1s on the Hot 100 - and tour that made her an international superstar. It was this album - which gave her three No. Jason Lipshutzįrom 1986-87 Madonna was busy promoting her third album True Blue and her Who’s That Girl film/world tour. Time has been good to Music, an album where Madonna expanded her worldview while remaining true to her core. That doesn’t mean that Music was hard to get into, though: the title track remains a chart-topping triumph that united the bourgeoisie and the rebel, “Impressive Instant” sounds like Madonna mashed up with a lost cut from Daft Punk’s Homework album, and “Don’t Tell Me” - with its looped guitar lick and subtle vocal take - is one of Madge’s most under-appreciated singles ever. Lynchįollowing the commercial triumph of Ray of Light, Madonna’s Music was a return to the superstar’s more experimental side, with trance, warped electronics, Vocoder and country music (check that hat on the cover!) all incorporated into the mix.
While it’s not one of her finest, the cheeky “Hanky Panky,” the gorgeous “Something to Remember” and the immortal “Vogue” are some of her finest vocal performances. And unlike other Madonna soundtracks, everything on I’m Breathless is 1) Sung by Madonna and 2) Written for the album or the film that inspired it. After all, there was a Dick Tracy soundtrack, and this isn’t it. While Madonna doesn’t count this as one of her proper studio albums, we’ve included it here. Standout tracks include “4 Minutes” featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland, “Give it 2 Me” featuring Pharrell, “Devil Wouldn’t Recognize You,” and “Beat Goes On” featuring Kanye West. Madonna (aka M-dolla’s) “Sticky & Sweet” album - she referred to it as a juxtaposition of hardness and sweetness - was assisted by an all-star team of modern hitmakers. Still, you have to applaud the album’s adventurous mélange of electronica, folk and pop music - not to mention the incisive, skeptical lyrics. Not as bad as some detractors would have you believe, American Life is nevertheless an uneven album. And given that it’s Madonna’s most recent, it might just take some time to grow on us. While it didn’t quite seem to resonate emotionally with fans upon its release, it certainly has its moments. But make no mistake - that’s not a diss on MDNA. The tragedy of ranking our favorite Madonna albums is that one record had to fall into the unenviable last place.
Here’s Madonna’s studio albums, ranked from least to most favorite.
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