Confessions On A Dance Floor
by Madonna
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8.9

Universal acclaim- based on 900 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 822 out of 900
  2. Mixed: 24 out of 900
  3. Negative: 54 out of 900

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  1. tonyp.
    Dec 20, 2009
    10
    Something you can listen from start to finish without skipping.
  2. WilliamS
    Nov 13, 2005
    10
    Certainly one of the best. Non-stop catchy dance tunes that have heart to satisfy all fans - new and old
  3. MaryannW
    Nov 14, 2005
    10
    Great, I love it so much.I can't belive it's Madonna.
  4. CarlosA
    Nov 14, 2005
    10
    This is a wonderful dance album. Every song is superb and the flow between each track is perfect. Highly recommended!
  5. seanw
    Nov 14, 2005
    10
    awesome album
  6. CadeS
    Nov 14, 2005
    10
    Best Madonna album in the last decade.
  7. AndrewW
    Nov 14, 2005
    10
    It's simply a return to form. A return to her dancing roots and it's fun. Thank God for fun albums.
  8. LukaszS
    Nov 14, 2005
    10
    Critics shut the hell up... you always critisize Ms. Madonna... and she still keeps on selling records, having number ones.. instead of analizing her music and breaking it into piecese.. enjoy it... it's perfect to go out, to dance, to listen when you're at work... she's not a poet she tells you how it is... so back off... becaue she will sell at least a mil within two Critics shut the hell up... you always critisize Ms. Madonna... and she still keeps on selling records, having number ones.. instead of analizing her music and breaking it into piecese.. enjoy it... it's perfect to go out, to dance, to listen when you're at work... she's not a poet she tells you how it is... so back off... becaue she will sell at least a mil within two weeks.. I guarantee it...… Expand
  9. MarkM
    Nov 14, 2005
    10
    Her best in a long time!!!
  10. EricJ
    Nov 14, 2005
    10
    This Album is amazing! Madonna at her very best!! The Dancing queen is back!
  11. BenT
    Nov 14, 2005
    10
    As a whole, the best album of her career
  12. AlexB
    Nov 14, 2005
    10
    This is by far Madonna's greatest album since Ray of Light. An amazing swirl of dance, techno and daft Punk, this album is one throb of a ride. Anyone who can resist the temptation to dance while listening to this, must be made of wood.
  13. LisaA
    Nov 14, 2005
    10
    I'm Going to say it: This is the defining work of madonna's career. This album is perfection, in every sense, and madonna deserves all the positive recognition she is getting for it. It is superior to any dance record i have ever heard, and is without a doubt, the best record of 2005.
  14. BrandenC
    Nov 14, 2005
    9
    great all around dance/pop album
  15. jayp
    Nov 14, 2005
    8
    this album is really great, until the last 3 songs which in my opinion are no better than fillers. best album since Ray of Light for sure.
  16. WilliamP
    Nov 14, 2005
    10
    This is Madonna mixing fun with intelligence. Pure escapism. Love it!
  17. MarvinO
    Nov 14, 2005
    10
    One of my favorite albums of the year. For a dance album it's extremely consistant in terms of how each song is different from the other and there are no weak tracks in the album. I'd only say that Push, Isaac and Sorry are my least favorite songs, but they aren't even half-bad. Favorite tracks include: Jump Get Together Future Lovers I Love New York Forbidden Love
  18. GrantT
    Nov 14, 2005
    10
    Incessantly catchy to the point of brilliance. It's Madonna at her very best: Confessions is meat-n-potatoes with a candy coating.
  19. CD
    Nov 15, 2005
    7
    I was very excited by the idea of a continuous dance mix. Hand it to her to do a dance album when dance is at a low in popularity. As a whole it's pretty good, especially Get Together and Isaac, which surprisingly works. But there are stinkers, especially I Love New York, for instance, the lyrics are so insultingly dumb (and if there's irony there, i don't hear it) that it I was very excited by the idea of a continuous dance mix. Hand it to her to do a dance album when dance is at a low in popularity. As a whole it's pretty good, especially Get Together and Isaac, which surprisingly works. But there are stinkers, especially I Love New York, for instance, the lyrics are so insultingly dumb (and if there's irony there, i don't hear it) that it almost ruins the flow. It's not even funny to rhyme sad and glad and mad. It's just lame. I still prefer American Life... hehe.… Expand
  20. julianmartin
    Nov 15, 2005
    10
    Madonna outdid herself with this album. She is a genius in re-creating and transforming music and candy coat it to the world. Confessions is by far a solid intelligent album. Move away Mariah and JLo, this girl is all you need to dance and get your senses go wild.
  21. JasenMaciey
    Nov 15, 2005
    10
    A true return to form!
  22. BrettR
    Nov 15, 2005
    10
    One of her best albums of all-time; combines the energy of Music, the sensibility of Ray of Light, and the expression of Like a Prayer.
  23. DonGiancola
    Nov 15, 2005
    10
    Pure fun! Great album. I am experiencing the same excitement I had for Like A Prayer, Erotica, Bedtime Stories, Ray of Light, etc. Once again, I am having a Madonna moment.
  24. DeeDeeMcGee
    Nov 15, 2005
    10
    Her best in years!! If you like dance/pop music you have to run out and get this now! What a complete treat this is for the ears. What are you waiting for? Go now and get your copy today!!!
  25. DeeH
    Nov 15, 2005
    9
    Great Album - Madonna is amazing. "Jump" is going to be a huge hit, especially with her die-hard fans - I hope it's the next single!!!!
  26. Matt
    Nov 15, 2005
    9
    Her most non-stop and party-influenced album yet! And it still maintains some good lyrics, so you don't have to feel guilty while you dance.
  27. MichaelP
    Nov 15, 2005
    10
    She has such a deep understanding of dance music and dance culture. this album makes me giddy with excitment. I cannot wait to hear it on a dance floor!!
  28. DenysL
    Nov 15, 2005
    10
    Madonna's experimentation with future disco is a total success. "Hung Up," "Sorry," "Jump," "Let It Will Be," and "I Love New York" are simply amazing songs.
  29. Dean
    Nov 15, 2005
    10
    Fantastic album! It's sexy, musically tight, thought provoking, and full of creative energy. It is one of Madonna's finest.
  30. EdmondT
    Nov 16, 2005
    10
    Best album. Intelligent! Her song writing talent has been unrated!
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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. Slant Magazine
    80
    One of the few pop singers whose albums are best appreciated in their entirety and not lopped off into "hit singles," Madonna... has succeeded at creating a dance-pop odyssey with an emotional, if not necessarily narrative, arc.
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  2. The Guardian
    80
    It may be a return to core values, but there's still a bravery about Confessions on a Dancefloor. It revels in the delights of wilfully plastic dance pop in an era when lesser dance-pop artists - from Rachel Stevens to Price's protege Juliet - are having a desperately thin time of it.
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  3. Los Angeles Times
    75
    Disco with a vengeance, a whomping, unapologetically airheaded engine of stroboscopic beats and succulent textures that exhumes dance music's time-honored values of celebration and affirmation. [13 Nov 2005]
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