Celebration
by Madonna
Metascore
84

Universal acclaim - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    100
    Superfans may well die happy with this much concentrated Madge-estry: 36 tracks covering nearly every phase of her 25-year career. It all holds up surprisingly well.
  2. AllMusic
    90
    The collection does a fine job of living up to the title--it's certainly a celebration of Madonna's career and includes some of the most celebratory and thrilling pop music ever created.
  3. Rolling Stone
    80
    It's a dizzying, nonchronological spin through the Madonna years, years it makes you feel lucky to be living through.
  5. Slant Magazine
    80
    Okay, so the legitimacy of the song selection can, in this Cuisinart iteration, only be appraised on a case-by-case basis. How do the songs sound? And are the mixes definitive? Great and mostly, respectively.
  6. Pitchfork
    57
    There's a lot of remarkable music on Celebration--the work of an artist who's spent a quarter-century in a passionate body-lock with the question of what exactly makes pop music popular. She deserves a retrospective more interesting than this haphazard piece of contract-filling product.

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8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 363 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 321 out of 363
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 363
  3. Negative: 33 out of 363
  1. MarioP.
    Oct 19, 2009
    10
    Really LOVE the album!! she's the greatest MUSIC icon of all time alongside Michael Jackson. LONG LIVE THE QUEEN!!!
  2. SumitSumbria
    May 14, 2016
    10
    A comprehensive collection of Madonna's best songs. In addition, there are two new tracks - "Revolver" and "Celebration". The new material isA comprehensive collection of Madonna's best songs. In addition, there are two new tracks - "Revolver" and "Celebration". The new material is equally fantastic. "Celebration" infact was nominated for a Grammy in the category "Best Dance Recording" where she is the most nominated artist.… Full Review »
  3. marcmyworks
    Dec 17, 2013
    9
    A great compilation from an iconic artist. The only reason I don't give this album a perfect 10 is its exclusion of tracks such as "TrueA great compilation from an iconic artist. The only reason I don't give this album a perfect 10 is its exclusion of tracks such as "True Blue", "Jump" and "Give it 2 Me".… Full Review »
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