Erotica
by Madonna
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Madonna bestography
Erotica is ranked 9th best out of 29 albums by Madonna on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Madonna is Ray Of Light which is ranked number 627 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,705.
(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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Erotica track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 71 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Erotica rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1992 | 52/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  zwiebel | Top 70 Music Albums of 1992 | 30/70 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Bach | Top 10 Music Albums of 1992 | 3/10 | 4 |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 47 Music Albums of 1992 | 28/47 | 2 |
| 2026 | Bach | Madonna Ranked | 2/16 | - |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 50 Music Albums of 1992 | 2/50 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Ilolahti | Top 38 Music Albums of the 1990s | 19/38 | 11 |
| 2026 | Fritz | Top 85 Music Albums of the 1990s | 80/85 | 1 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 69 Music Albums of 1992 | 51/69 | 1 |
| 2026 | xhitmanx | Top 40 Music Albums of 1992 | 31/40 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 94 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 418 | |||
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Erotica ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 4 days ago | Olli | 7,926 | 62/100 |
| ! | 08/25/2026 14:27 | Ilolahti | 153 | 82/100 |
| ! | 07/31/2026 02:08 | xhitmanx | 1,598 | 76/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.5/100, a mean average of 69.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 21.1.
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Forum mentions
neilgee 06/23/2017 00:23 in What album are you listening to right now?
Norman Bates 07/05/2014 10:59 in What album are you listening to right now?Erotica comments
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HoldenM 05/26/2023 20:32 | #297242
For better and worse, gloriously indulgent, but like all of her best work, Madonna embraces contemporary trends and blows them up to the most lavish heights. You can also tell that she's trying to recapture the magic of "Vogue," and all you want is for "Vogue" to be on this record, but it's already on I'm Breathless. Still, this is a fun, if exhausting time. (Edited)
VictorVale 10/24/2020 12:39 | #259717
De uma classe! Madonna abre suas feridas, abre-se inteira, revela-se. Íntimo no sentido pessoal e erótico.
very decent
IanFrance 03/20/2020 23:33 | #248908 | TOP COMMENT
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It's exactly the sort of criticism I might level at an album that the tracks are too long, and that there are too many of them. However... Erotica is much more than the sum of its parts. From the opulent opener, through the cool ballads and hot dance grooves, right up to the smooth d&b finish, this album delivers top tunes and, as advertised, erotic moods. Time and time again it revels in a sleazy funk - something Madonna has always excelled at, but is particularly good at here. A consistently underrated album (even within Madonna's catalogue), but one which has you coming back for more after each listen. Excellent.
High Points: Erotica; Rain; Bye Bye Baby; Fever
Boltzmann 08/13/2018 17:23 | #219653 | TOP COMMENT
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More brutally honest than ever, Madonna came back with an album about sex in all its forms. Luckily, the perfect music genre for this album had just sparked up: Trip Hop. It’s dark and sexy. The lighter songs get a more jazzy or the good old Madonna pop-y feel to it. The result is a very strange mix of genres, which makes you sometimes wonder what exactly you are listening to. Sometimes a bit too sketchy, but the more interesting.
It is clear that Madonna has opened the way for artists to incorporate the subject of sex in their music, which had been largely ignored up to that point.
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