Weekly national charts, as the trade papers printed them
| Record | Peak | Weeks | Run |
|---|---|---|---|
| Changes | |||
| Billboard Hot 100 | 41 | 18 | 4/15/72 – 2/15/75 |
| Starman | |||
| Billboard Hot 100 | 65 | 9 | 7/1/72 – 8/26/72 |
| The Jean Genie | |||
| Billboard Hot 100 | 71 | 5 | 11/25/72 – 12/23/72 |
| Space Oddity | |||
| Billboard Hot 100 | 15 | 15 | 1/27/73 – 1/30/16 |
| Rebel Rebel | |||
| Billboard Hot 100 | 64 | 8 | 6/1/74 – 7/20/74 |
| Young Americans | |||
| Billboard Hot 100 | 28 | 11 | 3/15/75 – 5/24/75 |
| Fame | |||
| Billboard Hot 100 | 1 | 21 | 6/28/75 – 11/15/75 |
| Billboard R&B Singles | 21 | 12 | 9/6/75 – 11/22/75 |
| Golden Years | |||
| Billboard Hot 100 | 10 | 21 | 12/13/75 – 5/1/76 |
| TVC15 | |||
| Billboard Hot 100 | 64 | 5 | 5/22/76 – 6/19/76 |
| Sound And Vision | |||
| Billboard Hot 100 | 69 | 6 | 4/9/77 – 5/14/77 |
| Fashion | |||
| Billboard Hot 100 | 70 | 9 | 12/6/80 – 1/31/81 |
| Under Pressure QUEEN & DAVID BOWIE |
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| Billboard Mainstream Rock | 7 | 18 | 11/7/81 – 3/6/82 |
| Billboard Hot 100 | 29 | 16 | 11/7/81 – 1/30/16 |
| R&R CHR / Top 40 | 24 | 6 | 11/20/81 – 1/8/82 |
| Cat People (Putting Out Fire) | |||
| Billboard Mainstream Rock | 9 | 20 | 3/27/82 – 5/21/83 |
| Billboard Hot 100 | 67 | 10 | 4/17/82 – 6/19/82 |
| Let's Dance | |||
| R&R CHR / Top 40 | 2 | 14 | 3/25/83 – 6/24/83 |
| Billboard Mainstream Rock | 8 | 16 | 3/26/83 – 7/9/83 |
| Billboard Hot 100 | 1 | 20 | 3/26/83 – 8/6/83 |
| Billboard R&B Singles | 14 | 16 | 4/16/83 – 7/30/83 |
| Modern Love | |||
| Billboard Mainstream Rock | 6 | 32 | 5/7/83 – 12/10/83 |
| R&R CHR / Top 40 | 12 | 10 | 9/16/83 – 11/18/83 |
| Billboard Hot 100 | 14 | 13 | 9/17/83 – 12/10/83 |
| China Girl | |||
| Billboard Mainstream Rock | 3 | 17 | 5/28/83 – 9/17/83 |
| Billboard Hot 100 | 10 | 18 | 6/4/83 – 10/1/83 |
| R&R CHR / Top 40 | 10 | 10 | 7/1/83 – 9/2/83 |
| CRIMINAL WORLD | |||
| Billboard Mainstream Rock | 31 | 5 | 8/20/83 – 9/17/83 |
| Without You | |||
| Billboard Hot 100 | 73 | 4 | 3/10/84 – 3/31/84 |
| Blue Jean | |||
| Billboard Mainstream Rock | 2 | 12 | 9/15/84 – 12/1/84 |
| Billboard Hot 100 | 8 | 18 | 9/15/84 – 1/12/85 |
| R&R CHR / Top 40 | 10 | 9 | 9/21/84 – 11/16/84 |
| Neighborhood Threat | |||
| Billboard Mainstream Rock | 40 | 5 | 10/13/84 – 11/17/84 |
| Tonight | |||
| Billboard Hot 100 | 53 | 9 | 12/1/84 – 1/26/85 |
| Billboard Mainstream Rock | 32 | 5 | 12/8/84 – 1/12/85 |
| R&R AOR Tracks | 45 | 1 | 1/11/85 – 1/11/85 |
| This Is Not America DAVID BOWIE w/PAT METHENY GROUP |
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| R&R AOR Tracks | 5 | 10 | 1/25/85 – 3/29/85 |
| Billboard Hot 100 | 32 | 12 | 2/2/85 – 4/20/85 |
| Billboard Mainstream Rock | 7 | 11 | 2/9/85 – 4/20/85 |
| R&R CHR / Top 40 | 28 | 6 | 2/15/85 – 3/22/85 |
| Dancing In The Street MICK JAGGER & DAVID BOWIE |
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| R&R AOR Tracks | 2 | 7 | 8/23/85 – 10/4/85 |
| R&R CHR / Top 40 | 7 | 9 | 8/30/85 – 10/25/85 |
| Billboard Mainstream Rock | 3 | 9 | 8/31/85 – 10/26/85 |
| Billboard Hot 100 | 7 | 14 | 8/31/85 – 11/30/85 |
| Absolute Beginners | |||
| R&R AOR Tracks | 9 | 9 | 3/21/86 – 5/16/86 |
| Billboard Mainstream Rock | 9 | 9 | 3/29/86 – 5/24/86 |
| Billboard Hot 100 | 53 | 9 | 3/29/86 – 5/24/86 |
| Underground | |||
| R&R AOR Tracks | 12 | 8 | 5/30/86 – 7/18/86 |
| Billboard Mainstream Rock | 18 | 8 | 6/7/86 – 7/26/86 |
| Day-In Day-Out | |||
| R&R AOR Tracks | 3 | 10 | 3/27/87 – 5/29/87 |
| Billboard Mainstream Rock | 3 | 10 | 4/4/87 – 6/6/87 |
| Billboard Hot 100 | 21 | 12 | 4/4/87 – 6/20/87 |
| R&R CHR / Top 40 | 22 | 8 | 4/10/87 – 5/29/87 |
| Time Will Crawl | |||
| R&R AOR Tracks | 6 | 11 | 4/24/87 – 7/3/87 |
| Billboard Mainstream Rock | 7 | 13 | 5/2/87 – 7/25/87 |
| Bang Bang | |||
| R&R AOR Tracks | 34 | 14 | 4/24/87 – 7/24/87 |
| Billboard Mainstream Rock | 38 | 11 | 5/23/87 – 8/1/87 |
| Never Let Me Down | |||
| R&R AOR Tracks | 16 | 9 | 7/31/87 – 9/25/87 |
| Billboard Mainstream Rock | 15 | 9 | 8/8/87 – 10/3/87 |
| Billboard Hot 100 | 27 | 11 | 8/8/87 – 10/17/87 |
| R&R CHR / Top 40 | 27 | 6 | 8/21/87 – 9/25/87 |
| Hard To Be A Saint In The City | |||
| R&R AOR Tracks | 60 | 2 | 10/20/89 – 10/27/89 |
| Pretty Pink Rose ADRIAN BELEW & DAVID BOWIE |
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| R&R AOR Tracks | 27 | 7 | 5/11/90 – 6/22/90 |
| Billboard Modern Rock / Alternative | 2 | 10 | 5/19/90 – 7/21/90 |
| Billboard Mainstream Rock | 24 | 7 | 5/19/90 – 6/30/90 |
| Real Cool World | |||
| Billboard Modern Rock / Alternative | 11 | 6 | 8/1/92 – 9/5/92 |
| Jump They Say | |||
| R&R AOR Tracks | 36 | 6 | 3/26/93 – 4/30/93 |
| Billboard Modern Rock / Alternative | 4 | 8 | 4/3/93 – 5/22/93 |
| The Hearts Filthy Lesson | |||
| Billboard Modern Rock / Alternative | 20 | 7 | 9/16/95 – 10/28/95 |
| Billboard Hot 100 | 92 | 2 | 10/14/95 – 10/21/95 |
| I'm Afraid Of Americans | |||
| Billboard Hot 100 | 66 | 16 | 11/22/97 – 3/7/98 |
| Billboard Modern Rock / Alternative | 29 | 8 | 12/13/97 – 1/31/98 |
| Slow Burn | |||
| R&R Adult Alternative / Triple A | 29 | 1 | 8/2/02 – 8/2/02 |
| Where Are We Now? | |||
| Billboard Triple A / Adult Alternative Airplay | 27 | 2 | 2/2/13 – 2/9/13 |
| The Stars (Are Out Tonight) | |||
| Billboard Triple A / Adult Alternative Airplay | 21 | 9 | 4/6/13 – 6/1/13 |
| Lazarus | |||
| Billboard Triple A / Adult Alternative Airplay | 17 | 7 | 1/30/16 – 3/12/16 |
| Billboard Hot 100 | 40 | 1 | 1/30/16 – 1/30/16 |
| Blackstar | |||
| Billboard Hot 100 | 78 | 1 | 1/30/16 – 1/30/16 |