Bowie released his self-titled debut album, which did not achieve immediate success.

The single 'Space Oddity' became Bowie's first major hit, reaching number five on the UK Singles Chart.

The album 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars' catapulted Bowie to international fame and introduced his iconic persona Ziggy Stardust.

Bowie released 'Aladdin Sane', another critically and commercially successful album.

The album 'Young Americans' featured the hit single 'Fame', co-written with John Lennon and Carlos Alomar, which became Bowie's first American number one single.

Bowie released 'Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)', a much-lauded album that included the single 'Ashes to Ashes'.

The album 'Let's Dance' revitalized Bowie's career, with the title track becoming his first single to reach number one in both the UK and US.

After a ten-year hiatus, Bowie returned with 'The Next Day', which became his first UK number one album since 'Black Tie White Noise'.

Bowie released his final album, 'Blackstar', on his 69th birthday, two days before his death.