David Bowie | Space Oddity | The Man Who Sold the World | Hunky Dory
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars | Aladdin Sane | Pin Ups | Diamond Dogs | Young Americans
Station to Station | Low | "Heroes" | Lodger | Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) | Let's Dance | Tonight | Never Let Me Down
Tin Machine | Black Tie White Noise | The Buddha of Suburbia | Outside | Earthling | 'hours...' | The Next Day | ★
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- Contested Sequel: Compared to Outside, which is widely considered one of Bowie's best post-Tin Machine albums, Earthling sees more divided responses, in large part thanks to it diving into Drum and Bass at the peak of the genre's popularity. Over 20 years since it released, fans, critics, and biographers alike are still split on whether the album is an adept evolution of its predecessor's industrial rock style or if it lacks the innovation that Bowie is known for.
- Eclipsed by the Remix: Nine Inch Nails' (V1) remix of "I'm Afraid of Americans" was used in the video, has appeared on more than one Greatest Hits Album, and has even been occasionally covered live by NIN since 2009.
- Signature Song: "I'm Afraid of Americans" remains the best known track, thanks to a combination of the heavy airplay its music video got on MTV and its lyrics' resonance with 21st century "dumpster fire" discourse about American politics.
- Values Resonance: Initially written as a commentary on Americentrism and the colonialist undercurrents of corporate globalization (with Bowie specifically citing his irritation at seeing McDonald's come to Java), "I'm Afraid of Americans" remains the album's most popular track in large part because of its resonance with 21st century disillusionment with American exceptionalism and anxiety towards the increasingly chaotic state of the country.
- Vindicated by History: Despite the beginning entry, Earthling has a contingent of fans defending the album on its own merits and hold it in better regard within Bowie’s 90s input, highlighting potential strengths and highlights such as "I'm Afraid of Americans" or "Little Wonders".
