Every Madonna Album cover ranked by Billboard

[maddy1111 1,605]

 

https://www.billboard.com/photos/madonna-album-covers-ranked-1235642607/1-hard-candy-madonna-cover-2008-billboard-1240/

[Voguerista 11,858]

Thanks for posting. My favorite cover is the "Ray Of Light" album!

[WokeUpInMedellin 1,573]

I loved reading their thought into each album cover! I was shocked by the top 3 though, I don't think I'd put any of them in my top 3 photographs gracing the cover of her albums.

[LivingfForVogue 2]

Where is I'm Breathless? And why is this album still defined as a soundtrack?

[A. A. Aardvark 4,847]

who plays the cover ?

[androiduser 2,473]

cue "my favorite is not #1, Billboard hates Madonna" posts

[maddy1111 1,605]

1 hour ago, LivingfForVogue said:

Where is I'm Breathless? And why is this album still defined as a soundtrack?

No, not this discussion again, please 

[maddy1111 1,605]

1 hour ago, WokeUpInMedellin said:

I loved reading their thought into each album cover! I was shocked by the top 3 though, I don't think I'd put any of them in my top 3 photographs gracing the cover of her albums.

My album cover chart would be completely different, too. But I agree with Hard Candy being at the very bottom of the list, at least. There is some justice in this world! 

[A. A. Aardvark 4,847]

27 minutes ago, maddy1111 said:

No, not this discussion again, please 

some things get called soundtrack albums
like its an insult or something

 

[DonaYEme70 268]

Hi,

My favourite album cover is Bedtime Stories and my favourite single cover: Cherish

LUV

[Gonzus 1,668]

1 hour ago, LivingfForVogue said:

Where is I'm Breathless? And why is this album still defined as a soundtrack?

I totally agree. Even though I deemed it a bore when it first came out, in retrospect I think it was the last time she sounded fun and natural. From then on she lost that quality in her voice.

[Gonzus 1,668]

I don't think "Madonna" should make number 1. It should be True blue, followed by Like a virgin, and Erotica respectively. I've always hated Like a prayer's, it's hideous IMO

[Redha DBL 7,373]

20 minutes ago, Gonzus said:

I don't think "Madonna" should make number 1. It should be True blue, followed by Like a virgin, and Erotica respectively. I've always hated Like a prayer's, it's hideous IMO

Same number 1 and 2 than you for me 🙂

[WokeUpInMedellin 1,573]

1 hour ago, maddy1111 said:

My album cover chart would be completely different, too. But I agree with Hard Candy being at the very bottom of the list, at least. There is some justice in this world! 

Yeah I'd agree with that too LOL. Let's just photoshop her onto a fucking peppermint candy lmfao

[Donna 16,560]

I'd definitely ranked Bedtime Stories much higher.  My 1st place pick would be the True Blue cover.  So iconic.  Her first album should be among the top 5 for sure, but Like A Virgin while I like, i'd put behind covers like Rebel Heart and Bedtime Stories.

[I am madonna 70]

well Their opinion is wrong.

True Blue album cover should be No1. 

Period.

[Starchild 3,081]

Who cares what some guy at Billboard thinks?

[A. A. Aardvark 4,847]

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/570105215/star-wars-princess-leia-madonna  

[EgoRod 5,462]

Dissing Hard Candy for looking like a blotched photshop job and putting CODF on the top. along the best, better designed and more photographic cover.

That cover is whack. looks like a parody

[maddy1111 1,605]

1 hour ago, EgoRod said:

Dissing Hard Candy for looking like a blotched photshop job and putting CODF on the top. along the best, better designed and more photographic cover.

That cover is whack. looks like a parody

The secret word is aesthetic.. In Hard Candy, there is none. Even a photo of 'boxing M-Dolla' doesn't really fit with pink candy theme. While COADF is absolutely consistent in terms of topic, colors etc. 

[EgoRod 5,462]

33 minutes ago, maddy1111 said:

The secret word is aesthetic.. In Hard Candy, there is none. Even a photo of 'boxing M-Dolla' doesn't really fit with pink candy theme. While COADF is absolutely consistent in terms of topic, colors etc. 

I disagree , while Hard Candy the concept is as corny as a dad joke. With CODF the whole concept is dated and so 2000 amateur graphic designer job. I remember discussing it in the forum before and went down investigating and is the same guy that did I believe rebel Heart and MDNA design.

Bedtime stories is far more interesting and better put together.

The typefonts are an interesting choice, using a modern style font,  with an attempt of neon effect (just go into layer styles and add glow) matching with a cursive handwritten. Adding a 3D element of a globe that suppose to look like a disco ball. But is not a disco ball is a globe. None of the typefonts represent 70s or disco.

Background: an overlay gradient with pattern of circles that suppose to represent the disco ball reflecting, but they don't. They look like  a weird circle pattern from the 50s

Madonna cutout like a paper-doll and buttered up with a soft filter removing any shadows or lines and adding color over layers that make her hair and skin look like the coloured photos from the 20s. She even has a shadow over , from the title, because nothing cast more shadow than a neon light (?)

It's a mess from a visual graphic point of view. The photoshoot with Klein has lots of great photos and they used the lights and reflection so good.  Just to get them all wiped out and do that cover.

One of the photos with some profesional editing, keeping the disco lights contrast  and add some simple but retro typeface. Like from Studio 54. And you have a great, classy effective cover.

[LivingfForVogue 2]

16 hours ago, maddy1111 said:

No, not this discussion again, please 

This is so Karen... 

[Pootz333 2,695]

The Hard Candy cover is what the music videos should have looked like. So bad it's good imo.

Bedtime Stories cover will always be the upside down pic for me. The right side up looks weird.

I'll never forget seeing the ROL cover bills wheat pasted all over NYC when it was being rolled out. She looked like a magical goddess. What a time.

[Debord 420]

That standard Madame X cover is ruined by the way 'Madonna' is slapped haphazardly over it in a manner and font that makes it look like someone did it on their mobile. They should just have had the image without her name.

[DiegoLCL 5,095]

True Blue all the way. And without text preferably.