Hard Candy
by Madonna
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Madonna bestography
Hard Candy is ranked 16th best out of 29 albums by Madonna on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Madonna is Ray Of Light which is ranked number 636 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,678.
(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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Hard Candy track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 67 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Hard Candy rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Bach | Top 9 Music Albums of 2008 | 9/9 | 1 |
| 2026 |  TheDarkOrb | Top 33 Music Albums of 2008 | 26/33 | 1 |
| 2026 | mjp11 | Madonna ranked | 13/13 | - |
| 2026 | jtrizzle35 | Top 68 Music Albums of the 2000s | 45/68 | 7 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 50 Music Albums of 2008 | 12/50 | 4 |
| 2026 | Bach | Madonna Ranked | 12/16 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 2008 | 18/47 | - |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 90 Music Albums of 2008 | 51/90 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 2008 | 18/95 | - |
| 2026 | stanchoiaz | Top 17 Music Albums of 2008 | 16/17 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 35 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 71 | |||
Hard Candy collection
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Hard Candy ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/15/2026 14:33 | Tamthebam | 23,296 | 69/100 |
| ! | 07/22/2026 22:52 | mostlymor | 7,039 | 79/100 |
| ! | 07/18/2026 17:50 |  VictorVale | 3,900 | 81/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 59.3/100, a mean average of 58.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 58.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 20.9.
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Hard Candy comments
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CaptainPain 01/24/2026 07:46 | #312770
The album is really original, I can't say. I liked everything, but Miles Away and Dance 2night became one of the Queen's most favorite songs, and it's also worth noting tracks 1,2, 3, 8, 12, and maybe 7. (Edited)
A really terrible record. Overproduced and just trying to hard to be relevant. (Edited)
junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/13/2012 04:08 | #46351
I was wrong - maybe this is her worst... (Edited)
Madge overtried with this album. I like it but she could have done it way better. I love 'Miles Away' and 'Give It 2 Me'. Also, non-single tracks 'Heartbeat', 'Dance 2night' were brilliant and should have been released as singles (Edited)
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