David Bowie: Uncut's 30 greatest songs as chosen by the stars, from Siouxsie to Dave Gahan, from Morrissey to Jimmy Page

To mark what would have been David Bowie's 79th birthday today, Uncut magazine has revived its ranking compiled by asking an array of famous fans and collaborators to pick the English artist's 30 greatest songs. A star-studded cast ranging from Dave Gahan to Alex Turner, from Morrissey to Siouxsie, from Marc Almond to Jimmy Page, from John Cale to Sufjan Stevens.

“When I first met Bowie, back in 1967, nobody was paying him any attention,” Tony Visconti recalled in the introduction. “The music industry and journalists certainly weren't watching him as 'the next big thing'. Even when 'Hunky Dory' came out, I think the industry was still pretty baffled. David really had to roll up his sleeves and invent the character of Ziggy Stardust... His talent is exceptional, and it rarely held back his own creativity. I think other artists look at him with envy, as someone who reached the peak of unbridled creativity. He's multidimensional. For much of his career he was an iconoclast, not a trend-follower. And yet he also has a charm and charisma usually associated with movie legends. Even though he never denied his working-class roots, it's as if he were a regal figure.”

So here is Uncut's Top 30 of Bowie's best songs: the list gives the song titles alongside the name of the artist who selected them (full feature here).

30. “In The Heat Of The Morning” (Alex Turner)

29. "Boys Keep Swinging" (Adrian Belew)

28. "Moonage Daydream" (Dave Gahan)

27. "Station To Station" (Stephen Morris)

26. “Always Crashing In The Same Car” (Ricky Gardiner)

25. “Can’t Help Thinking About Me” (Miami Steve Van Zandt)

24. "Drive-In Saturday" (Morrissey)

23. "Kooks" (Rufus Wainwright)

22. "Sunday" (Tony Visconti)

21. “The Bewlay Brothers” (James Murphy)

20. "Letter To Hermione" (Ricky Gervais)

19. "Oh! You Pretty Things" (Phil May)

18. "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide" (Marc Almond)

17. "Young Americans" (Slash)

16. “The Man Who Sold The World” (Lulu)

15. “Sound And Vision” (Alex Kapranos)

14. "John, I'm Only Dancing" (Siouxsie Sioux)

13. "Diamond Dogs" (Herbie Flowers)

12. “All The Young Dudes” (Robert Wyatt)

11. “The Jean Genie” (Johnny Marr)

10. "Let's Dance" (Jimmy Page)

9. "Life On Mars?" (Mick Rock)

8. "Changes" (Guy Garvey)

7. “Rebel Rebel” (Rodney Bingenheimer)

6. “Ashes To Ashes” (Robert Del Naja)

5. “Space Oddity” (Sufjan Stevens)

4. “Starman” (Woody Woodmansey)

3. “Fame” (Dave Grohl)

2. “Ziggy Stardust” (Peter Buck / J Mascis)

1. “Heroes” (John Cale)

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