#443 David Bowie, 'Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)' (1980)

Following the more experimental “Berlin Trilogy,” Bowie made a somewhat return to more of a mainstream sound. Somewhat. This album strikes a good balance between creativity and mainstream. Opening with the unusual, yet genius song, ‘It’s No Game (Pt. 1),’ a song beginning with Japanese spoken word over a slow and steady driving bassline; it’s a great sign of things to come – the unusual creativity coupled with the mainstream.