There is not any one fairly like Madonna.

Although there have been many imitators and pretenders to the throne within the 30-plus years that she’s been reigning because the Queen of Pop, only a few have ever even come near attaining that form of cultural longevity and impression. Along with her ahead considering and numerous reinventions, Her Madgesty is chargeable for single-handedly crafting the template for the fashionable pop diva—give or take a Cher. (Hey, everybody can depend another person as inspiration, proper?)

Her imprint on popular culture extends far past simply music, even with 14 albums underneath her belt. Since her rise to fame within the 1980s, Madonna’s added filmmaker, creator, entrepreneur, and activist to her resume, all the time maintaining followers on their toes as they surprise what she’ll shock them with subsequent.  

As she informed USA As we speak in 1998, “I’m not reinventing myself; I’m going via layers and revealing myself. I’m on a journey, an journey that is continually altering form.”