Two of David Bowie’s out-of-this-world hits have topped a chart of the nation’s 40 favourites from his vast repertoire.
His 1969 single ‘Space Oddity’ was voted number one, with 21 per cent of the vote, closely followed by ‘Life On Mars’.
The 1983 smash-hit ‘Let’s Dance’, produced by legendary disco mastermind Nile Rodgers, was third, ahead of 1972’s ‘Starman’ and his 1985 duet with Mick Jagger ‘Dancing In The Street’.
A spokesman for research experts OnePoll.com, which conducted the survey of 1,000 adults, said: “David Bowie provided the soundtrack to millions of our lives.
“People have really struggled to take the news the in, but we’ve been left with the richest legacy of music.”
The nation’s 40 favourite David Bowie songs
1. Space Oddity (1969)
2. Life On Mars (1971)
3. Let’s Dance (1983)
4. Starman (1972)
5. Dancing in the Street (1985)
6. Heroes (1977)
7. Ashes To Ashes (1980)
8. Under Pressure (with Queen) 1982
9. The Man Who Sold the World (1970)
10. Ziggy Stardust (1972)
11. Jean Genie (1973)
12. Rebel Rebel (1974)
13. China Girl (1983)
14. Changes (1971)
15. All The Young Dudes (1974)
16. Oh! You Pretty Things (1971)
17. Absolute Beginners (1984)
18. Golden Years (1976)
19. Modern Love (1983)
20. Sound & Vision (1977)
21. Young Americans (1975)
22. Where Are We Now? (2013)
23. Can You Hear Me? (1975)
24. Suffragette City (1972)
25. Five Years (1972)
26. Breaking Glass (1977)
27. Fame (1975)
28. Magic Dance (1986)
29. Rock and Roll Suicide (1972)
30. Moonage Daydream (1972)
31. Diamond Dogs (1974)
32. Hallo Spaceboy (with Pet Shop Boys) (1995)
33. Thursday’s Child (1999)
34. Speed Of Life (1977)
35. It’s Gonna Be Me (1975)
36. Cat People (1983)
37. Queen Bitch (1971)
38. I’m Afraid of Americans (1997)
39. The Bewlay Brothers (1971)
40. Be My Wife (1977)
ENDS