Madonna
by Madonna
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Madonna bestography
Madonna is ranked 3rd best out of 29 albums by Madonna on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Madonna is Ray Of Light which is ranked number 637 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,675.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Madonna track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Madonna rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 75/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Bach | Madonna Ranked | 11/16 | - |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 90 Music Albums of 1983 | 49/90 | 2 |
| 2026 | sweetness | Top 82 Music Albums of the 1980s | 40/82 | 10 |
| 2026 |  meccalecca | Top 49 Music Albums of 1983 | 34/49 | 2 |
| 2026 |  baystateoftheart | Top 36 Music Albums of 1983 | 9/36 | 4 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 68 Music Albums of 1983 | 21/68 | 4 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 80 Music Albums of 1983 | 13/80 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 65/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 53 Music Albums of 1983 | 41/53 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 256 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,381 | |||
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Madonna ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 16 hours ago | mjp11 | 928 | 77/100 |
| ! | 08/20/2026 05:50 | iannicolson | 1,057 | 75/100 |
| ! | 08/15/2026 22:15 | duelek | 2,159 | 75/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.0/100, a mean average of 69.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 21.3.
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Madonna forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 01/31/2024 21:00 in Album of the day (#4791): Madonna by Madonna
neilgee 04/04/2023 10:42 in What album are you listening to right now?Madonna comments
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Boltzmann TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/21/2018 22:00 | #219971 | TOP COMMENT
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I know, a 10/10 sounds like too much. The album is certainly flawed, GOD is it flawed. But that is mostly because of the fact that her approach of making music was completely unknown at the time. She makes the song and has a vision and then makes sure she finds a producer that understands her. And if the product isn’t good enough, she doesn’t settle for less and continues her search for the perfect sound. Basically, the same tactic that she advices in her lyrics that should be used in relationships.
It doesn’t sound like a big deal now, because almost all female artists after her, followed this formula, and it was also the most logical outcome for women, because culture has been (and somewhat still is) presenting music production (as well as playing certain instruments) as a male thing.
This approach also created a blueprint for electropop in general. The way that the producer’s creative input is of almost equal importance can be found back in artists like Drake and Future today. Suddenly there wasn’t just one song, there were remixes too; the vocals could be thrown around and reinterpretated endlessly. Again, today it’s hard to realize what the big deal is, because that’s the norm now, but that’s because of Madonna.
And of course she gave a voice to feminine sexuality in music. (Edited)
Don't let the name fool you. This is THE 80's pop record, there is a freshness and innocence to these songs that makes them sound like the definitive documents of their time. This is how pop music can sound when it is done perfectly.
When I was first introduced to this album it was getting no air play and I only gave it a spin because Madonna grew up close to where I did. It is amazing that this is the debut album that kicked off one of the greatest pop careers ever. One of the few pop albums I can listen to today all the way through
Brandon8 TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/01/2020 03:13 | #252631 | TOP COMMENT
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I’m not a huge pop fan but this album is awesome definitely one of the best of the 80s and my favorite Madonna album by far. (Edited)
Some of the best, biggest pop hits are on this album. The beginnings of the Queen of Pop.
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