Caffé
Latté
celebrates…
THE 100 MOST ESSENTIAL
SONGS BY
MADONNA
Madonna turned 60 in 2018. She has
a new album scheduled in the new year. Caffé Latté counts down the 100 songs by
one of music’s most successful female artists.
50
GIVE IT 2 ME
Album: Hard Candy
/ 2008
Issued as the second single off 'Hard Candy', "Give It 2 Me" is another co-write for Madonna and Pharrell Williams. The disc reached #7 in Britain.
49
BURNING UP
Album: Madonna
/ 1983
Penned by Madonna, "Burning Up" was her first single to crack any country's pop charts; in this case, Australia's Top 40 where it climbed to #13.
48
NOTHING REALLY MATTERS
Album: Ray Of Light
/ 1998
Inspired by her daughter Lourdes, Madonna co-wrote "Nothing Really Matters" with Patrick Leonard. The single made the UK Top 10.
47
DON'T CRY FOR ME, ARGENTINA
Album: Evita
/ 1996
As part of her portrayal of Eva Peron in the film "Evita", Madonna got to perform the musical's show-stopper "Don't Cry For Me, Argentina". Her version reached #8 and #3 in America and the UK respectively as well as topping the European charts.
46
TILL DEATH DO US PART
Album: Like A Prayer
/ 1989
"Till Death Do Us Part" deals with Madonna's first marriage to actor Sean Penn.
45
ONE MORE CHANCE
Album: Something To Remember
/ 1995
The heartfelt ballad "One More Chance" was one of the new songs included on her compilation album 'Something To Remember'. Madonna co-wrote and co-produced the track with David Foster.
44
FROZEN
Album: Ray Of Light
/ 1998
"Frozen" was co-written by Madonna and Patrick Leonard. They co-produced the track with William Orbit. Issued as a single in 1998, it reached #1 in the UK and peaked at #2 in America, Europe and Canada.
43
HUMAN NATURE
Album: Bedtime Stories
/ 1994
Around the time of this single, Madonna had attracted a great deal of controversy over her 'Sex' coffee table book and the previous album 'Erotica'. "Human Nature" cracked the UK Top 10.
42
SOONER OR LATER
Album: I'm Breathless
/ 1990
Theatre titan Stephen Sondheim wrote "Sooner Or Later" which Madonna recorded for the 'Dick Tracy' soundtrack. The singer co-produced the track with Bill Bottrell (who had co-written & produced Michael Jackson's "Black Or White").
41
RAIN
Album: Erotica
/ 1992
A Top 10 hit in Britain, Canada and Australia, "Rain" was the fruit of a songwriting and production collaboration with Shep Pettibone.
Check
out the special Madonna playlist on spotify with new songs added for each
update of this countdown.
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