David Bowie
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	REAL NAME: David Robert Jones BIRTHDAY: January 8, 1947 GRAMMY AWARDS: 1 ROLLING STONE: '100 Greatest Artists of All Time': # 39 ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE: 1996

Bowie topped the UK singles chart for 2 weeks with "Ashes To Ashes."
Bowie topped the UK LP chart for 2 weeks with Scary Monsters... And Super Creeps.

# 117 Singles Artist of the Year

Bowie hit the Top 40 helping out Queen with "Under Pressure" from the Queen's LP Hot Space.

# 10 Singles Artist of the Year

Bowie hit the Top 40 and Top 10 with "Let's Dance" from the LP Let's Dance.
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Bowie hit #1 for a week with "Let's Dance."

Bowie hit the Top 40 with "China Girl" from the LP Let's Dance.

Bowie hit the Top 10 with "China Girl."

Bowie hit the Top 40 with "Modern Love" from the LP Let's Dance.

# 68 Singles Artist of the Year

Bowie was nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist.

Bowie was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year (Let's Dance) and was nominated for Best Rock Vocal Performance - Male ("Cat People (Putting Out Fire)").

The video for "China Girl" won a MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video and was nominated for Best Overall Performance and Best Cinematography, and "Modern Love" was nominated for Best Stage Performance Video.

# 81 Singles Artist of the Year

Bowie won a Grammy Award for Best Video, Short Form ("David Bowie") and was nominated for Best Rock Vocal Performance - Male ("Bue Jean").

The video for "Blue Jean" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Stage Performance Video.

# 192 Singles Artist of the Year

The video for "Dancing In The Streets" with Mick Jagger won a MTV Video Music Award for Best Overall Performance.

# 70 Singles Artist of the Year

The video for "Day In Day Out" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video.

Rolling Stone: "The 100 Top Music Videos" included "Ashes To Ashes" at # 38, "China Girl" at # 48, and "Blue Jean" at # 65.

Rock 'N Roll Hall Of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock And Roll includes ""Fame," "Space Oddity," and "Ziggy Stardust."

Business Age magazine reported that Bowie topped other Brits when it comes to money. Bowie is reportedly worth over $900 million, making him the richest rock performer and surpassing former rich brit, Paul McCartney.

Bowie was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards for Best Alternative Music Performance (Earthling) and Best Rock Vocal Performance - Male ("Dead Man Walking").

Ranked # 7 on VH1: Greatest Artists of Rock & Roll (and # 14 on Rock On The Net's Poll).
Bowie received an honorary doctorate from Boston's Berklee College of Music and won an Eye Poppper Award at the MuchMusic Video Awards.

Bowie launched "BowieNet" - his own Internet service provider. The benefit for Bowie fans include "exclusive content" on the site including unreleased material and cybercasts.
Bowie was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video ("I'm Afraid Of Americans").

Bowie allowed fans to download his entire new LP, hours, from the Internet, making him the first major artist to do so. Bowie said of the move: "I couldn't be more pleased to have the opportunity of moving the music industry closer to the process of making digital download available as the norm and not the expectation." The LP was "traditionally" available in stores in October.

Bowie took part in NetAid.
Bowie won the Legend Award at the WB Radio Music Awards.
hours was released in record stores.

MTV: 100 Greatest Videos Ever Made includes "Ashes To Ashes" at # 58.

VH1: 100 Greatest Rock Songs includes Bowie's "Space Oddity" at # 60.
Bowie was nominated for a Brit Award for Best British Male Solo Artist.

Bowie and his wife Iman became parents to a baby girl.

Bowie released the live collection: 1968 - 72 - Bowie At The Beeb.

VH1: 100 Greatest Dance Songs includes Bowie's "Let's Dance" at # 71.

Rolling Stone & MTV: 100 Greatest Pop Songs includes "Changes" at # 38.
England's New Music Express took a poll asking hundreds of musicians to name their biggest musical influences and Bowie came out on top.

VH1: 100 Greatest Albums includes Bowie's Hunky Dory at # 47 and The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars at # 48.

Bowie was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance - Male ("Thursday's Child").

Bowie teamed up with Puff Daddy to rework Bowie's hit "This Is Not America" into "American Dream" for the Training Day soundtrack.

Bowie performed at The Concert For New York City benefit concert in New York City (later released as an LP) with proceeds going to 9/11 chartities.

Bowie released Heathen.

Bowie ranked # 12 on VH1: 100 Sexiest Artists.

A double-DVD set, The Best Of Bowie, of over 40 Bowie videos and concert performances was released as was the CD set - The Best Of Bowie.

Bowie was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance - Male ("Slow Burn").

Bowie released Reality.
Bowie performed on The Today Show Summer Concert Series.

Bowie toured Europe in October through November. The tour then extended into North America, but was sidelined when Bowie came down with the flu and postponed his opening shows.

Rolling Stone: The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: # 35: The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars, # 107: Hunky Dory, # 249: Low, # 277: Aladdin Sane, # 323: Station To Station, # 425: Changes.

Bowie was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance - Male ("New Killer Star").

Rolling Stone: The Immortals - The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time included Bowie at # 39.

The Best Of Bowie was certified gold.

Bowie had to cancel his tour in Europe after injuring his shoulder.
It was reported that Bowie had emergency heart surgery due to a blocked artery. The problem was found after Bowie had what he thought was a pinched nerve treated.

Rolling Stone: The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time included "Heroes" at # 46.

# 178 on the Top Pop Artists of the Past 25 Years chart.

Bowie received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammy Awards.

VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's included "Under Pressure" at # 31.

The live set Live In Santa Monica '72 was released.

Rolling Stone: 'The Greatest Singers' includes Bowie at # 23.

The live LP A Reality Tour was released.

Bowie released The Next Day.
Bowie topped the UK LP chart with The Next Day.
Bowie topped the Billboard Digital Albums chart and Alternative Albums chart with The Next Day.

	David Bowie Released: 1967 Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "Uncle Arthur" - "Sell Me A Coat" - "Rubber Band)" - "Love You Till Tuesday" - "There Is A Happy Land" - "We Are Hungry Men" - "When I Live My Dream" - "Little Bombadier" - "Silly Boy Blue" - "Come And Buy My Toys" - "Join The Gang" - "She's Got Medals" - "Maid Of Bond Street" - "Please Mr. Gravedigger"
	Space Oddity Released: 1969 Billboard peak: # 16 Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "Space Oddity" - "Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed" - "Don't Sit Down" - "Letter To Hermione" - "Cygnet Commitee" - "Janine" - "An Occaisional Dream" - "Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud" - "God Know I'm Good" - "Memory Of A Free Festival" - "Conversation Piece" - "Memory Of A Free Frestival Part 1" - "Memory Of A Free Festival Part 2"
	The Man Who Sold The World Released: 1971 Billboard peak: # 105 Tracks: "Width Of A Circle" - "All The Madmen" - "Black County Rock" - "After All" - "Running Gun Blues" - "Saviour Machine" - "She Shook Me Cold" - "The Man Who Sold The World" - "The Superman" - "Lightning Frightning" - "Holy Holy" - "Moonage Daydream" - "Hang Onto Yourself"
	Hunky Dory Released: 1971 Billboard peak: # 93 Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "Changes" - "Oh! You Pretty Things" - "Eight Line Poem" - "Life On Mars?" - "Kooks" - "Quicksand" - "Fill Your Heart" - "Andy Warhol" - "Song For Bob Dylan" - "Queen Bitch" - "The Belway Brothers" - "Bombers" - "The Supermen" (Alternate Version) - "Quicksand" (Demo Version) - "The Belway Brothers" (Alternate Mix)
	The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars Released: 1972 US: Gold Billboard peak: # 75 Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "Five Years" - "Soul Love" - "Moonage Daydream" - "Starman" - "It Ain't Easy" - "Lady Stardust" - "Star" - "Hang Onto Yourself" - "Ziggy Stardust" - "Suffragette City" - "Rock 'N' Roll Suicide" - "John, I'm Only Dancing" - "Velvet Goldmine" - "Sweet Head" - "Ziggy Stardust" (Demo) - "Lady Stardust" (Demo)
	Aladdin Sane Released: 1973 US: Gold Billboard peak: # 17 Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "Watch That Man" - "Aladdin Sane" - "Drive In Saturday" - "Panic Iin Detroit" - "Cracked Actor" - "The Prettiest Star" - "Let's Spend The Night Together" - "The Jean Genie" - "Lady Grinning Soul"
	Pinups Released: 1973 Billboard peak: # 23 Tracks: "Rosalyn" - "Here Comes The Night" - "I Wish You Would" - "See Emily Play" - "Everything's Alright" - "I Can't Explain" - "Friday On My Mind" - "Sorrow" - "Don't Bring Me Down" - "Shape Of Things" - "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" - "Where Have All The Good Times Gone" - "Growin' Up" - "Port Of Amsterdam"
	Diamond Dogs Released: 1974 US: Gold Billboard peak: # 5 Tracks: "Future Legend" - "Diamond Dogs" - "Sweet Thing" - "Candidate" - "Sweet Thing" (Reprise) - "Rebel Rebel" - "Rock 'N' Roll With Me" - "We Are The Dead" - "1984" - "Big Brother" - "Chant Of The Ever Circling Skeletal Family" - "Dodo" - "Candidate"
	David Live - David Bowie At The Tower Philadelphia Released: 1974 US: Gold Billboard peak: # 8 Live Tracks: "1984" - "Rebel Rebel" - "Moonage Daydream" - "Sweet Thing" - "Changes" - "Suffragette City" - "Aladdin Sane" - "All The Young Dudes" - "Cracked Actor" - "Rock 'N Roll With Me" - "Watch That Man" - "Knock On Wood" - "Diamond Dogs" - "Big Brother" - "Width Of A Circle" - "Jean Genie" - "Rock 'N' Roll Suicide" - "Band Intro" - "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" - "Time"
	Young Americans Released: 1975 US: Gold Billboard peak: # 9 Tracks: "Young Americans" - "Win" - "Fascination" - "Right" - "Somebody Up There Likes Me" - "Across The Universe" - "Can You Hear Me" - "Fame" - "Who Can I Be Now?" - "It's Gonna Be Me" - "John, I'm Only Dancing Again"
	Station To Station (EP) Released: 1976 US: Gold Billboard peak: # 3 Tracks: "Station To Station" - "Golden Years" - "Word On A Wing" - "TVC 15" - "Stay" - "Wild Is The Wind - Live Tracks: "Word On A Wiing" - "Stay"
	Changes Released: 1976 and March, 1990 US: Platinum Billboard peak: # 10 Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "Space Oddity" - "John, I'm Only Dancing" - "Changes" - "Ziggy Stardust" - "Suffragette City" - "Jean Genie" - "Diamond Dogs" - "Rebel Rebel" - "Young Americans" - "Fame '90" (Remix) - "Golden Years" - "Heroes" - "Ashes To Ashes" - "Fashion" - "Let's Dance" - "China Girl" - "Modern Love" - "Blue Jean"
	Low Released: 1977 Billboard peak: # 11 Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "Speed Of Life" - "Breaking Glass" - "What In The World" - "Sound And Vision" - "Always Crashing In The Same Car" - "Be My Wife" - "A New Career In A New Town" - "Warszawa" - "Art Decade" - "Weeping Wall" - "Subterraneans" - "Some Are" - "All Saints" - "Sound And Vision" (Remixed Version)
	Heroes Released: October, 1977 Billboard peak: # 35 Tracks: "Beauty And The Beast" - "Joe The Lion" - "Heroes" - "Sons Of The Silent Age" - "Blackout" - "V-2 Schneider" - "Sense Of Doubt" - "Moss Garden" - "Neukoln" - "The Secret Life Of Arabia" - "Abdulmajid" - "Joe The Lion" (Remix Version)
	David Bowie Narrates Prokofiev's Peter And The Wolf Released: 1978 Billboard peak: # 136
	Stages Released: 1978 Billboard peak: # 44 Live Tracks: "Hang On To Yourself" - "Ziggy Stardust" - "Five Years" - "Soul Love" - "Star" - "Station To Station" - "Fame" - "TVC 15" - "Warsawza" - "Speed Of Life" - "Art Decade" - "Sense Of Doubt" - "Breaking Glass" - "Heroes" - "What In The World" - "Blackout" - "Beauty And The Beast" - "Alabama Song"
	Lodger Released: 1979 Billboard peak: # 20 Tracks: "Fantastic Voyage" - "African Night Flight" - "Move On" - "Yassassin" - "Red Sails" - "D.J." - "Look Back In Anger" - "Boys Keep Swinging" - "Repetition" - "Red Money" - "I Pray Ole" - "Look Back In Anger"
	Scary Monsters... And Super Creeps Released: 1980 Billboard peak: # 12 Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "It's No Game" (Part 1) - "Up The Hill Backwards" - "Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)" - "Ashes To Ashes" - "Fashion" - "Teenage Wildlife" - "Scream Like A Baby" - "Kingdom Come" - "Because You're Young" - "It's No Game" - "Space Oddity" - "Panic In Detroit" - "Crystal Japn" - "Alabama Song"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	Let's Dance Released: 1983 US: Platinum Billboard peak: # 4 Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "Modern Love" - "China Girl" - "Let's Dance" - "Without You" - "Ricochet" - "Criminal World" - "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" - "Shake It"
	Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture (soundtrack) Released: 1983 Billboard peak: # 89 Tracks: "Hang On To Yourself" - "Ziggy Stardust" - "Watch That Man" - "Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud / All The Young Dudes / Oh! You Pretty Things" - "Moonage Daydream" - "Space Oddity" - "My Death" - "Cracked Actor" - "Time" - "Width Of A Circle" - "Changes" - "Let's Spend The Night Together" - "Suffragette City" - "White Light / White Heat" - "Rock 'N' Roll Suicide"
	Tonight Released: 1984 US: Platinum Billboard peak: # 11 Tracks: "Loving The Alien" - "Don't Look Down" - "God Only Knows" - "Tonight" - "Neighborhood Threat" - "Blue Jean" - "Tumble And Twirl" - "I Keep Forgetting" - "Dancing With Big Boys" - "This Is Not America" - "As The World Falls Down" - "Absolute Beginners"
	Never Let Me Down Released: April, 1987 US: Gold Billboard peak: # 34 Tracks: "Day-In Day-Out" - "Time Will Crawl" - "Beat of Your Drum" - "Never Let Me Down" - "Zeroes" - "Glass Spider" - "Shining Star (Makin' My Love)" - "New York's In Love" - "'87 And Cry" - "Too Dizzy" - "Bang Bang"
	Sound & Vision (box set) Released: October, 1989 US: Gold Billboard peak: # 97 Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "Space Oddity" - "Wild-Eyed Boy From Freecloud" - "The Prettiest Star" - "London Bye Ta-Ta" - "Black Country Rock" - "The Man Who Sold The World" - "The Bewlay Brothers" - "Changes" - "Round And Round" - "Moonage Daydream" - "John, I'm Only Dancing" - "Drive In Saturday" - "Panic In Detroit" - "Ziggy Stardust" - "White Light / White Heat" - "Rock 'N' Roll Suicide" - "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" - "Sorrow" - "Don't Bring Me Down" - "1984 / Dodo" - "Big Brother" - "Rebel Rebel" - "Suffragette City" - "Watch That Man" - "Cracked Actor" - "Young American" - "Fascination" - "After Today" - "It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City" - "TVC15" - "Wild Is The Wind" - "Sound And Vision" - "Be My Wife" - "Speed Of Life" - "Helden" - "Joe The Lion" - "Sons Of The Silent Age" - "Station To Station" - "Warszawa" - "Breaking Glass" - "Red Sails" - "Look Back In Anger" - "Boys Keep Swinging" - "Up The Hill Backwards" - "Kingdom Come" - "Ashes To Ashes"
	Black Tie White Noise Released: October, 1993 Billboard peak: # 39 Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "The Wedding" - "You've Been Around" - "I Feel Free" - "Black Tie White Noise" - "Jump They Say" - "Nite Flights" - "Pallas Athena" - "Miracle Goodnight" - "Don't Let Me Down & Down" - "Looking For Lester" - "I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday" - "The Wedding Song" - "Jump They Say" (Alternate Mix) - "Lucy Can't Dance"
	Outside Released: September, 1995 Billboard peak: # 21 Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "Leon Takes Us Outside" - "Outside" - "The Hearts Filthy Lesson" - "A Small Plot Of Land" - "Baby Grace (A Horrid Cassette)" - "Hallo Spaceboy" - "The Motel" - "I Have Not Been To Oxford Town" - "No Control" - "Algeria Touchshriek" - "The Voyeur Of Utter Destruction (As Beauty)" - "Ramona A. Stone / I Am With Name" - "Wishful Beginnings" - "We Prick You" - "Nathan Adler" - "I'm Deranged" - "Thru These Architects Eyes" - "Nathan Adler" - "Strangers When We Meet"
	Earthling Released: February, 1997 Billboard peak: # 39 Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "Little Wonder" - "Looking For Satellites" - "Battle For Britain (The Letter)" - "Seven Years In Tibet" - "Dead Man Walking" - "Telling Lies" - "The Last Thing You Should Do" - "I'm Afraid Of Americans" - "Law (Earthlings On Fire)"
	hours Released: October, 1999 Billboard peak: # 47 Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "Thursday's Child" - "Something In The Air" - "Survive" - "If I'm Dreaming My Life" - "Seven" - "What's Really Happening?" - "The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell" - "New Angels Of Promise" - "Brilliant Adventure" - "The Dreamers"
	1968 - 72 - Bowie At The Beeb Released: September, 2000 Billboard peak: # 181 Rolling Stone review: Live Tracks: "In The Heat Of The Morning" - "London Bye Ta-Ta" - "Karma Man" - "Silly Boy Blue" - "Let Me Sleep Beside You" - "Janine" - "God Knows I'm Good" - "Width Of A Circle" - "Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed" - "Cygnet Committee" - "Memory Of A Free Festival" - "Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud" - "Bombers" - "Looking For A Friend" - "Almost Grown" - "Kooks" - "It Ain't Easy" - "Superman" - "Eight Line Poem" - "Hang On To Yourself" - "Ziggy Stardust" - "Queen Bitch" - "I'm Waiting For The Man" - "Five Years" - "White Light / White Heat" - "Moonage Daydream" - "Hang On To Yourself" - "Suffragette City" - "Ziggy Stardust" - "Starman" - "Space Oddity" - "Changes" - "Oh! You Pretty Things" - "Andy Warhol" - "Lady Stardust" - "Rock 'N' Roll Suicide"
	Heathen Released: 2002 Billboard peak: # 14 Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "Sunday" - "Cactus" - "Slip Away" - "Slow Burn" - "Afraid" - "I've Been Waiting For You" - "I Would Be Your Slave" - "I Took A Trip On A Gemini Spaceship" - " 5:15 The Angels Have Gone" - "Everyone Says 'Hi'" - "A Better Future" - "Heathen (The Rays)"
	The Best Of Bowie Released: October, 2002 Billboard peak: # 70 Tracks: "Space Oddity" - "The Man Who Sold The World" - "Changes" - "Life On Mars?" - "Moonage Daydream" - "Suffragette City" - "Ziggy Stardust" - "All The Young Dudes" - "Jean Genie" - "Panic In Detroit " - Rebel Rebel" - "Diamond Dogs" - "Young Americans" - "Fame" - "Golden Years" - "TVC15" - "Sound and Vision" - "Heroes" - "D.J." - "Ashes To Ashes" - "Fashion" - "Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)" - "Under Pressure" (with Queen) - "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" - "Let's Dance" - "China Girl" - "Modern Love" - "Blue Jean" - "This Is Not America" - "Dancing In The Streets" - "Absolute Beginners" - "Time Will Crawl" - "Under The God" - "Jump They Say" - "The Heart's Filthy Lesson" - "I'm Afraid Of Americans" - "Thursday's Child" - "Slow Burn"
	Reality Released: September, 2003 Billboard peak: # 29 Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "New Killer Star" - "Pablo Picasso" - "Never Get Old" - "The Loneliest Guy" - "Looking For Water" - "She'll Drive The Car" - "Days" - "Fall Dog Bombs The Moon" - "Try Some" - "Reality" - "Bring Me The Disco King"
	Live In Santa Monica '72 Released: July, 2008 Live Tracks: "Introduction" - "Hang On To Yourself" - "Ziggy Stardust" - "Changes" - "The Supermen" - "Life On Mars" - "Five Years" - "Space Oddity" - "Andy Warhol" - "My Death" - "The Width Of A Circle" - "Queen Bitch" - "Moonage Daydream" - "John, I'm Only Dancing" - "Waiting For The Man" - "The Jean Genie" - "Suffragette City" - "Rock 'N' Roll Suicide"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	The Next Day Released: March 12, 2013 Billboard peak: # 2 Tracks: "The Next Day" - "Dirty Boys" - "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" - "Love Is Lost" - "Where Are We Now?" - "Valentine's Day" - "If You Can See Me" - "I'd Rather Be High" - "Boss Of Me" - "Dancing Out In Space" - "How Does The Grass Grow?" - "(You Will) Set The World On Fire" - "You Feel So Lonely You Could Die" - "Heat"