Madonna Louise Ciccone was born on August 16, 1958, in Bay City, Michigan, USA, and is 67 years old. She is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer and businesswoman widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in popular music. Madonna began her professional music career in the late 1970s and rose to international fame after releasing her self-titled debut album in 1983. Her music has incorporated pop, dance, disco, electronic, rock, R&B and experimental influences throughout her career. Known for constantly reinventing her image and sound, she has remained a major cultural figure for more than four decades. Her catalog includes numerous landmark albums such as Like a Virgin, True Blue, Like a Prayer, Ray of Light, Confessions on a Dance Floor and Madame X.
Quick Facts
Full Name: Madonna Louise Ciccone
Date of Birth: August 16, 1958
Age: 67
Birthplace: Bay City, Michigan, USA
Nationality: American
Profession: Singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, businesswoman
Genres: Pop, dance, disco, electronic, rock, R&B
Active Since: 1978
Madonna Songs
Madonna has one of the largest and most influential song catalogs in popular music. Her official discography includes 14 studio albums, numerous soundtrack recordings, live albums, compilations, remixes, singles and collaborations. Her music evolved dramatically from the dance-pop of her early career to the mature songwriting of Like a Prayer, the electronic experimentation of Ray of Light, the disco-inspired Confessions on a Dance Floor, and the Latin and electronic influences of Madame X.
- Everybody
- Burning Up
- Physical Attraction
- Holiday
- Lucky Star
- Borderline
- I Know It
- Think of Me
- Material Girl
- Angel
- Like a Virgin
- Over and Over
- Love Don’t Live Here Anymore
- Dress You Up
- Shoo-Bee-Doo
- Pretender
- Stay
- Papa Don’t Preach
- Open Your Heart
- White Heat
- Live to Tell
- Where’s the Party
- True Blue
- La Isla Bonita
- Jimmy Jimmy
- Love Makes the World Go Round
- Who’s That Girl
- Causing a Commotion
- The Look of Love
- Like a Prayer
- Express Yourself
- Love Song
- Till Death Do Us Part
- Promise to Try
- Cherish
- Dear Jessie
- Oh Father
- Keep It Together
- Pray for Spanish Eyes
- Act of Contrition
- He’s a Man
- Sooner or Later
- Hanky Panky
- I’m Going Bananas
- Cry Baby
- Something to Remember
- Back in Business
- More
- Now I’m Following You
- What Can You Lose
- Vogue
- Justify My Love
- Rescue Me
- Erotica
- Fever
- Bye Bye Baby
- Deeper and Deeper
- Where Life Begins
- Bad Girl
- Waiting
- Thief of Hearts
- Words
- Rain
- Why’s It So Hard
- In This Life
- Did You Do It
- Secret Garden
- This Used to Be My Playground
- I’d Rather Be Your Lover
- Don’t Stop
- Inside of Me
- Human Nature
- Forbidden Love
- Love Tried to Welcome Me
- Sanctuary
- Bedtime Story
- Take a Bow
- Survival
- Secret
- I’ll Remember
- You’ll See
- One More Chance
- I Want You
- You Must Love Me
- Don’t Cry for Me Argentina
- Another Suitcase in Another Hall
- Buenos Aires
- Drowned World/Substitute for Love
- Swim
- Ray of Light
- Candy Perfume Girl
- Skin
- Nothing Really Matters
- Sky Fits Heaven
- Shanti/Ashtangi
- Frozen
- The Power of Good-Bye
- To Have and Not to Hold
- Little Star
- Mer Girl
- Beautiful Stranger
- Music
- Impressive Instant
- Runaway Lover
- I Deserve It
- Amazing
- Nobody’s Perfect
- Don’t Tell Me
- What It Feels Like for a Girl
- Paradise (Not for Me)
- Gone
- American Pie
- American Life
- Hollywood
- I’m So Stupid
- Love Profusion
- Nobody Knows Me
- Nothing Fails
- Intervention
- X-Static Process
- Mother and Father
- Die Another Day
- Easy Ride
- Hung Up
- Get Together
- Sorry
- Future Lovers
- I Love New York
- Let It Will Be
- Jump
- How High
- Isaac
- Push
- Like It or Not
- Candy Shop
- 4 Minutes
- Give It 2 Me
- Heartbeat
- Miles Away
- She’s Not Me
- Incredible
- Beat Goes On
- Voices
- Spanish Lesson
- Devil Wouldn’t Recognize You
- Dance 2night
- Together
- Celebration
- Revolver
- Masterpiece
- Girl Gone Wild
- Gang Bang
- I’m Addicted
- Turn Up the Radio
- Give Me All Your Luvin’
- Some Girls
- Superstar
- I Don’t Give A
- I’m a Sinner
- Love Spent
- Falling Free
- Beautiful Killer
- I Fucked Up
- B-Day Song
- Best Friend
- Living for Love
- Devil Pray
- Ghosttown
- Unapologetic Bitch
- Illuminati
- Bitch I’m Madonna
- Hold Tight
- Joan of Arc
- Iconic
- HeartBreakCity
- Body Shop
- Holy Water
- Inside Out
- Wash All Over Me
- Best Night
- Veni Vidi Vici
- S.E.X.
- Messiah
- Rebel Heart
- Beautiful Scars
- Borrowed Time
- Addicted
- Graffiti Heart
- Auto-Tune Baby
- Medellín
- Dark Ballet
- God Control
- Future
- Batuka
- Killers Who Are Partying
- Crave
- Crazy
- Come Alive
- Extreme Occident
- Faz Gostoso
- Bitch I’m Loca
- I Don’t Search I Find
- Looking for Mercy
- I Rise
- Funana
- Back That Up to the Beat
- Ciao Bella
- Gone Gone Gone
- I Feel So Free
- Good for the Soul
- One Step Away
- Bring Your Love
- Danceteria
- Read My Lips
- Everything
- Love Sensation
- Love Without Words
- Bizarre
- School
- Fragile
- My Sins Are My Savior
- Betrayal
- The Test
- L.E.S. Girl
Madonna Albums and Songs
Madonna (1983)
Madonna’s self-titled debut arrived in 1983 on Sire Records and introduced her dance-pop and post-disco sound to the world. Built around club-ready singles like “Holiday” and “Lucky Star,” it launched her career and set the template for the dance-pop movement of the decade.
Complete Tracklist:
- Lucky Star
- Borderline
- Burning Up
- I Know It
- Holiday
- Think of Me
- Physical Attraction
- Everybody
Like a Virgin (1984)
Madonna’s second studio album, produced largely by Nile Rodgers, turned her into a household name. Anchored by the chart-topping title track and “Material Girl,” it blended synth-pop polish with girl-group influences.
Complete Tracklist:
- Material Girl
- Angel
- Like a Virgin
- Over and Over
- Love Don’t Live Here Anymore
- Dress You Up
- Shoo-Bee-Doo
- Pretender
- Stay
True Blue (1986)
Released in 1986, True Blue found Madonna taking greater control as a songwriter and producer, tackling more personal and socially conscious themes such as teen pregnancy on “Papa Don’t Preach.” It became one of the best-selling albums of the decade.
Complete Tracklist:
- Papa Don’t Preach
- Open Your Heart
- White Heat
- Live to Tell
- Where’s the Party
- True Blue
- La Isla Bonita
- Jimmy Jimmy
- Love Makes the World Go Round
Like a Prayer (1989)
Widely regarded as one of Madonna’s finest artistic statements, Like a Prayer (1989) fused gospel choirs, funk, and rock with deeply personal lyrics about religion, family, and love, marking her transition into a more mature era.
Complete Tracklist:
- Like a Prayer
- Express Yourself
- Love Song
- Till Death Do Us Part
- Promise to Try
- Cherish
- Dear Jessie
- Oh Father
- Keep It Together
- Pray for Spanish Eyes
- Act of Contrition
I’m Breathless: Music from and Inspired by Dick Tracy (1990)
I’m Breathless is a soundtrack album tied to the 1990 film Dick Tracy, in which Madonna starred. Featuring 1930s-style jazz and torch songs alongside contemporary production from Stephen Sondheim and Patrick Leonard, it closed with the era-defining single “Vogue.”
Complete Tracklist:
- He’s a Man
- Sooner or Later
- Hanky Panky
- I’m Going Bananas
- Cry Baby
- Something to Remember
- Back in Business
- More
- Now I’m Following You (Part I)
- Now I’m Following You (Part II)
- What Can You Lose
- Vogue
Erotica (1992)
Erotica (1992) paired Madonna’s most provocative persona to date with a moody, house-influenced sound. Released alongside her Sex book, the album explored desire, power, and intimacy with a starker, more adult production style.
Complete Tracklist:
- Erotica
- Fever
- Bye Bye Baby
- Deeper and Deeper
- Where Life Begins
- Bad Girl
- Waiting
- Thief of Hearts
- Words
- Rain
- Why’s It So Hard
- In This Life
- Did You Do It
- Secret Garden
Bedtime Stories (1994)
Bedtime Stories (1994) softened Madonna’s sound after the controversy of Erotica, embracing lush R&B and new jack swing production with collaborators like Babyface and Dallas Austin. It produced the enduring hit “Take a Bow.”
Complete Tracklist:
- Survival
- Secret
- I’d Rather Be Your Lover
- Don’t Stop
- Inside of Me
- Human Nature
- Forbidden Love
- Love Tried to Welcome Me
- Sanctuary
- Bedtime Story
- Take a Bow
Evita (1996)
Evita is the soundtrack to the 1996 film in which Madonna starred as Eva Perón, featuring music and lyrics by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. Her performance earned a Golden Globe, and the new song “You Must Love Me” won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Selected Madonna Vocal Tracks:
- You Must Love Me
- Don’t Cry for Me Argentina
- Another Suitcase in Another Hall
- Buenos Aires
Ray of Light (1998)
A landmark reinvention, Ray of Light (1998) saw Madonna embrace electronica and trip-hop textures alongside producer William Orbit, informed by motherhood and her growing interest in spirituality. It is widely considered one of her greatest artistic achievements.
Complete Tracklist:
- Drowned World/Substitute for Love
- Swim
- Ray of Light
- Candy Perfume Girl
- Skin
- Nothing Really Matters
- Sky Fits Heaven
- Shanti/Ashtangi
- Frozen
- The Power of Good-Bye
- To Have and Not to Hold
- Little Star
- Mer Girl
Music (2000)
Music (2000) paired Madonna with producer Mirwais Ahmadzaï for a sound that fused folktronica, electroclash, and dance-pop, becoming her first US number-one album in over a decade thanks to the title single.
Complete Tracklist:
- Music
- Impressive Instant
- Runaway Lover
- I Deserve It
- Amazing
- Nobody’s Perfect
- Don’t Tell Me
- What It Feels Like for a Girl
- Paradise (Not for Me)
- Gone
American Life (2003)
American Life (2003) found Madonna turning a critical eye toward fame, materialism, and American culture, blending acoustic guitar with electronic production. It also included “Die Another Day,” written for the James Bond film of the same name.
Complete Tracklist:
- American Life
- Hollywood
- I’m So Stupid
- Love Profusion
- Nobody Knows Me
- Nothing Fails
- Intervention
- X-Static Process
- Mother and Father
- Die Another Day
- Easy Ride
Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005)
A full-throttle return to the dance floor, Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005) was mixed as a continuous DJ set with producer Stuart Price, sampling ABBA on the global smash “Hung Up” and topping the charts in more than 40 countries.
Complete Tracklist:
- Hung Up
- Get Together
- Sorry
- Future Lovers
- I Love New York
- Let It Will Be
- Forbidden Love
- Jump
- How High
- Isaac
- Push
- Like It or Not
Hard Candy (2008)
Hard Candy (2008) pushed Madonna toward contemporary R&B and hip-hop, enlisting producers Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, and Pharrell Williams. It closed out her long tenure with Warner Bros. Records.
Complete Tracklist:
- Candy Shop
- 4 Minutes
- Give It 2 Me
- Heartbeat
- Miles Away
- She’s Not Me
- Incredible
- Beat Goes On
- Voices
- Spanish Lesson
- Devil Wouldn’t Recognize You
- Dance 2night
- Together
MDNA (2012)
MDNA (2012), Madonna’s first album for Interscope Records, mixed EDM-influenced production from Martin Solveig and William Orbit with candid lyrics about her divorce from Guy Ritchie.
Complete Standard Tracklist:
- Girl Gone Wild
- Gang Bang
- I’m Addicted
- Turn Up the Radio
- Give Me All Your Luvin’
- Some Girls
- Superstar
- I Don’t Give A
- I’m a Sinner
- Love Spent
- Masterpiece
- Falling Free
Deluxe Edition Additional Tracks:
- Beautiful Killer
- I Fucked Up
- B-Day Song
- Best Friend
Rebel Heart (2015)
Rebel Heart (2015) is one of Madonna’s most personal albums, addressing her childhood, family, and career across a blend of pop, EDM, and trap-influenced production with collaborators including Diplo and Avicii.
Complete Standard Tracklist:
- Living for Love
- Devil Pray
- Ghosttown
- Unapologetic Bitch
- Illuminati
- Bitch I’m Madonna
- Hold Tight
- Joan of Arc
- Iconic
- HeartBreakCity
- Body Shop
- Holy Water
- Inside Out
- Wash All Over Me
Deluxe Edition Additional Tracks:
- Best Night
- Veni Vidi Vici
- S.E.X.
- Messiah
- Rebel Heart
Super Deluxe Edition Additional Tracks:
- Beautiful Scars
- Borrowed Time
- Addicted
- Graffiti Heart
- Auto-Tune Baby
Madame X (2019)
Recorded largely in Lisbon, Madame X (2019) is one of Madonna’s most eclectic records, weaving Portuguese fado, Latin rhythms, and political commentary into a globally minded electronic-pop sound.
Complete Standard Tracklist:
- Medellín
- Dark Ballet
- God Control
- Future
- Batuka
- Killers Who Are Partying
- Crave
- Crazy
- Come Alive
- Faz Gostoso
- Bitch I’m Loca
- I Don’t Search I Find
- I Rise
Deluxe Edition Additional Tracks:
- Extreme Occident
- Looking for Mercy
Deluxe Edition Bonus Disc:
- Funana
- Back That Up to the Beat
- Ciao Bella
Veronica Electronica (2025)
Veronica Electronica is a remix collection shelved during the Ray of Light era and finally released in 2025. It gathers rare club mixes of Ray of Light tracks alongside “Gone Gone Gone,” a previously unreleased 1997 demo that stands as the project’s one new song.
Complete Tracklist:
- Drowned World/Substitute for Love (remix)
- Ray of Light (remix)
- Skin (remix)
- Nothing Really Matters (remix)
- Sky Fits Heaven (remix)
- Frozen (remix)
- The Power of Good-Bye (remix)
- Gone Gone Gone
Confessions II (2026)
Confessions II is Madonna’s fifteenth studio album, released July 3, 2026, as a sequel to Confessions on a Dance Floor. She reunited with producer Stuart Price for a house and electronic-pop record led by the Sabrina Carpenter collaboration “Bring Your Love.”
Complete Standard Tracklist:
- I Feel So Free
- Good for the Soul
- One Step Away
- Bring Your Love
- Danceteria
- Read My Lips
- Everything
- Love Without Words
- Bizarre
- School
- Fragile
- My Sins Are My Savior
Expanded Edition Additional Tracks:
- Love Sensation
- Betrayal
- The Test
- L.E.S. Girl
Official Standalone Singles or Songs Not Included on the Main Studio Albums
Early Standalone Releases
Several early Madonna songs were released as soundtrack contributions or compilation exclusives outside her main studio albums.
- Who’s That Girl (1987, from the Who’s That Girl soundtrack)
- Causing a Commotion (1987, from the Who’s That Girl soundtrack)
- The Look of Love (1987, from the Who’s That Girl soundtrack)
- Justify My Love (1990, from The Immaculate Collection)
- Rescue Me (1990, from The Immaculate Collection)
- You’ll See (1995, from Something to Remember)
- One More Chance (1995, from Something to Remember)
- I Want You (1995, from Something to Remember)
Soundtrack and Film Songs
- This Used to Be My Playground (1992, from A League of Their Own)
- I’ll Remember (1994, from With Honors)
- Beautiful Stranger (1999, from Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me)
- American Pie (2000, from The Next Best Thing)
- Masterpiece (2011, from W.E.; later included on the MDNA deluxe edition)
Compilation-Exclusive and Other Official Releases
- Celebration (2009, from the Celebration compilation)
- Revolver (2009, from the Celebration compilation)
Live Albums and Official Live Projects
Madonna has released several official live albums and concert films documenting her major tours. Each contains live renditions of songs already listed in her studio catalog above, so these are not counted again as new original songs.
I’m Going to Tell You a Secret (2006)
A concert film and live album capturing Madonna’s Re-Invention World Tour of 2004, blending career-spanning hits with documentary footage exploring her spirituality and family life at the time.
The Confessions Tour (2007)
Recorded in London during the 2006 Confessions Tour, this live album showcases the elaborate, disco-themed staging built around the Confessions on a Dance Floor era.
Sticky & Sweet Tour (2010)
Documenting the highest-grossing tour by a solo artist at the time, this 2010 release captures Madonna performing songs from Hard Candy alongside a career-spanning setlist in Buenos Aires.
MDNA World Tour (2013)
This 2013 live album and video release captures the MDNA World Tour, mixing material from MDNA with older classics reworked for the arena stage.
Rebel Heart Tour (2017)
Filmed in Sydney, this 2017 release documents the Rebel Heart Tour, which supported Madonna’s thirteenth studio album with an elaborate, theatrical production.
Madame X: Music from the Theater Xperience (2021)
Recorded during Madonna’s intimate 2019–2020 theater residency, this live album presents stripped-back arrangements of songs from Madame X alongside reworked older material, released in 2021.
Final Wrap-Up
From the dance floors of early-1980s New York to the electronic reinventions of Ray of Light and the globally minded sounds of Madame X, Madonna’s career has been defined by constant artistic evolution. Across fifteen studio albums, soundtrack work, and dozens of standalone singles and collaborations, she has moved through disco, new wave, gospel-tinged pop, electronica, dance-pop, and beyond, shaping the sound of popular music while consistently challenging expectations. With Confessions II continuing that pattern of reinvention in 2026, her catalog remains one of the most influential and wide-ranging in pop history.
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