The Platinum Collection (David Bowie album)

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The Platinum Collection
Box set by
David Bowie
Released7 November 2005 (2005-11-07)
Recorded1969–1987
GenreRock
Length223:59
LabelEMI/Virgin
ProducerProducer varies from track to track
David Bowie chronology
The Collection
(2005) 		The Platinum Collection
(2005) 		The Best of 1980/1987
(2007)
David Bowie box set chronology
Sound + Vision
(2005) 		The Platinum Collection
(2005) 		David Bowie
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

The Platinum Collection is a box set by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released in 2005 by EMI and Virgin Records. The period from 1969 to 1987 is summarised over three discs. The first disc is the same as the compilation The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974, which was released in 1997, and the second disc is the same as the 1998 compilation The Best of David Bowie 1974/1979. The third disc, original to this collection upon its release in 2005, was later re-released separately as an independent compilation The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987 by EMI on 19 March 2007 (2007-03-19). This 2007 release was part of EMI's two-disc Sight & Sound series of releases and features a DVD of 1980s videos on the second disc.

Track listing

All songs written by David Bowie, except where noted.

Disc one (1969–1974)

No.TitleWriter(s)Place of OriginLength
1."
Life on Mars?"
 Hunky Dory3:52
17."Aladdin Sane (1913–1938–197?)" Aladdin Sane5:10
18."The Man Who Sold the World" The Man Who Sold the World, 1970/19713:56
19."Rock 'n' Roll Suicide" The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars3:00
20."All the Young Dudes" (Mono version) Originally by Mott the Hoople from All the Young Dudes, 1972; was recorded in that same year for Aladdin Sane and was released in mono sound for this compilation4:11

Disc two (1974–1979)

No.TitleWriter(s)Place of OriginLength
1."
DJ"
Bowie, Eno, AlomarLodger4:02
15."Beauty and the Beast" "Heroes"3:36
16."Breaking Glass"Bowie, Dennis Davis, George MurrayLow1:53
17."Boys Keep Swinging"Bowie, EnoLodger3:20
18.""Heroes"" (Single version)Bowie, Eno"Heroes"3:33

Disc three (1980–1987)

No.TitleWriter(s)Place of OriginLength
1."
soundtrack/studio album
, 1986		4:26

Chart performance

Chart (2005–16) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[3] 96
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[4] 145
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] 25
Italian Albums (FIMI)[6] 35
Scottish Albums (OCC)[7] 52
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[8] 41
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 26
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 53
US Billboard 200[11] 65

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[12]
sales since 2009 		Gold 25,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Monger, James Christopher. "The Platinum Collection – David Bowie". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  2. The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press
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  3. ^ "Ultratop.be – David Bowie – The Platinum Collection" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  4. ^ "Ultratop.be – David Bowie – The Platinum Collection" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  5. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – David Bowie – The Platinum Collection" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  6. ^ "Italiancharts.com – David Bowie – The Platinum Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  7. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – David Bowie – The Platinum Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  9. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – David Bowie – The Platinum Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  10. ^ "David Bowie | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  11. ^ "David Bowie Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  12. ^ "Italian album certifications – David Bowie – The Platinum Collection" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 3 February 2020. Select "2020" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "The Platinum Collection" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".
  13. ^ "British album certifications – David Bowie – The Platinum Collection". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
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