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Album cover of Legacy
Compilations

Legacy

David Bowie

  • 2016
  • 20 tracks
  • 90 min

Tracks

Side A 5 tracks · 23:46

  1. 11983Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 17 of 1983, 11 weeks in the chartLet's Dance7:38F minor
  2. 21980Dutch Top 40: peak position 11 in week 41 of 1980, 8 weeks in the chartAshes to Ashes4:26F♯ minor
  3. 31981Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 50 of 1981, 10 weeks in the chartUnder Pressure4:08G major
  4. 41971Life on Mars?3:56F minor
  5. 51971Dutch Top 40: peak position 15 in week 17 of 2014, 14 weeks in the chartChanges3:38C major

Side B 5 tracks · 20:02

  1. 11971Oh! You Pretty Things3:14F♯ minor
  2. 21970The Man Who Sold the World4:01F major
  3. 31969Dutch Top 40: peak position 4 in week 50 of 1975, 17 weeks in the chartSpace Oddity5:18E major
  4. 41972Starman4:14G minor
  5. 51972Ziggy Stardust3:14G major

Side C 5 tracks · 21:45

  1. 11973Dutch Top 40: peak position 7 in week 10 of 1973, 9 weeks in the chartThe Jean Genie4:08E major
  2. 21974Dutch Top 40: peak position 12 in week 12 of 1974, 6 weeks in the chartRebel Rebel4:35B major
  3. 31976Dutch Top 40: peak position 6 in week 5 of 1976, 9 weeks in the chartGolden Years4:03E major
  4. 41985Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 41 of 1985, 13 weeks in the chartDancing in the Street3:25D♯ major
  5. 51983Dutch Top 40: peak position 2 in week 27 of 1983, 10 weeks in the chartChina Girl5:34E major

Side D 5 tracks · 24:11

  1. 11975Dutch Top 40: peak position 4 in week 45 of 1975, 8 weeks in the chartFame4:21D♯ minor
  2. 21977Dutch Top 40: peak position 2 in week 19 of 1977, 12 weeks in the chartSound and Vision3:04G major
  3. 31977Dutch Top 40: peak position 8 in week 52 of 1977, 12 weeks in the chartHeroes6:11D major
  4. 42013Dutch Top 40: peak position 28 in week 3 of 2013, 2 weeks in the chartWhere Are We Now?4:09C major
  5. 52015Dutch Top 40: peak position 32 in week 3 of 2016, 2 weeks in the chartLazarus6:24D major

Source of the Dutch Top 40 entries: top40.nl

Sound of Legacy

Legacy sounds more acoustic than the shelves on average, at a tempo around 119 bpm.

Quietest track: Where Are We Now? · most energetic: Dancing in the Street

  • Tempo119 bpm · 122 bpm
  • Energy33% · 38%
  • Mood68% · 63%
  • Acoustic97% · 85%
  • Danceable47% · 47%

Across 20 tracks on the shelves. The mark and the small number: the average of the whole collection.

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Frequently asked questions

When was Legacy by David Bowie released?

Legacy came out in 2016.

How many tracks are on Legacy?

Legacy has 20 tracks, 90 minutes in total, spread over four vinyl sides.

Which tracks from Legacy made the Dutch Top 40?

In all, 15 tracks from this album reached the Dutch Top 40: Let's Dance, Ashes to Ashes, Under Pressure, Changes, Space Oddity, The Jean Genie and nine others. The highest was Let's Dance, at number 1 in week 17 of 1983.

Which category is Legacy in?

Legacy is filed under compilations. On the home page, sorted by category, the album sits on that shelf, among the other albums by David Bowie.

Which other albums by David Bowie are in the collection?

The collection holds two more albums by David Bowie: Let's Dance (1983) and Tonight (1984).

What do the percentages for the sound of Legacy mean?

They come from an acoustic analysis of the recordings as they are on Spotify: per track a score from 0 to 100 for energy, danceability, mood and acoustic, plus the tempo and the key. They are the outcome of a model, not a measurement of the music itself; 93% acoustic means the model is fairly sure that mostly acoustic instruments are heard. The sound of the album is the average of its tracks, each track counting equally, and the comparison is with the average of all analysed tracks in the collection.

How do you play Legacy?

With the round Spotify button after each track, or the whole album at once via the play button next to the cover. The music plays in the player at the bottom of the page and keeps going while you browse on. This needs one-time consent for Spotify.

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