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“Starman” by David Bowie

From the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars (1972)

“Starman” by David Bowie appears on 23 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 1999 and 2025. It was first released in 1972 on the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars. Its best result is #20 on the Virgin Radio Top 100 Brit Songs of All-Time (May 2005). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,327 alternative song of all time.

23countdowns
7stations
#20best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1999–2025years charted

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 1066 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 1067 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1069 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 310 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2002 1068 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 1233 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 1053 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 1053 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 122 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 1053 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 115 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2005 20 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 100 Brit Songs of All-Time (May 2005) 100
2006 53 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2009 320 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2012 143 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2018 78 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2020 173 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 656 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 84 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2022 613 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 293 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 778 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2025 604 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043