Best of Bowie

For the 1980 compilation album, see The Best of Bowie.

Best of Bowie is a 2002 greatest hits album by English recording artist David Bowie. Released in October after the critical and commercial success of the Heathen album released four months earlier, the songs range from his second album, David Bowie (1969) to Heathen (2002). A DVD, also titled Best of Bowie, was also released.

Best of Bowie
Greatest hits album by David Bowie
Released	22 October 2002 (2002-10-22)
Recorded	1969–2002
Genre	Rock
Length	156:20 (UK version) Varies from region to region
Label	EMI Virgin
Producer	Producer varies from track to track
David Bowie chronology
Heathen (2002) Best of Bowie (2002) Reality (2003)
David Bowie compilation chronology
All Saints (2001) Best of Bowie (2002) Club Bowie (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Blender	^[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[3]

Initially peaking at number 11 on the UK Albums Chart upon release in October 2002, the album entered the top 10 for the first time in January 2016, after Bowie's death, and reached a new peak of number 1, marking Bowie's eleventh UK number-one album. It also became the first album to reach number 1 in the UK due to streaming. Best of Bowie has been certified 4× Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for sales of over 1,200,000.

CD release

In each of the 21 territories that Best of Bowie was released, it was given its own track listing, based upon which songs were most popular in that region. In some countries, two versions were available – single-disc and double-disc versions. In all, 63 tracks appear in at least one of the different releases. The country the edition came from can be identified by a small national flag on the spine, except for the Argentine/Mexican, Eastern European and UK editions, which are "flag-less".^[4] Some regions included rare versions of some songs, such as the New Zealand version, which included a previously unreleased 4:01 edit of "Magic Dance" (1986) (mis-labeled as the 'single version'), and the Chilean edition which included the first-ever CD release of the single version of "Underground" (1986).^[4]

DVD release

This release superseded previous video releases (such as Bowie – The Video Collection (1993)) and was, at the time, described as the "most extensive collection of Bowie videos yet released."^[5] Videos were restored and remastered at Abbey Road Interactive.^[5] The DVD also included extensive easter eggs including live, remixed and alternate versions of some songs, hidden by navigating the DVD in specific ways.^[5]

The videos for "China Girl", "Loving the Alien", "Day-In Day-Out", and "The Hearts Filthy Lesson" are the censored versions of the original videos.^[6]

2003 and 2004 re-releases

In November 2003, the US/Canada single-disc version was re-released to include a new bonus DVD which included new audio and video remixes from Club Bowie (2003).^[4] In 2004, to coincide with Bowie's A Reality Tour reaching the Far East, an "Asian Tour Edition" was released that combined the original UK release with the bonus DVD as well.^[4]

Chart performance

Initially peaking at number 11 in October 2002 on the UK Albums Chart, the album entered the top 10 for the first time in January 2016, following Bowie's death. On 5 February, after his final album Blackstar had spent three weeks at the top, Best of Bowie reached a new peak of number 1, marking Bowie's eleventh UK number-one album and making him the first artist to replace themselves at number 1 with a different album since Michael Jackson did it after his own death in 2009.^[7] It also became the first album to reach number 1 in the UK on streams alone.^[8]

Track listings

All tracks written by David Bowie except as noted.
Track listings note: The first unique track reference contains all information pertaining to that song and version, including song writing credits, source and length. Subsequent references only mention song and version unless where noted.

UK and rest of Europe except Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Denmark (2 CD)

CD: EMI / 5 39821 2 (UK) // EMI 7243 5 39821 2 6 (Europe)

CD 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Place of Origin	Length
1.	"Space Oddity"		David Bowie, 1969	5:15
2.	"The Man Who Sold the World"		The Man Who Sold the World, 1970/1971	3:55
3.	"Oh! You Pretty Things"		Hunky Dory, 1971	3:12
4.	"Changes"		Hunky Dory	3:33
5.	"Life on Mars?"		Hunky Dory	3:48
6.	"Starman"		The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, 1972; released as a single before the parent album's release	4:16
7.	"Ziggy Stardust"		The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars	3:13
8.	"Suffragette City"		The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars	3:25
9.	"John, I'm Only Dancing"		Non-album single, 1972	2:43
10.	"The Jean Genie"		Aladdin Sane, 1973; released as a single the previous year	4:08
11.	"Drive-In Saturday"		Aladdin Sane	4:36
12.	"Sorrow"	Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, Richard Gottehrer	Pin Ups, 1973; originally by The McCoys and made famous by The Merseys, 1965/1966	2:53
13.	"Diamond Dogs"		Diamond Dogs, 1974	6:05
14.	"Rebel Rebel"		Diamond Dogs	4:30
15.	"Young Americans" (United States single version)		Young Americans, 1975	3:16
16.	"Fame"	Bowie, Carlos Alomar, John Lennon	Young Americans	4:17
17.	"Golden Years" (single version)		Station to Station, 1976; single version released the previous year	3:22
18.	"TVC 15"		Station to Station	5:33
19.	"Wild Is the Wind"	Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington	Station to Station; originally done by Johnny Mathis for the film of the same name, 1957	6:02

CD 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Place of Origin	Length
1.	"Sound and Vision"		Low, 1977	3:00
2.	""Heroes"" (single version)	Bowie, Brian Eno	"Heroes", 1977	3:37
3.	"Boys Keep Swinging"	Bowie, Eno	Lodger, 1979	3:18
4.	"Under Pressure" (with Queen; Greatest Hits II edit)	Bowie, Freddie Mercury, Brian May, John Deacon, Roger Taylor	Non-album single, 1981; later included on the Queen album Hot Space, 1982	3:56
5.	"Ashes to Ashes" (single version)		Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps), 1980	3:38
6.	"Fashion" (single version)		Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)	3:23
7.	"Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)" (single version)		Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps); released as a single the following year	3:27
8.	"Let's Dance" (single version)		Let's Dance, 1983	4:07
9.	"China Girl" (single version)	Bowie, Jim Osterberg (a.k.a. Iggy Pop)	Originally by Iggy Pop from The Idiot, 1977; later covered for Let's Dance	4:18
10.	"Modern Love" (single version)		Let's Dance	3:56
11.	"Blue Jean"		Tonight, 1984	3:12
12.	"This Is Not America" (with the Pat Metheny Group)	Bowie, Lyle Mays, Pat Metheny	The Falcon and the Snowman soundtrack, 1985	3:43
13.	"Loving the Alien" (single remix)		Tonight; remixed and released as a single the following year	4:43
14.	"Dancing in the Street" (with Mick Jagger)	Marvin Gaye, William "Mickey" Stevenson, Ivy Jo Hunter	Non-album single for Live Aid, 1985; originally by Martha and the Vandellas from Dance Party	3:14
15.	"Absolute Beginners" (single version)		Absolute Beginners soundtrack, 1986	5:39
16.	"Jump They Say" (radio edit)		Black Tie White Noise, 1993	3:53
17.	"Hallo Spaceboy" (Pet Shop Boys mix; with the Pet Shop Boys)	Bowie, Eno	1. Outside, 1995; PSB mix released as a single the following year	4:25
18.	"Little Wonder" (single version)	Bowie, Reeves Gabrels, Mark Plati	Earthling, 1997	3:40
19.	"I'm Afraid of Americans" (V1 radio edit)	Bowie, Eno	Original version found on Earthling	4:26
20.	"Slow Burn" (radio edit)		Heathen, 2002	3:55

US and Canada (1 CD Version)

CD: Virgin-EMI / 5 41929 2 (US) // EMI 7243 5 42244 2 5 (Canada)

No.	Title	Origin	Length
1.	"Space Oddity"	Space Oddity	5:12
2.	"Changes"	Hunky Dory	3:33
3.	"Suffragette City"	The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars	3:24
4.	"Ziggy Stardust"	The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars	3:12
5.	"The Jean Genie"	Aladdin Sane	4:05
6.	"Rebel Rebel"	Diamond Dogs	4:28
7.	"Young Americans" (U.S. single version)	Young Americans	3:13
8.	"Fame"	Young Americans	4:14
9.	"Golden Years" (single version)	Station to Station	3:27
10.	""Heroes"" (single version)	"Heroes"	3:35
11.	"Ashes to Ashes" (single version)	Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)	3:35
12.	"Fashion" (single version)	Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)	3:25
13.	"Under Pressure" (with Queen, Greatest Hits II edit)		3:56
14.	"Let's Dance" (single version)	Let's Dance	4:08
15.	"China Girl" (single version)	Let's Dance	4:15
16.	"Modern Love"	Let's Dance	4:45
17.	"Blue Jean"	Tonight	3:10
18.	"Dancing in the Street" (with Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones)	Non-album single	3:20
19.	"This Is Not America" (with the Pat Metheny Group)	Soundtrack to the film The Falcon and the Snowman	3:51
20.	"I'm Afraid of Americans" (V1 radio edit)	Earthling	4:30

US and Canada (2 CD Version)

CD: Virgin-EMI / 7243 5 41930 2 (US) // EMI 7243 5 42244 2 3 (Canada)

CD 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Place of Origin	Length
1.	"Space Oddity"
2.	"The Man Who Sold the World"
3.	"Changes"
4.	"Life on Mars?"
5.	"Moonage Daydream"		The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars	4:37
6.	"Suffragette City"
7.	"Ziggy Stardust"
8.	"All the Young Dudes" (Mono version)		The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974, 1997; originally by Mott the Hoople from All the Young Dudes, 1972; recorded for Aladdin Sane	4:11
9.	"The Jean Genie"
10.	"Panic in Detroit"		Aladdin Sane	4:25
11.	"Rebel Rebel"
12.	"Diamond Dogs"
13.	"Young Americans" (U.S. single version)
14.	"Fame"
15.	"Golden Years" (single version)
16.	"TVC 15" (single version)			3:43
17.	"Sound and Vision"
18.	""Heroes"" (single version)
19.	"DJ"	Bowie, Eno, Alomar	Lodger	3:59

CD 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Place of Origin	Length
1.	"Ashes to Ashes" (single version)
2.	"Fashion" (single version)
3.	"Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)" (single version)
4.	"Under Pressure" (with Queen)
5.	"Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" (single version)	Bowie, Giorgio Moroder	Cat People soundtrack, 1982; later re-recorded for Let's Dance, 1983	4:08
6.	"Let's Dance" (single version)
7.	"China Girl" (single version)
8.	"Modern Love"
9.	"Blue Jean"
10.	"This Is Not America" (with the Pat Metheny Group)
11.	"Dancing in the Street" (with Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones)
12.	"Absolute Beginners" (single version)
13.	"Time Will Crawl"		Never Let Me Down, 1987	4:18
14.	"Under the God" (performed by Tin Machine)		Tin Machine, 1989	4:06
15.	"Jump They Say" (radio edit)
16.	"The Heart's Filthy Lesson" (radio edit)	Bowie, Sterling Campbell, Eno, Reeves Gabrels, Mike Garson, Erdal Kızılçay	1. Outside, 1995	3:34
17.	"I'm Afraid of Americans" (V1 radio edit)
18.	"Thursday's Child" (radio edit)	Bowie, Gabrels	Hours, 1999	4:25
19.	"Slow Burn" (radio edit)

Belgium (1 CD)

CD: EMI / 5 41888 2 (Belgium)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Place of Origin	Length
1.	"Let's Dance" (single version)
2.	"Fame"
3.	"Fashion" (single version)
4.	"This Is Not America" (with the Pat Metheny Group)
5.	"Space Oddity"
6.	"Ziggy Stardust"
7.	"The Jean Genie"
8.	"Golden Years" (single version)
9.	"Absolute Beginners" (single version)
10.	"Ashes to Ashes" (single version)
11.	"Changes"
12.	"Rebel Rebel"
13.	""Heroes"" (single version)
14.	"Young Americans" (U.S. single version)
15.	"Under Pressure" (with Queen)
16.	"Tonight" (with Tina Turner)	Bowie, Pop	Tonight; originally by Iggy Pop from Lust for Life, 1977	3:50
17.	"China Girl" (single version)
18.	"Blue Jean"
19.	"Dancing in the Street" (with Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones)
20.	"Slow Burn" (radio edit)

Germany, Switzerland and Austria (1 CD)

CD: EMI / 5 41912 2 (Germany/Switzerland/Austria)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Place of Origin	Length
1.	"Let's Dance" (single version)
2.	"Ashes to Ashes" (single version)
3.	""Helden"" (German version of single version)	Bowie, Eno	""Heroes"" single, 1977	3:40
4.	"Fame '90" (Gass mix)
5.	"Young Americans" (U.S. single version)
6.	"Fashion" (single version)
7.	"Ziggy Stardust"
8.	"Space Oddity"
9.	"When The Wind Blows" (radio edit)	Bowie, Erdal Kızılçay	When the Wind Blows soundtrack, 1986	3:32
10.	"Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" (single version)
11.	"Sound and Vision"
12.	"Loving the Alien" (single remix)
13.	"Blue Jean"
14.	"China Girl" (single version)
15.	"Under Pressure" (with Queen)
16.	"Dancing in the Street" (with Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones)
17.	"Absolute Beginners" (single version)
18.	"This Is Not America" (with the Pat Metheny Group)
19.	"Thursday's Child" (radio edit)
20.	"Slow Burn" (radio edit)

Denmark (2 CD)

CD: EMI / 5 41918 2 (Denmark)

CD 1

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Let's Dance" (single version)
2.	"Rebel Rebel"
3.	"This Is Not America" (with the Pat Metheny Group)
4.	"Dancing in the Street" (with Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones)
5.	"Fame"
6.	"The Jean Genie"
7.	"Jump They Say" (radio edit)
8.	""Heroes"" (single version)
9.	"Fashion" (single version)
10.	"Changes"
11.	"TVC 15"
12.	"China Girl" (single version)
13.	"Absolute Beginners" (single version)
14.	"Thursday's Child" (radio edit)
15.	"Ziggy Stardust"
16.	"Ashes to Ashes" (single version)
17.	"Drive-In Saturday"
18.	"Space Oddity"

CD 2

No.	Title	Place of Origin	Length
1.	"Young Americans" (U.S. single version)
2.	"Slow Burn" (radio edit)
3.	"Life on Mars?"
4.	"Under Pressure" (with Queen)
5.	"Hallo Spaceboy" (Pet Shop Boys remix; with the Pet Shop Boys)
6.	"Sorrow"
7.	"Blue Jean"
8.	"Sound and Vision"
9.	"Little Wonder" (single version)
10.	"Starman"
11.	"Boys Keep Swinging"
12.	"Loving the Alien" (single remix)
13.	"Golden Years" (single version)
14.	"John, I'm Only Dancing"
15.	"Day-In Day-Out"	Never Let Me Down	4:14
16.	"Modern Love" (single version)
17.	"Black Tie White Noise" (single version)		4:10
18.	"Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" (single version)
19.	"Rock 'n' Roll Suicide"	The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars	2:59

Australia (1 CD)

CD: EMI / 7243 5 42075 2 (Australia)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Space Oddity"	5:12
2.	"Changes"	3:33
3.	"Starman"	4:10
4.	"Ziggy Stardust"	3:12
5.	"The Jean Genie"	4:05
6.	"Sorrow"	2:53
7.	"1984"	3:27
8.	"Young Americans" (U.S. single version)	5:12
9.	""Heroes"" (single version)	3:35
10.	"Ashes to Ashes" (single version)	3:35
11.	"Fashion" (single version)	3:25
12.	"Under Pressure" (with Queen)	3:56
13.	"Let's Dance" (single version)	4:08
14.	"China Girl" (single version)	4:15
15.	"Modern Love" (single version)	3:56
16.	"Blue Jean"	3:10
17.	"Fame '90" (Gass mix)	3:37
18.	"Dancing in the Street" (with Mick Jagger)	3:20
19.	"Slow Burn" (radio edit)	3:55

New Zealand (2 CD)

CD: EMI 7243 5 39821 2 6 (New Zealand)

CD 1

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Space Oddity"	5:12
2.	"The Man Who Sold the World"	3:56
3.	"Oh! You Pretty Things"	3:11
4.	"Changes"	3:33
5.	"Life on Mars?"	3:49
6.	"Starman"	4:10
7.	"Ziggy Stardust"	3:12
8.	"Suffragette City"	3:24
9.	"John, I'm Only Dancing"	2:45
10.	"The Jean Genie"	4:05
11.	"Drive-In Saturday"	4:29
12.	"Sorrow"	2:53
13.	"Diamond Dogs"	6:04
14.	"Rebel Rebel"	4:28
15.	"Young Americans" (single version)	3:13
16.	"Fame"	4:14
17.	"Golden Years" (single version)	3:27
18.	"TVC15"	5:30
19.	"Wild Is the Wind"	5:58

CD 2

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sound and Vision"	3:03
2.	""Heroes"" (single version)	3:35
3.	"Boys Keep Swinging"	3:16
4.	"Under Pressure" (with Queen)	3:56
5.	"Ashes to Ashes" (single version)	3:35
6.	"Fashion" (single version)	3:25
7.	"Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)" (single version)	3:32
8.	"Let's Dance" (single version)	4:08
9.	"China Girl" (single version)	4:15
10.	"Modern Love" (single version)	3:56
11.	"Blue Jean"	3:10
12.	"This Is Not America" (with the Pat Metheny Group)	3:51
13.	"Loving the Alien" (single version)	4:43
14.	"Dancing in the Street" (with Mick Jagger)	3:20
15.	"Absolute Beginners" (single version)	5:37
16.	"Jump They Say" (radio edit)	3:52
17.	"Hallo Spaceboy" (Pet Shop Boys remix)	4:25
18.	"Little Wonder" (edit)	3:41
19.	"I'm Afraid of Americans" (V1, radio edit)	4:30
20.	"Slow Burn" (radio edit)	3:55

Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela (1 CD)

CD: EMI 7243541900-2 (Colombia/Ecuador/Peru/Venezuela)

No.	Title	Place of Origin	Length
1.	"The Man Who Sold the World"
2.	"Changes"
3.	"Life on Mars?"
4.	"Starman"
5.	"Young Americans" (U.S. single version)
6.	"Fame"
7.	""Heroes"" (single version)
8.	"Under Pressure" (with Queen)
9.	"Ashes to Ashes" (single version)
10.	"Let's Dance" (single version)
11.	"China Girl" (single version)
12.	"Modern Love" (single version)
13.	"Blue Jean"
14.	"This Is Not America" (with the Pat Metheny Group)
15.	"Never Let Me Down" (single version)	Never Let Me Down	3:58
16.	"Dancing in the Street" (with Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones)
17.	"Fame '90" (Gass mix)	Changesbowie, 1990	3:36
18.	"Hallo Spaceboy" (Pet Shop Boys mix; with the Pet Shop Boys)
19.	"Little Wonder" (single version)
20.	"Slow Burn" (radio edit)

Hong Kong (3 CD)

CD: EMI / 5 77949 2 (Hong Kong)

CD 1

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Space Oddity"
2.	"The Man Who Sold the World"
3.	"Oh! You Pretty Things"
4.	"Changes"
5.	"Life on Mars?"
6.	"Starman"
7.	"Ziggy Stardust"
8.	"Suffragette City"
9.	"John, I'm Only Dancing"
10.	"The Jean Genie"
11.	"Drive-In Saturday"
12.	"Sorrow"
13.	"Diamond Dogs"
14.	"Rebel Rebel"
15.	"Young Americans" (U.S. single version)
16.	"Fame"
17.	"Golden Years" (single version)
18.	"TVC 15"
19.	"Wild Is the Wind"

CD 2

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sound and Vision"
2.	""Heroes"" (single version)
3.	"Boys Keep Swinging"
4.	"Under Pressure" (with Queen)
5.	"Ashes to Ashes" (single version)
6.	"Fashion" (single version)
7.	"Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)" (single version)
8.	"Let's Dance" (single version)
9.	"China Girl" (single version)
10.	"Modern Love" (single version)
11.	"Blue Jean"
12.	"This Is Not America" (with the Pat Metheny Group)
13.	"Loving the Alien" (single remix)
14.	"Dancing in the Street" (with Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones)
15.	"Absolute Beginners" (single version)
16.	"Jump They Say" (radio edit)
17.	"Hallo Spaceboy" (Pet Shop Boys remix; with the Pet Shop Boys)
18.	"Little Wonder" (single version)
19.	"I'm Afraid of Americans" (V1 radio edit)
20.	"Slow Burn" (radio edit)

CD 3

Later to be released on its own as Club Bowie, 2003

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Loving the Alien" (Scumfrog vs. Bowie)
2.	"Let's Dance" (Trifactor vs. Deeper Substance remix)	11:02
3.	"Just for One Day ("Heroes")" (David Guetta vs. Bowie)
4.	"This Is Not America" (Scumfrog vs. Bowie; with the Pat Metheny Group)
5.	"Shout (Fashion)" (Solaris vs. Bowie)	8:02
6.	"China Girl" (Riff & Vox Club mix)
7.	"Magic Dance" (Danny S Magic Party remix)
8.	"Let's Dance" (Club Bolly extended mix)
9.	"Let's Dance" (Club Bolly mix with enhanced video)

• Album released in 2004.

Argentina and Mexico (1 CD)

CD: EMI / 7243 5 41916 2 6 (Argentina/Mexico)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Space Oddity"
2.	"The Man Who Sold the World"
3.	"Changes"
4.	"Ziggy Stardust"
5.	"Young Americans" (U.S. single version)
6.	"Fame"
7.	""Heroes"" (single version)
8.	"Under Pressure" (with Queen)
9.	"Ashes to Ashes" (single version)
10.	"Let's Dance" (single version)
11.	"China Girl" (single version)
12.	"Modern Love" (single version)
13.	"Blue Jean"
14.	"This Is Not America" (with the Pat Metheny Group)
15.	"Dancing in the Street" (with Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones)
16.	"Jump They Say" (radio edit)
17.	"Hallo Spaceboy" (Pet Shop Boys remix; with the Pet Shop Boys)
18.	"Little Wonder" (single version)
19.	"Thursday's Child" (radio edit)
20.	"Slow Burn" (radio edit)

Brazil (1 CD)

CD: EMI / 7243 5 41899 2 0 (Brazil)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Space Oddity"
2.	"Changes"
3.	"Life on Mars?"
4.	"Starman"
5.	"Ziggy Stardust"
6.	"John, I'm Only Dancing"
7.	"The Jean Genie"
8.	"Rebel Rebel"
9.	"Young Americans" (single version)
10.	"Fame"
11.	"Golden Years" (single version)
12.	"Sound and Vision"
13.	""Heroes"" (single version)
14.	"Ashes to Ashes" (single version)
15.	"Fashion" (single version)
16.	"Under Pressure" (with Queen)
17.	"Let's Dance" (single version)
18.	"China Girl" (single version)
19.	"Thursday's Child" (radio edit)

Japan and Thailand (1 CD)

CD: Toshiba-EMI / TOCP-67061 (Japan/Thailand)

No.	Title	Place of Origin	Length
1.	"Space Oddity"
2.	"Changes"
3.	"Life on Mars?"
4.	"Starman"
5.	"Lady Stardust"	The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars	3:20
6.	"Ziggy Stardust"
7.	"The Jean Genie"
8.	"Rebel Rebel"
9.	"Young Americans" (U.S. single version)
10.	"Fame"
11.	"Golden Years" (single version)
12.	""Heroes"" (single version)
13.	"Ashes to Ashes" (single version)
14.	"Fashion" (single version)
15.	"Under Pressure" (with Queen)
16.	"Let's Dance" (single version)
17.	"China Girl" (single version)
18.	"Modern Love" (single version)
19.	"Dancing in the Street" (with Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones)
20.	"Slow Burn" (radio edit)

US (2003 Limited Edition 1 CD with bonus DVD)

CD same as 2002 US and Canada 1 CD version Bonus DVD: / Virgin/EMI 5 95692 0 (US)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Place of Origin	Length
1.	"Let's Dance" (Club Bolly mix – DVD video)	Bowie, Anita Kaur, Navin Kumar Singh	Later to be released on Club Bowie (2003) the following year	3:53
2.	"Just for One Day ("Heroes")" (David Guetta vs. Bowie – DVD video)	Bowie, Eno, Guetta	Later to be released on Club Bowie the following year	3:00
3.	"Black Tie White Noise" (live at the Hollywood Center Studios, 5/8/93 – DVD video)		Originally from Black Tie White Noise	4:47
4.	"Let's Dance" (Club Bolly extended mix)		Later to be released on Club Bowie the following year	7:57
5.	"Let's Dance" (Bollyclub mix)			4:49
6.	"China Girl" (club mix)			7:16
7.	"Just for One Day ("Heroes")" (David Guetta vs. Bowie extended version)		Later to be released on Club Bowie the following year	6:36
8.	"Loving the Alien" (Scumfrog remix)		Later to be released on Club Bowie the following year	8:20
9.	"Nite Flights" (Moodswings Back to Basics remix)		Originally from Black Tie White Noise; originally by The Walker Brothers from Nite Flights, 1978	9:57

DVD track listing

Best of Bowie
Video by David Bowie
Released	2002
Recorded	1972-1999
Length	203 minutes
Label	EMI
David Bowie chronology
Black Tie White Noise (1993) Best of Bowie (2002) A Reality Tour (2004)

DVD content identical worldwide

DVD 1

No.	Title	Place of Origin	Length
1.	"Oh! You Pretty Things"	live on The Old Grey Whistle Test, 1972
2.	"Queen Bitch"	live on The Old Grey Whistle Test, 1972
3.	"Five Years"	live on The Old Grey Whistle Test, 1972
4.	"Starman"	live on Top of the Pops, 1972
5.	"John, I'm Only Dancing"	video, 1972
6.	"The Jean Genie"	video, 1972
7.	"Space Oddity"	video, 1972
8.	"Drive-In Saturday"	live on Russell Harty plus..., 1973
9.	"Life on Mars?"	video, 1973
10.	"Ziggy Stardust"	live from Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars: The Motion Picture, 3 July 1973
11.	"Rebel Rebel"	TopPop, 1974
12.	"Young Americans"	live on The Dick Cavett Show, 1974
13.	"Be My Wife"	video, 1977
14.	""Heroes""	video, 1977
15.	"Boys Keep Swinging"	video, 1979
16.	"DJ"	video, 1979
17.	"Look Back in Anger"	video, 1979
18.	"Ashes to Ashes"	video, 1980
19.	"Fashion"	video, 1980
20.	"Wild is the Wind"	video, 1981
21.	"Let's Dance"	video, 1983
22.	"China Girl"	video, 1983 (censored version)
23.	"Modern Love"	video, 1983
24.	"Cat People (Putting Out Fire)"	live at the Pacific National Exhibition Coliseum, 12 September 1983
25.	"Blue Jean"	video, 1984
26.	"Loving the Alien"	video, 1985 (censored version)
27.	"Dancing in the Street" (with Mick Jagger)	video, 1985

Easter eggs (See below on how to access them)

No.	Title	Place of Origin	Length
1.	"Oh! You Pretty Things"	live on The Old Grey Whistle Test take 1, 1972
2.	"Interview with David Bowie by Russell Harty"	live on Russell Harty plus..., 1973
3.	"Ad for the then-forthcoming Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars: The Motion Picture DVD"
4.	"Jazzin' for Blue Jean"	full 20-minute video for "Blue Jean", 1984
5.	"Blue Jean"	alternate video for MTV, 1984

DVD 2

No.	Title	Place of Origin	Length
1.	"Absolue Beginners"	video, 1986
2.	"Underground"	video, 1986
3.	"As the World Falls Down"	video, 1986
4.	"Day-In Day-Out"	video, 1987 (censored version)
5.	"Time Will Crawl"	video, 1987
6.	"Never Let Me Down"	video, 1987
7.	"Fame '90"	video, 1990
8.	"Jump They Say"	video, 1993
9.	"Black Tie White Noise"	video, 1993
10.	"Miracle Goodnight"	video, 1993
11.	"The Buddha of Suburbia"	video, 1994
12.	"The Hearts Filthy Lesson"	video, 1995 (censored version)
13.	"Strangers When We Meet"	video, 1995
14.	"Hallo Spaceboy"	video, 1996
15.	"Little Wonder"	video, 1997
16.	"Dead Man Walking"	video, 1997
17.	"Seven Years in Tibet"	video, 1997
18.	"I'm Afraid of Americans"	video, 1997
19.	"Thursday's Child"	video, 1999
20.	"Survive"	video, 1999

Easter eggs (Look below on how to access them)

No.	Title	Place of Origin	Length
1.	"Day-In Day-Out"	video for the extended dance mix, 1987
2.	"Miracle Goodnight"	video for remix, 1993
3.	"Seven Years in Tibet"	video for mandarin language version, 1997
4.	"Survive"	live at the Élysée Montmartre, 14 October 1999

Easter egg access

The "easter eggs" on this DVD may be accessed by following the sequence of navigation steps listed below, or in DVD players or playback software which ignore user operation prohibitions, these "easter eggs" can be accessed directly by jumping to the DVD Title number listed.

DVD 1 "Oh! You Pretty Things" (take 1) (alternate take from The Old Grey Whistle Test)

• Select 'play all'. Every 2nd time the whole DVD plays through, the alternate version will appear in place of the broadcast version of the song. If you don't want to wait, just skip through all of the chapters.
• Alternatively, jump directly to Title 2 Chapter 1.

Interview with Russell Harty

• Highlight "Drive-In Saturday" on the track listing display, and then press the 'right' button where an underscore (_) will appear. Now press 'enter'.
• Alternatively, jump directly to Title 30.

Ad for the forthcoming Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars: The Motion Picture DVD (2003)

• Select the lightning bolt to the right of "Ziggy Stardust" on the track listing display. This is a still advertisement, not a video.

Jazzin' For Blue Jean (full promotional video for "Blue Jean")

• Highlight the track and press 'right'. Select the ')' symbol on the track listing display. The image to the right will change. Select the new image. The image can be toggled back and forth by pressing the ')' image.
• Alternatively, jump directly to Title 31.

"Blue Jean" (alternate version for MTV), recorded at The Wag Club, Soho, London

• This has to be activated during the Easter egg Jazzin' For Blue Jean video. Right after the girl approaches the jukebox to start the video, as soon as Bowie appears on the TV above the jukebox (approximately 1:40 into the film), press 'enter'. If using a computer for playback, you can click on the TV screen Bowie appears in.
• Alternatively, jump directly to Title 32.

DVD 2 "Day-In Day-Out" (7” dance edit)

• The 7” Dance Edit will appear every second time you select "Day-In, Day-Out" from the track listing menu.
• Alternatively, jump directly to Title 24.

"Miracle Goodnight" (remix)

• This has to be activated after playback of the 'Miracle Goodnight' video. Wait 5 minutes on the track list display and press enter.
• Alternatively, jump directly to Title 23.

"Seven Years in Tibet" (Mandarin version)

• Play the video for "Seven Years in Tibet." Three seconds after the video starts a subtitle will appear. Press 'enter' and this will switch versions. Pressing 'enter' again at the same time will toggle the version back to English.
• Alternatively, jump directly to Title 25.

"Survive" (live version)

• Select 'play all'. Every 2nd time the whole DVD plays through, the live version will appear in place of the other version of the song. If you don't want to wait, just skip through all of the chapters.
• Alternatively, jump directly to Title 2 Chapter 20.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2002–2016) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)^[9] 6 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[10] 13 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[11] 4 Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[12] 4 Croatian International Albums (HDU)^[13] 32 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)^[14] 14 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[15] 19 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[16] 15 French Albums (SNEP)^[17] 19 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[18] 16 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)^[19] 29 Irish Albums (IRMA)^[20] 6 Italian Albums (FIMI)^[21] 23 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[22] 6 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[23] 10 Portuguese Albums (AFP)^[24] 8 Scottish Albums (OCC)^[25] 1 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[26] 97 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[27] 9 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[28] 15 UK Albums (OCC)^[29] 1 US Billboard 200^[30] 4 US Top Catalog Albums (Billboard)^[31] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2002) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[32] 99 Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[33] 88 Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[34] 2-CD release 179 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[35] 70 UK Albums (OCC)^[36] 64 Chart (2003) Position UK Albums (OCC)^[37] 100 Chart (2013) Position UK Albums (OCC)^[38] 103 Chart (2016) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)^[39] 96 UK Albums (OCC)^[40] 10 US Billboard 200^[41] 86 US Catalog Albums (Billboard)^[42] 9

Certifications

Album Region Certification Certified units/sales Australia (ARIA)^[43] 2× Platinum 140,000^^ Finland (Musiikkituottajat)^[44] Gold 15,006^[44] Italy (FIMI)^[45] sales since 2009 Gold 25,000^* New Zealand (RMNZ)^[46] 3× Platinum 45,000^^ United Kingdom (BPI)^[47] 4× Platinum 1,200,000^^ United States (RIAA)^[48] Platinum 500,000^^ Summaries Europe (IFPI)^[49] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^* ^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

DVD Region Certification Certified units/sales Australia (ARIA)^[50] 2× Platinum 30,000^^ Canada (Music Canada)^[51] 2× Platinum 20,000^^ France (SNEP)^[52] 3× Platinum 60,000^* Germany (BVMI)^[53] Gold 25,000^^ Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[54] Gold 10,000^^ United Kingdom (BPI)^[55] 3× Platinum 150,000^^ United States (RIAA)^[56] Platinum 100,000^^ ^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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External links

• Track listing variations: Ruud Altenburg. "Illustrated db Discography". Retrieved 22 June 2008.