The album has been cited as influencing the goth rock, darkwave and science fiction elements of work by artists such as Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Cure, Gary Numan, John Foxx and Nine Inch Nails.
"The Man Who Sold the World" оказал влияние на творчество таких исполнителей, как: Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Cure, Гэри Ньюман, Джон Фокс и Nine Inch Nails.