bowie and Brian Eno.

Released as a single in 1979 from the album Lodger.

It features a guitar solo by Carlos Alomar.

The track has been covered by artists such as Kaligare and Swans of Avon.

Queen BitchDavid Bowie17rank/position

David Bowie – Queen Bitch (Live) [Official Video] [HD]

David Bowie, the British artist who kept revolutionizing the music scene with his ever-changing style.

Featured on the December 1971 album Hunky Dory, this track can be called a dazzling prelude to his glam rock era.

As Mick Ronson’s aggressive guitar riff rings out, a perverse world swirling with jealousy and longing unfolds before your eyes.

From his apartment, the protagonist watches the person who dumped him wandering the nighttime streets, his feelings a complex tangle.

You can’t help but be captivated by its decadent beauty.

The song later appeared as the B-side to the single Rebel Rebel and is also known for its use in the film Milk.

Why not give it a listen when you want to feel the precarious air lurking beneath the glitter of the 1970s?

velvet goldmineDavid Bowie18rank/position

David Bowie Velvet Goldmine

David Bowie, who passed away in 2015 and received tributes from around the world.

He was truly an artist who epitomized the 1980s and was considered a pioneer of British glam rock—but did you know there is a film with the same title as his song “Velvet Goldmine”? With 80s glam rock as its theme, simply watching the movie conveys the musical sensibilities and worldview of that era.

Cat People (Putting Out Fire)David Bowie19rank/position

Cat People (Putting Out Fire)

A song written as the theme for Paul Schrader’s 1942 horror film Cat People.

It became David Bowie’s first solo hit in the United States since Golden Years, and it also reached No.

1 on the charts in New Zealand and Sweden.

All The MadmenDavid Bowie20rank/position

All the Madmen (2015 Remaster)

A song inspired by David Bowie’s brother, Terry Burns, who suffered from severe mental health issues.

In 1985, Terry escaped from a psychiatric hospital and took his own life.

The song is included on the 1970 album The Man Who Sold the World.