Fame
David Bowie
- Key
- F major
- Camelot
- 7B
- BPM
- 95.1
Key confidence high · relative D minor (7A) · BPM confidence high · double-time 190.2 · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-13
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As of 2026-08-19, "Fame" by David Bowie has charted in 2 markets across 2 platforms, peaking at #83 (FM) on the Rotation chart. Measured from the full recording, it reads F major (7B) at 95.1 BPM.
- Markets
- 2
- First seen
- 2026-08-14
- Latest chart date
- 2026-08-19
- Peak
- #83 fm
Momentum
This song has not appeared on a Rotation chart, so it has no score and no receipts. The rank history below is the ledger; a score is only published once the momentum run puts it on a chart.
Why it's here
Bowie co-wrote the song with John Lennon, who also contributed backing vocals and guitar, making it a rare studio collaboration between the two icons. [1] It became Bowie's first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100, marking a major commercial breakthrough in the US. [2] The song was written with a degree of malice aimed at Bowie's manager Tony Defries, giving its funk groove a genuinely bitter, personal edge. [3]
Across markets · earliest pickup first
Every date here is the date the source chart covers, never the date we fetched it. Sources publish on different lags: the Spotify mirror runs about two days behind, TurnTable publishes weekly.
- MarketFirst seenPeak
- Micronesiafm · applemusic#83#83—
- New Zealandnz · shazam#115#115#115
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Editions
No published edition carries this song yet. Every edition it appears in will be listed here and stay listed: an edition is immutable, so a citation to one never rots.
Identity
- ISRC
- USJT11600052
- Slug
- david-bowie__fame
- Sources
- applemusic, shazam
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