The best part of Amazon’s monthly 100 albums for $5 MP3 album sale is the variety that they offer. There is something for everyone in this month’s sale, whether you love modern records or classic albums.

For the classic rock fans out there, now is your chance to grab David Bowie‘s The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars for only $5. Bowie’s catalog is lengthy and his contribution to popular music is extremely evident on this album. If you’re a modern rock fan, chances are your favorite bands count Bowie among their biggest influences, and this record is likely why. From the slow crescendo of “Five Years” to rock stompers like “Suffragette City,” The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars is a classic from end to end.

In case you’re still thinking that $5 is way to much to pay for this album, Amazon is also offering a promotion to get a $2 credit towards any MP3 purchase. That means that all you have to do is go here, follow the instructions, and you can get this or any of this month’s selections for $3! In today’s tough economic times, it’s sales like this that will allow you to not stop the rock!

The $5 album sale and $2 credit promotion ends on October 31, 2011 at 11:59pm PST, so head over now to stock up!

Track Listing

01. Five Years
02. Soul Love
03. Moonage Daydream
04. Starman
05. It Ain’t Easy
06. Lady Stardust
07. Star
08. Hang On To Yourself
09. Ziggy Stardust
10. Suffragette City
11. Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide

Note – when you purchase MP3s through Amazon, it stores your purchases to Amazon’s Cloud Drive; from there you can stream the music right from their online player. Also, if you have a Kindle Fire, your MP3 purchases will automatically be available for you to stream on your device. All your purchases are backed up and available for you to download at any time. You can download the files to your computer to load to an MP3 device and to your iTunes account if you have one. If you’d like to gift these MP3 purchases, you can – just click the “Give album or song as gift” button on the right on the product page. From there you enter the recipient’s email address and then select either specific songs to gift or the entire album.