Get into the grooves... her greatest hits

1 Holiday (1983) Childlike synth-pop, so catchy that it goes down a treat in concert. And Madonna knows it: she has performed it more than any other song. 2 Borderline (1984) Swinging dance-pop with a Motown vibe and a video that sums up the young Madonna: squeaky, loveable and looking as if she’s just bought everything in the thrift store. 3 Like A Virgin (1984) A defining moment, with a gleaming production by Nile Rodgers, riding high after Bowie’s Let’s Dance. 4 Into The Groove (1985) Her most Madonna-ish hit: ‘Only when I’m dancing,’ she trills, ‘can I feel this free.’ Her first No.1 in the UK. 5 Papa Don’t Preach (1986) Madonna takes on the patriarchy, and wins. 6 Like A Prayer (1989) A peach of a tune, and a controversial video, about white supremacists, which got Madonna admonished by the Vatican and dropped from a Pepsi ad. 7 Vogue (1990) In a good year, Madonna picks up on what’s playing in the clubs, finds a hot producer and makes that sound her own. In 1990 she did it with Shep Pettibone, and the result was a disco-house classic. 8 You Must Love Me (1996) Before starring in the movie version of the musical Evita, Madonna took singing lessons. They paid off on this touching ballad, written specially for the film by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. 9 Ray Of Light (1998) When a pop star discovers spirituality, anything can happen. For Madonna it meant hiring the producer William Orbit and writing some of her strongest songs, mixing electronica with psychedelia. 10 Hung Up (2005) A rousing floor-filler, and a tribute to her powers of persuasion, as she coaxed Benny and Björn from Abba into letting her sample Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight). ‘She has got guts and has been around for 21 years,’ said Benny. ‘That’s not bad going.’