Welcome to SOUND ADVICE, Interview's playlist series celebrating the music that inspires our friends, collaborators, and favorite creative voices. Recent editions have featured selections from Petra Collins, María Isabel, and Zack Fox. This time, Interview Editor in Chief Mel Ottenberg steps behind the playlist with a carefully assembled guide to the music of Madonna.

Created to celebrate the magazine's tenth cover story featuring the pop icon, the nearly five hour collection traces Madonna's remarkable career from her earliest classics to later era highlights. Alongside chart topping favorites are overlooked gems that deserve a place in any fan's rotation. Whether you're discovering her catalog for the first time or revisiting it with fresh ears, this playlist offers an expansive look at one of pop music's most influential artists and the songs that continue to define her legacy.