A cikin shekarun da suka biyo baya an karrama shi da kyaututtuka da yawa don kiɗan sa da bidiyon da ke tattare da shi, yana karɓar wasu kyaututtuka shida na Grammy Awards da Brit Awards guda huɗu <unk> mafi kyawun ɗan wasan Burtaniya sau biyu; lambar yabo don Ba da gudummawa ga Kiɗa a 1996; da kuma lambar yabo ta Brits Icon don "tasiri mai ɗorewa ga al'adun Burtaniya", wanda aka ba da ita bayan mutuwarsa a shekara ta 2016. A cikin 1999, gwamnatin Faransa ta ba Bowie lambar yabo ta girmamawa ta Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
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