Madonna doesnвЂ™t say its name in вЂњSpanish Eyes,вЂќВ either (retitled вЂњPray for Spanish EyesвЂќ on some Like a PrayerВ pressings), but she doesnвЂ™t really need to: the tremendous pain and confusion of its brutal impact is felt throughout her unusually strained vocal, particularly on the chorus as she pleads, вЂњ What kind of life is this?вЂќ - A.U.Д©6. вЂњSpanish EyesвЂќ ( Like a Prayer, 1989)ДЄ ballad about the AIDS epidemic at a time when Madonna and many others were losing friends to the diseaseВ but few were talking about it publicly. Good call: the delicate composition and high-register vocal make the exquisiteВ breakup ballad a rare moment of true fragility in MadonnaвЂ™s catalog, a treat to hear her play the Dionne Warwick to the composersвЂ™ Bacharach/David. вЂњAnother Suitcase in Another HallвЂќ ( Evita, 1996)ДЄrguably the strongest pop songВ from Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd WebberвЂ™s вЂ™70sВ rock opera Evita, вЂњAnother Suitcase in Another HallвЂќ was repositioned in the Alan Parker-directed вЂ™90s film version to be sung by MadonnaвЂ™s title character, rather than mistress of Juan Peron that she deposes.

One of two new songs on 1990вЂ™s Diamond-selling greatest hits set The Immaculate Collection, вЂњRescue MeвЂќ finds Madonna flipping betweenВ full-throated gospel/soul vocals and a self-effacing spoken word section, all while tension-laden synths, a bubbling bass line and a warm house beat swirl like a baptismal rainstorm. вЂњRescue MeвЂќ ( The Immaculate Collection, 1990) More silly than sultry, this enjoyably (and cartoonishly) amorous big-band swing song from the Dick Tracy companion album IвЂ™m Breathless finds Madonna melding Betty Boop and Bettie Page as she sings about how thereвЂ™s вЂњnothing like a good spankingвЂќ and her вЂњbottom hurts just thinkinвЂ™ about it.вЂќ - JOE LYNCHД©9. See our picks below, and be sure to take one day out of life to celebrate your own favorites by the artist who remains the dictionary definition of pop stardom.ДЎ00.

MadonnaвЂ™s songs are as essential to the last 40 years as any artistвЂ™s, and with a milestone birthday this weekВ and a much-anticipated 14th studio album reportedly on the way, we here at BillboardВ wanted to celebrate the living legend with a list of our 100 favorite tracks from her incredible career. And the range of those hits is similarly unimpeachable, encompassing euphoric dance floor slayers, heartbreaking big ballads, bubblegum pop perfection, edgy electro-funk and the most vital radio-ready sounds in between. In between, sheвЂ™s amassed a total of 38 top ten hits - most of any artist in BillboardВ history, a record that stands tallВ even in this robust era of streaming-powered single-artist chart dominance. Madonna scored her first Hot 100 top ten hit with вЂњBorderlineвЂќ in 1984, and her (to date) last with вЂњGive Me All Your Luvin'вЂќ in 2012. So many, many songs: well over 200 officially released tracks over the course of her career, a stunning percentage of which should remain familiar to even casual pop fans of her lifetime. Madonna Delivers Her Blunt Truth During Fiery, Teary Billboard Women In Music SpeechД«ut for all her innovation, iconicity and activism, what really endureВ as we approach her 60th birthdayВ (on Aug.

SheвЂ™s spent so much of her career dragging pop music into the future that itвЂ™s not surprising to see todayвЂ™s pop stars continuing to call back to her, whether itвЂ™s Drake invoking her name as the ultimate superstar presence, orВ Ariana Grande casting her as the no-credit-neededВ voice of biblical female vengeance, or Rihanna simply using her entire career arc as the pace-setter for her own. She confronted misogyny, abuse and gender double standards inside and outside of the music industry for decades before there was any kind of nationwide #MeToo movement to support her.ДЄnd while many of her peers struggled to adapt or openly railed against new trends in popularВ music, she successfully incorporated elements of house, trip-hop, techno, drum and bass, G-funkВ andВ Auto-Tune into her music at various points in her career, working with everyone from Nile Rodgers to Lenny Kravitz to BjГ¶rkВ to Andrew Lloyd Webber to Pharrell to SOPHIE - scoring Billboard Hot 100 hits with all of them -В without ever losing her center. She talked (and sang, and wrote, and performed) frankly about sex and desire at a time when doing so largely inspired mockery at best and condemnation at worst.В She loudly championed her LGBTВ fanbase while many pop stars were still avoiding their existence altogether. For decades, Madonna wasnвЂ™t ahead of the curve so much as consistently bending its angle with her gravity.

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