The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust
(50/100 Greatest Albums Ever)

Ziggy Stardust found David Bowie at his glammest and most accessible. Based on a loose concept about the career of alien rock star Ziggy, the album merges fantasy and reality, to the point where it becomes difficult to tell whether Bowie is being autobiographical.
Regardless, it contains some of the very best songs its creator would ever commit to disc – not least the gorgeously unfolding opener ‘Five Years’ and the heart-swellingly epic ballad ‘Starman’.