Wikipedia:WikiProject Madonna/Critic lists (songs)

An incomplete guide of Madonna's songs at critic lists and rankings (all-time/century/decade/year etc)

Note: Please check WP:RSP or Albums sources if sources still meets for an inclusion. All of publications have Wikipedia's articles.

Everybody

• The Guardian (Simon Rogers (journalist)): 1,000 songs to hear before you die (listed, via PDF)

Holiday

• B01 IHeart: The Top 500 Songs of the 1980s (#31)
• B01 IHeart: Top 100 Countdown (#619)
• Dave Marsh: 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made
• KIIS-FM: "Fever 300": the top 300 Dance songs of all time (#73)
• The Guardian (readers): The 1980s: five playlists to define the decade (listed)
• The Guardian (Simon Rogers (journalist)): 1,000 songs to hear before you die (listed, via PDF)
• WHTT-FM: Top 200 of the ’80s Countdown (#172)
• (book) Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era (pag 146)

Others:

• Capital FM Hall of Fame: #439

Borderline

• Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List (#128)
• B01 IHeart: The Top 500 Songs of the 1980s (#41)
• B01 IHeart: Top 100 Countdown (#542)
• Dave Marsh: 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made
• Max Australia: Top 1000 Greatest Songs of All-Time (#744)
• Pitchfork: The 200 Best Songs of the 1980s (#106)
• Rolling Stone: 100 Best Singles of 1984: Pop’s Greatest Year (#2)
• Time Magazine: All-Time Songs (listed)
• WHTT-FM: Top 200 of the ’80s Countdown (#123)

Others: Flashback: Top 30 Hits This Week 30 Years Ago (Metro Weekly)

• (book) Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era (pag 38)

Burning Up

• KIIS-FM: "Fever 300": the top 300 Dance songs of all time (#253)

Lucky Star

• B01 IHeart: The Top 500 Songs of the 1980s (#180)
• B01 IHeart: Top 100 Countdown (#703)
• KIIS-FM: "Fever 300": the top 300 Dance songs of all time (#109)

Like a Virgin

• Amazon Music: Greatest 1980s Songs (#2)
• Billboard: 50 Most Popular Songs About Sex (#8)
• B01 IHeart: The Top 500 Songs of the 1980s (#127)
• Cleveland: Every No. 1 song of the 1980s ranked from worst to best (#58)
• Cosmopolitan: 61 Best Songs From the '80s That Are, Like, Totally Bitchin' (#37)
• Consequence: 100 Greatest Songs of All Time (#46)
• Elle: The 75 Best ‘80s Songs (listed)
• KIIS-FM: "Fever 300": the top 300 Dance songs of all time (#203)
• KSTP-FM (via Billboard): Kim Jeffries' list (#7)
• Max Australia: Top 1000 Greatest Songs of All-Time (#126)
• Marie Claire: 15 Songs That Defined the '80s (#9)
• MTV (Australia): Top 1000 Classic Hits (listed)f
• MTV/Rolling Stone: 100 pop songs since 1963 (#4)
• Observer-Reporter: 1985's Hit Parade #63 (Also 1984)
• VH1: VH1's 100 Greatest Songs (#100)
• WROR-FM: 80 Essential Hits from the ’80s – Countdown Order (#49)

Others:

• Capital FM Hall of Fame: #253

Material Girl

• B01 IHeart: The Top 500 Songs of the 1980s (#139)
• B01 IHeart: Top 100 Countdown (#953)
• Glamour: 51 Best 80s Songs That Stand the Test of Time (#20)
• Observer-Reporter: 1985's Hit Parade #14
• Max Australia: Top 1000 Greatest Songs of All-Time (#834)
• MTV (Australia): Top 1000 Classic Hits (listed)
• The Guardian (readers): The 1980s: five playlists to define the decade (listed)
• The Guardian (Simon Rogers (journalist)): 1,000 songs to hear before you die (listed, via PDF)
• WHTT-FM: Top 200 of the ’80s Countdown (#151)
• National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) / RIAA: Songs of the Century (#161 +)
• (book) Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era (pag 237)

Angel

• Observer-Reporter: 1985's Hit Parade #35
• (book) Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era (pag 11)

Dress You Up

• B01 IHeart: The Top 500 Songs of the 1980s (#193)
• Observer-Reporter: 1985's Hit Parade #82
• (book) Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era (pag 89)

Crazy for You

• B01 IHeart: The Top 500 Songs of the 1980s (#65)
• Billboard: The Top 65 Movie Songs of All Time (#27)
• Cleveland: 80 best love songs of the 1980s (#3)
• Cleveland: Every No. 1 song of the 1980s ranked from worst to best (#69)
• Dave Marsh: 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made
• Insider: The 51 Best Love songs, ranked (#47)
• Observer-Reporter: 1985's Hit Parade #2 | Best-Single of 1985 #6
• Smoot Radio: The 20 greatest love songs of the 1980s, ranked (#19)
• The Guardian (Simon Rogers (journalist)): 1,000 songs to hear before you die (listed, via PDF)

Billboard Chart rank: No. 1 Soundtracks Hits Of The '80s (1980-1986) (#24)

• (book) Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era (pag 65)

Others:

• Capital FM Hall of Fame: #297

Into The Groove

• B01 IHeart: The Top 500 Songs of the 1980s (#99)
• B01 IHeart: Top 100 Countdown (#596)
• Cleveland: 100 greatest Rock & Roll Hall of Fame songs of all time (#48)
• KIIS-FM: "Fever 300": the top 300 Dance songs of all time (#8)
• Mental Floss: Summer Soundtrack: 20 Great Songs From the Ultimate '80s Movies (#8)
• Observer-Reporter: 1985's Hit Parade #17
• Pitchfork: The 200 Best Songs of the 1980s (#17)
• Rolling Stone: 200 Greatest Dance Songs of All time (#91)
• SlantMagazine: 100 Greatest Dance Songs (#17)
• WHTT-FM: Top 200 of the ’80s Countdown (#101)
• (book) Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era (pag 186)

Others:

• Capital FM Hall of Fame: #395

True Blue

• B01 IHeart: The Top 500 Songs of the 1980s (#202)
• Dave Marsh: 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made
• (book) Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era (pag 379)

Papa Don't Preach

• Billboard: Greatest of All Time Songs of the Summer (#114) + 100
• Blender: The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born (#468)
• B01 IHeart: The Top 500 Songs of the 1980s (#165)
• Cleveland: Every No. 1 song of the 1980s ranked from worst to best (#104)
• Dave Marsh: 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made
• Max Australia: Top 1000 Greatest Songs of All-Time (#785)
• MTV (Australia): Top 1000 Classic Hits (listed)
• MTV/Rolling Stone: 100 pop songs since 1963 (#62)
• Paste: The 60 Best Dancefloor Classics (#49)
• Rolling Stone: 20 Biggest Songs of the Summer: The 1980s (#6)

Others:

• Capital FM Hall of Fame: #137

Open Your Heart

• B01 IHeart: The Top 500 Songs of the 1980s (#155)
• Cleveland: Every No. 1 song of the 1980s ranked from worst to best (#87)
• Glamour: 51 Best 80s Songs That Stand the Test of Time (#30)
• KIIS-FM: "Fever 300": the top 300 Dance songs of all time (#285)
• (book) Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era (pag 272)

Live to Tell

• Dave Marsh: 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made
• B01 IHeart: The Top 500 Songs of the 1980s (#227)
• Cleveland: Every No. 1 song of the 1980s ranked from worst to best (#27)

Billboard Chart rank: No. 1 Soundtracks Hits Of The '80s (1980-1986) (#28)

• (book) Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era (pag 219)

La Isla Bonita

• B01 IHeart: The Top 500 Songs of the 1980s (#144)
• B01 IHeart: Top 100 Countdown (#358)
• (book) Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era (pag 206)

Where's the Party

• KIIS-FM: "Fever 300": the top 300 Dance songs of all time (#134)
• (book) Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era (pag 406)

Who's That Girl

• Billboard: Greatest of All Time Songs of the Summer (#363)
• B01 IHeart: The Top 500 Songs of the 1980s (#460)
• Cleveland: Every No. 1 song of the 1980s ranked from worst to best (#172)

Causing a Commotion

• (book) Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era (pag 52)

Like a Prayer

• Billboard Critic Choice (songs of the year): (Jim Bessman #5, Bill Coleman #1, Jim Richliano #5) Source (pag 212-213)
• Billboard: 25 Best Catchy Songs of All Time: Pop Hooks That Won’t Let Go (#22)
• Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List (#6)
• B01 IHeart: The Top 500 Songs of the 1980s (#11)
• Cleveland: Every No. 1 song of the 1980s ranked from worst to best (#3)
• Elle: The 75 Best ‘80s Songs (listed)
• Glamour: 51 Best 80s Songs That Stand the Test of Time (#48)
• KIIS-FM: "Fever 300": the top 300 Dance songs of all time (#53)
• KLUC-FM (via Billboard): Jay Taylor's list (#8)
• Max Australia: Top 1000 Greatest Songs of All-Time (#97)
• MTV (Australia): Top 1000 Classic Hits (listed)
• NME: The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time: 100-1 (#54)
• Pitchfork: The 200 Best songs of the 1989s (#50)
• Time: The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (#55)
• WHTT-FM: Top 200 of the ’80s Countdown (#76)
• (book) Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era (pag 215)

Others:

• Capital FM Hall of Fame: #20

Keep it Together

• (book) Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era (pag 201)

Cherish

• B01 IHeart: The Top 500 Songs of the 1980s (#211)
• Max Australia: Top 1000 Greatest Songs of All-Time (#555)
• Time Out: 60 Best Love Songs (#48)
• (book) Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era (pag 54)

Express Yourself

• B01 IHeart: The Top 500 Songs of the 1980s (#368)
• Glamour: 51 Best 80s Songs That Stand the Test of Time (#51)
• KIIS-FM: "Fever 300": the top 300 Dance songs of all time (#149)
• Max Australia: Top 1000 Greatest Songs of All-Time (#637)
• MTV (Australia): Top 1000 Classic Hits (listed)
• Time Out: The 60 best ’80s songs
• WSB-FM (via Billboard): Phil LoCascio's list (#9)
• (book) Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era (pag 100)

Vogue

• Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List (#186)
• BuzzFeed Staff: The 101 Greatest Dance Songs Of the '90s (#22)
• Cleveland: Every No. 1 song of the 1990s ranked from worst to best (#6)
• Glamour: Best 90s Songs (#23)
• GoodNewsNetwork (poll): Best Dance Songs of All Time (#39)
• KIIS-FM: "Fever 300": the top 300 Dance songs of all time (#89)
• Live About: The Best 100 Songs from the 1990s (#91)
• Max Australia: Top 1000 Greatest Songs of All-Time (#46)
• More FM (NZ): The Serious Top 500 of the 90s Countdown (#172)
• MTV (Australia): Top 1000 Classic Hits (listed)
• MTV/Rolling Stone: 100 pop songs since 1963 (#19)
• NME: 100 Best Songs of the 1990s (#12)
• Pitchfork: The 250 Best Songs of the 1990s (#115)
• SlantMagazine: 100 Greatest Dance Songs (#2)
• Time: Stylish Tunes: Top 10 Songs About Fashion (listed)
• Time Out: 1000 songs to change your life (listed)

Others for Vogue

• SlantMagazine: Vogue through the years (2022)
• Capital FM Hall of Fame: #41

Hanky Panky

• (book) Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era (pag 132)

Rescue Me

• (book) Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era (pag 296)

Justify My Love

• Billboard: Top 50 Love Songs of All time (#46)
• Cleveland: 40 sexiest Rock & Roll Hall of Fame songs of all time (#1)
• Cleveland: Every No. 1 song of the 1990s ranked from worst to best (#35)
• PopMatters: The 11 Greatest Hits from "Greatest Hits" Compilations
• The Guardians: The greatest banned songs of all time (#7)
• The Guardian (Simon Rogers (journalist)): 1,000 songs to hear before you die (listed, via PDF)
• Time Out: The 60 best sexy songs ever made (#44)
• (book) Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era (pag 200)

This Used To Be My Playground

• Billboard: Greatest of All Time Songs of the Summer (#381)
• Cleveland: Every No. 1 song of the 1990s ranked from worst to best (#120)

Sooner or Later

• (book) Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era (pag 336)

Erotica

• Max Australia: Top 1000 Greatest Songs of All-Time (#353)
• Purple Cover: 30 Sexiest Songs (listed)
• Time Out: 1000 songs to change your life (listed)
• (book) Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era (pag 94)

Deeper and Deeper

• BuzzFeed Staff: The 101 Greatest Dance Songs Of the '90s (#83)
• (book) Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era (pag 74)

Goodbye to Innocence

• (book) Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era (pag 126)

I'll Remember

• (book) Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era (pag 172)

Secret

• Live About: The Best 100 Songs from the 1990s (#49)
• (book) Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era (pag 313)

Take a Bow

• Cleveland: Every No. 1 song of the 1990s ranked from worst to best (#71)
• (book) Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era (pag 354)

Ray of Light

• Blender: The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born: (#401)
• Glamour: Best 90s Songs (#45)
• Live About: The Best 100 Songs from the 1990s (#97)
• Max Australia: Top 1000 Greatest Songs of All-Time (#226)
• Marie Claire: Quintessential '90s songs (listed)
• More FM (NZ): The Serious Top 500 of the 90s Countdown (#482)
• Pitchfork: The 250 Best Songs of the 1990s (#55)
• The Sidney Morning Herald: 100 best songs of all time (#90)
• VH1: VH1's 100 Greatest Songs (#100)
• (book) Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era (pag 293)

Others:

• Capital FM Hall of Fame: #497

Frozen

• Elle: The 65 Best '90s Pop Songs (listed)
• Capital FM Hall of Fame: #313

The Power of Goodbye

• (book) Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era (pag 286)

Beautiful Stranger

• More FM (NZ): The Serious Top 500 of the 90s Countdown (#386)
• The Guardian (Simon Rogers (journalist)): 1,000 songs to hear before you die (listed, via PDF)

Music

• Billboard Staff: (Larry Flick #2, Michael Paoletta #3) Source pag 81, 140
• Cleveland: Every No. 1 song of the 2000s ranked from worst to best (#12)
• (book) Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era (pag 249)
• Capital FM Hall of Fame: #491

Don't Tell Me

• Blender: The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born: (#285)
• (book) Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era (pag 84)

Like a Virgin/Hollywood Medley

• E Online: The 25 Best Remixes of the Last 25 Years

Hung Up

• Max Australia: Top 1000 Greatest Songs of All-Time (#930)
• MTV (Australia): Top 1000 Classic Hits (listed)´
• Rolling Stone: 100 Greatest Songs of the Century (#61)
• SlantMagazine: 100 Greatest Dance Songs (#42)
• Time Out: Best Pop Songs of All Time (#34)
• Time Out: The Best 50 Songs of the 2000s

Others:

• Capital FM Hall of Fame: #8

Forbidden Love

• Billboard: The 100 Best Deep Cuts by 21st Century Pop Stars: Critics’ Picks (#62)

Isaac

• The Forward: The 150 greatest Jewish pop songs of all time (#56)

Beat Goes On

• Slant Magazine: The 25 Best Albums & Singles of 2008 (#2)

Madonna's ranks

• AvClub: Get into the groove: ranking Madonna's #1 songs (2022)
• AvClub: Madonna's greatest songs (2023)
• Billboard: Madonna’s 15 Best Songs: Billboard Staff Picks (2015)
• Billboard: Madonna’s 100 Greatest Songs: Billboard Staff Picks (2023)
• Consequence: Madonna’s Top 20 Songs (2014/2020)
• Entertainment Weekly: Madonna's 60 best singles, ranked (2022)
• Entertainment Weekly: Ranking Madonna's 35 best singles (2017)
• Gay Star News: The Definitive Ranking of Madonna's Top 55 Songs (2014)
• Glamour: Madonna’s 10 Best (and Worst) Songs of All Time (2020)
• IndieWire: The 10 Best Madonna Songs, As Per Mark (2011)
• HotPress: LISTEN: 60 of Madonna's Greatest Songs (2018)
• KIIS-FM: Top 10 Madonna Songs (2019)
• Logo TV: 100 Greatest Madonna Songs (2012)
• Live About: Madonna's 38 Top 10 Pop Songs (2019)
• MLive.com: Our Madonna top 10 songs of all-time list revealed (2015)
• NME: Madonna’s 10 best singles ever – ranked (2022)
• NPR Staff: Madonna: Songs We Love (2011)
• Odyssey: The Power Of Madonna: Her Top 10 Songs That Defined A Career (2018)
• Parade: We Ranked the 100 Best Madonna Songs of All Time (2021) + 2023
• PopMatters: 15 Best Madonna songs (2012)
• PopMatters: 15 Best Madonna songs (2023)
• Rolling Stone: Madonna’s 50 Greatest Songs (2016)
• RepublicWorld: Top Madonna's Songs (2021)
• Smooth Radio: The top 20 Madonna songs of all time (2019)
• SlantMagazine: All 82 Madonna Singles Ranked (2020)
• The Arizona Republic: Essential Madonna: Her 30 best singles of all time (2015)
• The Guardian: Every one of Madonna's 78 singles – ranked! (2018)
• The Independent Staff: Best Madonna songs (2019)
• The Daily Telegraph: her 20 best songs, ranked (2023)
• The Philippine Star: The songs that define Madonna (2016)
• USA Today: her 65 best songs (2023)
• Vogue UK: The Vogue Editors Share Their Favourite Madonna Tracks Of All Time (2019)

Dance or remixes

• Billboard: Madonna’s 20 Top Remixes of All Time (2022)
• HoustonPress: Madonna's Top 10 Dance/Club Chart-Toppers (2012)
• Vice: Madonna’s 56 Dance Singles, Ranked (2014)

From soundtracks

• AzCentral: Her 10 best songs from movie soundtracks (2018)
• Screen Rant: Madonna's 10 Most Frequently Used Songs In Movies And TV (2022)

Modern and cultural

• HotPress: Madonna's Top 10 Tracks of the 21st Century (2016)
• Paste: The 10 Best Madonna Songs of the 21st Century (2017)
• Out: 33 Songs Responsible for Madonna's World Domination (2016)

Sexiestl, collaborations and others

• American Songwriter: 7 No. 1 ’80s Hits Written by Madonna (2022)
• Portland Mercury: Madonna's Five Sexiest Songs (2015)
• Queerty: Every one Madonna's 2 singles ranked (2022)
• Billboard Italia: Best 10 Hip Hop Collaborations (2019)
• Pride.com: Madonna's 10 Best Musical Collaborations (2022)
• Slant Magazine: 20 Greatest Deep Cuts (2020)

By Album

• Billboard: Madonna‘s ’Erotica’ Album at 30: Every Song Ranked From Worst to Best
• Billboard: Ranking All the Songs on Madonna’s Iconic Debut
• Billboard: Madonna’s ‘Ray of Light’ Turns 25: Songs Ranked From Worst to Best (2023)
• Billboard: Madonna’s ‘American Life’ Turns 20: Songs Ranked From Worst to Best (2023)
• Logo TV: Ranking All the Tracks on Madonna's Ray of Light
• Slant Magazine: Madonna’s Debut Album at 40: Every Track Ranked (2023)
• Slant Magazine: Madonna’s Ray of Light at 25: Every Song Ranked (2023)
• Vice: The sixty best Madonna songs (selections by album). (2018)
• Variety: All 50 of Madonna’s No. 1 Club Hits Ranked: From ‘Everybody’ to ‘I Don’t Search I Find’

James Bond

• Classic FM: All 24 James Bond theme songs ranked from worst to best, based on musical merit (#24)
• Collider.com: James Bond Theme Songs Ranked Worst to Best (#25)
• Digital Spy: Every James Bond theme song, ranked from worst to best (#24)
• Esquire: James Bond Theme Song, Ranked (#21)
• Evening Standard: We list the best and worst 007 tunes in order (#24)
• Far Out Magazine: James Bond theme tunes ranked from worst to best: (#24)
• GQ: Every James Bond Theme Song, Ranked (#5)
• NME: Every James Bond theme song ranked in order of… greatness? (#18)
• Men's Health: A Ranking of Every James Bond Theme Song, From Billie Eilish to Paul McCartney (#25)
• Rolling Stone: James Bond Movie Theme Songs, Ranked Worst to Best (#17)
• SlantMagazine Staff: Every James Bond Theme Song Ranked (#10)
• Smooth Radio: All 25 James Bond theme songs ranked from worst to best (#22)
• The Daily Telegraph: James Bond All Theme Songs ranked Words to Best (#17)
• USA Today: The unremarkable James Bond Themes (#7)
• Variety: Every James Bond Theme Song, Ranked Worst to Best (#22)

Non-English Madonna's ranks

• Stern (German): Das sind ihre zehn größten Hits (2018)
• Vogue France: Madonna's 20 greatest hits (2016)

Others

• MAX (via Herald Sun): 1000 Greatest Songs of All Time; 13 entries (perhaps the highest for a female) + link to "full list" (LAP n. 9)

Madonna — Acclaimed Music

• With no source found:

The Music That Changed The World (Q magazine)

VH1 100 Greatest Pop Songs

VH1 100 Greatest Dance Songs

• Books: 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die (via Archive.org) Note: Various Madonna's songs

• Documentary/programs/others:

Impact: Songs That Changed The World by CMT/W Network (2003) — "Like a Virgin"

BBC Radio 2, Pick of the Tops program: Madonna - Top 20 UK Hits