Chromatica
by Lady Gaga
User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 10038 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8,483 out of 10038
  2. Mixed: 288 out of 10038
  3. Negative: 1,267 out of 10038
Buy Now
Buy on

Review this album

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
view
per page
  1. adamdavids
    Jul 20, 2020
    8
    Lady Gaga has dived head-first into loud, feel-good pop music after a (pretty good) visit to the world of acoustic guitars and ballads - and I couldn't be happier.

    Chromatica takes heavy influence from 90s house music, with every song having a deep and driving drum beat, and enough layers to make a wedding cake. The lyrics on this project are hit-and-miss, with somewhat touching lines    Lady Gaga has dived head-first into loud, feel-good pop music after a (pretty good) visit to the world of acoustic guitars and ballads - and I couldn't be happier.

    Chromatica takes heavy influence from 90s house music, with every song having a deep and driving drum beat, and enough layers to make a wedding cake. The lyrics on this project are hit-and-miss, with somewhat touching lines on Fun Tonight, 911, etc. but then you've got kind of generic pop lyrics on tracks such as Stupid Love and Alice. But then again, you don't go into an album like this expecting wonderful poetry - you want a good time. And Chromatica certainly delivers on that.

    I love the orchestral and classical opener and interludes; they add a bit of uniqueness and spice to a track-list otherwise teetering on the edge of repetitiveness. And I can't finish this review without talking about the closing track Babylon - a nod to Madonna's Vogue, with great wordplay (Babylon / babble on), a choir and catchy beat; it's definitely the best track on the album. The amount of times I've strutted around my house like I'm on a runway, going 'serve it, ancient city style' is insane.

    The only thing stopping this being a perfect album in my opinion is the lack of experimentation (the most experimental track here is Sine From Above, which I don't even like) and maybe it could have done with some more personal and epic songs. Nonetheless, Chromatica is a joy to listen to and it's one of my favourite albums released this year.    … Expand
  2. bpoloana
    Jul 24, 2020
    8
    It's quite a good album, I didn't LOVE some songs but 1000 Doves and Sine from above are true bops that I will regularly listen to from now on
  3. hellokittypie
    Sep 3, 2020
    8
    Gaga manages to take us to a new world, the famous Chromatica! Great songs and with a delicious transition, Gaga delivers one of his best works!
  4. cornjuice1992
    Dec 15, 2020
    8
    to be fair, this is the most pop dance album by her, really this is good! i appreciate her job. its fun the lyrics... although, some songs dont get me. overall: its a good album, go ahead, you will have a lot of fun with this record! (8/10)
  5. CherryBoomBoom
    Jul 25, 2020
    8
    It's not as good as ARTPOP but the album is really cohesive and the second part is so good. 911, Enigma and Babylon are the highlights of Chromatica. I can't help but dance when I listen to it, this album is just good and I'm satisfied.
  6. mahalnamusika
    Aug 18, 2020
    8
    Is it worth the wait? So-so. A perfect mix of the Lady Gaga we missed (early 2010s) and the current Lady Gaga. Some songs were worth to skip but a few were good bangers (Babylon).
  7. Shalleera
    Aug 28, 2020
    8
    It's amazing. Every song its art, have the best collaborations. It's so GAGA.
  8. mothamonstha
    Dec 12, 2020
    8
    CHROMATICA REVIEW

    1. Alice - THIS SONG IS SUCH A BANGER! I love her vocals and the transition between the beautiful string arrangement and this heavy house dance pop song. The contrast is beautiful and clever. The song's lyrics are genius, even though they are not many lyrics. The robotic effect on her vocie during the second verse is amazing. Everything is so perfect. It deserved to    CHROMATICA REVIEW

    1. Alice - THIS SONG IS SUCH A BANGER! I love her vocals and the transition between the beautiful string arrangement and this heavy house dance pop song. The contrast is beautiful and clever. The song's lyrics are genius, even though they are not many lyrics. The robotic effect on her vocie during the second verse is amazing. Everything is so perfect. It deserved to serve as the lead single. The lyrics are quite repetitive tho.
    9/10

    2. Stupid Love - this song is defenintly weak if u compare the song to the rest of the album and a poor single choice. But it dont deserve all the hate it's reciving from the little monsters. The production is quite simple but good and nostalgic. It reminds me of the 80's/90's and her song do what u want. Her backing vocals during the track are very exaggeraded and it gives me an old gaga vibe. The song peformed live, is better. It has potential even tho it's quite weak. I dont like the sample during the chours or the childlike lyrics...
    6/10

    3. Rain On Me (with Ariana Grande) - THIS SONG IS A MASTERPIECE. I love everything about this song. It was a great second single but deserved more promotion and attention. The production of the song is amazing with disco samples made into a house pop edm anthem. Ever since the first listen, I've been addicted and it hasn't aged at all. The first chours with gaga's breathy falsetto is angelic and i could listen to it all day. Ari's vocie during the second verse is just as good and contrast as well with gaga's deep RAIN. ON. ME. vocals. My favorite part of the song is the last chours.
    10/10

    4. Free Woman - is a feministic anthem with a great message. The lead vocals are amazing. The backing vocals gives me classic gaga vibes (again) with the "be free" vocals. The song overall is weak and the production of it is quite basic and overdone. It feels like a drop i've heard before. The drop does not hit as hard as u want and it throws u off. The demo version is better. They should've kept the bridge at the end of the demo version.
    6/10

    5. Fun Tonight - this sad song is probobly the weakest track of the album. The lyrics are good but the melody in the chours throws you off. The track should've fit better as a piano ballad. The production dont fit the song, in my opinion.
    4/10

    6. 911 - this song is one of my favorite songs off the album. The production and the transition between chromatica II and this song is god tier. The dark vibes and gaga's robotic vocals throughout the song is amazing and is a genius connection to the lyrics. The song is amazing periodt.
    9/10

    7. Plastic Doll - is an underrated bop! The lyrics and vocals are immaculate. The production is a better version of Stupid Love and I love the concept of the song. Plastic Doll serves a really great message and the bridge of the song is just so good and gives me so much old gaga vibes.
    8/10

    8. Sour Candy (with Blackpink) - This song is also one of my favorites! Blackpink and gaga sound so good in this track. I love the deep synth. The song was born to serve at a catwalk. The lyrics are clever! The song aged like wine. It deserves a music video and single treatment.
    10/10

    9. Enigma - is, just like stupid love, really hated in the little monster fandom. In my opinion, this song isn't bad at all. It's def not the best but it isnt bad. Her vocals during the verses are soft and beautiful and during the chourses powerful and strong. The lyrics of the song is magical and the production is good. I really like the bass in the chours. It's quite underrated.
    7/10

    10. Replay - on the other hand is in my opinion overrated in the little monster fandom. The song is amazing and has a really 70's disco vibe. The lyrics in the 2nd verse is god tier. The production is also AMAZING, sampling Diana Ross. I dont listen to the song as often tho, so it gets a lower rating.
    8/10

    11. Sine From Above (with Elton John) - was a song that at the first listen, I didnt enjoy as much. But it grew on me. It's still not one of my favorites, but the song is still rather strong. The song makes me feel nostalgic and reminds me of a Eurovision song. Elton's vocals and gaga's harmonies are very good and I love it. I love the experimental drum beat at the end of the song.
    8/10

    12. 1000 Doves - deserved to be a ballad. The album version with the edm house beat does not fit the song. The ballad on the deluxe version is so much better. This song together with Fun Tonight, are the weakest songs off the album. The lyrics in this song is amazing tho.
    3/10

    13. Babylon - is also one of my favorites of Chromatica. Her dark vocals about strutting and serving it ancient city style are emesmerising. The lyrics are clever. I love the production and gospel choir backing vocals! This song is amazing and an amazing closing track to Chromatica. We deserved to hear the alternative version of this song tho.
    10/10    … Expand
  9. dem22
    Aug 28, 2020
    8
    it was good, fun.. but it evaporated faster then other albums i listened to, lately... but its great, a really nice dance album
  10. mjardin
    Aug 28, 2020
    8
    Personal and reflective yet danceable, campy, and fun! Gaga almost at her finest in the pop sphere.
  11. raguel1313
    Sep 1, 2020
    8
    Me gusta la gran mayoría de las canciones
    Todas tienen muy buena letra pero los sonidos no me convencen del todo
    Canciones como Free Woman Sine From Above Enigma Replay 1000 Doves tienen muy buenas letras pero las producción son horribles demasiado plásticas y repetitivas no convencen y son muy X podrían quitarlas del álbum y no me molestaría
  12. thehonesty
    Aug 28, 2020
    8
    This is Lady Gaga's at her new level musically and lyrcally. The album is her best since Born This Way & captures so many RADIO-FRIENDLY tracks yet not one of them is cheap or shallow. The production is really on point. The collaborations are very interesting showing how much she fits ANYONE in the industry because she is so versatile, but a special shout-out to SINE FROM ABOVE, wow, EltonThis is Lady Gaga's at her new level musically and lyrcally. The album is her best since Born This Way & captures so many RADIO-FRIENDLY tracks yet not one of them is cheap or shallow. The production is really on point. The collaborations are very interesting showing how much she fits ANYONE in the industry because she is so versatile, but a special shout-out to SINE FROM ABOVE, wow, Elton John a legend, follows his best friend, to a new journey on Electronic/Dance music, which he never really tried before in his tremendous career. 911 - my favorite on the album, a very CLASSIC Gaga meeting a new Gaga in 2020. The interludes CHROMATICA 123, very very outstanding works, more impressed that Gaga co-produced them. And the transitions are so amazing. There are major keys in most of the songs, probably more than any of her record before, but lyrically, it's very deep and thoughtful. The album shows high and low, all that a human can have, not just an artist, she captures all the emotions and interpret them in sounds. We feel love, we feel pain, we feel shame, we feel confident, all of that. A true story that has finally been told by one of the greatest artists ever existed in history of human creature. Ladies, and gentlemen, CHROMATICA by LADY GAGA.… Expand
  13. Taylor2
    Aug 29, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. G… Expand
  14. marlofasia
    Aug 29, 2020
    8
    Lady Gaga's album and simply amazing and every collaboration she did in this record works. The interludes between tracks are made wonderfully. Some tracks, however, seems to be underproduced compared to the highlight tracks of this album such as Rain On Me.
  15. ferzeli
    Aug 29, 2020
    8
    A volta relâmpago! Jogou o álbum no colo de todo mundo e saiu correndo... deve estar procurando a cidadania italiana no meio do guarda-roupa dela.
    Muito bom aqui viu gente.. com exceções de uma ou duas bombinhas tem músicas que entram nas melhores da carreira. Alô alice!!!!
  16. Alvarez12
    Sep 28, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have loved how she's separated the album into three acts. I like almost all the songs, except Plastic Doll and Fun Tonight. I don't feel like they belong to this thematic.… Expand
  17. queenofvoodoo
    Oct 3, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There's a lot of new albums that has a song with an amazing lyrics and Chromatica is one of them.
    The album is filled with bop songs like Enigma, Sine from above, Replay and many more and virtually no skips this is one of Lady Gaga's most cohesive record since TFM.    … Expand
  18. aristoncosta
    Oct 24, 2020
    8
    Chromatica brings us a mature Gaga with firmer lyrics. The impeccable production brings the most refined air to songs with strong lyrics. It has some problems of continuity but it does not diminish the impeccable work that Gaga did in returning to the pop genre in such a well structured way.
  19. vasiliss
    Dec 11, 2020
    8
    one of her best projects imo. even though this album contains 3-4 songs that are kinda useless for the album... some of the songs are really interesting and reminds of her past time!
  20. TheJaym
    Dec 12, 2020
    8
    So gaga and well produced . Full of bops and also feels . Not as strong as her pervious projects but it is its own project and delivers vocally . One of the bests of 2020 for sure .
  21. eddgarus
    May 9, 2021
    8
    Lady Gaga logra crear su propio mundo fantástico y colorido en su sexto trabajo discográfico. Un álbum conceptual que en palabras de la propia Gaga la sanó y sirvió como terapia para afrontar algunos traumas personales y problemas de salud mental.

    "Chromatica" fue concebido como un álbum digno de ser escuchado de principio a fin. Una obra fuertemente influenciada por el haus, disco y    Lady Gaga logra crear su propio mundo fantástico y colorido en su sexto trabajo discográfico. Un álbum conceptual que en palabras de la propia Gaga la sanó y sirvió como terapia para afrontar algunos traumas personales y problemas de salud mental.

    "Chromatica" fue concebido como un álbum digno de ser escuchado de principio a fin. Una obra fuertemente influenciada por el haus, disco y EDM de los años 90's que se encuentra dividida en tres actos perfectamente diferenciados, cada uno precedido por un interludio que brinda una atmósfera de drama teatral y éxtasis colosal.

    Definitivamente la mezcla de sonidos es el gran acierto de este álbum, la transición entre canciones sucede de una forma muy cohesiva y armónica, "Chromatica II" a "911", y los inesperados cambios de ritmos resultan algo extraños al principio pero logran funcionar bastante bien, "Sine From Above" por mencionar un ejemplo. Por otro lado, la interpretación que Gaga hace de cada una de las canciones es apoteósica, claramente se nota una evolución en el control de su voz que se ve reflejada en el juego de tonos y armonías musicales que emplea, "Enigma" y "1000 Doves".

    En fin, Chromatica es un himno de fiesta, un sueño bailable, una fantasía electrónica-pop que nos recuerda y hace homenaje a la Gaga de sus inicios con trabajos como "The Fame" y "Born This Way".

    Tracks favoritos:
    1. Enigma
    2. 911
    3. Free Woman
    4. Babylon
    5. Sine From Above (feat. Elton John)    … Expand
  22. Ayogio
    Jan 26, 2022
    8
    This album was definitely a grower. At first listen, some of the songs can sound very similar to each other. However, after a few listens that goes away. I do think some songs are very repetitive. Overall, not my favorite Gaga album, but definitely not my least favorite either.
  23. germanotta28
    Jun 24, 2022
    8
    Albumun en iyi sarkisinin Plastic Doll oldugu konusunda umarim herkes hemfikirdir...
  24. eddgarpalma
    Sep 28, 2022
    8
    Lady Gaga logra crear su propio mundo fantástico y colorido en su sexto trabajo discográfico. Un álbum conceptual que en palabras de la propia Gaga la sanó y sirvió como terapia para afrontar algunos traumas personales y problemas de salud mental.

    "Chromatica" fue concebido como un álbum digno de ser escuchado de principio a fin. Una obra fuertemente influenciada por el haus, disco y    Lady Gaga logra crear su propio mundo fantástico y colorido en su sexto trabajo discográfico. Un álbum conceptual que en palabras de la propia Gaga la sanó y sirvió como terapia para afrontar algunos traumas personales y problemas de salud mental.

    "Chromatica" fue concebido como un álbum digno de ser escuchado de principio a fin. Una obra fuertemente influenciada por el haus, disco y EDM de los años 90's que se encuentra dividida en tres actos perfectamente diferenciados, cada uno precedido por un interludio que brinda una atmósfera de drama teatral y éxtasis colosal.

    Definitivamente la mezcla de sonidos es el gran acierto de este álbum, la transición entre canciones sucede de una forma muy cohesiva y armónica, "Chromatica II" a "911", y los inesperados cambios de ritmos resultan algo extraños al principio pero logran funcionar bastante bien, "Sine From Above" por mencionar un ejemplo. Por otro lado, la interpretación que Gaga hace de cada una de las canciones es apoteósica, claramente se nota una evolución en el control de su voz que se ve reflejada en el juego de tonos y armonías musicales que emplea, "Enigma" y "1000 Doves".

    En fin, Chromatica es un himno de fiesta, un sueño bailable, una fantasía electrónica-pop que nos recuerda y hace homenaje a la Gaga de sus inicios con trabajos como "The Fame" y "Born This Way".

    Tracks favoritos:
    1. Enigma
    2. 911
    3. Free Woman
    4. Babylon
    5. Sine From Above (feat. Elton John)    … Expand
  25. bsealy1
    May 29, 2020
    7
    Half way thru all the tracks start to sound the same. And nothing sounds fresh or new. It's not great. But it's not bad either. It's just kinda meh.
  26. shinycrapyboy
    May 30, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. "Free woman", Gala´s inspired "Alice" and "sour candy" are fantastic! old school italo 90´s dance music. "Babylon" and "Enigma" flirt with the Madonna´s Erotica era it is pure Nostalgia! "A 1000 Doves" is an acceptable EDM track not the best so far and the worst track is "Fun tonight" which sounds like a regular Eurovision song, definitely not a winner....The same for the duet with Elton John which at least suprises us with it´s jungle ending...."Stupid love" is in my opinion a bad choice as a first single which is not the case for "Rain on me" which with the track "replay", have a strong early 2000´s French touch house music vibe (Tribute to Kylie Minogue´s Fever era, stardust, mojo ect...) "911" is pure Lady gaga which is not a bad thing for people who have been enjoying her music from the very beginning (Not my case) I would say that it is her best effort yet. at least the most cohesive. I have been ignoring her music because it was irelevant and became quite pathetic with Joanne. Thanks to this effort, she finally convinces me a little bit more to be the artist so many people consider her to be.… Expand
  27. wesleycam
    Jun 1, 2020
    7
    Good album, but I don't like the fillers: replay, enigma, 911 and plastic doll.

    I Love sine from above, babylon, alice and the singles Stupid Love and Rain On Me.

    The rest is nice
  28. vitortfv
    Dec 5, 2020
    7
    Alice - 6,5/10
    Stupid Love - 6,5/10
    Rain On Me (Feat. Ariana Grande) - 7/10
    Free Woman - 6,7/10
    Fun Tonight - 8,5/10
    911 - 6/10
    Plastic Doll - 7,5/10
    Sour Candy (Feat. Blackpink) - 7/10
    Enigma - 6,7/10
    Replay - 6,7/10
    Sine From Above (Feat. Elton John) - 9/10
    1000 Doves - 7,5/10
    Babylon - 6,7/10
  29. IJL711
    Aug 13, 2020
    7
    If I were to rate this album exclusively based on Chromatia II into 911, I'd give it a 12. That is the best transition I've heard in recent memory. Otherwise, the album is just regular strength good.
  30. HenriqueSilva
    May 29, 2020
    7
    Chromatica literally brings Gaga back to the top. The strong points of the album are the tips of Interlude the following tracks, a great sound impact in the ears, pleasant to hear. However, some songs that leaked out like "Free Woman" and "Babylon" are better as Demo than the finished ones. Strong songs from the album "Alice", "Rain On Me" and "Sine From Above".
Page:

Awards & Rankings

3
#3 Most Discussed Album of 2020

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. Los Angeles Times
    Jul 27, 2020
    80
    The nostalgia in the production — a blend of crisp digital synth textures and ringing grooves drawn directly from '90s house music — further bolsters the shadowed euphoria of a song like "Sour Candy," in which Gaga is joined by the K-pop girl group Blackpink; "Sine from Above," featuring Elton John, gets a similar friction from the interplay between their voices.
    Read full review
  2. DIY Magazine
    Jun 8, 2020
    90
    Infectious, exciting and even a little hedonistic during some of the most confusing of modern times, now’s never been a better time to get lost in this new destination.
    Read full review
  3. The Observer (UK)
    Jun 7, 2020
    80
    Chromatica’s frank grappling with the vagaries of Gaga’s brain – and the way fame exacerbates them – ends up feeling much more real than touring dive bars with a guitar and a Stetson ever did.
    Read full review
See all critic reviews »