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

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  1. Nov 27, 2020
    3
    Ariana is good but this album is just the same in every song and some of them sounds just like others songs of her.
  2. Nov 2, 2020
    3
    The theme of this album is.... hughhhhh Like her vocals. TUN and DW were much more solid albums
  3. Oct 30, 2020
    3
    Honestly my least favorite Ariana album. Everything was a little bit too similar for my taste and it really wasn't as catchy or fun or even as moving as thank you next. In my opinion at least.
  4. Nov 19, 2020
    3
    Ariana needs to learn to make the lyrics as beautiful as the melodies, her voice and the singing. She could hire better songwriters or learn how to write better, since she wants to have the "yuh" factor, the grace of Audrey Hepburn and all that we all adore (and so we want excellence from her). It is hard to believe how much she has decayed. Some songs are the least good, but as not evenAriana needs to learn to make the lyrics as beautiful as the melodies, her voice and the singing. She could hire better songwriters or learn how to write better, since she wants to have the "yuh" factor, the grace of Audrey Hepburn and all that we all adore (and so we want excellence from her). It is hard to believe how much she has decayed. Some songs are the least good, but as not even half of their potential is reached, they go from "cute" to "ok" to never being played again. Expand
  5. Oct 30, 2020
    3
    It's litteraly her worst album to date. I cannot understand why people rate this above a 3. She's a great singer but this album isn't it :( and I really love her a singer but her last 2 albums are really bad
  6. Oct 30, 2020
    3
    As an old Ariana stan, I am deeply disappointed by this album. While I get that she's taking the R&B route now, that doesn't mean the music has to sound this incredibly dull and boring. There are plenty of other R&B albums out there that are true gems and don't play it this safe and sound this predictable. I'll be waiting for her next record.
  7. Oct 30, 2020
    3
    The album is as disappointing as starting sex without foreplay and ending without climax.
  8. 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.
  9. Nov 16, 2020
    3
    Siento una combinación extraña entre Thank u next y Yours Truly, es como intentar ser uno de ellos,pero sin llegar a tono.
  10. Nov 3, 2020
    3
    I love Ariana but I feel like I have already heard most of the songs on this album by her. At least pov, My Hair, Love Language & the collaborations with Doja Cat and Ty Dolla $ign are good.
  11. Oct 30, 2020
    3
    Es por lejos el peor álbum de ariana y vaya que me amo los 5 anteriores, la primera canción "shut up" es un completo desorden y el resto se sienten super planas creo que solo son defendibles positions pov y off the table de restos de canciones olvidables ninguna es material para sencillo
  12. Oct 30, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. O genérico , o scooter força ela a fazer a mesma coisa sempre e fica nessa sonoridade chata com a mesma batida. VAMOS INOVAR Expand
  13. Oct 30, 2020
    3
    Dangerous Woman will forever be her best album, and while I know it isn't necessarily fair to compare, there was something so new and exciting about DW that positions just doesn't have. positions is predictable, many of the songs sound similar and very few stand out. the lyrics are downright cringe-worthy at times. overall, very disappointed.
  14. Oct 30, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Songs like Positions, Just Like Magic, Shut up are bops but the lyricism on the album is plain bad. Ariana never disappointed with production but this time she has. Hope she comes back with a better record with her 7th album. Positions was just not it. Expand
  15. Oct 31, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I love Ariana, but she needs to innovate. More of the same. The songs seem to be all the same, ir have already been realesed on other albuns. Expand
  16. Oct 30, 2020
    3
    sweetener remains her best body of work. i mean like..... the collabs are great... but the solo ones... we can all agree that they were......much more of the same
  17. Oct 31, 2020
    3
    this a bad, bad album. isnt comparing to sweetner or anyother jobs by Ariana Grande. its a garbage!
  18. Nov 1, 2020
    3
    I little bit disappointed, I expected more from Ari! But there's still some good songs like 34+35, pov and positions
  19. Oct 30, 2020
    3
    Se nota que ha sido complicado el proceso de reinvención, Grande nos entrega más de lo mismo, hasta cierto punto se torna un álbum aburrido y difícil de escuchar...
  20. Oct 31, 2020
    3
    Extremely disappointed the lyrics are so cringey and the beat is basic...hope she will take her time and comes back with a better record
  21. Oct 30, 2020
    3
    i love Ariana.... but this just wasn't it. i really hope she can't mature musically and show us some growth in her next works. we've been hearing her do the same thing for the last 4 years
  22. Oct 30, 2020
    3
    The album is basic. All of her albums are better than this one. Ariana has a lot of talent so I'm surprised with these results. Shoutout to ”Nasty” the song that shines the most. Sadly, the album ended being the female version of ”Changes”. Hope the next one is more like Dangerous Woman, Thank u next or Sweetener, better albums.
  23. Nov 2, 2020
    3
    I don't like it. Thank you next is much better than Positions. It's my opinion and i love you Ariana sorry
  24. Oct 31, 2020
    3
    Ariana is one of the best vocalist of this century but she doesn't show her talent in this album. İt is boring, same beats, basic lyrics, nothing new...
    İt is barely listenable. Howe she tries new things and stops playing "safe" . Even "safe" things is bad now. 2nd worst album of 2020
  25. Oct 31, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It feels like the album was rush made. It didn’t pass the hype of her two previous albums. The tracks sounds like I already heard them. Expand
  26. Oct 30, 2020
    3
    Apesar de um bom desempenho vocal, as canções demonstram pouco brilho e quase nenhum entusiasmo. Salvo exceções, que lembram cover de canções clássicas de Mariah, o frágil conteúdo torna o álbum pouco convidativo a uma nova visita.
  27. Oct 30, 2020
    3
    very underwhelming. poor lyrics. it's sad to see her work freefall from her peak to probably her worst yet.
  28. Dec 15, 2020
    3
    Absolute generic pop trash. What the heck are even some of these lyrics?? What a downgrade from "thank u, next". The beats are catchy, but these lyrics are absolutely awful. Some songs literally sound like a Claire's background music or Justice lol
  29. Nov 11, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Not a quite good for an album about sex. She cooked it tasty and a bit seductive but the substance and meaning of the lyrics are dry for an R&B genre. Expand
  30. Oct 31, 2020
    3
    Disappointing album. After releasing the peak of Ariana's career, Thank U, Next this album felt extremely stale, bored and safe. It felt like a filler album. I expected much more from Ariana. Disliked this album....
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.