Madonna albums discography

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Madonna discography
Madonna performing on her 2005 Confessions Tour.
Madonna performing on her 2005 Confessions Tour.
Releases
Studio albums 11
Live albums 2
Compilation albums 5
Soundtracks 3

The discography of albums released by American pop singer Madonna includes eleven studio albums, three compilations, two remix compilations, three full soundtracks and two live albums. For Madonna's singles discography, see Madonna singles discography.

Up to 2000, Madonna has released twelve albums to multi-platinum status in the United States, those being: Madonna (1983), Like a Virgin (1984), True Blue (1986), Like a Prayer (1989), I'm Breathless (1990), The Immaculate Collection (1990), Erotica (1992), Bedtime Stories (1994), Something to Remember (1995), Evita (1996), Ray of Light (1998), and Music (2000), which totally sold approximately 220 million copies worldwide, with over 60 million of those being sold in the United States alone - which makes her one of the few artists to sell more than 100 million albums outside the United States. She has sold more than 350 million records worldwide.

In the new millennium, the artist released three more studio albums, all of which, as Music did, went to Number One in the Billboard chart, these being: American Life (2003), Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005), and the recent Hard Candy (2008). The latter two also went both to Number One in all the major countries having charts worldwide (English-speaking countries, German-speaking countries, Japan, France, and Italy). In the 2000s, she also released her second Greatest Hits album, entitled GHV2 (2001), her second remix album, called Remixed & Revisited (2003 - the first, You Can Dance, was out in 1987), and her very first two live albums, namely I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (2006), and The Confessions Tour (2007).

The releases below are represented by albums the music contained in which is either solely performed by Madonna, or the majority of, or most significant tracks are performed by her, for example the Who's That Girl and Evita soundtrack albums which, although containing some tracks by other artists, are considered to be "Madonna albums", according to Warner Bros., and the Billboard 200. The first of these, namely Who's That Girl, was not mentioned above, because its status is actually quite peculiar: though being in fact considered a "Madonna album", unlike the second, that is Evita, mostly performed by Madonna, the first only features 4 out of 9 tracks by her, even though these are rather meaningful tracks, one being the title-track of the album, i.e. "Who's That Girl", and the other two having been released as singles at the time ("Causing a Commotion" and "The Look of Love").

Madonna has scored international hits on virtually every continent - North America (USA and Canada), South America (Argentina and Brazil), Europe (UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Scandinavia), Asia (Japan and Taiwan), Oceania (Australia and New Zealand) and Africa (Republic of South Africa). With more than 350 million records sold worldwide (albums, singles and videos), Madonna is the most successful female entertainer of all time.

Contents

Albums

Year Title Chart positions Worldwide sales[1][2][3][4] U.S. sales RIAA certification[5]
U.S. UK GER SWI AUT FRA CAN AUS ITA
1983 Madonna 8 6 28 15 8 19 10 8 10,000,000 5,225,000 Multi-Platinum

(October 3, 2000)

1984 Like a Virgin
  • 2nd studio album
  • Released: November 12, 1984
  • Formats: Vinyl, CD, cassette
1 1 1 3 3 2 3 2 1 20,400,000 10,500,000 10× Multi-Platinum

(Diamond)

(May 21, 1998)

1986 True Blue
  • 3rd studio album
  • Released: June 30, 1986
  • Formats: Vinyl, CD, cassette
1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 22,500,000 7,600,000 7× Multi-Platinum

(May 5, 1995)

1987 Who's That Girl
  • 1st soundtrack
  • Released: July 21, 1987
  • Formats: Vinyl, CD, cassette
7 4 1 4 5 2 6 24 2 6,000,000 1,300,000 Platinum

(September 29, 1987)

1987 You Can Dance
  • 1st remix compilation
  • Released: November 17, 1987
  • Formats: Vinyl, CD, cassette
14 5 13 11 13 2 1 13 1 7,000,000 1,700,000 Platinum

(January 20, 1988)

1989 Like a Prayer
  • 4th studio album
  • Released: March 21, 1989
  • Formats: Vinyl, CD, cassette, limited long box edition
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 15,000,000 4,600,000 4× Multi-Platinum

(July 16, 1997)

1989 I'm Breathless
  • 2nd soundtrack
  • Released: March 22, 1990
  • Formats: Vinyl, CD, cassette
2 2 1 3 5 3 2 1 2 6,700,000 2,200,000 2× Multi-Platinum

(July 30, 1990)

1990 The Immaculate Collection
  • 1st Greatest Hits compilation
  • Released: November 9, 1990
  • Formats: Vinyl, CD, cassette, MD, DCC, limited edition box set
2 1 10 3 6 2 1 1 2 23,000,000 10,000,000 10× Multi-Platinum

(Diamond)

(October 11, 2001)

1992 Erotica
  • 5th studio album
  • Released: October 20, 1992
  • Formats: Vinyl, CD, cassette, DCC
2 2 4 5 10 1 3 1 2 5,500,000 2,400,000 2× Multi-Platinum

(January 6, 1993)

1994 Bedtime Stories
  • 6th studio album
  • Released: October 25, 1994
  • Formats: Vinyl, CD, cassette, special edition satin digipak CD (promo only release)
3 2 4 7 7 2 7 1 2 7,000,000 3,400,000 3× Multi-Platinum

(November 21, 2005)

1995 Something to Remember
  • 1st Ballads compilation
  • Released: November 7, 1995
  • Formats: Vinyl, CD, cassette
6 3 2 7 1 3 4 1 1 7,700,000 3,000,000 3× Multi-Platinum

(October 3, 2000)

1996 Evita1
  • 3rd soundtrack
  • Released: November 12, 1996
  • Formats: Vinyl, Double CD, Cassette
2 1 2 1 1 2 5 5 2 11,100,000 2,500,000 5× Multi-Platinum

(March 29, 1999)

1998 Ray of Light
  • 7th studio album
  • Released: March 3, 1998
  • Formats: Vinyl, CD, cassette, MD, limited CD edition hologram digipak
2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 17,000,000 4,600,000 4× Multi-Platinum

(May 16, 2000)

2000 Music
  • 8th studio album
  • Released: September 19, 2000
  • Formats: Vinyl, CD, cassette, MD, limited edition CD digipak, special edition 2CD
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 15,000,000 3,200,000 3× Multi-Platinum

(November 21, 2005)

2001 GHV2
  • 2nd Greatest Hits compilation
  • Released: November 13, 2001
  • Formats: CD, cassette, limited edition CD digipak
7 2 3 3 1 2 11 3 7 7,000,000 1,500,000 Platinum

(December 12, 2001)

2003 American Life
  • 9th studio album
  • Released: April 22, 2003
  • Formats: Vinyl, CD, cassette, limited edition CD box
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 5,000,000 700,000 Platinum

(July 7, 2003)

2003 Remixed & Revisited2 115 80 74 2 1,000,000 100,000
2005 Confessions on a Dance Floor 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8,000,000 1,800,000 Platinum

(December 14, 2005)

2006 I'm Going to Tell You a Secret
  • 1st Live album
  • Release: June 20, 2006
  • Formats: CD+DVD, DVD+CD, digital download
33 18 8 7 12 8 4 1 1 1,000,000 100,000
2007 The Confessions Tour
  • 2nd Live album
  • Release: January 30, 2007
  • Formats: DVD+CD Digipak, DVD only, Digital download (with 2 bonus tracks)
15 7 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1,200,000 250,000
2008 Hard Candy
  • 11th studio album
  • Release: April 29, 2008
  • Formats: Vinyl, CD, special edition CD, cassette (Asia), digital download
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1,878,000 525,100 Gold

(June 4, 2008)

Year Album U.S. UK GER SWI AUT FRA CAN AUS ITA Worldwide sales U.S. sales RIAA Certification
Number-one albums 7 10 10 8 9 7 9 11 12 198,978,000 67,073,175 63.5× Platinum
Top ten albums 17 19 18 18 17 20 18 18 21

Notes

  • 1 Standard worldwide: 1-CD. Standard USA: 2-CD (counted as double units). RIAA counts double albums twice towards certification if over 100 minutes.
  • 2 This EP is considered in some countries as a single and in others as an album.

Special editions

  • 1985: Madonna The First Album — non-U.S. repackaged and re-release of the album Madonna.
  • 1985: Like a Virgin — non-U.S. re-release containing the bonus track "Into the Groove".
  • 1994: Bedtime Stories — special edition satin digipak CD (promo only release) with different artwork.
  • 1998: Ray of Light — limited edition holographic digipak CD containing slightly different inlay artwork.
  • 2000: Music — limited edition canvas digipak CD containing bronze style "Music" buckle on front, available in four different colors.
  • 2001: Music — limited edition 2-CD with bonus disc including remixes and "What It Feels like for a Girl" video. Released to promote the Drowned World Tour.
  • 2001: Madonna — remastered version with original artwork and bonus track remixes.
  • 2001: Like a Virgin — remastered version with original artwork and bonus track remixes.
  • 2001: True Blue — remastered version with original artwork and bonus track remixes.
  • 2003: American Life — limited edition CD box set containing poster and stamps.
  • 2005: Confessions on a Dance Floor — limited edition CD box set contains bonus track, "Fighting Spirit", a photo book, a 1-month trial for her official fan club and a diary book.
  • 2006: Confessions on a Dance Floor — Japanese special edition CD/DVD containing the videos and making of "Hung Up" and "Sorry". Released to promote the Confessions Tour.
  • 2008: Hard Candy — iTunes Deluxe version containing the album, two "4 Minutes" remixes, bonus track "Ring My Bell" digital booklet and "Secret Bonus" remix track.
  • 2008: Hard Candy — iTunes version containing the album, digital booklet and bonus track "Ring My Bell".
  • 2008: Hard Candy — Special Edition containing the album, two "4 Minutes" remixes in a hinged DVD-sized "Candy" box. It also includes a 16-page booklet and approx. 35 Starlite Mint candies packaged in clear cello bag.

Other compilations

  • 1985: 12"ers+2 — Cancelled compilation featuring 12" mixes of "Dress You Up", "Angel", "Lucky Star", "Material Girl", "Borderline" and "Like a Virgin". Also includes the original versions (+2) of "Into the Groove" and "Ain't No Big Deal". Only one Japanese promo cassette is known to exist.
  • 1989: Madonna 1983 - 1989 — Japanese greatest hits compilation released in September 1989 for DJs and retailers only. It was re-released in May 1990 to include the tracks "Vogue" and "Keep It Together" and renamed Madonna 1983 - 1990.
  • 1991: The Holiday Collection — limited edition UK Maxi-single to accompany the re-release of "Holiday" includes three tracks omitted from The Immaculate Collection ; "True Blue", "Who's That Girl" and "Causing A Commotion".
  • 1991: The Royal Box — limited edition box set of The Immaculate Collection, in both CD/video or MC/video packages containing poster and postcards.
  • 1992: The Rain Tapes — Rare demo tapes that include the Erotica studio album sessions featuring demos of the unreleased tracks "Shame" "Jitterbug" and "Goodbye to Innocence".
  • 1996: CD Single Collection — Japanese box set released in December 1996, containing forty individual 3" CD singles with Japanese artwork. Contains all single releases from "Burning Up" to "One More Chance". All are 2-track CDs except "You'll See" and "One More Chance", each of which has three tracks.
  • 2000: Madonna 3 for 1 — Australian 3-CD box set released June 2000, containing the original releases of the albums Madonna, Like a Virgin and True Blue.
  • 2001: The Immaculate Collection & Something to Remember — Australian 2-CD box set released in 2001 to promote the Drowned World Tour.
  • 2006: The Complete Collection — promotional box set of 100 copies made by Warner Music UK for special gifts and charity auction to celebrate Madonna's 48th birthday in 2006. It contains every commercial album from Madonna to Confessions on a Dance Floor except for the soundtracks Who's That Girl and Evita.
  • 2008: Madonna - Dalle origini al mito — Italian only collectors compilation box set to celebrate her 25th Anniversary. Sold in newsagents by Il Corriere Della Sera and Warner Music Italia. Includes the albums in order; True Blue (with Box Set included), Like a Prayer, Like a Virgin, Madonna, Erotica, Bedtime Stories, Who’s That Girl, I'm Breathless, Evita and the DVDs of Ciao, Italia! - Live from Italy and The Immaculate Collection.[6] [7]

Other remix albums

Other live recordings

Other soundtrack albums featuring Madonna songs

Album sales worldwide

See also: World sales and certifications for Madonna

There currently is no official figure on actual sales Madonna has achieved.

  • Madonna sold more than 200 million albums globally, according to a Warner Bros. 2005 press release before Confessions on a Dance Floor.[9] This was also reported by the IFPI.[10]
  • Eight million albums globally, according to Warner Bros., for Confessions on a Dance Floor (July 21, 2006).[11]
  • 1.0 million globally for I'm Going to Tell You a Secret.
  • 1.2 million globally for The Confessions Tour.

Album sales U.S.

  • Madonna scored sixty-three RIAA platinum album discs and sold sixty-six .mil in the U.S.[12][13]

Unofficial albums

None of these albums were counted as official Madonna releases and therefore do not affect her sales or chart history.

  • 1989: Give It to Me - The Early Years: mixed old demos.
  • 1989: The Early Years: contains extended versions from Give It to Me....
  • 1993: Early Years: Madonna & Otto Von Wernherr.
  • 1997: Pre-Madonna: old material/mixed demo versions.
  • 1998: In the Beginning: same tracks as Pre-Madonna except one version.

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