Musically, I think he made his best albums between 1976 and 1977:

- Station To Station (1976)

- Low (1977)

- 'Heroes' (1977)

Regarding his looks, he looked best in the mid-1990s (that short brushed hair he has in the 'Im Afraid of Americans" video...)

Right now, my favorite era is the glam period (from Hunky Dory, Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane and Diamond Dogs), followed by the Berlin period.

Lookwise, tie between the 1997 look and the 1972-74 look.

Berlin era for me! Heroes especially idk why i just really adore the way he appears on the cover and in concert during that era, & Low

My other fav is Scary Monsters, it's so trippy and out there i love it, Scary Monsters is one of my favorite albums by him as well!

I love every friggin' Bowie era. Even the bad years/albums fascinate me, in a morbid/ironic way...lol

but my fav era is undoubtedly 77-80 (Low-Heroes-Lodger-Scary Monsters). The experimental, "european" years, with Carlos Alomar-George-Murray-Dennis Davis as the rhythm section and the collaboration of people like Eno, Adrian Belew or Robert Fripp, and produced by Toni Visconti. Amazing.

I can't decide which Bowie era I like the most, but some of my faves are:

Early 70s-"Ziggy"/"Diamond Dogs"

Late 70s-Early 80s-"Lodger"/"Scary Monsters"

Late 90s-2000's "Earthling"/"Outside"/"Heathen"/"Reality"

I liked Tin Machine, too.

i agree with joe tyler i love every bowie era. however

in style of music: a tie between ziggy/hunky dory

in style of aesthetic: a tie between thin white duke and the scary monsters era

however hunky dory is my all time favorite album.

Artistically speaking it's hard to top the Station To Station / Low / "Heroes" -triplet. I see Lodger as distinct from the other two "Berlin era" albums and I think it's closer to Scary Monsters stylistically.

I love the overall package of the later Bowie the most. The albums from 1. Outside to Reality showcase an admirable creative rebirth and Bowie's live shows were really, really good all the way up to his retirement. Besides, that's when he looked the best to me.

I think mostly the early 70's era Ziggy Stardust/ Diamond Dogs

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All the 70's albums.

Looks wise? 80's.

Musicwise: The albums from Ziggy Stardust to "Heroes"

Lookwise: Young Americans era look and the Thin White Duke era look.

Lookwise, definitely the Ziggy Stardust look, I don't even find the rest of his "looks" any notable.

Musicwise however, I can't really choose, I love almost all the pre-90s stuff equally (except Young Americans I guess). I also kinda think the "Heroes" album is overrated, the title track is one of my all time favs but the rest of the album doesn't offer much, and the instrumentals were done better on Low already.

Lookswise: Labyrinth

Musically: Outside

ive only just recently bought heroes and i have to say i was not too impressed with it, so its back to hunky dory, aladinsane, and diamond dogs.

Music-wise, glam period all the way. I do love the Berlin stuff but find myself more likely to pop on Hunky Dory or Ziggy S for pleasure these days.

Look-wise, Station to Station is pretty sharp.

Definitely Labyrinth; both lookswise and musically speaking.

Changed my opinion on what I think is my favorite era.

Music-wise, it's the 1976-1979 "Berlin" period. Lookwise, it's the Earthling era from 1996-1997.

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