Madonna
Ray of Light







Release Year: 1998

Rankings:
All-Time #425 / 1990s #80 / 1998 #9

Genres: Downtempo, Pop
Parent Genres: Electronic

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Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc.
Out (USA) - The 100 Greatest, Gayest Albums (2008) 46
Pause & Play (USA) - The 90s Top 100 Essential Albums (1999) 11
Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018) No Order
Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 90s (2010) 28
Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012) 367
Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020) 22
Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential Recordings of the 90s (1999) No Order
Slant (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1990s (2011) 47
Slant (USA) - Top 25 Electronic Albums (2005) 26
Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008) Main entry
Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005) No Order
Gary Mulholland (UK) - 261 Greatest Albums Since Punk and Disco (2006) No Order
Mojo (UK) - The 100 Greatest Albums of Our Lifetime 1993-2006 (2006) 29
Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007) No Order
Muzik (UK) - Top 50 Dance Albums of All Time (2002) 47
NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013) 241
Q (UK) - 100 Greatest Albums of the 1990s (2015) 34
Q (UK) - 90 Albums of the 90s (1999) No Order
Q (UK) - Top 20 Albums from the Lifetime of Q (1986-2006) 19
Stuart Maconie's Critical List on BBC Radio 2 (UK) - One Album Added Each Week No Order
Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 Best Albums from 1983 to 2008 (2008) 59
Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015) No Order
RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003) No Order
Wiener (Austria) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999) 34
FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008) 139
FNAC (France) - The Ideal Discography: 823 Indispensables Albums (2015) Key album
Juice (Australia) - The 100 (+34) Greatest Albums of the 90s (1999) 74
Ratings
All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars 4.5 Stars
MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99) 3 Bones
Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade *
Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004) 4.5 Stars
Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10 8
Paul Roland (UK) - CD Guide to Pop & Rock, Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2001) 4 Stars
Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002) 4 Stars
Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars 4 Stars
Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10) 6.5
End of Year Lists
Addicted to Noise (USA) - Albums of the Year 24
Grammy Awards (USA) - Album of the Year Nominee
Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year 21
Mojo (UK) - Albums of the Year 37
Muzik (UK) - Albums of the Year 73
NME (UK) - Albums of the Year 27
Q (UK) - Albums of the Year No Order
Select (UK) - Albums of the Year 18
Eye Weekly Canadian Critics Poll - Albums of the Year 13
Aftonbladet (Sweden) - Albums of the Year 2
Nöjesguiden (Sweden) - Albums of the Year 23
Rumba (Finland) - Albums of the Year 3
HUMO (Belgium) - Albums of the Year 9
OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year 6
Musikexpress/Sounds (Germany) - Albums of the Year 14
Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year 14
Tip (Germany) - Albums of the Year 11
OAZA (Yugoslavia) - Albums of the Year 8