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A Cunticritic™ Ranking: Madonna's Albums


Impossible Princess

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Shamelessly inspired by my dear friend @Hylia's ranking blogs. jj2 As a huge fan of Madonna, I decided to re-listen to all 13 of her studio albums and do a ranking. 

 

So here it goes!

 

#13.

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#13. Like a Virgin

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Probably no surprise that this is #13 because I've noticed it's most likely her least liked album on here. It has a couple good songs, but a good portion is just forgettable imo, despite it being her only diamond certified album. jj4 Honestly her only album I don't care for.

Fave songs: Dress You Up, Angel, Material Girl.

Least fave songs: Over and Over, Pretender, Stay.

#12.

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#12. Madonna

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Pretty good for a debut. It's full of cute bops, while a bit fillerish from time to time. 

Fave songs: Borderline, Burning Up, Holiday

Least fave songs: I Know It, Think of Me, Everybody 

#11.

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#11. True Blue

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True Blue is what I consider her first truly solid album. There's only one song I strongly dislike (Jimmy Jimmy), and I don't even dislike it as much as most of her other fans. Love the overall feel of the album.

Fave songs: Live to Tell (one of my faves overall), Papa Don't Preach, La Isla Bonita.

Least fave songs: Jimmy Jimmy, Where's the Party

#10.

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#10. Like a Prayer

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Inb4 I'm dragged for her post-COADF albums being above LAP. Oh well! I really like LAP, but I just like most of her other music more than her 80s music. LAP is her first album that I consider to be an artistic leap forward. The lyrics are superb and I love the message of many songs. PS. Dear Jessie is underrated!

Fave songs: Till Death Do Us Part, Oh Father, Like a Prayer.

Least fave songs: Keep it Together, Cherish, Act of Contrition.

 

#9. 

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#9. Hard Candy

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If only I could type enough words to express how underrated I feel Hard Candy is. jj4 The only tragic song is Spanish Lesson, and she's released worse songs. Yeah Hard Candy does lack lyrically sometimes, but I just enjoy it and I can't help it. 

Fave songs: 4 Minutes, Devil Wouldn't Recognize You, Voices, Candy Shop.

Least fave songs: Spanish Lesson trash1 

#8.

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#8. Rebel Heart

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I've had a love/hate relationship with Rebel Heart. Loved it when it first came out, then grew to dislike it a lot, even calling it my second-least fave after LAV for a while. Recently I realized how good it is though. Yeah, Rebel Heart has some low points, but it has some of her highest points since COADF and American Life. Also, Bitch I'm Madonna is a massive bop, despite how lyrically deprived it is.

Fave songs: Ghosttown, Living for Love, Bitch I'm Madonna (BOP), Hold Tight, Joan of Arc, HeartBreakCity.

Least fave songs: S.E.X. ( awk1 ), Beautiful Scars, Body Shop.

#7.

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#7. MDNA

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Her second most underrated and hated on album after Hard Candy. I despised MDNA when I first heard it in 2012, but now I love it. MDNA simply serves the bops! There's some missteps (Superstar), but also some major triumphs (I'm Addicted). It also has fantastic bonus tracks, bar B-Day Trash. Overall, MDNA does not deserve the hate it gets.

Fave songs: I'm Addicted, Girl Gone Wild, I'm a Sinner, Love Spent, Turn Up the Radio

Least fave songs: Superstar, B-Day Song.

#6.

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#6. Confessions on a Dance Floor

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For the longest time, I found COADF painfully overrated. I still do find it a trifle overrated, but I realized it is one of her better albums. The dance music of COADF was a such a nice change-up after American Life. If Future Lovers and I Love New York were replaced with better songs, this would have perhaps made it to my top 5 nat1 

Fave songs: Hung Up, Get Together, Sorry, Let It Will Be, Push, Forbidden Love.

Least fave songs: Future Lovers, I Love New York.

#5.

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#5. American Life

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American Life did NOT deserve the draggings it received upon its release. Lyrics wise, it's honestly some of her best. Nothing Fails is one of my favorite Madonna songs ever, and the lyrics never fail to get me teary eyed. The rap parts she tried to incorporate are somewhat..... extra orangu1 but they're not that bad. The best songs on the album are the guitar driven ones. The whole album slays though, even my least faves jj2 

Fave Songs: Nothing Fails, Easy Ride, Intervention, X-Static Process, Love Profusion

Least fave songs: Nobody Knows Me, Mother and Father

#4.

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#4. Erotica

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I used to not be as huge on Erotica as I am now, but my most recent listen simply floored me. This was a major turning point for Madonna's career and it's the beginning of a flawless streak of 90s and early 2000s Madge albums that make up my top 5 jj2 Did You Do It? and Bye Bye Baby are trash, but the rest of the tracks are so flaw free that they make up for it.

Fave Songs: Deeper and Deeper, Bad Girl, Waiting, Thief of Hearts, Rain.

Least Faves: Did You Do It?, Bye Bye Baby.

#3.

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#3. Bedtime Stories

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I feel like the consensus on Bedtime Stories is divided among the Madonna fanbase. Some find it boring, and some think it's either her best or one of her best. I think BS is the first album Madge released that has zero filler. There's not a bad song. I love the smooth R&B sound.

Fave songs: Bedtime Story, Secret, Survival, Inside of Me, Sanctuary

Least fave songs: None

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#2. Music

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I personally find Music to be her most bizarre album. It's a combo between electronic music, and folky stuff. I've always described Music's sound as "cowboys vs aliens" and I still find that description pretty accurate orangu1 Like Bedtime Stories, there's not a flaw here.

Fave songs: I Deserve It, Paradise (Not for Me), Gone, Amazing, What it Feels Like for a Girl

Least fave songs: None

#1.

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#1. Ray of Light

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Ray of Light being at #1 was probably expected, as it seems most Madonna fans, and critics as well, consider it her best. Ray of Light deserves ever single bit of praise it receives. It's a spiritual experience to listen to it, and it's one of my favorite albums of all time. A true work of art. No flaws!

Fave songs: Every single song jj2 

Least fave songs: None

 

Hope y'all enjoy jj2 I'm going to do Kylie next! 

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4 minutes ago, Hylia said:

Great ranking cry6 a ton of tea was spilled!

 

5 minutes ago, Dr. Slay said:

YASS cry0

I have the same ranking cry0

I like Mother & Father and Nobody Knows me but jj5

Thanks queens cry6 

And I do like Mother & Father and Nobody Knows Me, even though I shade them, but I just have to be in the exact mood to want to listen orangu1 

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Y'all really need to stop hating Like a Virgin and pretending Hard Candy is anything more than steaming garbage. 

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3 hours ago, Vilppu said:

Y'all really need to stop hating Like a Virgin and pretending Hard Candy is anything more than steaming garbage. 

yass Like a Vishnu lovers and Rotten Candy haters get in formation! 

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Least fave songs: I Know It, Think of Me, Everybody 

oh my fucking god awk1

i am truly disgusted right now awk1

i don't believe this awk1 

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I thought I was the only one who felt that way about her 80s music ny1 I've only listened to a couple of them but I'm just almost never in the mood for them and would always rather listen to one of her later works.

Perched for Kylie!

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I don't really care for BS or Erotica but once you remove them this is a great ranking! Glad the 80s ones are where they belong wendy2

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