List of cover versions of Madonna songs

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Spencer Day singing his cover version of "Take a Bow"

Various musical artists have recorded covers of one or more songs written and recorded by American singer and songwriter Madonna.[a] Many began covering her songs since her debut in the 1980s. These covers are in several different languages and genres, and some have received positive reviews from music critics and featured on record charts.

With regard to being a source of numerous covers, Mayer Nissim of Digital Spy stated, that "her influence has spread like a spider web into the wider (and weirder) world of music".[2] Similarly, Guinness World Records listed Madonna as the most remixed and sampled act, arguing, that "is a testament to just how incredibly influential she is".[3] With covers from Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna entering into Billboard charts in 2012, Gary Trust from the magazine said, that "Madonna's songs have found a place atop a Billboard ranking even when she's not singing them", adding also, that this reinforces, that her music "continues to reign among each new generation".[4]

A subject of diverse listicles, media outlets, such as Paste, StyleCaster, Rolling Stone, Digital Spy, and Stereogum have created best-of lists covers of Madonna songs.[5][6][7][2][8] Writing for The Guardian, Peter Robinson noticed several covers made by male musicians, including Marilyn Manson, Marc Almond, KMFDM and Teenage Fanclub.[9] One of the most commercially successful releases is the version of "Like a Prayer" by Mad'House, which marked the debut of the band and sold 2 million copies throughout Europe according to Dutch agent Jan Vis;[10] in France alone, Charts in France reported sales of 326,000 copies as of 2014.[11] Similarly, singers Kelly Osbourne ("Papa Don't Preach") and Cristina Scuccia ("Like a Virgin") made their musical debut covering a Madonna song.[12][13] In 2023, the staff of Rolling Stone placed Miley Cyrus's rendition of "Like a Prayer" among her best 50 songs.[14]

  1. ^ Framke, Caroline (December 12, 2013). "Eartha Kitt's 'Santa Baby' was perfect, then Madonna got a hold of it". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on November 6, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Nissim, Mayer (March 27, 2013). "Madonna: Top ten weird covers". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  3. ^ "Madonna's career in 10 records as Queen of Pop turns 60". Guinness World Records. August 16, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  4. ^ Trust, Gary (November 6, 2012). "Madonna Celebrates 30th Anniversary On Billboard Charts". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 26, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  5. ^ Ham, Robert (July 18, 2014). "The 10 Best Covers of Madonna Songs". Paste. Archived from the original on May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  6. ^ Samotin, Perrie (August 16, 2015). "11 Amazing Madonna Covers You Have to Hear". StyleCaster. Archived from the original on September 10, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  7. ^ Lizama, José (April 14, 2015). "Las canciones de Madonna reinterpretadas por otros artistas". Rolling Stone (in Spanish). Archived from the original on April 20, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  8. ^ Patrin, Nate (March 5, 2018). "Gotcha Covered: Madonna". Stereogum. Archived from the original on May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  9. ^ Robinson, Peter (August 15, 2008). "Madonna: 50 poptastic facts". The Guardian. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  10. ^ "Mad'House" (in Dutch and English). Jan Vis. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  11. ^ "Top 100 des singles les plus vendus en France du millénaire, épisode 2 (90-81)" (in French). Pure Charts (Charts in France). July 19, 2014. Archived from the original on July 21, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  12. ^ Saucerman 2004, p. 24
  13. ^ Allison, Takeda (October 21, 2014). "Singing Nun Sister Cristina From The Voice Italy Covers Madonna's "Like a Virgin"". Us Weekly. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  14. ^ Rolling Stone Staff (February 27, 2023). "The 50 Best Miley Cyrus Songs". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 6, 2023.


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