David Bowie would have celebrated his 76th birthday this week and it’s also the 7th anniversary of his untimely death. Courtest of ChartsPlus magazine, here is a list of David’s 30 most successful UK hit singles based on a points system where points are awarded for chart positions achieved each week in the Official Singles and Album charts combined. Re-issues are added together.
| Rank | Title | Points |
| 30 | This Is Not America | 1689 |
| 29 | Young Americans | 1699 |
| 28 | Rock ‘N’ Roll Suicide | 1700 |
| 27 | John I’m Only Dancing (Again) (1975)/John I’m Only Dancing (1972) | 1815 |
| 26 | Loving The Alien | 1824 |
| 25 | Fame | 1860 |
| 24 | Modern Love | 1923 |
| 23 | Blue Jean | 1933 |
| 22 | China Girl | 2080 |
| 21 | Rebel Rebel | 2092 |
| 20 | Absolute Beginners | 2158 |
| 19 | Wild Is The Wind | 2186 |
| 18 | Boys Keep Swingin’ | 2264 |
| 17 | John I’m Only Dancing | 2273 |
| 16 | Drive-In Saturday | 2427 |
| 15 | Golden Years | 2431 |
| 14 | Fashion | 2647 |
| 13 | Ashes To Ashes | 2648 |
| 12 | The Laughing Gnome | 2757 |
| 11 | Sound And Vision | 2831 |
| 10 | Sorrow | 3024 |
| 9 | Heroes | 3038 |
| 8 | Starman | 3184 |
| 7 | Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy (With Bing Crosby) | 3275 |
| 6 | Dancing In The Street (With mick Jagger) | 3360 |
| 5 | The Jean Genie | 3542 |
| 4 | Let’s Dance | 4368 |
| 3 | Under Pressure (with Queen) | 4819 |
| 2 | Life On Mars? | 5221 |
| 1 | Space Oddity | 6619 |