[milkweg]

The poll should include all of his albums from Space Oddity up to Scary Monsters. Every album in that period is very good (1969 - 1980), even the cover album Pin-Ups. After that period all are non-contenders IMO, although; I admit 'Let's Dance' is a very well crafted pop album. Last solo Bowie album I bought was 'Tonight' which was very disappointing. Here is the list your poll should have.

• Space Oddity (1969)
• The Man Who Sold the World (1970)
• Hunky Dory (1971)
• The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972)
• Aladdin Sane (1973)
• Pin Ups (1973)
• Diamond Dogs (1974)
• Young Americans (1975)
• Station to Station (1976)
• Low (1977)
• "Heroes" (1977)
• Lodger (1979)
• Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (1980)

I voted for Ziggy Stardust but it was a hard choice because there are so many other albums that are pretty much equally as good. Ziggy Stardust was the first Bowie album I bought though so is the only real reason I voted for it. Buy all the albums on that list and you have the essential Bowie collection, IMO.