Madonna Celebration The Best Of (2CD)(split tracks + cover's)

The archetypal pop chameleon, Madonna's various guises and recreations are invariably seen as the secret to her success, while her imperious back catalogue of tunes is relegated to second place. Celebration: The Best Of puts that misconception to rights with a collection of her classic tracks, banishing any doubts about Madonna's place in pop royalty. If there's a Madonna song you like (and there is), it's here.

Beginning with a quartet of number ones - Hung Up, Music, Vogue and 4 Minutes - and never relenting, the album intersperses hits from every era of Madge's career to dizzying effect. This means you can get yourself in 80's 'Like A Virgin' disco-pop mode only to be abruptly flung into late 90's moves-a-busting, electro-dance before careening back into a 'Holiday' sing-a-long. A giddy selection, but it's the best way to deal with an artist who has such a varied and eclectic back catalogue. From pop to disco through ballads, electro and super-star collaborations, she's done it all. You might think that uniting these seemingly disparate elements was an impossible task, but Celebration manages it.

As a globally-recognised, multi-million record-selling, genre-straddling performer, Madonna must wonder what's left for her. Celebration shows that, whatever her future endeavours, her position in music history is firmly in place. All that's left is for her fans to enjoy the wall-to-wall hits collated on this record, a collection which - in this age of instant, short-term super-stars - serves as a timely reminder of what constitutes true, enduring star quality. All hail Queen Madge!



Disc 1

1. Hung Up
2. Music
3. Vogue
4. 4 Minutes
5. Holiday
6. Everybody
7. Like A Virgin
8. Into The Groove
9. Like A Prayer
10. Ray Of Light
11. Sorry
12. Express Yourself
13. Open Your Heart
14. Borderline
15. Secret
16. Erotica
17. Justify My Love
18. Revolver

Disc 2

1. Dress You Up
2. Material Girl
3. La Isla Bonita
4. Papa Don't Preach
5. Lucky Star
6. Burning Up
7. Crazy For You
8. Who's That Girl
9. Frozen
10. Miles Away
11. Take A Bow
12. Live To Tell
13. Beautiful Stranger
14. Hollywood
15. Die Another Day
16. Don't Tell Me
17. Cherish
18. Celebration