Madonna discography
Comprehensive overview of Madonna's recorded output: studio albums, singles, compilations, remix and live releases, major phases, notable singles and the catalogue's cultural impact.
Overview
Madonna's discography covers studio albums, soundtrack work, compilations, remix and live albums, video releases and a long sequence of singles and promotional recordings. Emerging in the early 1980s, her releases helped define mainstream pop and dance music across several decades, with frequent stylistic reinvention and a significant global commercial footprint.
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Core components
The catalogue is commonly divided into studio albums (original LPs), soundtrack and cast recordings, compilation albums (greatest-hits collections), remix and dance albums, live albums and concert films, and an extensive singles output including A-sides, B-sides and promotional releases. Music videos and video albums are also central to her recorded legacy and marketing.
Studio albums (selected chronology)
- Madonna (1983)
- Like a Virgin (1984)
- True Blue (1986)
- Like a Prayer (1989)
- Erotica (1992)
- Bedtime Stories (1994)
- Evita (soundtrack, 1996)
- Ray of Light (1998)
- Music (2000)
- American Life (2003)
- Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005)
- Hard Candy (2008)
- MDNA (2012)
- Rebel Heart (2015)
- Madame X (2019)
These releases trace recurring reinvention: early synth-pop and dance-pop; late-1980s personal and provocative songwriting; 1990s explorations of R&B, trip-hop and electronic textures; and later returns to club-oriented, global and experimental sounds.
Compilations, remixes and soundtrack work
Official compilations and remix albums collect hits and club versions for different eras. Notable collections include greatest-hits packages and entire albums devoted to remixes and dance edits. Soundtrack work and cast recordings—most prominently her performance on the Evita soundtrack—represent another strand of her recorded output.
Notable singles and formats
Madonna's singles catalogue features enduring pop classics such as "Like a Virgin," "Material Girl," "Papa Don't Preach," "Like a Prayer," "Vogue," "Frozen," "Music," "Hung Up," and collaborations including high-profile duets and guest appearances. Singles have been issued across formats—vinyl 7" and 12", cassette, CD single and digital releases—often accompanied by multiple remixes aimed at radio and club audiences.
Chart performance and cultural impact
Her recorded work produced numerous international chart-topping songs and has been widely influential in shaping popular music, music-video culture and remix practices. Beyond commercial performance, Madonna's approach to image, collaboration and continual reinvention has been a model for later pop artists and for the relationship between recorded material and live performance.
Collecting, research and legacy
Collectors and researchers study variations across international editions, single edits, promotional mixes and rare pressings. Box sets and authorized live albums provide curated access to B-sides, rarities and concert documentation. Taken together, Madonna's discography is notable for its breadth, adaptability and lasting influence on production, marketing and performance in popular music.
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Tours
| 1985 | The Virgin Tour | |
| Duration | 12 April 1985 - 11 June 1985 | |
| Course | USA and Canada | |
| Songlist | Dress You Up, Holiday, Into the Groove, Everybody, Angel, Gambler, Borderline, Lucky Star, Crazy for You, Over and Over, Burning Up, Like a Virgin / Billie Jean, Material Girl | |
| Formats | "The Virgin Tour Live": VHS, Laser Disc | |
| 1987 | Who's That Girl World Tour | |
| Duration | 14 June 1987 - 5 September 1987 | |
| Course | Japan, USA, Canada, England, Germany, Netherlands, France, Italy | |
| Songlist | Open Your Heart, Lucky Star, True Blue, Papa Don't Preach, White Heat, Causing A Commotion, The Look of Love, Medley: Dress You Up / Material Girl / Like A Virgin / Sugar Pie Honey Bunch, Where's the Party, Live to Tell, Into the Groove, La Isla Bonita, Who's That Girl, Holiday | |
| Formats | "Madonna - Ciao Italia": VHS, Laser Disc, DVD | |
| 1990 | Blonde Ambition World Tour | |
| Duration | 13 April 1990 - 5 August 1990 | |
| Course | Japan, USA, Canada, Sweden, France, Italy, Germany, England, Netherlands, Spain | |
| Songlist | Express Yourself, Open Your Heart, Causing A Commotion, Where's The Party, Like A Virgin, Like A Prayer, Live To Tell, Oh Father, Papa Don't Preach, Sooner or Later, Hanky Panky, Now I'm Following You, Material Girl, Cherish, Into the Groove, Vogue, Holiday, Family Affair / Keep it Together | |
| Formats | "Madonna - Blond Ambition Tour": Laser Disc | |
| 1993 | The Girlie Show (World Tour) | |
| Duration | 25 September 1993 - 19 December 1993 | |
| Course | England, France, Israel, Turkey, Canada, USA, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Australia, Japan | |
| Songlist | Erotica, Fever, Vogue, Just My Imagination / Rain, Express Yourself, Deeper and Deeper, Why's It So Hard, In This Life, Justify My love: The Beast Within, Like A Virgin, Bye Bye Baby, I'm Going Bananas, La Isla Bonita, Holiday, Justify My love, Everybody Is A Star / Everybody | |
| Formats | "Madonna - The Girlie Show - Live Down Under": DVD, VHS | |
| 2001 | Drowned World Tour | |
| Duration | 9 June 2001 - 14 September 2001 | |
| Course | Spain, Italy, Germany, France, England, USA | |
| Songlist | Drowned World, Impressive Instant, Candy Perfume Girl, Beautiful Stranger, Ray Of Light, Paradise (Not For Me), Frozen, Open Your Heart (Chord Intro), Nobody's Perfect, Mer Girl (Intro), Sky Fits Heaven, Mer Girl (Part II), What It Feels Like For A Girl (Intro), I Deserve It, Don't Tell Me, Human Nature, The Funny Song, Secret, Gone / You'll See, Don't Cry For Me Argentina (Intro), What It Feels Like For A Girl, La Isla Bonita, Holiday, Music | |
| Formats | "Madonna - Drowned World Tour 2001 - Live in Detroit": DVD, VHS | |
| 2004 | Re-Invention World Tour | |
| Duration | 24 May 2004 - 13 September 2004 | |
| Course | USA, Canada, England, Ireland, France, Netherlands, Portugal | |
| Songlist | Intro: The Beast Within, Vogue, Nobody Knows Me, Frozen, American Life, Express Yourself, Burning Up, Material Girl, Interlude: Hollywood, Hanky Panky, Deeper and Deeper, Die Another Day, Lament, Interlude: Bedtime Story, Nothing Fails, Don't Tell Me, Like A Prayer, Mother and Father (feat. Intervention), Imagine, Interlude: Bag Pipe Intro, Into the Groove, Papa Don't Preach, Crazy For You, Music, Holiday... | |
| Formats | Documentary: I'm Going To Tell You A Secret: DVD+CD | |
| 2006 | Confessions Tour | |
| Duration | 21 May 2006 - 21 September 2006 | |
| Course | USA, Canada, Great Britain, Italy, Germany, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Russia, Japan | |
| Songlist | Future Lovers - I Feel Love, Get Together, Like A Virgin, Jump, Confessions, Live To Tell, Forbidden Love, Isaac, Sorry, Like It Or Not, Sorry Interlude, I Love New York, Ray Of Light, Let It Will Be, Drowned World, Paradise (Not For Me), Music Inferno, Erotica, La Isla Bonita, Lucky Star, Hung Up | |
| Formats | Confessions Tour 2006 - Live From London: DVD+CD | |
| 2008 | Sticky & Sweet Tour | |
| Duration | 23 August 2008 - 26 November 2008 | |
| Course | Great Britain, France, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Austria, Montenegro, Greece, USA, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil; Chile | |
| Songlist | Sweet Machine/Candy Shop, Beat Goes On, Human Nature, Vogue, Interlude: Die Another Day, Into The Groove, Heartbeat, Borderline, She's Not Me, Music, Interlude: Rain/ Here Comes The Rain Again, Devil Wouldn't Recognize You, Spanish Lesson, Miles Away, La Isla Bonita/ La Pala Tute, Doli Doli, You Must Love Me, Interlude: Get Stupid, 4 Minutes, Like A Prayer, Ray Of Light, Hung Up, Give It 2 Me... | |
| Formats | Stick & Sweet Tour Live in Argentina: CD+DVD/Blu-Ray | |
| 2009 | Sticky & Sweet European Tour | |
| Duration | 4 July 2009 - 2 September 2009 | |
| Course | England, France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Norway, Russia, Lithuania, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Czech Republic, Poland, Germany, Hungary, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Israel | |
| Songlist | Sweet Machine/Candy Shop, Beat Goes On, Human Nature, Vogue, Interlude: Die Another Day, Into The Groove, Holiday/Celebration, Dress You Up, She's Not Me, Music, Interlude: Rain/ Here Comes The Rain Again, Devil Wouldn't Recognize You, Spanish Lesson, Miles Away, La Isla Bonita/ La Pala Tute, Doli Doli, You Must Love Me, Interlude: Get Stupid, 4 Minutes, Like A Prayer, Frozen, Ray of Light, Give It 2 Me... | |
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| 2012 | MDNA Tour | |
| Duration | 31 May 2012 - 22 December 2012 | |
| Course | Israel, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, Belgium, France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Austria, Poland, Ukraine, Russia, Finland, Norway, Switzerland, USA, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Chile. | |
| Songlist | Girl Gone Wild, Revolver, Gang Bang, Papa Don't Preach, Hung Up, I Don't Give A (feat. Nicki Minaj), Best Friend / Heartbeat (Interlude), Express Yourself / Born This Way, Give Me All Your Luvin' (feat. Nicki Minaj & M.I.A..), Turn Up The Radio, Open Your Heart, Masterpiece, Justify My Love (Interlude), Vogue, Candy Shop / Erotica, Human Nature, Like A Virgin, Nobody Knows Me (Interlude), I'm Addicted, I'm A Sinner / Cyber-Raga, Like A Prayer, Celebration | |
| Formats | MDNA World Tour: DVD/Blu-Ray, CD | |
| 2015 | Rebel Heart Tour | |
| Duration | 9 September 2015 - 27 March 2016 | |
| Course | Canada, United States, Germany, Czech Republic, Sweden, Denmark, Italy, Spain, Belgium, United Kingdom, Netherlands, France, Switzerland, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Thailand, Japan, China, Philippines, Singapore, New Zealand, Australia. | |
| Songlist | Revolution Intro, Iconic, Bitch I'm Madonna, Burning Up, Holy Water / Vogue, Devil Pray, Messiah, Body Shop, True Blue, Deeper and Deeper, HeartBreakCity / Love Don't Live Here Anymore, Like a Virgin, S.E.X. / Justify My Love, Living for Love, La Isla Bonita, Dress You Up / Into the Groove / Everybody / Lucky Star (Medley), Who's That Girl, Rebel Heart, Illuminati, Music / Candy Shop, Material Girl, La Vie en rose, Unapologetic Bitch, Holiday | |
| Formats | Rebel Heart Tour: DVD/Blu-Ray, CD |
More concerts
Performances with more than two songs:
| 1985 | |
| Date | July 13, 1985 |
| Location | Philadelphia, USA |
| Songlist | Holiday, Into The Groove, Love Makes The World Go Round, Revolution (With Thompson Twins) |
| Formats | DVD: Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today |
| 1998 | Live at Roxy Club (promotion for the album Ray of Light) |
| Date | February 5, 1998 |
| Location | New York, USA |
| Songlist | Sky Fits Heaven, Shanti Ashtangi, Ray of Light |
| Formats | DVD: Not planned. |
| 2000 | Live at Roseland Ballroom (Promotion for the album Music) |
| Date | November 5, 2000 |
| Location | New York, USA |
| Songlist | Impressive Instant, Runaway Lover, Don't Tell Me, What It Feels Like For A Girl, Music |
| Formats | DVD: Not planned. |
| 2000 | Live at Brixton Academy (Promotion for the album Music) |
| Date | 28 November 2000 |
| Location | London, England |
| Songlist | Impressive Instant, Runaway Lover, Don't Tell Me, What It Feels Like For A Girl, Holiday, Music |
| Formats | DVD: Not planned. |
| 2003 | Live at Tower Records (promotion for the album American Life) |
| Date | 23 April 2003 |
| Location | New York, USA |
| Songlist | American Life, Hollywood, Mother and Father, X-Static Process, Nothing Fails, Like a Prayer |
| Formats | DVD: Not planned. |
| 2003 | Live at HMV (promotion for the album American Life) |
| Date | 9 May 2003 |
| Location | London, England |
| Songlist | American Life, Hollywood, Nothing Fails, X-Static Process, Mother and Father, Like a Virgin, Don't Tell Me |
| Formats | DVD: Not planned. |
| 2005 | |
| Date | 2 July 2005 |
| Location | London, England |
| Songlist | Like a Prayer, Ray of Light, Music |
| Formats | DVD: Live 8 - One Day One Concert One World |
| 2005 | Live at KoKo Club (promotion for the album Confessions on a Dance Floor) |
| Date | 15 November 2005 |
| Location | London, England |
| Songlist | Hung Up, Get Together, I Love New York, Let It Will Be, Everybody |
| Formats | DVD: Not planned. |
| 2005 | Live at G-A-Y (promotion for the album Confessions on a Dance Floor) |
| Date | 19 November 2005 |
| Location | London, England |
| Songlist | Hung Up, Get Together, Let It Will Be, I Love New York, Everybody/Jump |
| Formats | DVD: Not planned. |
| 2005 | Live at Studio Coast (promotion for the album Confessions on a Dance Floor) |
| Date | December 7, 2005 |
| Location | Tokyo, Japan |
| Songlist | Hung Up, Get Together, I Love New York, Let It Will Be, Everybody |
| Formats | DVD: Not planned. |
| 2006 | |
| Date | April 30, 2006 |
| Location | Indian, USA |
| Songlist | Hung Up, Get Together, I Love New York, Ray of Light, Let It Will Be, Everybody |
| Formats | DVD: Not planned. |
| 2007 | |
| Date | July 7, 2007 |
| Location | Wembley Stadium, London, England |
| Songlist | Hey You, Ray of Light, La Isla Bonita, Hung Up |
| Formats | 2DVD+CD: Live Earth - The Concerts for a Climate in Crisis |
| 2008 | Live at Roseland Ballroom (promotion for the album Hard Candy) |
| Date | April 30, 2008 |
| Location | New York, USA |
| Songlist | Candy Shop, Miles Away, 4 Minutes, Hung Up, Give It 2 Me, Music |
| Formats | DVD: Not planned |
| 2012 | Super Bowl Halftime Show (promotion for the album MDNA) |
| Date | February 5, 2012 |
| Location | Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, USA |
| Songlist | Vogue, Music (with LMFAO), Give Me All Your Luvin' (with Nicki Minaj & M.I.A.), Express Yourself/Open Your Heart (with Cee-Lo Green), Like A Prayer |
| Formats | DVD: Not planned |
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