The Best Albums of the Decade, Ranked

Published on January 29, 2020 By Mathew Cohen

6. David Bowie, Blackstar, (2016)

Having passed away just two days after this album’s release, Blackstar was a fitting sendoff for the innovative, experimental and quirky Rockstar who greatly influenced the music industry since his breakthrough in the 1970s. Having secretly lived with liver cancer, Bowie made sure to save arguably the most emphatic performance of his career for the end.

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Blackstar won the Grammy Awards for Best Alternative Music Album and Best Recording Package, while also coming in 4th place in the US Billboard Top Rock Albums year-end chart.