Year Released: 1986 Notable Songs: “Live to Tell”, “Papa Don’t Preach”, “True Blue”, “Open Your Heart”, “La Isla Bonita” Album MVP: “Papa Don’t Preach” Why I Loved It: When I first started putting together this countdown I was pretty confident “Like a Virgin” would be my highest ranking Madonna album. Turns out I was wrong. … Read More
Year Released: 1984 Notable Songs: “Like a Virgin”, “Material Girl”, “Angel”, “Into the Groove”, “Dress You Up” Album MVP: “Like a Virgin” Why I Loved It: That album cover though… Madonna was so hot I would’ve bought Like A Virgin for that cover alone, even if the music was one huge pile of shit. I, … Read More
Year Released: 1983 Notable Songs: “Holiday”, “Lucky Star”, “Borderline”, “Everybody”, “Burning Up” Album MVP: “Borderline” Why I Loved It: This album is truly a pioneer in the genre of dance music, setting the bar extremely high not just in the mid-80s but for many years since. “Borderline” is the first of what would be countless … Read More
Year Released: 1989 Notable Songs: “Like a Prayer”, “Cherish”, “Express Yourself”, “Oh Father” Album MVP: “Like a Prayer” Why I Loved It: In my humble opinion “Like a Prayer” is Madonna’s first authentic album. Hear me out now. Clearly it’s not her first album as she banged out eight before this and was literally the … Read More
Madonna’s been a mainstay in the music scene four decades (sorry for making her sound old) strong but her most dominant remains the 80s, where she along with Whitney Houston ascended to become the leading female titans of the industry. This is Madonna’s fifth and final appearance in the countdown—the most of any solo artist or group … Read More
Madonna is no stranger to this countdown, with Crazy For You marking her fourth appearance already, joining Papa Don’t Preach (No. 96), Borderline (88) and Like A Prayer (84). Here’s a spoiler alert—this isn’t quite the last you’ll see of Madonna either. While she’s far better known for delivering pop records that govern clubs and … Read More
There’s two things I recall so vividly when “Papa Don’t Preach” was released in 1986—Instantaneously it turned into one of my favorite Madonna songs (with plenty of other contenders), and even more so the total shit-storm it caused from haters protestors. Critics in general and women particularly lost their damn minds over some of the lyrics— … Read More
