Madonna albums discography#Studio albums
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| Caption = Madonna during the promotion of Madame X (2019), her ninth number-one album on the Billboard 200.
| Alt = Madonna, wearing a black eyepatch with a jeweled X and dressed in a black hooded robe with jeweled crosses, sings to a microphone.
| Studio = 14
| Soundtrack = 3
| Live = 6
| Compilation = 7
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American singer Madonna has released 14 studio albums, three soundtrack albums, six live albums, seven compilation albums, and 40 other limited releases. Recognized as the world's best-selling female recording artist of all time by the Guinness World Records, Madonna has accumulated a total record sales of more than 300 million units worldwide,{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-45112992|title=Madonna at 60: The Queen of Pop in seven charts|website=BBC|last=Guiborg|first=Clara|date=15 August 2018|access-date=24 April 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/news/madonna-albums-songs-celebration-tour-queen-of-pop-legacy-40th-anniversary|title=Songbook: How Madonna Became The Queen Of Pop & Reinvention, From Her 'Boy Toy' Era To The Celebration Tour|website=Grammy|date=27 July 2023|access-date=24 April 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/madonna-is-still-the-biggest-selling-female-recording-artiste-of-all-time|title=Madonna still the biggest-selling female recording artiste of all time|website=Straits Times|last=Ruey Yan|first=Lim|date=31 October 2023|access-date=24 April 2024}} with the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) confirming in 2006, that Madonna's albums alone had sold over 200 million copies worldwide.{{Cite news|url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat_month_20060913.html|title=Keane, Shakira, Coldplay and Madonna scoop summer Platinum Awards|author=Press Release|publisher=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|date=September 13, 2006|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=November 4, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061104041040/http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat_month_20060913.html|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} She is ranked by the RIAA as the best-selling female rock artist of the 20th century and third highest-certified female artist in the United States, with 65.5 million album units.{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinum.php?content_selector=top-selling-artists|title=Top Selling Artists|publisher=Recording Industry Association of America|access-date=June 9, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719114528/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinum.php?content_selector=top-selling-artists|archive-date=July 19, 2012|df=mdy-all}}{{cite news|url=https://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?resultpage=2&id=3abf3ec8-ef5b-58f9-e949-3b57f5e313df|last=Release|first=Press|title=The American Recording Industry Announces Its Artists of the Century|publisher=Recording Industry Association of America|date=November 10, 1999|access-date=January 30, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006091726/http://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?resultpage=2&id=3abf3ec8-ef5b-58f9-e949-3b57f5e313df|archive-date=October 6, 2014}} She holds the all-time record for the most number-one albums by a female artist in major music markets such as Australia, Germany, and the United Kingdom.{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/news/jimmy-barnes-storms-to-record-13th-aria-1-album|title=Jimmy Barnes storms to record 13th ARIA #1 album|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=July 9, 2021|access-date=July 28, 2021|archive-date=July 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712010627/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/news/jimmy-barnes-storms-to-record-13th-aria-1-album|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://www.t-online.de/unterhaltung/musik/id_73304166/madonna-ueberholt-beatles-und-robbie-williams-mit-rebel-heart-.html|title=Madonna überholt Beatles und Robbie Williams mit "Rebel Heart"|language=de|publisher=T-Online.de (Deutsche Telekom)|date=March 17, 2015|access-date=March 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318154851/http://www.t-online.de/unterhaltung/musik/id_73304166/madonna-ueberholt-beatles-und-robbie-williams-mit-rebel-heart-.html|archive-date=March 18, 2015}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-37802306|title=Elvis Presley beats Madonna to album chart record|date=October 28, 2016|access-date=October 29, 2016|publisher=BBC|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029161149/http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-37802306|archive-date=October 29, 2016|df=mdy-all}}
In 1982, Madonna signed a recording contract with Sire Records, a label owned by Warner Bros. Records.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/269180/madonna-plans-new-tracks-for-hits-collection|title=Madonna Plans New Tracks For Hits Collection|date=March 18, 2009|access-date=August 21, 2009|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|magazine=Billboard|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401062839/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/269180/madonna-plans-new-tracks-for-hits-collection|archive-date=April 1, 2013|df=mdy-all}} The first release under the label was her self-titled debut album, Madonna (1983).{{harvnb|Metz|Benson|1999|p=25}} It peaked at number eight on the Billboard 200 and was certified five-time platinum by the RIAA. She followed the debut album with Like a Virgin (1984), which became her first chart-topper in various countries and was certified diamond by the RIAA. Her third studio album, True Blue (1986), reached number one in a record-breaking 28 countries and was once named the best-selling album by a woman of all time by the 1992 edition of Guinness World Records.{{harvnb|McFarlan|1992|p=186}} During 1987, she released two albums that reached platinum status in the United States: the Who's That Girl soundtrack and her first remix compilation, You Can Dance.{{harvnb|Rooksby|2004|p=45}} Madonna's fourth studio album, Like a Prayer (1989), made her the woman with most Billboard 200 number-one albums of the 1980s (second overall, behind only Bruce Springsteen).{{cite magazine|title=Madonna's 'Prayer' Shoots To The Top; GN'R's 'Patience' Pays Off In Album Rise|first=Paul|last=Grein|magazine=Billboard|date=April 22, 1989 |page=6|issn=0006-2510|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/80s/1989/BB-1989-04-22.pdf|access-date=June 14, 2016}}
Madonna entered the 1990s with the release of I'm Breathless (1990), which contained songs from and inspired by the film Dick Tracy, and her first greatest hits compilation, The Immaculate Collection (1990).{{harvnb|Taraborrelli|2002}} The latter became her second diamond-certified album in the US and remains the best-selling compilation album by a solo artist with global sales of over 30 million units.{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2581413/happy-birthday-madonna/|title=Happy Birthday, Madonna!|first=John|last=Mitchell|publisher=MTV News|date=August 16, 2011|access-date=August 18, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131092237/http://www.mtv.com/news/2581413/happy-birthday-madonna/|archive-date=January 31, 2016|df=mdy-all}} In 1992, Madonna founded her own record label, Maverick Records, as a joint venture with Time Warner. She was paid an advance of $60 million and received 20% royalties from the music proceedings.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/20/arts/madonna-makes-a-60-million-deal.html|title=Madonna Makes a $60 Million Deal|last=Holden|first=Stephen|author-link=Stephen Holden|date=April 20, 1992|work=The New York Times|access-date=August 21, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519100152/http://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/20/arts/madonna-makes-a-60-million-deal.html|archive-date=May 19, 2009|df=mdy-all}} This was one of the highest rates in the industry at the time, and was only surpassed by Michael Jackson who received 25% royalties.{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/11/21/arts/jackson-said-to-be-near-a-deal-that-is-as-big-as-his-hits.html | title=Jackson Said to be Near a Deal That is as Big as His Hits | work=The New York Times | date=November 21, 1990 | last1=Rohter | first1=Larry }} Her next releases under Maverick were the studio albums, Erotica (1992) and Bedtime Stories (1994), as well as Something to Remember (1995), a collection of Madonna ballads. All of them reached multi-platinum status in the US. Madonna scored her best-selling studio album of the decade with Ray of Light (1998), which sold over 16 million copies worldwide.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jul/05/william-orbit-tennyson-poem-verb|title=Orbit switches from Madonna to Tennyson with live Radio 3 epic|work=The Guardian|first=Vanessa|last=Thorpe|date=July 5, 2009|access-date=January 4, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002143713/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jul/05/william-orbit-tennyson-poem-verb|archive-date=October 2, 2013|df=mdy-all}}
After charting five albums at number two on the Billboard 200 during the 1990s, Madonna returned to the top of the chart with Music (2000).{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/news/after-11-year-absence-madonnas-back-876212.story|title=After 11 Year Absence, Madonna's Back At No. 1|date=September 28, 2000|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 20, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116133305/http://www.billboard.com/news/after-11-year-absence-madonnas-back-876212.story|archive-date=January 16, 2013}} The album sold over 11 million copies worldwide,{{cite news|url=http://www.nbcwashington.com/the-scene/archive/Madonnas_Hard_Candy_Strikes_Sour_Note.html|title=Madonna's 'Hard Candy' Strikes Sour Note|last=Gerard|first=Chris|date=July 15, 2009|access-date=August 10, 2010|publisher=WRC-TV|location=Washington|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228005946/http://www.nbcwashington.com/the-scene/archive/Madonnas_Hard_Candy_Strikes_Sour_Note.html|archive-date=December 28, 2013|df=mdy-all}} of which four million were sold within the first ten days.{{cite news|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/2000/SHOWBIZ/Music/11/10/wb.madonna.album/index.html |publisher=CNN |title=Madonna's secret to making 'Music' |date=November 10, 2000 |url-status=unfit |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130618234026/http://transcripts.cnn.com/2000/SHOWBIZ/Music/11/10/wb.madonna.album/index.html |archive-date=June 18, 2013 }} She continued her chart-topping streak with studio albums American Life (2003) and Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005); the latter became a number-one album in 40 countries with global sales of over 10 million copies.{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1514426/20051123/madonna.jhtml|title=Madonna's Confessions Floors Carrie And Carey For Billboard #1|last=Harris|first=Chris|date=November 23, 2005|publisher=MTV News|access-date=October 21, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090607002852/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1514426/20051123/madonna.jhtml|archive-date=June 7, 2009|df=mdy-all}}{{harvnb|Glenday|2007|p=187}} In 2007, Madonna signed a 360 deal with Live Nation for $120 million.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1048045/update-madonna-confirms-deal-with-live-nation|title=Update Madonna confirms deal with Live Nation|last=Pietroluongo|first=Silvio|date=October 23, 2007|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 21, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130211095738/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1048045/update-madonna-confirms-deal-with-live-nation|archive-date=February 11, 2013|df=mdy-all}} Her remaining contract with Warner Bros. ended with her eleventh studio album, Hard Candy (2008), and her career-spanning greatest hits compilation, Celebration (2009).{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045488/madonna-leads-busy-billboard-200-with-7th-no-1|title=Madonna Leads Busy Billboard 200 With 7th No. 1|last=Hasty|first=Katie|date=April 21, 2008|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 21, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523062750/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045488/madonna-leads-busy-billboard-200-with-7th-no-1|archive-date=May 23, 2013|df=mdy-all}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267968/madonnas-celebration-hits-collection-to-feature-two-new-songs|title=Madonna's 'Celebration' Hits Collection To Feature Two New Songs|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=July 23, 2009|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 20, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629175333/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267968/madonnas-celebration-hits-collection-to-feature-two-new-songs|archive-date=June 29, 2013|df=mdy-all}} Through her Live Nation partnership, Madonna signed a three-album deal with Interscope Records in 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.madonna.com/news/title/madonna-and-live-nation-confirm-3-album-deal-with-interscope-records-|title=Madonna And Live Nation Confirm 3 Album Deal With Interscope Records|publisher=Madonna.com|date=December 15, 2011|access-date=December 24, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109040854/http://madonna.com/news/title/madonna-and-live-nation-confirm-3-album-deal-with-interscope-records-|archive-date=January 9, 2012|df=mdy-all}} MDNA (2012) was her first release with the label, which marked her fifth studio album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200. It was followed with Rebel Heart (2015) and Madame X (2019), the latter being her ninth chart-topper on the Billboard 200. In 2021, Madonna announced her return to Warner Music Group in a global partnership which grants the label her entire recorded music catalog, including the last three Interscope releases. Under the contract, Madonna will launch a series of catalog reissues beginning in 2022, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of her recording career.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/madonna-warner-music-career-spanning-reissue-campaign-partnership-1212466/|title=Madonna Partners With Warner Music for Career-Spanning Reissue Campaign|first=Daniel|last=Kreps|date=August 16, 2021|access-date=August 16, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-date=May 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531020634/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/madonna-warner-music-career-spanning-reissue-campaign-partnership-1212466/|url-status=live}}
Major releases
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Limited releases
See also
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- List of artists by number of UK Albums Chart number ones
- List of artists who topped the UK Albums Chart in four or more decades
- List of best-selling music artists in Finland
- List of best-selling Western artists in Japan
- List of highest-certified music artists in Germany
- List of highest-certified music artists in the United States
- List of best-selling female music artists in the United Kingdom
- List of best-selling albums
- List of best-selling albums of the 21st century
- List of best-selling albums by women
- List of best-selling remix albums
- List of best-selling albums in Argentina
- List of best-selling albums in Australia
- List of best-selling albums in Austria
- List of best-selling albums in Belgium
- List of best-selling albums in Brazil
- List of best-selling albums in Chile
- List of best-selling albums in Europe
- List of best-selling albums in France
- List of best-selling albums in Germany
- List of best-selling albums in Italy
- List of best-selling albums in Mexico
- List of best-selling albums in Turkey
- List of best-selling albums in the United Kingdom
- List of best-selling albums in the United States
- List of diamond-certified albums in Canada
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Notes
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References
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Bibliography
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External links
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- {{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/madonna/albumguide|title=Madonna : Album Discography|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705190231/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/madonna/albumguide|archive-date=July 5, 2011}}
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