Album dossier / 1980
Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)
David Bowie · Art Rock/New Wave/Post-Punk
Bowie's 14th studio album and his first after the Berlin Trilogy, recorded at the Power Station in New York and Good Earth Studios in London with returning producer Tony Visconti and the last outing for the long-serving Alomar/Murray/Davis rhythm section; it gave Bowie his first UK #1 album since 1974's Diamond Dogs and paired the era-defining 'Ashes to Ashes' (with its groundbreaking Blitz-kid music video) with guest guitar spots from Robert Fripp and Pete Townshend.
Record facts
- Label
- RCA Records
- Producer
- David Bowie, Tony Visconti
- Chart peak
- #1 UK, #12 US Billboard 200
- Notable tracks
- ★ Ashes to Ashes
- ★ Fashion
- ★ Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)
Artist & discography
Complete 1980s Studio Discography
4 studio albums released from 1980–1989 by David Bowie. Archived records link directly to full dossiers; remaining releases are queued for harvesting. MusicBrainz source.
Complete track listing · 10 tracks
- It's No Game (Part 1)
- Up the Hill Backwards
- Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)
- Ashes to Ashes
- Fashion
- Teenage Wildlife
- Scream Like a Baby
- Kingdom Come
- Because You're Young
- It's No Game (Part 2)
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en.wikipedia.org, davidbowie.com, officialcharts.com, bowiebible.com, allmusic.com · track listing: https://www.davidbowie.com/scary-monsters-and-super-creeps · cover art: coverartarchive.org
Last enriched: 2026-08-31