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The [[discography|albums discography]] of American recording artist [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] consists of eleven [[Studio album|studio albums]], six [[Compilation album|compilation albums]], three [[Soundtrack_album|soundtrack albums]] and two [[Live album|live albums]].
The [[discography|albums discography]] of American recording artist [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] consists of eleven [[Studio album|studio albums]], six [[Compilation album|compilation albums]], three [[Soundtrack_album|soundtrack albums]] and two [[Live album|live albums]].


Madonna had initially signed for a singles contract with [[Sire Records]] in 1982, a label owned by [[Warner Bros. Records]]. After the success of her first two singles "[[Everybody (Madonna song)|Everybody]]" and "[[Burning Up]]", she signed an albums deal in 1983.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/madonna-plans-new-tracks-for-hits-collection-1003952554.story |title=Madonna Plans New Tracks For Hits Collection|date=2009-03-18|accessdate=2009-08-21|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc}}</ref> The first [[LP album]] released by her under the label was the self-titled debut album, ''[[Madonna (album)|Madonna]]''.<ref>Metz; Benson, 1999, p. 25</ref> The album reached a peak of eight on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and was certified five times [[RIAA certifications|platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]].<ref name="amg"/><ref name="riaa1"/> She followed with The release under the labelThe contract ended in 1990 with the release of her first Greatest Hits release, ''[[The Immaculate Collection]]''. In 1991 she signed a new $60 million recording contract and business deal with Warner Bros. and [[Time Warner]] and founded [[Maverick Records]] which then became her main record company.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE2DB103FF933A15757C0A964958260 |title=Madonna Makes a $60 Million Deal |last=Holden|first=Stephen|authorlink=Stephen Holden|date=1992-04-20|work=[[The New York Times]]|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|accessdate=2009-08-21}}</ref> In 2004, she sold her shares and interest in [[Maverick (entertainment company)|Maverick]] to [[Warner Music Group]], after a lawsuit between both companies.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3570563.stm |title=Madonna's label sues record giant|last=Reporter|first=BBC|date=2004-03-26|work=[[BBC]]|publisher=[[BBC Online]]|accessdate=2009-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nme.com/news/madonna/30546 |title=Madonna sells record company|date=2007-09-22|accessdate=2009-08-21|work=[[NME]]|last=Reporter|first=NME|publisher=[[IPC Media]]}}</ref> She remained signed to Warner Bros. under a separate deal, until 2007, when she signed a $120&nbsp;million, ten year business and recording contract with [[Live Nation]]. She will be the founding recording artist for the new music division, ''Live Nation Artists''. Her remaining contract with Warner Bros. ended with her 2008 studio album ''[[Hard Candy (Madonna album)|Hard Candy]]'' and the release of ''[[Celebration (Madonna album)|Celebration]]'', her third Greatest Hits compilation in 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/news/madonna-s-celebration-hits-collection-to-1003996769.story|title=Madonna's 'Celebration' Hits Collection To Feature Two New Songs|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=2009-07-23|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=2009-08-20}}</ref>
Madonna had initially signed for a singles contract with [[Sire Records]] in 1982, a label owned by [[Warner Bros. Records]]. After the success of her first two singles "[[Everybody (Madonna song)|Everybody]]" and "[[Burning Up]]", she signed an albums deal in 1983.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/madonna-plans-new-tracks-for-hits-collection-1003952554.story |title=Madonna Plans New Tracks For Hits Collection|date=2009-03-18|accessdate=2009-08-21|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc}}</ref> The first [[LP album]] released by her under the label was the self-titled debut album, ''[[Madonna (album)|Madonna]]''.<ref>Metz; Benson, 1999, p. 25</ref> The album reached a peak of eight on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and was certified five times [[RIAA certifications|platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA).<ref name="amg"/><ref name="riaa1"/> She followed the debut album with the sophomore release titled ''[[Like a Virgin]]'' (1984). The album peaked the chart in a number of countries and went on to achieve [[RIAA certification|diamond]] certification by the RIAA.<ref name="riaa1"/> ''[[True Blue (album)|True Blue]]'' was released as her third studio album in 1986. The album went on to sell twenty-four million copies worldwide.<ref name="worldwidesales"/> In 1987 she released two albums which reached platinum status in the United States; the ''[[Who's That Girl (soundtrack)|Who's That Girl]]'' soundtrack and her first remix compilation ''[[You Can Dance]]''.<ref>Rooksby, 2004, p. 45</ref> The former contains tracks by other recording artists but is considered a "Madonna" album by [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and [[Warner Bros. Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/album/madonna/who-s-that-girl/65153|title=Who's That Girl - Madonna|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=Nielsen Buisness Media, Inc|accessdate=2009-10-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/album/madonna/you-can-dance/10923|title=You Can Dance - Madonna|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=Nielsen Buisness Media, Inc|accessdate=2009-10-20}}</ref> Madonna's fourth studio album ''[[Like a Prayer]]'' (1989) became her third number-one album on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref name="amg"/>


Madonna entered the 90s with the release of her first greatest hits compilation titled ''[[The Immaculate Collection]]''. The album was Madonna's second LP to be certified diamond by the RIAA.<ref name="riaa1"/> In the United Kingdom it became the best selling album by a female artist with sales of over three million copies.<ref name="immaculate"/> Madonna also released the album ''[[I'm Breathless]]'' (1991) which contained songs inspired by the 1990 film ''[[Dick Tracy (1990 film)|Dick Tracy]]''.<ref name="erotic"/> After ending her contract with Sire, in 1991 she signed a new $60 million recording contract and business deal with Warner Bros. and [[Time Warner]]. Madonna also founded [[Maverick Records]] which then became her main record company.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE2DB103FF933A15757C0A964958260 |title=Madonna Makes a $60 Million Deal |last=Holden|first=Stephen|authorlink=Stephen Holden|date=1992-04-20|work=[[The New York Times]]|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|accessdate=2009-08-21}}</ref> The first release under Maverick was her fifth studio album ''[[Erotica (album)|Erotica]]'' (1992).<ref name="erotic">Taraborrelli, 2004, p. 73</ref> Though critically panned, ''Erotica'' was certified two times platinum in the United States and went on to sell 5.5 million copies worldwide.<ref name="riaa1"/><ref name="eroww"/> In 1994, Madonna released her sixth studio album ''[[Bedtime Stories (Madonna album)|Bedtime Stories]]'' which was certified three times platinum by the RIAA.<ref name="riaa1"/> ''[[Something to Remember]]'', a collection of Madonna ballads was released in 1995 and reacehd top ten in many countries while selling nine million copies worldwide.<ref name="tara"/> Her third soundtrack [[Evita (soundtrack)|album]], from the musical ''[[Evita (film)|Evita]]'' was released in 1996. The double-disc endeavor was certified five times platinum by the RIAA, recognizing 2.5 million shipments throughout the United States (as it is a double album and exceeds 100 minutes in length, the RIAA counts each unit sale twice).<ref name="riaa1"/>
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Madonna has sold a total of 200 million albums worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat_month_20060913.html|title=IFPI Platinum Europe Awards: July & August 2006|date=2006-09-13|work=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]]|accessdate=2007-12-14}}</ref> Since her album debut in 1983, she has released twelve albums which have reached [[RIAA certification|Multi-Platinum]] status in the United States; ''[[Madonna (album)|Madonna]]'' (1983), ''[[Like a Virgin]]'' (1984), ''[[True Blue (album)|True Blue]]'' (1986), ''[[Like a Prayer]]'' (1989), ''[[I'm Breathless]]'' (1990), ''[[The Immaculate Collection]]'' (1990), ''[[Erotica (album)|Erotica]]'' (1992), ''[[Bedtime Stories (Madonna album)|Bedtime Stories]]'' (1994), ''[[Something to Remember]]'' (1995), ''[[Evita (soundtrack)|Evita]]'' (1996), ''[[Ray of Light]]'' (1998), and ''[[Music (Madonna album)|Music]]'' (2000). Both ''Like a Virgin'' and ''The Immaculate Collection'' have reached [[RIAA certification|diamond]] status with 10 million copies shipped in the United States.


Madonna's seventh studio album ''[[Ray of Light]]'' was released in 1998 and debuted at two on the ''Billboard'' 200. Worldwide the album sold fourteen million copies.<ref name="rayww"/> Her eight studio album ''[[Music (Madonna album)|Music]]'' became her fourth number-one album on the ''Billboard'' 200, and her first in eleven years, since ''Like a Prayer''. It also topped the album charts of several European countries.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/#/news/after-11-year-absence-madonnas-back-876212.story|title=After 11 Year Absence, Madonna's Back At No. 1|date=2000-09-28|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=2009-01-20}}</ref> ''[[American Life]]'' then became Madonna's fifth ''Billboard'' 200 number-one album. However, unlike ''Ray of Light'' and ''Music'', ''American Life'' didnot achieve multiplatinum status and became Madonna's lowest selling studio album worldwide.<ref name="riaa1"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/#/news/madonnas-life-easily-debuts-at-no-1-1877945.story|title=Madonna's 'Life' Easily Debuts At No. 1|last=Martens|first=Todd|date=2003-04-30|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=2009-02-04}}</ref><ref name="hungup"/> In 2004, she sold her shares and interest in [[Maverick (entertainment company)|Maverick]] to [[Warner Music Group]], after a lawsuit between both companies.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3570563.stm |title=Madonna's label sues record giant|last=Reporter|first=BBC|date=2004-03-26|work=[[BBC]]|publisher=[[BBC Online]]|accessdate=2009-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nme.com/news/madonna/30546 |title=Madonna sells record company|date=2007-09-22|accessdate=2009-08-21|work=[[NME]]|last=Reporter|first=NME|publisher=[[IPC Media]]}}</ref> She remained signed to Warner Bros. under a separate deal, until 2007, when she signed a $120&nbsp;million, ten year business and recording contract with [[Live Nation]]. She will be the founding recording artist for the new music division, ''Live Nation Artists''. Her remaining contract with Warner Bros. ended with her 2008 studio album ''[[Hard Candy (Madonna album)|Hard Candy]]'' and the release of ''[[Celebration (Madonna album)|Celebration]]'', her third Greatest Hits compilation in 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/news/madonna-s-celebration-hits-collection-to-1003996769.story|title=Madonna's 'Celebration' Hits Collection To Feature Two New Songs|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=2009-07-23|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=2009-08-20}}</ref>
In 1987 she released two albums which reached [[RIAA certification|Platinum]] status; the ''[[Who's That Girl (soundtrack)|Who's That Girl]]'' soundtrack and her first remix compilation ''[[You Can Dance]]''. The former contains tracks by other recording artists but is considered a "Madonna" album by [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and [[Warner Bros. Records]] and features 4 out of 9 tracks performed by Madonna. ''Evita'' is also considered a "Madonna" album, as the majority of songs are also performed by her. Into the millennium she also went to Number One in the Billboard chart with ''[[American Life]]'' (2003), ''[[Confessions on a Dance Floor]]'' (2005), and her most recent, ''[[Hard Candy (Madonna album)|Hard Candy]]'' (2008). She also released a second greatest hits compilation, ''[[GHV2]]'' (2001), her second remix album, ''[[Remixed & Revisited]]'' (2003), and her very first two live albums; ''[[I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (album)|I'm Going to Tell You a Secret]]'' (2006), and ''[[The Confessions Tour (album)|The Confessions Tour]]'' (2007).

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Madonna has sold a total of 200 million albums worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat_month_20060913.html|title=IFPI Platinum Europe Awards: July & August 2006|date=2006-09-13|work=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]]|accessdate=2007-12-14}}</ref> Since her album debut in 1983, she has released twelve albums which have reached [[RIAA certification|Multi-Platinum]] status in the United States; ''[[Madonna (album)|Madonna]]'' (1983), ''[[Like a Virgin]]'' (1984), ''[[True Blue (album)|True Blue]]'' (1986), ''[[Like a Prayer]]'' (1989), ''[[I'm Breathless]]'' (1990), ''[[The Immaculate Collection]]'' (1990), ''[[Erotica (album)|Erotica]]'' (1992), ''[[Bedtime Stories (Madonna album)|Bedtime Stories]]'' (1994), ''[[Something to Remember]]'' (1995), ''[[Evita (soundtrack)|Evita]]'' (1996), ''[[Ray of Light]]'' (1998), and ''[[Music (Madonna album)|Music]]'' (2000). Both ''Like a Virgin'' and ''The Immaculate Collection'' have reached [[RIAA certification|diamond]] status with 10 million copies shipped in the United States.


==Albums==
==Albums==
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*[[Worldwide|WW]]: 10,000,000<ref name="tara">{{cite book|last=Taraborrelli|first=Randy J.|authorlink=J. Randy Taraborrelli|title=Madonna: An Intimate Biography|publisher=[[Simon and Schuster]]|year=2002|isbn=0743228804}}</ref>
*[[Worldwide|WW]]: 10,000,000<ref name="tara">Taraborrelli, 2007, p. 145</ref>
*[[Nielsen Soundscan|US]]: 4,000,000<ref name="cross">{{cite book|last=Cross|first=Mary |title=Madonna: A Biography|date=2007|publisher=[[Greenwood Publishing Group]]|isbn=0313338116}}</ref>
*[[Nielsen Soundscan|US]]: 4,000,000<ref name="cross">Cross, 2007, p. 29</ref>
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*[[Recording Industry Association of America|US]]: 5× Platinum<ref name="riaa1">{{cite web|url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=madonna&format=ALBUM&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25 |title=Gold & Platinum Database: "Madonna" |work=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]|accessdate=2009-08-21}}</ref>
*[[Recording Industry Association of America|US]]: 5× Platinum<ref name="riaa1">{{cite web|url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=madonna&format=ALBUM&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25 |title=Gold & Platinum Database: "Madonna" |work=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]|accessdate=2009-08-21}}</ref>
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*WW: 5,500,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madonna.com/discography/index/album/albumId/8/|title=Madonna.com > Discography > Music|work=Icon: Official Madonna website|publisher=Madonna.com|accessdate=2009-08-29}}</ref>
*WW: 5,500,000<ref name="eroww">{{cite web|url=http://www.madonna.com/discography/index/album/albumId/8/|title=Madonna.com > Discography > Music|work=Icon: Official Madonna website|publisher=Madonna.com|accessdate=2009-08-29}}</ref>
*US: 1,890,000<ref name="Billboard – Ask Billboard"/>
*US: 1,890,000<ref name="Billboard – Ask Billboard"/>
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*WW: 14,000,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madonna.com/discography/index/album/albumId/7/|title=Madonna.com > Discography > Ray of Light|work=Icon: Official Madonna website|publisher=Madonna.com|accessdate=2009-08-29}}</ref>
*WW: 14,000,000<ref name="rayww">{{cite web|url=http://www.madonna.com/discography/index/album/albumId/7/|title=Madonna.com > Discography > Ray of Light|work=Icon: Official Madonna website|publisher=Madonna.com|accessdate=2009-08-29}}</ref>
*US: 3,837,000<ref name="Billboard – Ask Billboard"/>
*US: 3,837,000<ref name="Billboard – Ask Billboard"/>
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*WW: 4,000,000<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/10/16/nmad16.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/10/16/ixhome.html |title=Thank You For the Music! How Madonna's New Single Will Give Abba Their Greatest-Ever Hit | last=Hastings| first=Chris| work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]| date=2005-10-16| accessdate=2008-01-07|publisher=Telegraph Media Group}}</ref>
*WW: 4,000,000<ref name="hungup">{{cite news| url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/10/16/nmad16.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/10/16/ixhome.html |title=Thank You For the Music! How Madonna's New Single Will Give Abba Their Greatest-Ever Hit | last=Hastings| first=Chris| work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]| date=2005-10-16| accessdate=2008-01-07|publisher=Telegraph Media Group}}</ref>
*US: 675,000<ref name="Billboard – Ask Billboard"/>
*US: 675,000<ref name="Billboard – Ask Billboard"/>
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*WW: 22,000,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madonna.com/discography/index/album/albumId/24/|title=Madonna.com > Discography > The Immaculate Collection|work=Icon: Official Madonna website|publisher=Madonna.com|accessdate=2009-08-30}}</ref>
*WW: 22,000,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madonna.com/discography/index/album/albumId/24/|title=Madonna.com > Discography > The Immaculate Collection|work=Icon: Official Madonna website|publisher=Madonna.com|accessdate=2009-08-30}}</ref>
*US: 5,777,000<ref name="Billboard – Ask Billboard"/><sup>'''*'''</sup>
*US: 5,777,000<ref name="Billboard – Ask Billboard"/><sup>'''*'''</sup>
*[[The Official Charts Company|UK]]: 3,402,160<ref>{{cite web
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==References==
==References==
*{{cite book
|last=Cross
|first=Mary
|title=Madonna: A Biography
|date=2007
|publisher=[[Greenwood Publishing Group]]
|isbn=0313338116
}}
*{{cite book
*{{cite book
|last=Metz
|last=Metz
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|year=1999
|year=1999
|isbn=0825671949
|isbn=0825671949
}}
*{{cite book
|last=Rooksby
|first=Rikky
|title=The Complete Guide to the Music of Madonna
|year=2004
|publisher=[[Omnibus Press]]
|isbn=0711998833
}}
*{{cite book
|last=Taraborrelli
|first=Randy J.
|authorlink=J. Randy Taraborrelli
|title=Madonna: An Intimate Biography
|publisher=[[Simon and Schuster]]
|year=2002
|isbn=0743228804
}}
}}


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Madonna discography
Madonna at the premiere of I Am Because We Are at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival
Studio albums11
Soundtrack albums3
Live albums2
Compilation albums6

The albums discography of American recording artist Madonna consists of eleven studio albums, six compilation albums, three soundtrack albums and two live albums.

Madonna had initially signed for a singles contract with Sire Records in 1982, a label owned by Warner Bros. Records. After the success of her first two singles "Everybody" and "Burning Up", she signed an albums deal in 1983.[1] The first LP album released by her under the label was the self-titled debut album, Madonna.[2] The album reached a peak of eight on the Billboard 200 and was certified five times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[3][4] She followed the debut album with the sophomore release titled Like a Virgin (1984). The album peaked the chart in a number of countries and went on to achieve diamond certification by the RIAA.[4] True Blue was released as her third studio album in 1986. The album went on to sell twenty-four million copies worldwide.[5] In 1987 she released two albums which reached platinum status in the United States; the Who's That Girl soundtrack and her first remix compilation You Can Dance.[6] The former contains tracks by other recording artists but is considered a "Madonna" album by Billboard 200 and Warner Bros. Records.[7][8] Madonna's fourth studio album Like a Prayer (1989) became her third number-one album on the Billboard 200.[3]

Madonna entered the 90s with the release of her first greatest hits compilation titled The Immaculate Collection. The album was Madonna's second LP to be certified diamond by the RIAA.[4] In the United Kingdom it became the best selling album by a female artist with sales of over three million copies.[9] Madonna also released the album I'm Breathless (1991) which contained songs inspired by the 1990 film Dick Tracy.[10] After ending her contract with Sire, in 1991 she signed a new $60 million recording contract and business deal with Warner Bros. and Time Warner. Madonna also founded Maverick Records which then became her main record company.[11] The first release under Maverick was her fifth studio album Erotica (1992).[10] Though critically panned, Erotica was certified two times platinum in the United States and went on to sell 5.5 million copies worldwide.[4][12] In 1994, Madonna released her sixth studio album Bedtime Stories which was certified three times platinum by the RIAA.[4] Something to Remember, a collection of Madonna ballads was released in 1995 and reacehd top ten in many countries while selling nine million copies worldwide.[13] Her third soundtrack album, from the musical Evita was released in 1996. The double-disc endeavor was certified five times platinum by the RIAA, recognizing 2.5 million shipments throughout the United States (as it is a double album and exceeds 100 minutes in length, the RIAA counts each unit sale twice).[4]

Madonna's seventh studio album Ray of Light was released in 1998 and debuted at two on the Billboard 200. Worldwide the album sold fourteen million copies.[14] Her eight studio album Music became her fourth number-one album on the Billboard 200, and her first in eleven years, since Like a Prayer. It also topped the album charts of several European countries.[15] American Life then became Madonna's fifth Billboard 200 number-one album. However, unlike Ray of Light and Music, American Life didnot achieve multiplatinum status and became Madonna's lowest selling studio album worldwide.[4][16][17] In 2004, she sold her shares and interest in Maverick to Warner Music Group, after a lawsuit between both companies.[18][19] She remained signed to Warner Bros. under a separate deal, until 2007, when she signed a $120 million, ten year business and recording contract with Live Nation. She will be the founding recording artist for the new music division, Live Nation Artists. Her remaining contract with Warner Bros. ended with her 2008 studio album Hard Candy and the release of Celebration, her third Greatest Hits compilation in 2009.[20]

Madonna has sold a total of 200 million albums worldwide.[21] Since her album debut in 1983, she has released twelve albums which have reached Multi-Platinum status in the United States; Madonna (1983), Like a Virgin (1984), True Blue (1986), Like a Prayer (1989), I'm Breathless (1990), The Immaculate Collection (1990), Erotica (1992), Bedtime Stories (1994), Something to Remember (1995), Evita (1996), Ray of Light (1998), and Music (2000). Both Like a Virgin and The Immaculate Collection have reached diamond status with 10 million copies shipped in the United States.

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[3] 		AUS
[22] 		AUT
[23] 		CAN
[3] 		FRA
[24] 		GER
[25] 		ITA
[26] 		SWI
[27] 		UK
[28]
1983 Madonna

8 10 15 19 8 28 8 — 6
1984 Like a Virgin

  • Released: November 12, 1984
  • Label: Sire, Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP, Picture Disc, Cassette, CD
 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 3 1
1986 True Blue

  • Released: June 30, 1986
  • Label: Sire, Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP, Picture Disc, Cassette, CD
 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
  • WW: 24,000,000[5]
  • US: 7× Platinum[4]
  • CAN: 10× Platinum[34]
  • UK: 7× Platinum[30]
1989 Like a Prayer

  • Released: March 21, 1989
  • Label: Sire, Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP, Picture Disc, Cassette, CD
 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
  • US: 4× Platinum[4]
  • CAN: 5× Platinum[34]
  • UK: 4× Platinum[30]
1992 Erotica

  • Released: October 20, 1992
  • Label: Maverick, Sire, Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP, Picture Disc, Cassette, CD
 2 1 5 1 10 5 3 4 2
  • US: 2× Platinum[4]
  • CAN: 2× Platinum[37]
  • AUS: 3× Platinum[38]
  • UK: 2× Platinum[30]
1994 Bedtime Stories

  • Released: October 25, 1994
  • Label: Maverick, Sire, Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP, Picture Disc, Cassette, CD
 3 1 7 2 7 4 7 4 2
1998 Ray of Light

  • Released: March 3, 1998
  • Label: Maverick, Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP, Cassette, CD, Digital download
 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
  • US: 4× Platinum[4]
  • EU: 7× Platinum[41]
  • CAN: 7× Platinum[37]
  • AUS: 3× Platinum[22]
  • UK: 6× Platinum[30]
2000 Music

  • Released: September 19, 2000
  • Label: Maverick, Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP, Cassette, CD, Digital download
 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
  • US: 3× Platinum[4]
  • EU: 4× Platinum[43]
  • CAN: 3× Platinum[44]
  • AUS: 3× Platinum[38]
  • UK: 5× Platinum[30]
2003 American Life

  • Released: April 22, 2003
  • Label: Maverick, Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP, Cassette, CD, digital download
 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2005 Confessions on a Dance Floor

  • Release: November 15, 2005
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: Double LP, Cassette, CD, Digital download
 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
  • US: Platinum[4]
  • EU: 4× Platinum[49]
  • CAN: 5× Platinum[50]
  • AUS: 2× Platinum[51]
  • UK: 4× Platinum[30]
2008 Hard Candy

  • Release: April 29, 2008
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: Double LP, Cassette, CD, Digital download
 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Soundtrack albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[3] 		AUS
[22] 		AUT
[23] 		CAN
[3] 		FRA
[24] 		GER
[25] 		ITA
[26] 		SWI
[27] 		UK
[28]
1987 Who's That Girl

  • Released: July 21, 1987
  • Label: Sire, Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP, Picture Disc, cassette, CD
 7 24 5 6 2 1 2 4 4
1990 I'm Breathless

  • Released: May 22, 1990
  • Label: Sire, Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP, Picture Disc, cassette, CD
 2 1 5 2 3 1 2 3 2
  • US: 2× Platinum[4]
  • CAN: 2× Platinum[32]
  • UK: Platinum[30]
1996 Evita 1

  • Released: October 25, 1996
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP, Picture Disc, Cassette, CD, Digital download
 2 5 1 5 2 2 2 1 1
  • US: 5× Platinum[4]
  • AUS: Platinum[56]
  • UK: 2× Platinum[30]

Compilation albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[3] 		AUS
[22] 		AUT
[23] 		CAN
[3] 		FRA
[24] 		GER
[25] 		ITA
[26] 		SWI
[27] 		UK
[28]
1987 You Can Dance

  • Released: November 17, 1987
  • Label: Sire, Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP, Picture Disc, cassette, CD
 14 13 13 1 2 13 1 11 5
1990 The Immaculate Collection

  • Released: November 9, 1990
  • Label: Sire, Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP, Picture Disc, cassette, CD, digital download
 2 1 6 1 2 10 2 3 1
  • US: 10× Platinum[4]
  • CAN: 7× Platinum[59]
  • AUS: 11× Platinum[22]
  • UK: 12× Platinum[30]
1995 Something to Remember

  • Released: November 7, 1995
  • Label: Maverick, Sire, Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP, Picture Disc, cassette, CD
 6 1 1 4 3 2 1 7 3
  • US: 3× Platinum[4]
  • EU: 3× Platinum[60]
  • CAN: 2× Platinum[37]
  • AUS: 4× Platinum[22]
  • UK: 3× Platinum[30]
2001 GHV2

  • Released: November 13, 2001
  • Label: Maverick, Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP, Picture Disc, cassette, CD, digital download
 7 3 1 11 2 3 7 3 2
2003 Remixed & Revisited 2

  • Released: November 24, 2003
  • Label: Maverick, Warner Bros.
  • Formats: CD
 115 — — — — — — 80 —
2009 Celebration

  • Release: September 18, 2009
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 7 6 4 1 1 1 1 3 1

*Does not include sales prior to the start of the SoundScan era (May 25, 1991).

Live albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[3] 		AUS
[22] 		AUT
[23] 		CAN
[3] 		FRA
[24] 		GER
[25] 		ITA
[26] 		SWI
[27] 		UK
[28]
2006 I'm Going to Tell You a Secret

  • Release: June 20, 2006
  • Label: Warner Bros
  • Formats: CD, DVD, Digital download
 33 1 12 4 8 8 1 7 183
  • AUS: Platinum (DVD units)[65]
2007 The Confessions Tour

  • Release: January 30, 2007
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: CD, DVD, Digital download
 15 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 7
  • AUS: Platinum (DVD units)[66]

Notes

  1. Standard worldwide: 1-CD. Standard USA: 2-CD (counted as double units). RIAA counts double albums twice towards certification if over 100 minutes.
  2. This EP is considered in some countries as a single and in others as an album.
  3. I'm Going to Tell You a Secret reached number-one on the UK DVD Chart.

Other compilation albums

Year Album Notes
1989 Madonna 1983 - 1989
  • Japanese greatest hits compilation released in September 1989 for DJs and retailers only. It was re-released in May 1990 to include the tracks "Vogue" and "Keep It Together" and renamed Madonna 1983 - 1990.
1991 The Holiday Collection
  • Limited edition UK Maxi-single to accompany the re-release of "Holiday" includes three tracks omitted from The Immaculate Collection ; "True Blue", "Who's That Girl" and "Causing A Commotion".

Other remix albums

Year Album Notes
1987 You Can Dance - Single Edits of Album Remixes
  • Promo only edited version of the remix compilation.
1989 Remixed Prayers
  • Japanese remix mini-album containing remixes of "Like a Prayer" and "Express Yourself" and different cover artwork.
2001 GHV2 Remixed: The Best of 1991—2001
  • Promo only remix album.
2006 Confessions Remixed

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