Like A Virgin
by Madonna

Like A Virgin by Madonna
Year: 1984
Release date: 1984-11-12
Overall rank: 2,337th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 324 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1984 (37th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (349th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,337th)

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Madonna bestography

Like A Virgin is ranked 7th best out of 28 albums by Madonna on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Madonna is Ray Of Light which is ranked number 616 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,738.

Madonna album bestography « Higher ranked (1,981st)
Confessions On A Dance Floor
This album (2,337th)
Like A Virgin
Lower ranked (2,791st) »
Bedtime Stories

(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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Like A Virgin track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 2,337th | 1980s rank: 349th | 1984 rank: 37th

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Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 324 votes)
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75/100
 
05/28/2026 02:19 jtrizzle35  Ratings distribution  66480/100
 
85/100
 
05/11/2026 15:17 Jakor  Ratings distribution  5,43470/100
 
60/100
 
04/20/2026 00:38 AwaitingAndrew  Ratings distribution  2,51772/100
 
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04/16/2026 06:10 TroutMaskGreg  Ratings distribution  1,77369/100
 
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03/22/2026 16:06 NobodyThatIKnow  Ratings distribution  31748/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.7/100, a mean average of 70.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.1.

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80/100
From 05/27/2024 16:15 | #303721
Short but essential in some respects. A career booster anyway.
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90/100
From 04/30/2023 22:44 | #296515
Not as consistent as her debut, but still plenty rewarding and fun. Plus, I appreciate the breadth of sounds on this one.
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80/100
From 01/03/2019 09:55 | #228701
Incontestável. Marcou a década e a carreira da Madonna!
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75/100
From 04/29/2018 14:27 | #213873
Solid pop album. It's not her best, but it's certainly a fun listen. Can't believe it sold 10 million copies in the US alone, but hey, it was the 80s.
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From 03/29/2018 12:44 | #211907
Like a Virgin might be my favorite pop song of all time.
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90/100
From 02/18/2018 05:14 | #208635
Fun album!
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85/100
From 07/24/2017 23:46 | #194861
Pretty diverse, even if it only has 9 songs. I love this album!
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80/100
From 07/06/2017 18:13 | #193803
So lost in the days of continuous upcoming hits
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90/100
From 05/01/2016 11:37 | #164938
You can't get much more 80's pop than this record. Refreshing, provocative and you can dance to it.
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