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

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  1. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    Meh el álbum estuvo muy aburrido, soñaba reciclado, la verdad desde que sacó el single ya no se esperaba tanto de este regreso.
  2. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ariana may need to take a little break, rushing these albums out are having a bad effect on quality. Positions is so boring. This one is my least fave Ariana album... it’s really boring I almost fell asleep while listening . I personally prefer her pop or bigger productions stuff. Stream still have me by Demi for clear skin Expand
  3. Oct 31, 2020
    2
    That's a dragic Album and I expected more! Ari is such a good artist and she always serve us with great álbuns like Sweetener, but now? Oh darling....
  4. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Talented. Brilliant. Incredible. Amazing. Show stopping. Spectacular. Never be the same. Totally unique. Completely not ever been done before.
  5. Oct 31, 2020
    1
    It's average, and every song kinda sounds the same to me :/ I still really like her voice.
  6. Oct 31, 2020
    3
    Ariana has the voice of an angel ... but this album seems uninterested in gaining my attention. POV was the only standout. This album won’t have legs but we got what we got.
  7. Oct 31, 2020
    2
    ariana cqn do butter this is embarrassing i don't think this was a good album she is better than that
  8. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    a really good album, with very good songs, new sounds from Ariana, one of the best of the year
  9. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    one of the best albums ever created!! been listening to it nonstop since it got released.. thank you ariana for this masterpiece
  10. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Spectacular album! never been seen before from ariana. The flavour is very immaculate. Off the table featuring the weekend takes the crown for the best song in this album.
  11. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Some how she was able to weave the nostalgic strings from her first album, continuing to be authentically open with her fans, while also adding a whole new sound to her discography. This album has no skips, and stirs many different emotions.
  12. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    Ariana looks absolutely stunning in the album promo pics and Positions is an album to show her maturing into her sexuality. However, this album doesn't hit as hard as her previous albums. Now that she has hit it big as an artist, we all have high expectations for any project she puts out. Positions doesn't meet a lot of our expectation, and is a meh effort on her part.
  13. Oct 31, 2020
    9
    We can see how much she’s matured in all the senses. The vocals are amazing as always and the lyrics are incredible
  14. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Music its not only about innovation but it's about spirit and feelings. So, thank you Ariana for this incredible album!!
  15. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Positions is a masterpice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All the songs are a perfection!!!!
  16. Oct 31, 2020
    7
    Ariana is trying to find a new style of music and do it quiet successfully. However, some songs may sound almost the same and meaningless. But experiments in music often lead to occurrence of some mistakes.
  17. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    It’s amazing to see her growing with every project. This is an amazing continuation to all her previous albums, and ahe has known how to refresh her sound. It sound rich and mature, with a perfect combination of fun songs and deeper ones. It’s like listening to a pop diva from the 80’s-90’s and I love it. I’m so proud of her!!
  18. Oct 31, 2020
    10
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  19. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Really adorable. Great deep and invigorating work, it makes me very happy. It's perfect.
  20. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Best album ever. He's so gentle and sensual. It's like you're on a beach with golden water. I'm in love. This album literally deserves to be the album of the year. One of Ariana's best albums
  21. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    fantastic album. Ariana truly gets better with each album, proving that she’s the greatest musician/songwriter to date.
  22. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    awful awful awful awful awful awful awful awful awful awful awful awful awful
  23. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    I like the variety of styles in the album and the fact that Ariana is their author, producer, sound engineer and so on.She really did her best.10 out of 10.
  24. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    it´s a fun album, ariana once again shows her versality, positions is all you need to hear, evry single song is beautiful and fun
  25. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This is by far her best album, she’s left her pop days behind and finally found her sound, r&b ariana is finally here and she delivered!
  26. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the best album for ariana, she is dedicated and perfect vocalist, i love this album and everything for her Expand
  27. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing album feels a lot like her debut album and its very nice to listen to Expand
  28. Oct 31, 2020
    7
    I thoroughly enjoyed most of the songs on this album. I think each feature fit in nicely. I listened to the entire album without skipping any songs. However, I felt as though it was missing something. I can't really put my finger on it. Overall the album is good.
  29. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    Disappointed as hell. This makes it look like a failure in front of its predecessor, Thank You, Next.
  30. Oct 31, 2020
    1
    This album is so meh. I dont get this excitement for a basic one.
    Each era that she has proves how overrated she is.
    The only thing i can say is better stop and rest cuz release music every 6 months just show the decadency of your music. Well wasnt difficult to be better than tun but holy gosh... This album is really bad and no comments abt the lyrics
  31. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    Disappointing work from Ms. Grande. Honestly expected more from the pop powerhouse.
  32. Oct 31, 2020
    6
    Positions has few hits and mostly misses, and it’s quite disappointing that such record that succeeds in coherence, has a unified sound and vision, fails at crafting memorable production and engaging lyricism.
  33. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Este album es perfecto. Encontramos a una Ariana jugando con su voz usando lo mejor de su registro vocal
  34. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Finally Ariana released a straight RnB Album and it's perfect. The strings throughout the whole album are especially beautiful!
  35. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Ariana has done it again! Fave tracks are motive, my hair, pov and love language
  36. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    her style this album was amazing. the trap beats but also the beautiful strings, it really hits you in the heart. an absolutely amazing album, go stream it.
  37. Oct 31, 2020
    10
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  38. Oct 31, 2020
    2
    Repeated i didn’t like it except position it’s disappointing keep working on it nd give different things
  39. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    with another rhythm (we usually used to hear pop from her), Ariana reinvented herself and this is her best album at the time and the future álbum of the year.
  40. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    It's an expected, usual album. It feels like the songs are all the same and sometimes I don't notice the song changing. This sounds like a more boring version of Thank U, Next and Sweetener.
  41. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. her best album lyrically and vocally love the rnb and bops coming for a Grammy Expand
  42. Oct 31, 2020
    2
    everything songs are so bland, every lyrics are forgettable and the music in hit self is boring
  43. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    Ariana Grande finally ditched pop and fully switched to R&B... And I am totally here for it. There's not one track on this album that i am iffy about. It's a masterpiece. She never disappoints.
  44. Oct 31, 2020
    8
    Personally, this is a grower and gets better after each listen. It’s something different, however, a lot of the songs sound very similar. Saying that, a majority of the lyrics are great and her vocals are insane. The meaning behind the album is amazing but at the moment, Dangerous Woman, Sweetener and Thank U, Next still remain my top 3 albums.
  45. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    It seems like a rushed album tbh, i have only 2/3 favorites songs the rest is tragic. How can someone manage to do an album with the same sounds in 13 songs bruhhhh...... a passs for me
  46. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Best album.PERIODT. go stream. best album except for sweetener...nasty was my fav in positions...bye
  47. Oct 31, 2020
    2
    I like ariana as an artist and some of her songs but this album was really just not it.Safety net,pov,just like magic the only good ones on here.She should work on quality over quantity. Maybe horny lil teens might enjoy it but it all just sounds the same
  48. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    İt's so bad, the songs sounds all the same İ seriously wanted something different from her this time but she failed
  49. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. a gente finge que se trata de um bom álbum comparado aos os anteriores, mas fica só n fingimento mesmo. Expand
  50. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    A WORK OF ART. I LOVE IS SOOO MUCH THE ALBUM DESERVES AOTY
  51. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Se cago en seleasco, iconica aridiosa no te merecemos patrona de cierta fracasada
  52. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    One of her best work, so unique, mature, love it.
    The R&B IS HER **** Safety net IT’S JUST PERFECT
  53. Oct 31, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. her entire discography has been about dark times, scared to love, failed relationships, losing lover and personal traumatic events. positions is about getting up and finally giving love life a try again. why does she have to sing about dark horrible tragedy in order for her album to be considered "meaningful" do people expect her to sing about Manchester bombing, mac miller's death, big sean who must break up with his toxic girl (jhene aiko) all the time ? just because she wasn't on the verge of tears when she was singing this it doesn't mean there is no emotions behind the lyrics so what if the theme isn't about dark clouds just like thank u next & my everything.??????
    i am giving this album this rating bc she mustn't be criticized for not singing about pain ❤
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  54. Oct 31, 2020
    6
    positions is the only bop song on the album, motive is kinda bop because doja's verse. the rest of the album is boring and sounds like ariana's old discography
  55. 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
  56. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El estilo R&B junto con la mezcla de Ariana hacen que el álbum se lleve de una manera muy pacífica. En general un álbum muy chill con sorpresas y colaboraciones que narran una misma historia Expand
  57. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    Dont like it....................................................................................................................
  58. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's easily her best project so far. She has always been an r&b pop girl and through this album she has successfully explored a new genre to become the best among her peers working today. The gems of the album for me were off the table, nasty, obvious and POV. Nonetheless all the songs are really good. So proud of her. Expand
  59. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    this album is just magical. there are no skips at all, every single song is just simply beautiful.
  60. Oct 31, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Doesn’t take you anywhere really and no real song hooks just her sexual positions and desires Expand
  61. Oct 31, 2020
    8
    well, something different - strings! in think she evolves in a good way. you can hear, she is healing, and loving.
  62. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This album reminds me of sweet things, it's a different mix that only Ariana Grande can do, bringing elegance, angelic vocals, and leaving a lot of comfort, and delivering a completely divine work, it should be a lifestyle, these critics don't know how to appreciate art, and Ariana Grande, I appreciate good art when I see one, congratulations, "the heaven send this to me"
  63. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    amazing album with r&b vibes, sheds her pop music image also with very deep meaningful lyrics and also lil adultly vibes
  64. Oct 31, 2020
    4
    an alright album but i feel like it has so much fillers. and most of them sound like they could be on tun. but nonetheless it's still good and i appreciate the hard work ari put into this album
  65. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This album was wrongly labeled! But overall it’s a good album. This is a different side of Ari. She usually does pop but then transitioned to trap and now she’s doing R&B with trap influences. Expand
  66. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    An incredible album with an unusual sound for Ariana. A great experiment, an album full of her happiness and infinite love.
  67. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's a beautiful body of work. Excellent lyrical content with flawless vocals. Ariana Grande's best work so far. Expand
  68. 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
  69. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    I noticed a great improvement in Ariana's voice. this album is a mature and "healed" version of ariana compared to thank u, next. the productions and sounds take you back in time and make everything even more interesting. the really successful collaborations. I've been waiting for such an album for a long time. ariana congratulations!
  70. Oct 31, 2020
    8
    While the album delivers an array of feelings complemented by a mellow and sexy tone in Ariana's voice, it considerably lacks cohesion and structure. It is structurally and productively comparable to Dangerous Woman, though it is definitely not Ariana's most vocally exploitative work.
  71. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    such a beautiful and raw album!! i would stream it constantly if i could all the time.
  72. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Ariana Grande delivered a completely incredible album, with beautiful vocals, in addition to impeccable musicality, certainly one of the greatest albums of her career.
  73. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    All the songs is the same, kinda boring. Maybe her worst album so far
    Disappointed.
  74. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    I'm sorry, I love Ariana and her previous album is amazing, but this is just awful to me.
  75. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es perfecto para los amantas del R&B, no e sun disco comercial al contrario tiene lo esencial para esta etapa difícil del año. Fresco y con unos silbidos maravillosos, me hubiera encantado demasiado una colaboración con Lana Del Rey, encajaba una colaboración en este álbum!!! Expand
  76. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    RnB masterpiece. good songwriting and outstanding vocals. my hair has ariana grande's most impressive vocals ever and pov her most sensitive side. cohesive lyrically and sonically.
  77. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I’m in love with the whole album. It’s such a masterpiece. Ari did the great job. Congratulations, queen Expand
  78. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    Don’t like !!!!! :( sorry but ari is beautiful !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  79. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Альбом прекрасен, я правда не понимаю, почему ему поставили такую низкую оценку Expand
  80. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    It is incredible to see how she managed to reinvent herself in gender and see how she can master it in an excellent way, in short, excellent album, nothing more mature and direct than this, how much feminine power, she is great !!
  81. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    ariana just keeps getting better and better.positions is one of her best albums.
  82. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. She did what it has to be done with this album. She dives in more with her rnb side like never before. A lot of growth and experimentation on this album. Kinda like the offspring of sweetener and dangerous woman. Don't listen to swifties and selenators who's been rating this beautiful album low as a result of their joblessness. Definitely worth the listen trust me. Expand
  83. Oct 31, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bad album. Boring af. I dont like Expand
  84. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    I love this album. it's particular, I love the R&B sound on Ariana's voice. I'm glad she wanted to experiment, and she succeeded, she left the Thank U, Next genre to devote herself to a genre suitable for her. good job.
  85. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    De longe o álbum que todos conseguem perceber a liberdade criativa, a compositora e produtora de vocais que ela é.
    A forma como ela consegue transformar sua música em um diário da sua vida, onde ela não tem medo de mostrar suas inseguranças para milhões de pessoas é de fato encorajador.
    Ariana com suas referências R&B trouxe um respiro em meio a um ano tão difícil como 2020.
  86. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. In a time when we are at home without being able to go to places of agitation, this album is wonderful, the sound of it is very peaceful. Expand
  87. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    is a very good album,one of the best works of each song is unique and the collaborations are incredible
  88. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    se acharam que a Ariana continuaria fazendo pop chiclete pra vida toda eles se enganaram.
  89. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The album has no redeeming factor. The productions are lazy, the lyrics are bad and the vocals are so overdone. This sounds like a Changes reject album. Ariana hasnt brought anything new to the table. No growth. No evolution. It’s just a bad album. Expand
  90. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Simplemente Arte de la nueva princesa del pop, supo adaptarse bien a este nuevo genero que es el R&B.
  91. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    I love this R&b vibes, especially in this time of the year. Ari was so perceptive to release this album close to the holiday’s season. It’s a very great album and very chill. Don’t expect big pop hits from it, it’s an album to seat and appreciate
  92. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this album changed the game, its a cultural reset in the music industry. Ariana Grande served vocals for this album Expand
  93. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    ME ENCANTAAAAAA, ESTOY FASCINADO, SIEEEEEEEMPREEEE NOS DA LO MEJOR, es un excelente disco
  94. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    PERFECT notes, catchy songs, best album of 2020, LOVE it so much. the whistle notes were so good. 10/10 recommend
  95. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    Horrible ringtone album from Main POP girl. She should stop hanging out with Justin Bieber.
  96. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    This was a huge disappointment, feels like you're listening to Samsung ringtones.
  97. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    her best album yet, thank you ariana for this brilliant insight into life, bringing a fantastic r&b twist to her usual sultry pop persona has served her well in connecting to an audience alone right now, experiencing and gaining more insight into their own romantic life, making contemplation inevitable bright on by her brilliant lyricism brought forth once again.
  98. Oct 30, 2020
    5
    O álbum é bom mas eu tiraria umas 5 músicas dali, tipo Motive, Off The Table, 34+35, West Side e Six Thirty
  99. 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
  100. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Immaculate. I love this album. My favourite song would have to be pov, but the entire album sounds beautiful.
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.