Dante77

I don't recognise this chart record (I appreciate one can't really take a non-partisan approach to charts), on the basis that there isn't a level playing field. This and for the last 3 Christmasses, my 6-year-old son will daily say to Alexa 'Alexa play Christmas songs' and the very first track that is always selected is AIWFC. If I can't get to Alexa quick enough to stop this godawful song, it will play over and over, but NOT because we chose it. My son is a passive listener and never requested this song. He must of played this track many times as part of a Christmas song playlist. My point is, tracks from the past NEVER had this privilege and so it's beyond unfair to compare or count. I'm all for there being a Christmas-only chart for tracks that have charted before.

Breaking records by moving the goalposts, doesn't seem like a level playing field, does it? Madonna, The Beatles, and Elvis would also have had multiple top 10's like Swift if the rules had enabled all album tracks to chart. It really debases historic chart achievements for me, making new records often worthless and unfair.

Madonna at her latest, most rude and lacking her overall performance brilliance, is STILL leagues better than artists like Kylie for me. And... it all comes down to being authentic. I've seen Kylie in concert a fair few times, and it was pleasant harmless fun. It stopped at that. It certainly wasn't groundbreaking, nor brilliant. Even during the Madame X tour, there were highs and moments of brilliance. Still, I'm happy that you have a plan b! :-) Does the idea of Madonna version 2022 on tour, fill me with dread? Yes, 100%. I've seen nothing these last few years that would give me confidence that she has the stamina to do so many dates on a world tour. She can't even move well anymore. Being a long-term fan, I still can't believe this is the same Madonna. My first concert as a little boy was Blonde Ambition and from then until at least Confessions, M's artistry was unrivaled. What's happened since 2018 baffles me. And saddens me. Madonna's attitude has always been dubious, and poor but I would tolerate that for brilliance. I just fear that brilliance won't be something I'd see on tour with this version of Madonna.

It's dated a little now, but I still have huge affection for it, and heard it on Radio 2 on Saturday.

This is painful.... This whole era (if one can call it that) is something we will look back on as the dark ages!!!! Sometimes I have to pinch myself to remember how significant and wonderful M's legacy was/is. Being an M fan is like being on a roller-coaster!!!! Right now it feels like we're in a real dip.

Doing a diet with Ed Sheran feels like selling your soul to the devil! :-)

Elton's team have become expert at making money from old rope over the last 10 years - and I applaud them for it. Some really terrible collabs, but it's kept his music alive. I do however really like 'Hold Me Closer'.

I can't bear Steps, but good on them for throwing everything at this. Why not? And even better for a Madonna remix album to be shifting so much at #2.

I love the M tracks on this album - but not the album's cover so much!!!! :-)

I'm rooting for Cardiff - Please not Glasgow / Manchester - which are the obvious choices (I couldn't bear to see Sturgeon lording it up). I wouldn't mind it going to Liverpool. I'd be happy for Cardiff or Liverpool - both have deep roots in the UK's musical heritage (I know Manchester does too) .

That's great. Looking at that list it becomes apparent that for the first half of her career, she picked up so many noms and awards, yet for the last 22+ years she's won nothing. I wonder why?

This isn't entirely true. Madonna consistently charted high from 1985 onwards. Into The Groove entered at #4 and was #1 a week later. True Blue entered at #3 and was #1 a week later Like A Prayer entered at 2 and was #1 a week later. And from late 1984 onwards, Madonna did no UK tv either for many years. From '84 onwards it was nearly impossible to debut at #1 for many years, so madonna debuting so high, was an indication of how hot she was.

I love this track, perhaps from a nostalgic point of view, but it's such a fun song and whenever I hear it, it takes me right back to being a little boy - I played it over and over!

I'd be very surprised if it's Beyonce - the track is an absolute stinker and super underwhelming - even her hardcore fans must secretly be disappointed. It's an ever-diminishing output from her, I expected so much more.

The OCC make it up as they go along... record companies shouldn't have to request resets, nor should the OCC be moving goalposts for certain artists to get to #1. Why should there be a campaign? That should be irrelevant.

This is rubbish. It's a total movement of the goalposts. It's like saying to athletes who ran the 100m before 2005 that their times are now obsolete because from 2005 athletes could now race the 100m on motorbikes. The analogy is a little off, but you get my point. In the download and streaming era, new artists had huge advantages that older artists didn't have. For a time, we had the ridiculous situation, where the idiotic OCC allowed all album tracks to chart - thus canceling out decades of great chart achievements. Imagine if Madonna or Elvis or indeed the Beatles had been allowed to have their album tracks to chart (even 3 of them). I feel the OCC has destroyed our charts, their value, and that they make the rules up as they go. This achievement is therefore worthless for me - it's like comparing chalk with cheese. The chart and chart records are devalued. I may also be bitter because I will likely never own or play an Ed Sheeran song - I absolutely despise this kind of mediocrity :-)

I had high hopes for this, but it's a stinker! I wonder if it will even make the Top 10.... I was expecting iconic after 'Take My Breath Away, but this is dirge....

This is not good... on nearly every level this is not the Madonna that has slain for so many decades.

Crazy For You - Madonna, reached #2 in 1985 and 1991, unlucky twice over!

Waiting is my all-time fav Madonna song.....

Whilst I only like 2 songs in the final top 10 (Fast Car and When Doves Cry), and cannot stand many of the rest, this has been a great competition, which I've really enjoyed. Well done for organising!!

Totally agree with Vibe's comments; Fast Car is beyond beautiful - and well deserving of a top 10 place on this list.... LOAP is meh for me, I don't like the genre, but I respect it's longevity.

It's pleasant but for me, forgettable.... still, am sure it will do well.

As far as the recent TikTok goes, I think she was just high. But interesting to see if the biopic is really going as planned - it might be a tough project given her need of being in control of absolutely everything. And that's the point, Madonna is allowed to do whatever she pleases, but this isn't the M of old - she and her team were so careful with her image, so creative with her releases and videos, I guess those days are gone for now. Maybe it's me who's changed; I listened to both Frozen remixes for 30 seconds each and just hated them. I never hate M music. Maybe I miss the old M.

I want to put it out there first of all, by saying I'm a huge M fan. I was once the kind that waited outside her hotel on visits, collected, adored and generally, fan-boy'd out on her. And for years. That obsessive adoration all changed when I met her at a private party and then I just because a more regular fan of her music - some normality returned, but M will always be in my blood. Being a fan of M's is sometimes hard, I've always felt the need to defend her, whether it be vocally or whether it be from people just saying she's over. How many times have we heard that? Still, the return of being a fan is huge. I've always been so glad that I poured my fandom love and energy into her and not other pop stars, who were all simply sub-par. She was, and will always be the Queen... However, l remember a time when everything Madonna did, was immense, well thought out, and impactful. And that's the point of my post, something with M doesn't feel right, right now. Her latest Tik Tok on the eve of the Grammys was odd, the Frozen remixes are rushed, and add nothing to the original masterpiece. They're poor in fact. That coupled with the last couple of albums, videos, single releases, pretty much everything, feels lacking. I think for me it all started to feel a little 'undone' with the Eurovision catastrophe. Something doesn't feel right when I see her on social media. And I can't put my finger on it. The bio-pic seems to be drifting, and I think she could genuinely use a change of direction and Manager. 100% a new Manager. It's her life to make her choices, but I'm tired of the grills, the smoking, and the silliness. I'm also tired of the poorly thought-out social media posts. I will defend her for the rest of my days (not that she needs defending), but I just feel, right now, she doesn't seem very happy. That all said, her legacy is unrivaled. Yet, if I could spend 4 mins with her now, I'd tell her that I don't want to see her chasing her youth, and in concert, I don't need her to dance like she used to, all she has to do is sing. Her voice is why I love her, and her music. Ultimately, she is her own worst enemy, and I guess that's why I still love her. What does everyone else think?