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David Bowie's 'Ziggy Stardust' Named 'Greatest, Gayest' Album
- Posted on Dec 16th 2009 12:00PM by John D. Luerssen
David Bowie's 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars' has been named the greatest, gayest album ever made. The iconic rocker's legendary 1972 album tops a new survey compiled by Out Magazine that also counts two albums by the Smiths in its top 10. "At a time when social and sexual taboos were just starting to break down, Bowie as Ziggy created a world where the possibilities were limitless," former Culture Club singer Boy George told the magazine. "You could be whatever you wanted to be."
One hundred albums were ranked, with Tracy Chapman's 1988 eponymous disc, the Indigo Girls self-titled 1989 offering and Judy Garland's 1961 recording 'Judy at Carnegie Hall' also placing in the top five. Rufus Wainwright, Cyndi Lauper and Perez Hilton were among the 100 or so gay entertainers, writers and music industry professionals that were asked to name the ten most important discs of their lives.
The top 10 greatest, gayest albums, according to Out:
1. David Bowie: 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars' (1972)
2. The Smiths: 'The Smiths' (1984)
3. Tracy Chapman: 'Tracy Chapman' (1988)
4. Indigo Girls: 'Indigo Girls' (1989)
5. Judy Garland: 'Judy at Carnegie Hall' (1961)
6. The Smiths: 'The Queen Is Dead' (1986)
7. Elton John: 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' (1973)
8. Madonna: 'The Immaculate Collection' (1990)
9. Cyndi Lauper: 'She's So Unusual' (1983)
10. Antony and the Johnsons: 'I Am a Bird Now' (2005)
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Goodwood7
"Greatest, gayest album", with a comma inserted between the words, means greatest AND gayest, which I don't think is what they meant. Change it to "Greatest gay album" and that would be correct..
January 12 2010 at 5:09 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Goodwood7
"Greatest, gayest album", with a comma inserted between the words, means greatest AND gayest, which I don't think is what they meant. Change it to "Greatest gay album" and that would be correct..
January 12 2010 at 5:09 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
RickyDe
The. Divine. Miss. M. Bette Midler, The Baths, NY 1970? Hello?
January 10 2010 at 6:51 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
RickyDe
The. Divine. Miss. M. Bette Midler, The Baths, NY 1970? Hello?
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ChargerBoySXT
Good one Jeff ...... Ron .. Please ... not everyone is running around ... some are just waiting for you to ring us up and release those pent up emotions!
I am surprised, as a semi- "out" gay man, I only own one, the Madonna album ... as anyone gay or straight should who really LIVED through 84-94 .. so it kinda surprises me with this collection (of course I suppose nobody straight would admit to owning number 5 but its a good album) ... take it easy Ron ... we aren't going anywhere.
ChargerBoySXT
Good one Jeff ...... Ron .. Please ... not everyone is running around ... some are just waiting for you to ring us up and release those pent up emotions!
I am surprised, as a semi- "out" gay man, I only own one, the Madonna album ... as anyone gay or straight should who really LIVED through 84-94 .. so it kinda surprises me with this collection (of course I suppose nobody straight would admit to owning number 5 but its a good album) ... take it easy Ron ... we aren't going anywhere.
Andre
Rebecca, you must be BLONDE! If you don't have a clue by now, you NEVER WILL!. Then again, maybe you are just another white trash Moron!
December 16 2009 at 8:07 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Andre
Rebecca, you must be BLONDE! If you don't have a clue by now, you NEVER WILL!. Then again, maybe you are just another white trash Moron!
December 16 2009 at 8:07 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
TV
I'm surprised Melissa Ethridge didn't make the list. Some of her songs definitely contain messages.
December 16 2009 at 8:05 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
TV
I'm surprised Melissa Ethridge didn't make the list. Some of her songs definitely contain messages.
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