On January 11 2015, the world suddenly looked a very different place. After an unreported 18 month battle with cancer, the world awoke to the news that we'd all have to face life without David Bowie - something that, for a lot of people, they never thought they'd have to do. The man's boundless youth and enthusiasm let us tell ourselves that he was destined to live forever; now, sadly, that accolade remains only with his music. Unlike many, he slipped away from the cocaine-fuelled excesses of the 70s relatively unharmed. While his contemporaries receiving knighthoods and performed at opening ceremonies, Bowie elusively kept himself well out of the limelight for a couple of decades. The music he produced during this time has had its ups and downs, but Blackstar, released only 3 days before his death, has been met with unmitigated praise. The albums in David Bowie's catalogue number a quarter-century. Throughout this illustrious career, Bowie delved in and out of genres and styles, leaving his own indelible golden touch on each. He was never content to settle, and the chameleon-like way in which he adopted and dropped personas, collecting diverse scraps of popular culture, will likely never again be seen. So, from glam, to soul, to ambient soundscapes, here are the 10 very best albums of the now late, forever great, David Bowie.
