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List of Madonna tribute albums

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The cast of the TV Series Glee released the EP Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna in 2010, a tribute album, which received critical appreciation

This is a list of tribute albums dedicated to American singer-songwriter Madonna. Since her debut in the 1980s, diverse artists have made tribute albums to the singer. While she is primarily a pop, dance and electronic artist, her tribute albums have been covered with a wide range of different genres and styles, including instrumental, jazz, children's music and easy listening.

Some artists who have appeared on these albums ranging from Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Mad'House, and Ariel Pink to The Tyde, Chapin Sisters and Lavender Diamond. Releases have been through major labels such as Universal Music Group and Columbia Records to independent labels such as Cleopatra Records, Cherry Red Records and Manimal Vinyl among others.

Various of the Madonna tribute albums have been reviewed by music critics, receiving both positive or negative comments. Notable releases include to Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna (2010), Through the Wilderness (2007) and Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Madonna (2011) by the series of CDs Rockabye Baby!. In 2011, Paper Bag Records made a remake of her third studio album, True Blue,[1] while Charly Records have released a series of Madonna tribute albums. In 2021, label Italians Do It Better, released a Madonna tribute album. Pitchfork commented "The Madonna influence is baked into the Italians Do It Better label in more ways than one" (Madonna debuted the phrase "Italians Do It Better" on a T-shirt in the 1986 video for "Papa Don't Preach").[2]

Tribute albums

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Title Album details List of songs
Dance into the Beat: Madonna Collection[3]
  • Release: 1995
  • Label: Strength Records
Songs and performers
Material Girl: RPO Plays Music of Madonna[4]
  • Release: 1998
  • Label: Music Club International Records
Virgin Voices: A Tribute to Madonna, Vol. 1[5]
Songs and performers
The Music of Madonna[6]
  • Release: 1999
  • Label: Intersound, First Choice
Songs and performers
Truly Blue: Tribute to Madonna[7]
  • Release: 2000
  • Label: Dressed To Kill
Songs and performers
Virgin Voices 2000: A Tribute to Madonna[8]
  • Release: 2000
  • Label: Cleopatra Records
A Tribute to Madonna: Tranceformed[8]
  • Release: 2000
  • Label: Strictly Hype Records (SHR), Colossal
A Tribute To Madonna Vol 2[9]
Songs and performers
  • "Hanky Panky – Sound-A-Like"
  • "Holiday – Sound-A-Like"
  • "Crazy For You – Sound-A-Like"
  • "Cherish – Sound-A-Like"
  • "Justify My Love – Sound-A-Like"
  • "Sooner Or Later – Sound-A-Like"
  • "Material Girl – Sound-A-Like"
  • "Like A Prayer – Sound-A-Like"

Note: by Studio Group

Plays the Hits Made Famous by Madonna[10]
  • Release: 2001
  • Label: Capriccio Records, Delta Distribution
Tribute to Madonna[11]
  • Release: 2001
  • Label: Swift Records
The String Quartet Tribute to Madonna[12]
Songs and performers
Absolutely Mad[13]
Songs and performers

Note: by Mad'House

Madonna: The Ultimate Tribute[14]
  • Release: 2002
  • Label: Compendia Music Group, Intersound
A Tribute to Madonna: Virgin Voices[15]
  • Release: 2003
  • Label: Cleopatra Records
Songs and performers
Disc 1
Disc 2
The Dancefloor Tribute to Madonna[16]
  • Release: 2003
  • Label: Vitamin Records
Material Girls – A Tribute to Madonna[17]
  • Release: 2003
  • Label: Klone Records
Tribute to Madonna: Like a Virgin[18]
  • Release: 2004
  • Label: Phantom Import Distribution, Double Pleasure
Songs and performers
Disc 1
Disc 2
Immaculate Deception: A Tribute to the Music of Madonna[19]
Songs and performers
Tribute to Madonna (Golden Sun)[21]
  • Release: 2005
  • Label: Golden Sound
A Tribute to the Greatest Hits of Madonna[22]
  • Release: 2005
  • Label: Prism Entertainment
The Music of Madonna[24]
The Electronic Tribute to Madonna[25]
  • Release: 2005
  • Label: Vitamin Records
Rock-A-Bye: Madonna[26]
  • Release: 2005
  • Label: Turn Up the Music
Songs and performers
  • "Cherish (The Thought)"
  • "(I'm) Crazy for You"
  • "Open Your Heart (To Me Baby)"
  • "(Over The) Borderline"
  • "Material Girl"
  • "Dress You Up (In My Love)"
  • "Holiday (Celebrate)"
  • "(You Must Be My) Lucky Star"
  • "La Isla Bonita (Last Night I Dreamt of San Pedro)"
  • "Vogue"

Note: by Hit Crew

A Smooth Sax Tribute to Madonna's Greatest Hits[27]
  • Release: 2005
  • Label: Tribute Sounds
Dance Tribute to Madonna[28]
The Worlds Greatest 80's Tribute to Madonna[29]
Songs and performers
The Music of Madonna: A Tribute Performed By Studio 99[30]
  • Release: 2006
  • Label: Going For A Song
Tribute to Madonna[31]
  • Release: 2006
  • Label: Red Sauce
Tribute to Madonna (Membran)[32]
  • Release: 2006
  • Label: MSI Music Distribution, Membran
Through the Wilderness: Tribute to Madonna[33]
Songs and performers
Plays Madonna in Jazz[34]
  • Release: 2007
  • Label: Cinedelic Records
Songs and performers

Note: by Bo.Dá

Strung out on Madonna: The String Quartet Tribute[35]
  • Release: 2008
  • Label: Vitamin Records
Songs and performers
Madonna: The Immaculate Tribute[36]
  • Release: 2008
  • Label: Cannon House
Madonna Cool Down Experience Part 1[37]
  • Release: 2008
  • Label: One Trybal
Songs and performers

Note: by The Sunset Lounge Orchestra

Madonna Cool Down Experience Part 2[38]
  • Release: 2008
  • Label: One Trybal
Songs and performers

Note: by The Sunset Lounge Orchestra

The Tune Robbers Play the Best of Madonna, Vol. 1[39]
  • Release: 2008
  • Label: Rosenklang
Tribute to Madonna (ZYX Music)[40]
  • Release: 2008
  • Label: ZYX Music
Songs and performers
Forever Madonna[41][42]
  • Release: 2008
  • Label: Rumour Records
Songs and performers
Disc 1
Disc 2
  • "Secret" (Klubkidz House Party Mix)
  • "La Isla Bonita" (Klubkidz House Party Mix)
  • "Into the Groove" (Klubkidz House Party Mix)
  • "Live to Tell" (Klubkidz House Party Mix)
  • "This Used to Be My Playground" (Klubkidz House Party Mix)
  • "Frozen" (Klubkidz House Party Mix)
  • "Rain" (Klubkidz House Party Mix)
  • "Crazy for You" (Klubkidz House Party Mix)
  • "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" (Klubkidz House Party Mix)

Note: by Melissa Totten

A Tribute To Madonna Vol 1[43]
  • Release: 2009
  • Label: One Media Publishing
A Tribute To Madonna Vol 2[44]
  • Release: 2009
  • Label: One Media Publishing
Tribute To Madonna, Vol. 2[45]
Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna[46]
Songs and performers
Bossa N' Madonna[47]
  • Release: 2010
  • Label: Music Brokers
Songs and performers
  • "The Virgin Intro" by DJ Leão
  • "Material Girl (Celebration Mix)" by United Rhythms Of Brazil
  • "Live To Tell (Tropical Hop 12" Edit)" by Nova Bossa Ltd
  • "Into The Groove" by Banda Do Sul and Natascha
  • "Hollywood (Vinyl Mix)" por Glambeats Corp
  • "Like A Virgin" by Brazil XXI meets Silvinha Santana
  • "Lucky Star (Lonely Heart Version)" by Jingo
  • "Holiday (Rhodes Edit)" by São Vicente and Natalie Renoir
  • "Ray Of Light" by Deise Costa & Os Digitalistas
  • "Hung Up" by Groove Da Praia
  • "Express Yourself (Unplugged Midsummer Mix)" by Amazonics
  • "Vogue" by Sixth Finger, Maira, and Zoca
The Tune Robbers Play the Best of Madonna, Vol. 2[48]
  • Release: 2010
  • Label: Rosenklang
A Tribute to Madonna: Material Girls[49]
Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Madonna[50]
Paper Bag Records is True Blue[51][52][53]
Songs and performers
  • "Papa Don't Preach" by Woodhands
  • "Open Your Heart" by Young Galaxy
  • "White Heat" by The Acorn
  • "Live to Tell" by The Rural Alberta Advantage (We're Scared Version)
  • "Where's the Party" by PS I Love You
  • "True Blue" by Winter Gloves
  • "La Isla Bonita" by Laura Barrett
  • "Jimmy Jimmy" by Born Ruffians
  • "Love Makes The World Go Round" by You Say Party
Multi Karaoke – Backing Force Tribute To Madonna[54]
  • Release: 2011
  • Label: Intermezzo, Mult Karaoke
Songs and performers
  • "You'll See (Karaoke)"
  • "Who's That Girl (Karaoke)"
  • "This Used to Be My Playground (Karaoke)"
  • "Material Girl (Karaoke)"
  • "Borderline (Karaoke)"
  • "La isla bonita (Karaoke)"
  • "Papa Don't Preach (Karaoke)"
  • "Holiday (Karaoke)"
  • "You'll See (Multiplex Version)"
  • "Who's That Girl (Multiplex Version)"
  • "This Used to Be My Playground (Multiplex Version)"
  • "Material Girl (Multiplex Version)"
  • "Borderline (Multiplex Version)"
  • "La isla bonita (Multiplex Version)"
  • "Papa Don't Preach (Multiplex Version)"
  • "Holiday (Multiplex Version)"

Note: by Backing Force

Tribute to Madonna, Vol. 1[55][56]
  • Release: 2011
  • Label: RingRise
Songs and performers

Note: by The Ringtones

The Madonna Story Part 1[57]
Greatest Hits from the Superstars! (Who's That Girl)[58]
  • Release: 2011
  • Label: Pyramid Music
We Love Madonna: The Dance Tribute[59][60]
  • Release: 2011
  • Label: The Saifam Group Digital
Songs and performers
  • "Like a Virgin (The Factory Happy Mix)" by The Snapper
  • "Express Yourself (A.R. Remix)" by In.Deep
  • "Celebration (A.R. Remix)" by In.Deep
  • "Who's That Girl (The Factory Team Remix)" by Kate Project
  • "Holiday (A.R. Remix)" by In.Deep
  • "Hung Up" by In.Deep
  • "Vogue Avec Chic (Extended Mix)" by In.Deep
  • "Give It 2 Me (The BJ Remix)" by In.Deep
  • "Open Your Heart" by In.Deep
  • "Revolver (M. B. Remix)" by In.Deep
  • "American Life (Factory Team Remix)" by In.Deep
  • "Get into the Groove (Factory Team Remix)" by Bandido
  • "Beautiful Stranger" by In.Deep
  • "Music" by In.Deep
  • "American Pie (Def-In-Mix)" by In.Deep
  • "Die Another Day" by In.Deep
  • "Frozen (Sensibility Mix)" by In.Deep
  • "The Power of Goodbye (Club Mix)" by In.Deep
  • "Don't Tell Me (Def-In-RMX)" by Raffa
  • "What It Feels Like for a Girl (Dance Mix)" by In.Deep
  • "Miles Away (The Factory Team Remix)" by In.Deep
  • "Like a Prayer (Dance Mix)" by Raffa
  • "Jump (Dead Mix)" by In.Deep
  • "Dress You Up (A.R. Remix)" by In.Deep
  • "Liquid Love (R. P. Mix)" by In.Deep
Forbidden Love – Tribute To Madonna[61]
Songs and performers
Dance tribute to Madonna[62]
  • Release: 2012
  • Label: Cc Entertainment
Like a Virgin[63][64]
Girls on Film: Tribute To The Music Of Madonna
  • Release: 2012
  • Label: Adapta
MCP Performs Madonna: Rebel Heart[65]
  • Release: 2015
  • Label: Cc Entertainment
Songs and performers
MCP Performs the Ultimate Madonna Playlist (Instrumental)[66]
  • Release: 2019
  • Label: Cc Entertainment
Songs and performers
Italians Do It Better[67][68]

See also

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References

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