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David Bowie’s most popular songs ranked - ‘Starman’ not number 1
May 20, 2025
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David Bowie’s catalogue was never meant to fade with time. The man "who fell to Earth" had a vision of constant evolution - from Ziggy to the Thin White Duke, from Berlin basements to MTV megastardom. He reinvented pop, styled it in something futuristic, and gave outsiders everywhere an icon to relate to.
With over a billion combined plays on Spotify alone, Bowie’s music continues to hit among listeners worldwide – a testament to his eternal cultural influence and creativity.
Here are David Bowie’s top 10 most-streamed tracks on Spotify, ranked by total global plays:
10. Modern Love
219,581,004 streams
Lifted from 1983’s Let’s Dance, 'Modern Love' kicks off our list with a thunderclap of optimism. The opening track from Bowie’s biggest commercial album, it was crafted in collaboration with producer Nile Rodgers and powered by the late, great Stevie Ray Vaughan on guitar.
Bowie used its gospel-inspired chorus and punchy beat to examine love in an age of paranoia, spiritual confusion and emotional distance. The song made a big splash at the time, charting high in both the UK and US, but it’s the posthumous boost that’s brought it to hundreds of millions of streams today.
Featured memorably in the opening of Frances Ha and again in Asteroid City in 2023, 'Modern Love' has endured as a feel-good anthem with lyrical depth hiding beneath the rhythm.
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