• Record Label: Republic
  • Release Date: Oct 30, 2020
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  1. Oct 30, 2020
    9
    This album is great it is very cohesive, I don't particularly like the HUGE number of composers in the songs, however it is very well produced Ariana's vocals are great and the lyrics are very mature (better than thank u, next), best song is my hair (it reminded me a lot of Mariah Carey in the 2000s) and the worst is love language is not a memorable track.
  2. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    The album is excellent, the whistles tones transport you to another universe.
  3. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    All the songs are really good. This album really shows how much she matured through her career. Not a single skip
  4. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    the best album of ariana grande! pov, love language and just like magic are my favorites.
  5. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    um dos melhores álbuns, representa um amadurecimento e superação do acontecimento dos outros álbuns.
  6. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Perfect sound, she's never wrong. Innovates without losing your identity. ariana is the biggest of her generation
  7. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    this is her best album, she takes those sounds of yours truly, those vocals of Dangerous Woman and the sweet type of lyrics of sweetener, just love it i can't stop listening to it
  8. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    adorei ver a evolução da Ariana neste álbum, a sonoridade é incrível, ela sempre acerta em tudo q faz!!
  9. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. one of the most mature albums for ariana. she left her comfort zone. is a work of art that needs to be appreciated with delicacy Expand
  10. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    one the bests albuns of the year, Ariana is the better, she is te powerful woman
  11. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. esse álbum é um balaco q so, mas vim votar mesmo pros selenator e pros swifities deixarem de inveja Expand
  12. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. R&B perfection! This is not for y’all annoying white gays who want Rain on Me Chromatica pop. Deal with it Expand
  13. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. positions isnt just an album, its a cultural reset, its the oxygen you breathe, it’s a lifestyle, a reason to breathe, an escape from this cruel world, its art, the first gift you open on christmas, a hug from a loved one, everything you’ve ever wanted. Expand
  14. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    It's a really great album, I love the songs and Ariana's vocals snapped here as always.
  15. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    the best album in 2020. a reminder of what r&b could be in artist like ariana. proud.
  16. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    The album is impeccable. It is minimalist and very carefree. Perhaps one of the most mature of Ariana's career.
  17. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Tudo pra todos esse álbum está incrível! Te amo ariana grande dona da minha vida! Expand
  18. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    O álbum é perfeito, algo totalmente diferente do que ela já fez, e eu amei esse lado diferente dela, as vozes, batidas, letras estão incríveis. Podemos ver que a Ariana se encaixa perfeitamente bem em qualquer gênero musical!
  19. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Ariana foi perspicaz, encontrou um novo ritmo que agrada e na minha opinião o mais elegante da sua carreira.
  20. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This album it’s the first one that feels so much like her. You can really feel her emotions. I’m in love with this project.
  21. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Her most beautiful, sexy, and r&b album! pov, just like magic, and 34+35 are some of the best songs on the album
  22. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    It's a difference between their past albums, is softly, healing and beautiful it's show a new side of Ariana, more mature, more like her.
  23. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    this album is perfect and in my opinion one of the best albums she has ever made, i loved, ariana always delivers a very wonderful job.
  24. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    truly her best work to date. ariana grande has proved once again that she is a superstar capable of being completely transparent about her personal life by using amazing production, smashing vocals, and genius lyricism. 11/10
  25. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Me encanta que Ariana Grande experimente un nuevo estilo musical R&B, el álbum cuenta con muy buenas canciones... Mi preferida es pov sin dudarlo.
    I love that Ariana Grande experiences a new R&B musical style, the album has very good songs. My favorite song is pov.
  26. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Amei a sonoridade. Fez um r&b perfection. Ela investiu bastante em música clássica na harmonia das músicas.
  27. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    The album is beautiful, it's not like the others and the fact that the album is mostly rnb shows how she can do any gender n make it good
  28. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Simplesmente perfeito, os vocais, a letra, o instrumental, absolutamente tudo
  29. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    amazing show stopping iconic cultural reset broke boundaries sexy ariana grande
  30. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. SOOOOO AMAZINGGGGGGGGG MY FAVORITEEEEE
    ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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  31. Oct 30, 2020
    8
    The tracks mix into a repackage version of "thank u, next". Although, the lyrics represent different POVs
  32. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Esse álbum é a celebração da felicidade que veio após a tempestade, mostra a maturidade para enfrentar os problemas, com superação.
  33. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    simplismente perfeito conceito e coesão é isso Ariana é artista, performer uma artista completa e positions mostra muito isso
  34. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the best album of the year without a doubt, The princess of pop has returned to reclaim her throne by bringing us art to have a good time with her good music, the rhythm is calm and leaves you waiting for more, the genre has changed but it is still the incredible voice that sing those notes. I love him and I hope to hear more songs of this type Expand
  35. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    I love this album ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
  36. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    everything is just perfect, beats, voices, everything just everything was a perfect turn, if bby is happy and that also matters to us
  37. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Nesse álbum podemos ver como a Ariana realmente sabe fazer música... além de ser um dos seus melhores Álbum...esse álbum é algo sexy sem ser vulgar e também tem uma pegada romântica.
  38. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Álbum composto por músicas maravilhosas que firma mais ainda a Ariana no mercado.

    Ela foi perspectivas :)
  39. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    this album and sweetener is by far one of her top tier albums. miss grande always has a different sound to her albums each era. she has grown tremendously
  40. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. É um dos melhores sem sombras de dúvidas, me faz querer ouvir mais e mais Expand
  41. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This album is amazing I was there the second it dropped and I listen to it nonstop from 9pm to when I fell asleep at 2am and the second I woke up I listened to it for another 3 straight hours this is definitely a true work of art and is the greatest album released this year in my opinion and please give this album a try it really is beautiful and I love this new side of Ariana and I can’t wait to see what she has next Expand
  42. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    I love the album, it's so great, the beat, the vocals, everything, this album is amazing
  43. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Coerente, já nasceu aclamado, quem não gostou é porque não tá pronto pro conceito do álbum ainda.
  44. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    R&B PERFECTION!!! Still atonished and still have no words, this album is everything!
  45. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    One of her best albums. She renewed herself as aways and the music sound great.
  46. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Um dos melhores álbuns do ano !! Ela não prometeu o pop que todos esperavam mas sim um destaque no seu potencial de r&b.. É um álbum chique , com baladinhas que se conectam , nada muito punch nem muito linear. Completamente diferenciado dos ritmos que ela trouxe com outros trabalhos .. EU ADOREI PARABÉNS ARIANA !! Expand
  47. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    i absolutely loved this album. it was such a different sound and vibe as compared to her previous music. her vocals were, as always, absolutely breathtaking. the growth from her “yours truly” era to now is so very evident and it’s a beautiful thing to see. “pov”, “just like magic” and “off the table” have such a deep meaning behind them and you can feel the emotion behind every single wordi absolutely loved this album. it was such a different sound and vibe as compared to her previous music. her vocals were, as always, absolutely breathtaking. the growth from her “yours truly” era to now is so very evident and it’s a beautiful thing to see. “pov”, “just like magic” and “off the table” have such a deep meaning behind them and you can feel the emotion behind every single word she sings. in this album, Ariana embraces sexuality, love, healing, pain and growth. i truly have never loved an album more than this one. thank you Ariana. you’ve blown me away once again Expand
  48. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    She did that, outstanding tracks: - nasty
    - off the table - 34+35 - just like magic - my hair - pov
  49. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Não sei de que buraco estão tirando que se parece com o TuN... Enfim perfeito quem não gostou paciência
  50. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    está maravilhosoooo, um R&B de qualidade, diferente do pop, ela arriscou e está na sua aérea de conforto, maravilhosa no brazil já é #1
  51. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    o álbum é perfeito. a sonoridade maravilhosa. e mais uma vez ariana inova!!!
  52. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    A brand new production for ariana! I love the new retro-pop style! And her normally beautifully soulful singing is balanced with breathier and lighter vocals on tracks like love language. Some of the ariana we know and love pops up on obvious, positions, and motive. The titular song is my personal favorite.
  53. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Absolutely incredible album. Each song has emotion and depth, and Ariana’s growth in her own well-being is shown throughout the album. It sounds beautiful and honestly this is the best thing to come out of 2020 for me.
  54. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This is one of her best albums!! Just amazing vocals and amazing songs. The lyrics are also very beautiful and true to herself.
  55. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    I really love this album, the vibes and her voice are amazing. I'm so proud of Ari, she's a really great person
  56. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ok the album could have been posted without a couple song, 10 would’ve been fine. DOJA CAT RUINED MOTIVE, she keeps trying to use that damn Caribbean voice but it doesn’t work on other people’s songs. I also wish she collaborated with SZA instead of ty dollar sign, not that he’s bad but SZA would just be a better choice. Expand
  57. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Ariana combines R&B and Pop in a unique way in positions. And their collaborations are as harmonious as they are clone. Once again she has show that she is an artist in all the word without a dout.
  58. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    I loved this album very much. It was a more mature and sweet album, very crisp and smooth, like no other. It is incredible the versatility of Ariana Grande in all her work and throughout her career. It is really a more refined album and without much gum pop, but for that reason it is even better and comes out of this sameness thing.
  59. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    o melhor álbum dela! é o sucessor de sweetener e ela entrega muito nos vocais. merece um grammy
  60. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    such an amazing and beautiful album. this album is so raw and special. my favourite from Ariana !! i’m so impressed and i’m so in love with this album.
  61. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    the album is just amazing, many people might not like it since it's not pop and music we are used to hear but this I just one of her best albums. the **** high notes especially in my hair, pov and just like magic. her whistles>
    no skips and many of those songs are growers but its definitely one of the best albums to ever exist
  62. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. positions isn’t just an album, it’s a lifestyle, a reason to breathe, an escape from this cruel world filled with thieves. It’s art, the first gift you open on Xmas, a hug from a loved one, everything you’ve ever wanted, everything you need Expand
  63. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    One of her best albums! The vocals are insane and the songs are awesome!! I’m speechless!
  64. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    um dos melhores álbuns do ano - segundo a revista eu mesmo -. ele se destaca pelo fato de que ariana está indo totalmente contrário do que está ditando tendência esse ano, que é música pop agitada inspirada no disco music. grande, sem medo algum, embarca em um gênero nunca explorado antes por ela, um R&B mais clássico inspirado em sua diva Mariah Carey e consegue fazer isso com excelência.um dos melhores álbuns do ano - segundo a revista eu mesmo -. ele se destaca pelo fato de que ariana está indo totalmente contrário do que está ditando tendência esse ano, que é música pop agitada inspirada no disco music. grande, sem medo algum, embarca em um gênero nunca explorado antes por ela, um R&B mais clássico inspirado em sua diva Mariah Carey e consegue fazer isso com excelência. parabéns pelo lindo e coeso álbum, sempre entregando o que lhe é proposto Expand
  65. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    ugh this woman is amazing and I honestly don't even know how to describe the album: it's dreamy and overwhelming and oh my god
  66. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Ariana demonstrando ser uma das melhores artistas da década, não choca a ninguém.
  67. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    this album is so good. it’s like di thank u next and yours truly had a baby. and it’s a really pretty one. i’m obsessed. it feels so authentic and fresh at the same time. jeez.
  68. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    this album is **** good, it's so different from her other albuns. Ariana is really that **** i love u her sm. She is doing something v new and it worked so well, her vocals on this album are amazing!! already can't wait for ag7
  69. Oct 30, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This sound is different, but I loved it! Only songs I didn't care for were 34+35, Just Like Magic and Motive. Definitely not for everyone. Expand
  70. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Without a doubt, Ariana shows us that she knows how to master genres, R&B is hers, she can do whatever she wants with any genre, apart from her high notes and spectacular voice.
  71. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    esse álbum eh muito bom os puxões e socos no chromatica da vaca da lady gaga rain on me único hit daquele buraco por causa da ariana
  72. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    it's amazing, she managed to deliver everything she promised from start to finish. No doubt, it showed what it came for. Nasty and pov undoubtedly the best, showed once again that ariana and the weeknd are the best.
  73. Nov 1, 2020
    10
    Simplesmente perfeito, com vocais perfeitos, músicas coesas e uma estética muito bonita. É um dos melhores álbuns da Ariana, por ter um toque bem intimista, por mais que muitos não entendam esse conceito. Perfeito, como tudo que nós podemos esperar da Ariana.
  74. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    She showed so much growth on this album. It's magnificent. Every single note she sings sound like some heaven song. It's absolutely amazing. A masterpiece.
  75. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    some songs sounds the same but it reminds of "my everything" her second studio album
  76. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this record has ariana’s best vocals this album shows how mature ariana is gone. from singing ‘put your hearts up’ to the saucy sex song ‘34+35’. Motive the dance pop song featuring doja cat will make you want to dance.It’s her best project and is perfect Expand
  77. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    grande once again doing another evolution, amazing, her best work so far, one of the best albums this year
  78. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    aoty her best album ever. dont @ me if you dont like it = die i dont care. she’s finally doing what she wants to do and im so happy for her
  79. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    De verdad siento que este álbum es más ariana que los otros anteriores; me gusta mucho por que es diferente y cada canción es ARTE asegurado, te pierdes en sus melodías y su voz
  80. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    El álbum cuenta con un sonido distinto a lo acostumbrado. Los vocales son excelentes
  81. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    muuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuito booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooom
  82. Oct 30, 2020
    9
    This album is unlike any music Ariana has produced and released before. Her vocals throughout the album do not disappoint and her lyrics contain so much emotion and experience. For some, if may be repetitive and it may need to grow on some, but its not like her general pop records and it introduces lots of R&B elements. This album is impeccable. A cultural reset.
  83. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Arte Princesa del pop me encanta el álbum Ariana sigue a si eres una diosa en la música me fascinó el toque R&B
  84. Oct 30, 2020
    7
    o álbum não é o melhor dela, porém não é tão ruim, gostei de algumas músicas e tenho certeza que muitas outras pessoas também gostaram
  85. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    ariana’s best album for sure! she experiences her vocal range! not the next mariah carey but the next ariana grande !
  86. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    The album is absolutely perfect. The vocals are impressive. Ariana is so passionate about what she does. An r&b masterpiece.
  87. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    I am impressed with this album a different sound than what we were used to and mature
  88. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Ariana Grande proved (again) that she can be a chameleon artist. Giving us a delicious R&B album, Ariana shows the most mature and cohesive work since Sweetener.
  89. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    this Is the best album I have heard, is just perfect, Ariana is an iconic genius
  90. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Borelore and r@re wish they were this good wbk. This album is a work of art that completely destroys taylors and Selena’s career. Stream this song to be immune to corona xoxoxo Expand
  91. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This album is very adventurous for Ariana and she pulled it off with absolute excellence .
  92. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. o album é simplesmente perfeito, é o primeiro album da ariana nesse estilo e ela surpreendeu. com certeza aoty!! Expand
  93. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    her with the R&B is perfect, the whistles, the vocals, i’m so happy!!! this realy sounds really good, the best album that i heard in my life!
  94. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Este álbum fue algo completamente diferente de los demás de Ariana Grande es R&B.
  95. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    An incredible album with unbelievable vocals. POV one of the best songs on the album PERIODT.
  96. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    the album is perfect! my favorite: nasty, pov and 34+35 I really admire Ariana, because she can do her best and everything is perfect
  97. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    O álbum e simplesmente perfeito E tem toda uma performance perfeita, 34+35 e umas das melhores do álbum
  98. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    ta tudo tão perfeito! ela foi perspicaz demais aaaa, essa nova era entregar tudo oq os fãs queria.
  99. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Estoy tan orgulloso de que ari quiera hacer el estilo que siempre soñó, su sonido suena hermoso, las vocales son perfectos y limpios. Estoy muy orgulloso de ser fan de ella desde 2013
  100. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Que perfección es este álbum, Ariana se acaba de superar a si misma con nuevas producciones y mejores sonidos
    Si voz es taaaan perfecta
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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.