Don't go for second best, baby. Put your ILM ARTIST POLL #31: MADONNA to the test.

I guess no one has much to say about Frozen. I like it, but I think most of its impact was being the first single from Ray of Light in 1998 and being so different audio-visually than anything she'd attempted in the past, especially among her singles (and ESPECIALLY among her lead-off singles). Daring.

"Frozen" is still one of the prettiest Madonna singles. I would have voted it in my top 10, except that I forgot to vote.

http://i.imgur.com/PxXxVzh.jpg

24. "TAKE A BOW" from Bedtime Stories (1994) [20 votes, 403 points]

yessssss

but also tooo lowww

I voted for Frozen. Still my favorite from Ray of Light, although I remember when I first heard it, preferring a remix. Not sure which one it is at this point. Trying to sort through the mess of youtubes.

I love Frozen but I can't remember if I voted for it. Loooooove the video

Damn, so sad to see I forgot to vote and seeing all these great songs show up way too low. One of the greatest pop ballads of all time, and still her longest reigning #1 in the US.

i think 'power of goodbye' is my fave single from rol but i think that's the one album where actually i do prefer the album tracks to all the singles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWtLE1HxaB4

Babyface harmonies *swoon*

"take a bow" is a beautiful, stately, classic pop tune. but as her goodbye songs go, "the power of good-bye" crushes it.

Otm balls. I head straight for "Swim."

Aww, Rachel. :(

haha jf

"Swim" rules so hard

Take a Bow is really nice, and too easy to take for granted. It's so unspectacular that its easy to overlook its craft. Tellingly, it didn't Mae my ballot.

Babyface harmonies *swoon*

yep yep yeppppp

make

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Listening to 'Music' on the spotify list --- didn't like then, still don't. It's not terrible but it feels more facepalm than anything

"Swim" is amazing!! I actually was wondering if "Frozen" would place at #1; I am stunned it is this low (not bcz it's my fave but bcz it seems like total ILM bait)

i was gonna say lex otm about "what it feels like for a girl" but you know it always surprises me whenever i listen to it, there are so many small things going on at once

"Don't Tell Me" really suffers the horrible unison on the doubled vocals

and I'm SOOOOO glad that Til Death Do We Part placed so well -- it's such a gorgeous song

god "frozen" is gorgeous. did i vote for it? i didn't!

http://i.imgur.com/MrYYnwM.jpg

23. "ANGEL" from Like a Virgin (1984) [18 votes, 409 points]

TOO LOW

okay not really but this song rules

Best track on LAV.

TOO LOW

but yay

IN THE SKKYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
I CAN SEE IT IN YOUR EEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYES

so many things wonderful about this -- the laughing is such a good touch

yeah i'm happy it's at least this high. massive hit but no video so it's a deep single now. boy as double a-sides go (deliberate or eventual) i'd put this up there w/ 'hello goodbye'/'i am the walrus' if not 'penny lane'/'strawberry fields forever'.

First appearance of Sexy Lower Register.

Is that pizzicato at the beginning? Nile Rodgers is so damn shrewd a producer.

First appearance of Sexy Lower Register.

So glad someone coaxed that out of her.

i didn't vote for "angel" but oh man does it rule

IN THE SKKYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
I CAN SEE IT IN YOUR EEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYES

otm

Loooovvvvve "take a bow"

is there a specific age where "take a bow" just makes you cry terribly every time you hear it or is this my particular affliction?

http://i.imgur.com/1jRY4zb.jpg

22. "BAD GIRL" from Erotica (1992) [17 votes, 415 points]

TOO LOW

fully expected 'bad girl' to be top 20. this was the biggest rediscovery of the poll for me. amazing song.

and video.

This is such a fun rollout. Pacey and unpredictable. Too many recent polls have been dominated by a handful of canonical albums but Madonna's catalogue lends itself brilliantly to a poll.

Great pictures too. Reminding me how much of a crush I had on her circa 86-89. Ah, Cherish video.

goddamnit.`TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW.

Damn, about 20 places too low.

wow you ppl sure do love you some Erotica

it looks like over half of that album is going to end up placing on this poll

TOO LOW YOU JERKS WTF

Am I a terrible person if I don't like the video?

you're a wanton slut whose gonna get what's coming to her when yr guardian angel gets distracted by a garfield comic iirc

*cries*

I don't really get "Bad Girl"

this is partially because the first time I ever heard it was when Madonna butchered it on SNL