MADONNA WEEK: From Madonna to MDNA, a Retrospective and Her 12 Studio Albums, Ranked
BY THE NUMBERS
8 Billboard Top 200 #1 albums
6 Billboard Top 100 #2 singles (record)
12 Billboard Hot 100 #1 singles
38 Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 singles (record)
156 Billboard #1 songs (record)
300 million records worldwide (record for female artist)
SOUNDTRACK ALBUMS
WHO’S THAT GIRL (1987) 5M worldwide
Hits: Who’s That Girl, Causing a Commotion
I’M BREATHLESS (1990) 7M worldwide
Hits: Vogue, Hanky Panky
EVITA (1996) 11M worldwide
Hits: You Must Love Me, Don’t Cry for Me Argentina
COMPILATIONS AND GREATEST HITS ALBUMS
YOU CAN DANCE (1987) 5M worldwide
Hits: None
THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION (1990) 30M worldwide
Hits: Justify My Love, Rescue Me
SOMETHING TO REMEMBER (1995) 10M worldwide
Hits: You’ll See
GHV2 (2001) 7M worldwide
Hits: None
CELEBRATION (2009) 4M worldwide
Hits: None
TOP 20 SINGLES (CHRONOLOGICAL)
Holiday – #16
Lucky Star – #4
Borderline – #10
Like a Virgin – #1
Material Girl – #2
Crazy For You – #1
Angel – #5
Dress You Up – #5
Live to Tell – #1
Papa Don’t Preach – #1
True Blue – #3
Open Your Heart – #1
La Isla Bonita – #4
Who’s That Girl – #1
Causing a Commotion – #2
Like a Prayer – #1
Express Yourself – #2
Cherish – #2
Oh Father – #20
Keep it Together – #8
Vogue – #1
Hanky Panky – #10
Justify My Love – #1
Rescue Me – #9
This Used to Be My Playground – #1
Erotica – #3
Deeper and Deeper – #7
Rain – #14
I’ll Remember – #2
Secret – #3
Take a Bow – #1 (longest running #1 hit at seven weeks)
You’ll See – #6
You Must Love Me – #18
Don’t Cry For Me Argentina – #8
Frozen – #2
Ray of Light – #5
The Power of Goodbye – #11
Beautiful Stranger – #19
Music – #1
Don’t Tell Me – #4
Die Another Day – #8
Hung Up – #7 (#1 in 41 countries, a world record)
4 Minutes – #3
Give Me All Your Luvin’ – #10
Next page: Madonna’s 12 Studio Albums Ranked…
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Thank fucking god this week is over.
You’re too kind and charming, Jim. 🙂