• Record Label: Republic
  • Release Date: Oct 30, 2020
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7.3

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  1. Mar 17, 2023
    0
    Too repetitive and singing in a double meaning may not be his best forte, let's hope he can surpass his best album DANGEROUS WOMAN, all the rest is too commercial, it's as if he will think I don't care what to sing I just want to sell!
  2. Mar 13, 2023
    0
    Um álbum muito basiquinho e fraco, do inicio ao fim parece a mesma musica, gosto da ariana, mas esse álbum é extremamente fraco e repetitivo
  3. Dec 17, 2022
    0
    I'm sorry i thought Grande worst album is Sweetener but no Positions replace it. Positions is not impressive taste in our ears. Hope she better learn and improve more after this for her next upcoming album.
  4. Oct 29, 2022
    0
    Wow. A heartfelt piece of work. Her most heart wrenching album. Ari puts all her feelings into this album.
  5. Oct 22, 2022
    0
    Boring, one record more, nothing new, nothing great, its just not good at all.
  6. Oct 22, 2022
    0
    Positions tanked so hard Ariana is embarrassing with her music lately I can't
  7. Oct 21, 2022
    3
    Ariana is just not a writer. Need her to leave that job to people who have talent in that area.

    It's okay if you can't write we all know you as a singer. Please don't do this again.
  8. Aug 22, 2022
    0
    repetitive, boring, redundant, always the same, been done before. can you give us something new, miss ariana grande? we're already snoring halfway through the album
  9. Aug 21, 2022
    0
    Flop flop flop Flop flop flop Flop flop flop Flop flop flop Flop flop flop Flop flop
  10. Aug 20, 2022
    0
    As a huge fan of her music, album consists of so many filers and similar sounds. Love language, motive,positions, my hair,pov and safety net are the ones that stand out. I also agree that she showed very little musical growth as an artist after her tun era.
  11. Jun 27, 2022
    2
    This album is so worst. In my entire life I heard bad songs, but Positions is some kind of collection of poor production, generic lyrics and Ariana's waist of time and talent. Doja put something into it, but it was impossible to save the album. If you don't pay attention when listening, you'd feel like your consuming the same song for the entire 40 minutes. Where's the Ariana fromThis album is so worst. In my entire life I heard bad songs, but Positions is some kind of collection of poor production, generic lyrics and Ariana's waist of time and talent. Doja put something into it, but it was impossible to save the album. If you don't pay attention when listening, you'd feel like your consuming the same song for the entire 40 minutes. Where's the Ariana from Dangerous Woman? She's losing herself out. Since Sweetener she seems to be making music for filling up empty spaces. That's crazy for an artist of her level, it's decadent. She went off from A-list for artist of deparment shop. Expand
  12. Mar 4, 2022
    0
    Horrible album zero song writing skills lazy songs bad title of both the album and it’s songs. Ariana you truly went downhill
  13. Jan 7, 2022
    2
    Ariana… you are so much more talented than this. You have the vocals to make beautiful ballads, but you wasted it on an album about being a prostitute…
  14. Nov 30, 2021
    0
    This álbum is so Bad, i really hate the sound, is like a TUN 2.0 but horrible akd unnecessary
  15. Nov 20, 2021
    1
    Ya veo porque le llaman "pollutions" esta wea es intragable y malisima, lo unico que lo salva es The Weeknd y Doja Cat porque sin colaboraciones y sin aprovecharse de la cultura afroamericana Ariana sería un fracaso, en fin ojala Ariana aprenda a hacer musica y deje de comprar canciones prefabricadas que suenan igual una a la otra, positions está a un millón de distancia de sweetener, suYa veo porque le llaman "pollutions" esta wea es intragable y malisima, lo unico que lo salva es The Weeknd y Doja Cat porque sin colaboraciones y sin aprovecharse de la cultura afroamericana Ariana sería un fracaso, en fin ojala Ariana aprenda a hacer musica y deje de comprar canciones prefabricadas que suenan igual una a la otra, positions está a un millón de distancia de sweetener, su ultimo album bueno Expand
  16. Nov 12, 2021
    1
    it annoying album in this year. sex sex and sex wtf its is. but anywayd the lead single is the best
  17. Oct 29, 2021
    3
    A basic album, with songs that look the same. Honestly, I don't think anyone – myself included – expected such a monotonous album. Ariana Grande is a very talented singer, but apparently she doesn't like to sing, as we can see when checking the length of the songs. She really needs to innovate. I hope your next album doesn't disappoint us or leave us to be desired like "Positions" did.
  18. Oct 15, 2021
    0
    One word to describe it: awful. Ariana Grande keeps proving that she can't write and she in fact, is one of the most overrated artists. Please go listen to Life Support by Madison Beer instead of this mess!
  19. Sep 10, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this is probably the worst album ever... an album without nothing great, just trap beats and horrible lyrics Expand
  20. Sep 3, 2021
    2
    To be completely honest, this album is extremely normal, I was so excited to give it a listen when she announced It on Twitter back then, but after listening to It on repeat I feel I already heard this, at this point I think all her albums are the same thing, since her debut album "Yours Truly" to "Positions" she's barely showed versatility, and It's kinda disappointing, but It's stillTo be completely honest, this album is extremely normal, I was so excited to give it a listen when she announced It on Twitter back then, but after listening to It on repeat I feel I already heard this, at this point I think all her albums are the same thing, since her debut album "Yours Truly" to "Positions" she's barely showed versatility, and It's kinda disappointing, but It's still normal so I give It a 20/100 Expand
  21. Aug 30, 2021
    0
    Poor music production. everything feels all over the place and lazy. plus, even with 20+ songwriters and composers, the whole album is still unbearable to listen. Also, Ari should stop using trap as elements in her music. It feels so blackfishing and we are over with it. As a fan I'm disappointed
  22. Aug 20, 2021
    0
    By far Ariana's less commercial album for sure, but she nailed it perfectly! I think this is the genre that suits her the best.
  23. Jul 30, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What’s new? looks like all the other albums she ever made, it could be so much better, she has potential. Expand
  24. Jun 27, 2021
    0
    Todas as músicas do album são iguais,pensamos que a Ariana ia evoluir mas não evoluiu ela fez um album com o som atual que daqui a alguns meses vai ser esquecido (Já tá sendo esquecido) e esse é o pior album da Ariana
  25. May 28, 2021
    1
    Talks about sex way to much and for some teens it’s gross and it feels like she has changed a lot after Sweetener and Thank U, Next. Hopefully next album can be a little better than this one she rushed it way to early she needs to do better and take her time with making a better album
  26. May 12, 2021
    3
    The most forgettable album of Ariana, the songs were generic, a departure from her hits from the past albums, the songs wasn't even present in the curated playlists in the streaming services. Ariana is so talented to have this.
  27. Apr 21, 2021
    0
    All the songs sound the same because they’re very short and have intentional poor lyrics. This is just a collection of singles.
  28. Apr 21, 2021
    0
    Worst album ever, ariana grande doesnt know how to make good music, she's overrated.
  29. Apr 11, 2021
    0
    Esperaba mas del album, pero a excepcion de la cancion de POV no me gusta ninguna, las letras son repetitivas, lo que no tendria nada de malo si la produccion fuera buena pero no. Su peor album hasta la fecha
  30. Apr 10, 2021
    1
    such a trash album dancing with the devil the art of starting over is so much better. this album is so boring redundant and basic.
Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 24
  2. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Dec 2, 2020
    72
    Grande is making no effort to be discreet, instead explicitly owning her sexuality—the album is called Positions, after all. The juxtaposition of beautiful violin sounds and risqué lyrics has become one of Grande’s signature sounds, and it suits her well.
  2. 80
    Grande laid bare may well be seen as a stopgap in her canon, using taboo to checkmate her past trauma, but it does pull off the rare feat of at least sounding effortless.
  3. Nov 5, 2020
    80
    With little conflict and few psychological insights, Positions zeroes in on the enviable confidence that only pop stars on top of the world and with nothing to lose can afford. It's easy to write it off as empty calories, but pop has always been described in such terms: cake, candy, chocolate, confection. Positions isn't a "sweetener" but pure sugar.