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Love this! Both albums make up my top two M albums and both are two of my fave albums of all time!
Erotica vs. Survival 
Fever vs. Secret
Bye Bye Baby vs. I'd Rather Be Your Lover
Deeper and Deeper vs. Don't Stop
Where Life Begins vs. Inside of Me
Bad Girl vs. Human Nature
Waiting vs. Forbidden Love
Thief of Hearts vs. Love Tried to Welcome Me
Words vs. Sanctuary
Rain vs. Bedtime Story
Why's It So Hard vs. Take a Bow
In This Life vs. Freedom
Did You Do It? vs. Let Down Your Guard
Secret Garden vs. Your Honesty

My faves are Massive Attack, Maluma, Lenny Kravitz, Britney and Babyface.
I can remember 4 Minutes with Timberlake being really popular when it came out and it was considered to be a cool song. It's still played sometimes. So, points to 4 Minutes for that.
People don't always realize that sometimes it's actually good for Madonna to collaborate with the most popular artists of the time because it opens up her fanbase a bit and gives the general public something to notice. I think it's a good choice on her part.

I saw this and I was very happy to see two of my favorite female artists in the Top 5. Both Mariah and Madonna are very successful artists. I think it comes down to taste at the end of the day. If you don't like Mariah, then you'll disagree with her position. She does have more number ones + the record that she had with One Sweet Day and also the Artist of the Decade + Song of the Decade awards Billboard gave her.
I do agree that Madonna had a larger cultural impact and her songs are more known/memorable to the public, but I do think that Mariah deserves her credit, too.

My faves are Massive Attack, Maluma, Lenny Kravitz, Britney and Babyface.
I can remember 4 Minutes with Timberlake being really popular when it came out and it was considered to be a cool song. It's still played sometimes. So, points to 4 Minutes for that.
People don't always realize that sometimes it's actually good for Madonna to collaborate with the most popular artists of the time because it opens up her fanbase a bit and gives the general public something to notice. I think it's a good choice on her part.

Wonderful thread!
I used to think that Like A Virgin was overplayed, but recently, I have grown to love it! LAV, Material Girl, Love Don't Live Here Anymore and Dress You Up are my favorites.
This era definitely helped catapult Madonna into her icon status.

Great question! Madonna is the queen of music videos.
I'd say Like A Prayer, Bad Girl, Secret, Human Nature and Crave to get an all-around feel of her art and the themes she uses.
I actually had a friend of mine watch the Bad Girl music video once (they happened to be quite unfamiliar with M's work) and they absolutely loved it! A great first introduction, in my opinion.

Great question! Madonna is the queen of music videos.
I'd say Like A Prayer, Bad Girl, Secret, Human Nature and Crave to get an all-around feel of her art and the themes she uses.
I actually had a friend of mine watch the Bad Girl music video once (they happened to be quite unfamiliar with M's work) and they absolutely loved it! A great first introduction, in my opinion.

Loves: Bedtime Stories, Ray of Light, Erotica, COADF
Not-So-Great: MDNA, Music (I like the albums, but they could have used better titles)

Wonderful thread!
I used to think that Like A Virgin was overplayed, but recently, I have grown to love it! LAV, Material Girl, Love Don't Live Here Anymore and Dress You Up are my favorites.
This era definitely helped catapult Madonna into her icon status.

That's awesome. It's cool to know someone shares my experience.

Great question! Madonna is the queen of music videos.
I'd say Like A Prayer, Bad Girl, Secret, Human Nature and Crave to get an all-around feel of her art and the themes she uses.
I actually had a friend of mine watch the Bad Girl music video once (they happened to be quite unfamiliar with M's work) and they absolutely loved it! A great first introduction, in my opinion.

Love her reaction. Crazy to hear someone listen to such iconic songs for the first time!

Playing off of @RUADJAI's  recent "Five Songs" topic, what FIVE Madonna Single Videos would you advise a person to watch who has never heard of Madonna before? Again, you are introducing Madonna to someone who has never heard of her and you only get 5 single videos; what would they be?
My suggestions would be the videos for: Ghosttown, Girl Gone Wild, Don't Tell Me, Die Another Day, and La Isla Bonita! I think this would cover everything from her dancing, her cinematic and story telling talents, her theatricalness, and her love for Latin.

Debut
Best: Burning Up
Worst: I Know It
Like A Virgin
Best: Love Don't Live Here Anymore
Worst: Shoo-Bee-Doo
True Blue
Best: La Isla Bonita/Live To Tell
Worst: Jimmy Jimmy
Like A Prayer
Best: Like A Prayer
Worst: Dear Jessie
Erotica
Best: Bad Girl
Worst: Did You Do It?
Bedtime Stories
Best: Secret
Worst: Don't Stop
Ray of Light
Best: Frozen
Worst: The Power of Good-Bye
Music
Best: Gone
Worst: Amazing
American Life
Best: Nothing Fails
Worst: I'm So Stupid
Confessions on a Dance Floor
Best: Sorry
Worst: I Love New York
Hard Candy
Best: Miles Away
Worst: Dance 2Night
MDNA
Best: Gang Bang
Worst: Turn Up the Radio
Rebel Heart
Best: Wash All Over Me
Worst: Body Shop
Madame X
Best: God Control
Worst: Killers Who Are Partying
 

I love this question!
Take A Bow, Like A Prayer, Justify My Love, Ray of Light and Hung Up.

I think that M would do well in a Tennessee Williams play.

Yes, all of the above! This is also one of my faves.

I think it's better now

Somebody, have this in HQ? 

She was so beautiful during this time.

Yes! It should be talked about more. I love the very RnB/90's feel of it. I think that a lot more people would like it if they actually heard about it and took the time to listen. It's amazing!

VH1 Fashion Awards 1998 in Olivier Theyskens
 

Beautiful Guys! And how can we forget this too?
 

Yes! It should be talked about more. I love the very RnB/90's feel of it. I think that a lot more people would like it if they actually heard about it and took the time to listen. It's amazing!

Yes! It should be talked about more. I love the very RnB/90's feel of it. I think that a lot more people would like it if they actually heard about it and took the time to listen. It's amazing!