Hard Candy
by Madonna
User Score
7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 562 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 398 out of 562
  2. Mixed: 89 out of 562
  3. Negative: 75 out of 562

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  1. DaveR.
    Apr 30, 2008
    10
    wow Hard candy is just the best madonna album ever!!!!!
  2. JosiM
    Apr 30, 2008
    10
    Though same tracks are pretty weak, there are a lot of gems here. They jsn't need some time to shine. It's not an album you'll love on the first listen. I wouldn't even call it a grower. You just need to feel the music, 'cause above all this is a straightforward dance album...
  3. GabrielC.
    May 2, 2008
    10
    Excellent!
  4. JoshP
    Jan 3, 2009
    10
    Hard candy is a rare gem that is full of life and perfection and excellently produced by Timberlake, Timbaland, Pharrell, kanye and The Neptunes. Madonna is at the top of her game with this album and it is one of her better efforts,the noughties are the new eighties for Madonna. tracks-4 Minutes,Give it 2 Me,Miles Away,She's Not Me,Beat Goes On,Dance 2night,Spanish lesson,and Devil Hard candy is a rare gem that is full of life and perfection and excellently produced by Timberlake, Timbaland, Pharrell, kanye and The Neptunes. Madonna is at the top of her game with this album and it is one of her better efforts,the noughties are the new eighties for Madonna. tracks-4 Minutes,Give it 2 Me,Miles Away,She's Not Me,Beat Goes On,Dance 2night,Spanish lesson,and Devil are exceptional songs.… Expand
  5. Smarts
    Apr 30, 2008
    10
    Best pop album so far this year.
  6. [Anonymous]
    Apr 30, 2008
    10
    Fantastic.
  7. PhilipG.
    Apr 30, 2008
    10
    Excellent! I'm so relieved.
  8. mugul16
    Apr 30, 2008
    10
    I love it....!!!! Madonna have done a great job again!!!
  9. KevinS
    Apr 30, 2008
    10
    Don't listen to anyone that says this is not a good album. This is one of Madonna's BEST albums. The majority of the tracks are just awesome, and this album deserves to be listened to with the volume up and the bass pumping! A real crowd pleaser of an album. Fun, exciting, and very danceable.
  10. EAB
    Apr 30, 2008
    10
    She hasn't had this fun on an album since Like A Prayer and hasn't gotten as artistic as Ray Of Light.
  11. PeterJ.
    Apr 30, 2008
    10
    What can you say to describe this, this is gobsmackingly brilliant, didn't think it would go right but it's a Madonna record at heart! Madonna never lets you down, with every album being a stunner! Love Madonna, she's right up there as one of the best artists of all time, you'll never regret loving Madonna!!!
  12. WilliamG.
    May 2, 2008
    10
    Great new sound. Perfect follow up to last CD.
  13. AndreaM
    May 2, 2008
    10
    Awesome album, every song on it is excellent and I just can't stop listening to it!
  14. Bardo
    May 4, 2008
    10
    hard candy is her best album of a decade.
  15. DanielC.
    May 9, 2008
    10
    Great album...!!!
  16. BrettR
    Apr 27, 2008
    10
    Amazing! My favorites are Heartbeat, Give It 2 Me, and Devil Wouldn't Recognize You. I haven't stopped playing it for 3 days. I am thrilled and think it's the best dance album in years.
  17. ChrisR.
    Apr 29, 2008
    10
    Amazing album!!! One of her best!!!
  18. sRe78
    Apr 29, 2008
    10
    Her best album in ten years. Catchy, fun and lighthearted.
  19. MarcoC.
    Apr 30, 2008
    10
    Simply put: A masterpiece!!!
  20. SaraZ.
    Apr 30, 2008
    10
    I love hard candy its her best album.
  21. Tom
    Apr 30, 2008
    10
    Great catchy songs
  22. AlexisN.
    Apr 30, 2008
    10
    Amazing album...i love it!
  23. AndrewH
    Apr 30, 2008
    10
    Madonna is simply brilliant. Always. I love her stuff with a message, but this is perhaps her best album since "Ray of Light." (And I love the others, so that means something.) It's not as serious, but it's where she is right now and at the end of the day, it's good stuff. "Give It 2 Me," "She's Not Me," "Beat Goes On," "Dance 2 Night," etc. are among her best dance Madonna is simply brilliant. Always. I love her stuff with a message, but this is perhaps her best album since "Ray of Light." (And I love the others, so that means something.) It's not as serious, but it's where she is right now and at the end of the day, it's good stuff. "Give It 2 Me," "She's Not Me," "Beat Goes On," "Dance 2 Night," etc. are among her best dance songs. "Devil" and "Voices" are beautiful, and "Miles Away" is perhaps the most gorgeous Madonna song ever. The album's full of good stuff; even the weakest track ("Spanish Lesson") is decent.… Expand
  24. LeonardoC.
    Apr 30, 2008
    10
    This is amazing! It's retro and futuristic at once, and even thou she requested the fashion producers, she didn't become a plastic icon as it happens for 8 of 10 artists when they adventure themselves that side... Go, Madge!
  25. MartinC.
    Apr 30, 2008
    10
    One of the most innovative Madonna album
  26. JamieI.
    Apr 30, 2008
    10
    One of her best in my opinion. Love Give it 2 Me, Beat Goes On, Miles Away, Heartbeat.
  27. DanielC.
    Apr 30, 2008
    10
    Great album...!!!
  28. JK
    Apr 30, 2008
    10
    Awesome work. Probably her best.
  29. CavitD
    Apr 30, 2008
    10
    I'm in love with this album, it's one of her best. Funky!
  30. MohamadA.
    Apr 30, 2008
    10
    One of her best ! The perferct follow-up to "Confessions on a dance floor" ! :>
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Metascore
65

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Blender
    80
    It's fun to hear here negotiate the contours of Top 40 pop for the first time since "Like A Prayer," without any European house music hose-head gumming up the pleasure and catharsis with mediative schmaltz. [May 2008, p.73]
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  2. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    Candy finds her dropping her Kabbalah string on the dance floor and readopting an American accent to offer up an unpretentious, nonstop dance party.
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  3. Observer Music Monthly
    80
    Whenever Hard Candy threatens to get boring, something always happens to recapture your interest, but the three songs in which Madonna actually seems to forge a genuine connection with her musical helpmeet leave the rest of the album in the shade.
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