Hopeless Fountain Kingdom
by Halsey
User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 597 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 489 out of 597
  2. Mixed: 50 out of 597
  3. Negative: 58 out of 597
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  1. dsfdfcsd
    Jun 8, 2017
    10
    This album is masterpiece, i'm speechless. I think it's way better than badlands. She saved 20-17 definitely. I love her **** so much, there are a lot of favorites, i can't even choose.
  2. oiagoabreu
    Jun 11, 2017
    10
    Halsey does not disappoint about what one wants to get through. A totally worked album. A part Visual is one of the great differentials of the album! Congratulations Halsey!
  3. joaoduarte
    Jun 7, 2017
    10
    Badlands was great, HFK is the best album in 2017 so far. every song marries each other and the story told im the album is beautiful. all the tracks were well produced and so was the features.
  4. valeriavdlc
    Jun 9, 2017
    10
    I love this album, is her best record, Walls Could Talk is one of my favorites, Good Mourning is one of the best interludes ever, hopeless fountain kingdom is a masterpiece
  5. jesusraul
    Jun 8, 2017
    10
    Really good album. Halsey is a good future for alternative music. All she made is art. Sorry, my inglish is so bad, i´m mexican.......................
  6. EduardoEduardo
    Jun 7, 2017
    10
    Halsey follows a very promising path, though BadLands is better in my opinion, yet it follows at a very nice pace. The most prominent track of this album is Doubtless Don't Play.
  7. alazakariia
    Jun 7, 2017
    10
    This album is unique and totally different than 'badlands' which is a very good point for Halsey.
    The concept behind this album is also super nice and good,
  8. LucasFerreira
    Jun 8, 2017
    10
    Hopeless Fountain Kingdom is a different album from his first album, Badlands. Halsey hit the ante by betting on an older pop and managed to keep him current.
  9. markxe
    Jun 8, 2017
    10
    i'm not a halsey fan but this so much better than her debut album, better vocals, production ,sounds too. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     .
  10. laerciolucs
    Jun 8, 2017
    10
    This album has great sound, lyrics that bring the listener closer to the artist and a versatility of musical styles, I loved it a lot, deserves a higher average, Hopeless Fountain Kingdom is a bible.
  11. oen65438
    Jun 9, 2017
    10
    YES THIS'S ALBUM OF THE YEAR AND I DON'T EVEN ****ING LIKE HER. َ
  12. batuhanotrakci
    Oct 26, 2017
    10
    My favorite female album in 2017! Halsey did that! The album sounds is verry good. Writers and producers not noob. All know really music. Sia and The Weeknd is writer in album.
  13. behzatgoren
    Dec 23, 2017
    10
    The Prologue/8
    100 Letters/9,5
    Eyes Closed/10
    Heaven In Hiding/10
    Alone/10
    Now Or Never/10
    Sorry/10
    Good Mourning/8
    Lie/10
    Walls Could Talk/10
    Bad At Love/10
    Don't Play/10
    Strangers/10
    Angel On Fire/10
    Devil In Me/10
    Hopeless/9,5
    HFK♥:9,6
  14. A-ING
    Jan 29, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. HFK is a great album, the modern romeo and Juliet concept is something who get you and put into each one of the songs. There's a lot of feelings that i had while i was listening to it. There are some songs who i felt that something was missing, but the next track made me forget of it and fall into the thing again. Great job, Halsey. Waiting for new songs!… Expand
  15. andres288
    Jun 10, 2018
    10
    I didn't use to listen alternative music but i discovered this album and immediately fell in love with this album, I think this is a masterpiece, it's background, composition, history, vocals, you won't regret listen it.
  16. Javisarceno
    Jun 8, 2019
    10
    Está súper bueno cada álbum que sacará será arte como toda su carrera de artista en verdad es muy bueno
  17. Ranit
    Jan 17, 2020
    10
    So strong. She kept power of Badlands, but gave it radio-friendly spin. Halsey has a full power on this record.
  18. lisonmusic
    Dec 8, 2019
    10
    My favorite album of all time. The storyline, the vocals, the aesthetic... Everything is perfect
  19. Fer1807
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    The whole album is so amazing. Has great Lyrics written by her and with incredible meanings
  20. Loverfest
    Jan 15, 2020
    10
    Amazingly, beautifully done. Love the concept album set up is just perfect.
  21. hfklucas
    Jan 17, 2020
    10
    conceito, coesão e aclamação. hopeless fountain kingdom é uma obra de arte.
  22. pinkfobico
    Jan 17, 2020
    10
    perfection, beauty, amazing and fantastic. I love her musicality, is perfection and DIVINE!!!
  23. cipriano
    Feb 6, 2020
    10
    Halsey brought the best concept and cohesion that one can have inside an album. The vocals and their powerful compositions have given strength to this album to be extremely grandiose. The evolution of an artist like her doing something of this medium, it's rare and she managed to do it all, it was a perfect time for those who are tired of a standard pop and came in a very fluent footprintHalsey brought the best concept and cohesion that one can have inside an album. The vocals and their powerful compositions have given strength to this album to be extremely grandiose. The evolution of an artist like her doing something of this medium, it's rare and she managed to do it all, it was a perfect time for those who are tired of a standard pop and came in a very fluent footprint as the album becomes.… Expand
  24. natanullrich
    Oct 26, 2022
    10
    from the concept to the videos, this album is pure pop perfection. Not a single skip, only the quavo feat that could easily be removed even though the song is great.
  25. Lexap
    Nov 25, 2020
    10
    My favorite of her albums ❤️❤️ There’s not one bad song on here and I love the story she tells.
  26. gustavomar
    Aug 19, 2021
    10
    This album is an awesome journey! The productions are beyond and the lyrics are interesting to listen to!
  27. Akura-ou
    Feb 1, 2023
    10
    There's no track, I don't like. Every tracks here is just immaculate. Production, lyrics, concept are just perfect
  28. jxshua
    Mar 16, 2023
    10
    This album deserves a lot more recognition from the critics, another lyrical masterclass from Halsey, what a talent they are, and what an album this is!
  29. spongeswift
    Nov 11, 2017
    9
    Hopeless Fountain Kingdom is the perfect Friday night album. Yes the tracklist was too big there were 4-5 just overall sloppy songs that are clearly filler but the rest are almost golden. Halsey's voice in there songs enchant it and overall some of the songs remind you of an enchanted wonderland and some remind you off how much your life can suck which is why I like it. It was SonicallyHopeless Fountain Kingdom is the perfect Friday night album. Yes the tracklist was too big there were 4-5 just overall sloppy songs that are clearly filler but the rest are almost golden. Halsey's voice in there songs enchant it and overall some of the songs remind you of an enchanted wonderland and some remind you off how much your life can suck which is why I like it. It was Sonically Cohesive in the sound department but the overall meaning for every song is not close to cohesive. HFK is Halsey's best work and if she continues making album's like this she will succeed.… Expand
  30. kurthawkins
    Jun 8, 2017
    9
    Indo contra as probabilidades, 'Hopeless Fountain Kingdom' é um coeso e magnífico álbum, se mantendo no mesmo nível elevado de suas composições e suas escolhas cinematográficas, com uma pegada mainstream de um pop eletrônico mas alternativo na medida certa, Halsey segue com as canções sensuais e envolventes do debut 'Badlands'.
    Inspirações como a época old school de Britney Spears em    Indo contra as probabilidades, 'Hopeless Fountain Kingdom' é um coeso e magnífico álbum, se mantendo no mesmo nível elevado de suas composições e suas escolhas cinematográficas, com uma pegada mainstream de um pop eletrônico mas alternativo na medida certa, Halsey segue com as canções sensuais e envolventes do debut 'Badlands'.
    Inspirações como a época old school de Britney Spears em 'Walls Could Talk,' 'Don't Play' com um flow magnífico e que muito lembra ANTI de Rihanna (o mesmo ocorre no refrão de 'Now or Never', e o puro pop radiofônico em 'Bad At Love', até mesmo algo que vaga entre Kanye West e o Queen em 'Alone', a nova iorquina mantém sua marca. Os vocais da cantora neste álbum se mostram muito mais evoluídos, que ficam evidentes em canções marcantes como 'Sorry', 'Heaven In Hiding' e 'Devil In Me'.    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. AllMusic
    Jun 15, 2017
    70
    Hopeless Fountain Kingdom as a whole feels quintessentially 2017 in how it jumbles styles and sentiment, streamlining a teeming, contradictory culture into something smooth, glassy and easy to digest.
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  2. The Line of Best Fit
    Jun 14, 2017
    60
    2017 has had better pop records surely, but hearing Halsey grow as an artist is a uniquely rewarding experience that makes the album’s faults more forgivable and its successes more thrilling.
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  3. The Observer (UK)
    Jun 7, 2017
    60
    It’s not remotely bad; it certainly sounds just like one of the most hotly awaited pop albums of 2017. But you can discern, just off stage, the chorus of unignorable industry types bearing down on one bankable creative, advising this timely collaboration, that hot producer, this set of references.
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