Best Of Bowie (2002)

The mercurial David Bowie is the original pop chameleon. He's been everything from inoffensive pop singer to glam icon to white soul man to art-rocker and more in the course of his long, prolific career. Although Bowie's first hit was 1969's "Space Oddity," he didn't arrive as a full-formed pop sensation until he unveiled his Ziggy Stardust persona in 1972. After retiring Ziggy in 1974, Bowie moved from dystopian rock to Philly soul to cutting-edge experimental pop, all within the span of three years. In the following decades, Bowie has regularly released albums and starred in movies. Perhaps the most startling thing is that he's been at the forefront of so many musical movements, inspiring a slew of genres spearheaded by countless Bowie disciples.

Artist Influences
Al Green (Vocals) | Anthony Newley | Billy Fury | Bob Dylan | Brian Eno | Chuck Berry | Harmonia | Jacques Brel | Kraftwerk | Kurt Weill (Composer) | Love | Marc Bolan | Pink Floyd | Scott Walker | Syd Barrett | The Beatles | The Kinks | The Pretty Things | The Rolling Stones | The Spinners (US) | The Stooges | The Velvet Underground | The Who | Vince Taylor

Artist Contemporaries
ABC | Adrian Belew | Brian Eno | Bryan Ferry | Carlos Alomar | Cat Stevens | David Johansen | Duran Duran | Edoardo Bennato | Edwyn Collins | Elton John | Fripp & Eno | Gary Numan | Genesis (U.K. Band) | Georgie Fame | Greg Lake | Ian Hunter | Iggy Pop | John Cale | John Lennon | Julian Cope | Julian Lennon | Kevin Ayers | Lou Reed | Marc Bolan | Mick Jagger | Mott the Hoople | Neu! | New York Dolls | Nico | Peter Gabriel | Peter Hammill | Peter Schilling | Phil Manzanera | Pixies | Queen | Robert Fripp | Robert Wyatt | Robyn Hitchcock | Rod Stewart | Roxy Music | Roy Wood | Serge Gainsbourg | Silver Apples | Soft Machine | Sparks | Styx | Suede | Sweet | T. Rex | T2 | Talking Heads | The Art of Noise | The Bonzo Dog Band | The Cars | The Move | The Psychedelic Furs | The Soft Boys | The Stooges | The Teardrop Explodes | Todd Rundgren

Artist Followers
'Til Tuesday | A Flock of Seagulls | a-ha | ABC | Adam Ant | Adrian Belew | Alphaville (German) | Bauhaus (UK) | Berlin (Group) | Bj?rk | Bloc Party | Blondie | Blur | Bronski Beat | Calvin Harris (Scotland) | Chris Connelly | Dead or Alive | Depeche Mode | Duran Duran | Edwyn Collins | Erasure | Eurythmics | Fad Gadget | Falco (Austria) | Felt | Frankie Goes to Hollywood | Franz Ferdinand | Gary Glitter | Gary Numan | George Michael | Grace Jones | Howard Jones | Iggy Pop | Interpol | INXS | Jane's Addiction | Janelle Mon e | Japan (Rock) | Jobriath | Joe Jackson | Joy Division | Julian Cope | Kaiser Chiefs | Kate Bush | Kiss | Klaus Nomi | La Roux | Lady Gaga | Lazer Crystal | Love and Rockets | Madonna | Magazine | Malcolm McLaren | Manic Street Preachers | Marc Almond | Marilyn Manson | Moby | Modern English | Momus | Morrissey | Mott the Hoople | Muse | Naked Eyes | New Order (UK) | New York Dolls | Nine Inch Nails | Nirvana (US) | Oingo Boingo | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (O.M.D.) | Patti Smith | Pet Shop Boys | Peter Hammill | Pixies | Placebo (UK) | Pulp | Queen | Radiohead | Roxy Music | Scissor Sisters | Sigue Sigue Sputnik | Simple Minds | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Smashing Pumpkins | Soft Cell | Steve Harley | Suede | Super Furry Animals | Supergrass | Sweet | Talk Talk | Talking Heads | Television | The Associates | The Breeders | The Chameleons UK | The Church | The Cure | The Feelies | The Human League | The Psychedelic Furs | The Runaways | The Smiths | The Teardrop Explodes | The The | The Tubes | The Undertones | The Verve | Thomas Dolby | Thompson Twins | TV on the Radio | Ultravox | Vampire Weekend | Wang Chung | Yello | Zolar X