• Record Label: Republic
  • Release Date: Oct 30, 2020
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  1. Oct 31, 2020
    3
    Siento como si fuera una sola canción, en lo personal no me gustó mucho, ariana ha dado grandes trabajos y este es la excepción.
  2. Oct 31, 2020
    0
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  3. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. eu amei mt, ariana sempre impressionado a cada álbum. E os falsetes dela=tudoo! Expand
  4. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Me encantó es muy bueno me da mucha paz, en verdad es increíble, un álbum que seguramente tendrá mucho de que hablar y sin duda debe de tener más éxito y reconocimiento, Ariana ha hecho un increíble trabajo con "Positions" espero conocerla pronto porque en verdad es una mujer muy exitosa Expand
  5. Oct 31, 2020
    8
    I think it's really good. It's better than Thank U Next for me. It's Ariana's best album (together with Sweetener), I think it's a really good album.
  6. Oct 31, 2020
    7
    Uninspired and lacking innovation. No standout hits aside from Positions and Love Language. But it’s nice to have on repeat as background music.
  7. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    the album is basic, it has sales for being Ariana Grande, otherwise it would not sell.
  8. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Positions is Ariana Grande's best work on this one we can find a mix of sounds from her last three albums and it's the best in the world Ariana came to stay to be the Queen of the world of industry and Pop this album is amazing
  9. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. very bad :/ i'm sorry ari, but thank you next was so much better. i hope ag7 will be your true comeback. Expand
  10. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    it’s just perfect! i love every single song of this album. Ariana is THE BEST!!!
  11. Oct 31, 2020
    6
    ariana just wanted to continue the same THANK YOU NEXT theme sadly the pop princess this time it didn't work out, let's be honest, Positions looks like it's made in a blender like you put some THANK YOU NEXT AND sweeter. Unfortunately, we can say that the album is a remix of Thank U Next and Sweetner as well as being a poorly made and repetitive R&B genre.
  12. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    one of her best albums,love the R&B she added to it. this is a very different style for ariana and i’m here for it. it sounds so good and the lyrics ?omg so good too,there’s a lot of references to her old songs. her mind omg.
  13. Oct 31, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. there’s a loooooot of fillers. Auto skip Expand
  14. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    I **** love it. This is what she really wants. The collabs from Doja to The Weeknd To Ty Dolla Sign are just perfect.
  15. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    album perfeito, eu amei demais todas as musicas. acho o álbum mais maduro da ariana.
  16. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    Was hoping for a lot more on her album. Very generic beats and sub par lyrics.
  17. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    O melhor da carreira SIM. Não tem o que dizer. Simplesmente maravilhoso, eu realmente amei esse álbum. A sonoridade que esse álbum tem, soa muito bem. As orquestras, se encaixam muito bem, e no tempo em que estamos nos faz lembrar a época de divertimento em festas!! Amei dms, melhor dos melhores álbum dela
  18. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    the best album of the year, the songs are so art, the meanings. The album is very successful, it is their second best album
  19. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    the growth!!!! this is an amazing record. the harmonies are perfect.
    shut up: a great intro for this album
    pov: an amazing song, an amazing closing track.
  20. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    Es muy malo en general, no hay nada distinto i una canción que sea realmente buena
  21. Oct 31, 2020
    6
    Extremely meh...was hoping for at least one obvious, instantaneous smash but alas there isn’t one.
  22. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    this album is genuinely amazing when you put down all expectations you have based on previous albums and just aim to enjoy it for what it is. it the continuation of grande’s storyline and she does an amazing job at delivering stunning vocals and lyrics that just make sense but are fun at the same time. she is making the music she wants to make with this one not the music people want.
  23. Oct 31, 2020
    7
    It’s good, but not her best work. I was a little disappointed sonically. The vocals were great though. I was just expecting more after how good TU,N was.
  24. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    stream positions by ariana grande for immortality stream positions by ariana grande for immortality stream positions by ariana grande for immortality
  25. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    so good!!! she killed it, my favorites are pov, motive, safety net, off the table, just like magic, my hair, nasty and obvious
  26. Oct 31, 2020
    6
    Es un album bueno pero esperaba más y sigue el mismo camino de los anteriores
  27. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    um dos melhores álbuns do ano, se não o melhor. a voz da ariana é a maior perfeição do mundo
  28. Oct 31, 2020
    1
    It astonishes me that a song with The Weeknd could be boring. This album follows that same trap beat, and it feels like more of the same. Also, she really needs so many songwriters on such short and simple songs? It makes the album feel less personal
  29. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    i love the r&b influences and this album overall is such a vibe! she’s a grown woman and knows her voice and abilities. love her and so proud of her too!
  30. Oct 31, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Não é o seu melhor álbum, mas é o mais diferente e com coesão, é leve, você ouve o álbum e nem sente o tempo passar, tem coesão e é bem sensual. Pra mim esse é o álbum da Ari mais a cara dela, eu sinto que ela achou o que ela gosta de fazer. Expand
  31. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    It's literally the same than sweetener and thank u next. The same formula for each song, it's just too monotonic.
  32. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    LOVE THIS ALBUM, LOVE YOU ARI, you have world , love you so much this queen
  33. Oct 31, 2020
    5
    Ariana is an excellent singer, proving that her vocals are better with each work released. However, Positions is nowhere near his best work. This whole album seems to be made just to please fans and not a cohesive work.
  34. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Me encanta es bien diferente su álbum Expand
  35. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood
  36. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    The album is a bop, she is really reinventing her. And it's good. She is really enjoying her music and writing what she wants.
  37. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This album is a work of art. You need to listen to it. Amazing, brilliant, incredible.
  38. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Love it so much,you can actually see how much she healed.I’m in love with every thing she does....
  39. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Um dos melhores álbuns que Ariana já entregou, reflete perfeitamente a nova fase da cantora
  40. 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
  41. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Positions it's a very good album. It shows that Ariana is very mature. The instrumentals on the album are perfect Expand
  42. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Toda su música suena igual, nada nuevo
    Cuando llegara el día en que escriba sus propias canciones
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  43. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    she did good!!! super proud of her. she had good songs on here, my hair and motive being 2 of my top favorites!
  44. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    The lead single positions is nice but the rest are just ehhh. And Arianator sucks for rating Folklore 0 just because your idol’s album flop.
  45. Oct 31, 2020
    9
    O album esta incrível, com uma tematica mais picante e prova que Ariana tem muito mais do que podemos esperar de uma A-list. Ainda em sua zona de conforto com seu trap-pop, tbm ousa em experimentacoes de arranjos orquestrais dos anos 50 e se joga num R&B bem gostoso de ouvir.
  46. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    So I heard many Arianators rated Folklore 0 because positions flop
  47. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Ariana explorou seu maravilhoso vocal para fazer esse album, dificil por em palavras as sensações de se ouvir o Positions, simplesmente divino
  48. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    same songs. nothing special and supperrrrrrrrr boring and she needs to make some change into her music
  49. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    Well that was not it. I thought she would make a better album it was a bad copy of tun
  50. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A Amazing album!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Expand
  51. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    The album is very different from what ariana has been showing, she is going on a other way, and she is doing perfectly. The album sounds unique from the other ones, a masterpiece.
  52. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    This album is not so good, Ariana is one of the best artist but she’s not explote the all generes. The album is so so boring
  53. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    Not really that good, so repetitive, get rushed, production wasn’t that good, good vocals but can’t understand most of the words she is saying
  54. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    It is the worst album i have ever heard. It likes the mess , the album from unknow artist
  55. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    Uma grande espectativa e uma grande decepção. Ariana Grande fez 14 músicas muito parecidas, sem inovação nem uma de sua era passada. Essas músicas parecem demos descartadas de um álbum seu já lançado.
  56. Oct 31, 2020
    8
    Ariana Grande's sixth studio album is a vibe. You can tell since the start of the LP that this was not made for the critics, or the charts, or even the fans.

    It was made for her, for Ariana. It is a mood - a funny project. An escape from what "thank u, next" or "Sweetener" were. She's finally happy, she got it together. And now she can do whatever she wants. No more losses and no
    Ariana Grande's sixth studio album is a vibe. You can tell since the start of the LP that this was not made for the critics, or the charts, or even the fans.

    It was made for her, for Ariana.

    It is a mood - a funny project. An escape from what "thank u, next" or "Sweetener" were. She's finally happy, she got it together. And now she can do whatever she wants. No more losses and no more sadness. This new sound will not bring her the best reviews, but will bring her freedom.
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  57. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Excelente, muy bueno, me gusta que haya cambiado de ritmos y podemos ver cosas distintas pero muy buenas
  58. Oct 31, 2020
    9
    Amazing job!!!!!! Grande is an incredible songwriter and singer, congratulations for her.
  59. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Os vocais dela deixa tudo perfeito e bem encaixado, sem falar do vocais, as armonias, o instrumental, etc. Ariana Grande como sempre servindo um trabalho impecável. Expand
  60. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    everything she does is perfect, she's the industry, y'all should bow to her
  61. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    i love r&b and soul ariana is definitely my favourite version of her music her voice really fits the genre
  62. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    I wanted to like the project but based on the single I suspected it was just generic music and unfortunately I was right. I feels like an unfinished album, rushed in order to maintain Ariana's relevancy.
  63. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    THIS is Ariana Grande’s signature sound. R&B is right for her. Impressive.
  64. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Es el mejor álbum del 2020, contiene nuevos ritmos, letras que llegan al corazón y fue algo que nada esperaba.
  65. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    Feels like Mariah Carey was singing trap the whole album, and we ask, did we need this album? Ariana should've waited more for her comeback, this is so unnecessary, boring, repetitive and is a black hole in Ariana's career. You can skip 10 tracks out of 14. Motive is a song that doesn't get well with the rest of the album. And the only songs that you can listen to without skipping areFeels like Mariah Carey was singing trap the whole album, and we ask, did we need this album? Ariana should've waited more for her comeback, this is so unnecessary, boring, repetitive and is a black hole in Ariana's career. You can skip 10 tracks out of 14. Motive is a song that doesn't get well with the rest of the album. And the only songs that you can listen to without skipping are safety net, pov and perhaps off the table. Ariana, do us a favor and one for you as well: next time for your 7th album and your comeback, take more time and please, pass out trap, no one wants this **** Expand
  66. Oct 31, 2020
    3
    this a bad, bad album. isnt comparing to sweetner or anyother jobs by Ariana Grande. its a garbage!
  67. Oct 31, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There is so much to unpack here. I understand that there comes a time where artists don't really need to please the general public with their music and this album just didn't include me as part of its target demographic. I loved 'Thank You, Next', 'Dangerous Woman' & even 'Sweetener' but as much as I want to love this one, I just can't. It's not bad by any means but it's just not for me.

    Standout tracks for me were:
    1. pov - because the melody along with the lyrics just hits the right spot. It doesn't feel too much of an outright ballad that tries to flex her vocals but simply these said vocals were being used to narrate a story that is so beautifully well-written. 2. motive - I love an Ariana verse as much as the next person but my favorite part of this song was Doja Cat. She exudes this sexy and confident style of rapping that's not really too much but just enough to get the message across. 3. off the table - another collaboration but unlike motive I equally love the exchange between Ariana and Abel. The harmonies were everything. & that's it. I don't really have other songs I want to go back to. Kudos to Ariana though, she's still one of the best vocalists in our generation. This album just wasn't for me but I wish her the best with this one because as far as I heard, this reflects how happy she is with her life right now.
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  68. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Es bastante atractivo y facil de amar sin duda un buen trabajo de ariana grande
  69. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Perfection. Favourite songs are POV Love Language and My Hair. Very different to her usual sound but in a positive way. Haven’t really heard anything like it. Immediately my favourite album of hers - possible favourite album ever - and it’s only been 1 day. Some instant favourite songs and then there are some that grow on you. I love this album 10/10 well done Ari
  70. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    One of Ariana's most mature projects. A true work of art. The impeccable vocals and the collabs are perfect.
  71. Oct 31, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ariana Grande managed for two years to achieve what few achieved: to score on two albums, being a Grammy winner and the supreme sum of her career, sweetener.
    Perhaps due to lack of planning or the catharsis of the public to expect something more or something superior to the two previous albums, whose receptions and audience were what leveraged and prioritized her as the "Princess of pop" - even though pop was only in the era sweetener.
    thank u, next has a trap style and few songs of the genre that Ariana is used to: pop and R&B, such as bloodline music.
    On this album, given her versatility, she returns to R&B - the same as her first albums - and guarantees nothing more and nothing less than a dead album, as it was in her time in "dangerous woman" - where most of the songs were from other composers - and their debut album.
    Ariana is no different than she was in the 2013/2015 season: she just lost the shine of 2018/2019.
    positions in short words would be this: reheated of songs that talk about sex, futility, lust and in the end, almost dead, comes the final track "pov", the only intimate one - which serves no purpose, as it remains the same void of the album .
    To say that this is good ... Well, it is not. It is one of the worst jobs, exactly because it has so much expectation and the talent that this girl has.
    But not everything is critical: love language is great. It has a certain aura of "sweetener" and is better than many of "thank u, next" - which, unfortunately, gets to be horrible for repetition (I think Ariana is fascinated in repeated and ordinarily bad title tracks) -.
    However, even though the album is a bit complicated to hear - both due to the power and repeated chords - Ariana managed to do a good job "on the fly".
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  72. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Adorei os refrescos Ariana. O álbum tá maravilhoso e muito gostosinho de ouvir, pode virar as costas pra farofa pq hoje a surra é só na voz.
  73. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. queen of pop is back. i loved the album so much and the lyrics are just amazing. i was vibing to every song. every song has a story. she really did snapped. thank youu ari u are amazing artist Expand
  74. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Another great album!! POV has got to be the best song on the entire album!!
  75. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    The album is so bad , it’s literally her worst album. The production isn’t good , the lyrics are trashy , she released the worst album of 2020
  76. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Toda a sonoridade coesa, as letras que englobam tanto a insegurança de um novo amor como a entrega para o mesmo. Positions tem tudo o que as pessoas em quarentena necessitam, amor e esperança! matured and leaving his traumas behind, this is the ariana of positions!
  77. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    ....................................................................... ....... I don't like this
  78. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    Ariana Grande releasing another crap album that will get another #1 just because she Is overrated? Groundbreaking
  79. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    Lazy and boring, this album really lacks any kind of creative control. I've just listened too it, and can't recall a single song.
  80. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Álbum coeso, músicas de qualidade. Embora Ariana não tenha trazido um pop raiz, ela se mostrou bastante madura ao trazer o R&B de qualidade. Expand
  81. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. es arte puro, solo que algunos no estan acostumbrados a que Ariana experimente con nuevos sonidos Expand
  82. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    This album really really bad. My ears are bleeding after listening to those songs. And it's not an album it's Nokia's ringtones. Tbh positions is the worst album of the century. Pandemic after pandemic. Imagine how tired we are :(
  83. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Grande is stepping away from her original pop roots into r&b. It's a nice trasition from trap infused pop on her previous albums such as "thank u, next", to mixes of 90s r&b, hints of doo-wop style songs, and a couple ballads. She explores more of her range, hitting deeper notes, while using some songs to showcase her whistle tone for almost an entire verse. Although her lyrics may not beGrande is stepping away from her original pop roots into r&b. It's a nice trasition from trap infused pop on her previous albums such as "thank u, next", to mixes of 90s r&b, hints of doo-wop style songs, and a couple ballads. She explores more of her range, hitting deeper notes, while using some songs to showcase her whistle tone for almost an entire verse. Although her lyrics may not be as deep as previous albums, "Positions" shows a more in love and happier Grande. Expand
  84. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    AOTY this is the Biblia R&B.
    Se kgo en selecroquetas, aburriklore y en chanchromatica.
  85. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This album is a blend of yours truly and sweetener, almost like it yours truly had matured. My favorite song on the album is pov, a powerful ballad. I recommend y’all give it a listen. Expand
  86. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This is a great álbum, Ariana Run.

    “Positions” — Spotify US:

    #1. 34+35
    #2. positions
    #3. motive
    #4. off the table
    #5. shut up
    #6. just like magic
    #7. nasty
    #8. safety net
    #9. six thirty
    #10. pov
    #11. my hair
    #12. west side
    #13. love language
    #14. obvious
  87. Oct 31, 2020
    5
    I really love Ari, but this album is not it... I miss her Dangerous Woman era.
  88. Oct 31, 2020
    2
    Ariana veio com mais um material morno e entediante como o seus últimos álbuns, as músicas parecem todas iguais, até katy perry conseguiu ser mais original no smile, o que salva o álbum são os vocais, que são tão tediosos ao ponto de você dormir, e olha que as faixas tem média de 2 minutos, ós instrumentais certamente seriam responsáveis por uma histeria coletiva de dor de ouvido.
  89. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    ICÔNICO E MT COESO, vocais estão impecáveis assim como todo conjunto da obra! Desde composições ate a estética e produção.
  90. Oct 31, 2020
    2
    La verdad no me gustó, creo que la señorita Ariana solamente agregó los descartes de sus dos últimos álbumes.
  91. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. God tier album!!! Album of the year!!!
    God tier album!!! Album of the year!!!
    God tier album!!! Album of the year!!!
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  92. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Honestly I feel like this is the album Ariana has always wanted to put out. This is her at her best, but with a happy background. After producing works as products of great tragedies in her life (swt after manchester, tun after her very publicized love life falling apart), she deserves to have this album that's ultimately just about her being happy. Her vocals are immaculate, and theHonestly I feel like this is the album Ariana has always wanted to put out. This is her at her best, but with a happy background. After producing works as products of great tragedies in her life (swt after manchester, tun after her very publicized love life falling apart), she deserves to have this album that's ultimately just about her being happy. Her vocals are immaculate, and the production on this record in particular is MAJESTIC. Expand
  93. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    iconic, beautiful, comforting, cute, artistic, i love ariana and we should all thank her for this
  94. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    It’s undeniable that this amazing project is one of the bests albums she’s ever made. I have no skips, every song is amazing and shows off how talented and brilliant she is.
  95. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    The global pandemic didn't stop her from making a pop-trap-r&b album. Her impact and her playful songs really make us feel great these days. Music should make you feel things and when we listen to positions we feel happy, nostalgic, risky, sexual and fierce. Positions is what we needed now, and even though it's a really different album we all love some Ariana Grande bops to have fun with.
  96. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The melodies combined with her vocals are incredible. Every sing is unique and has something special, you can have a more upbeat song like positions or 34+35 or instead a balad like pov, or a good R&B like safety net. Overall, this album is amazing and really expresses ariana evolution Expand
  97. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Um dos melhores ou o melhor álbum que eu escutei em 2020, sem duvidas o "Positions" é um trabalho extremamente maduro e sem erros, Ariana foi muito perspicaz em todo álbum, ele contem faixas incríveis e melódicas com feats muito bem escolhidos, sem duvidas é um dos álbuns da carreira, e "Positions" veio também para comprovar que Ariana é a melhor e maior cantora dessa geração
  98. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    her best album yet the critics aint hearing correctly. perfect mix of trap r&b and pop
  99. Oct 31, 2020
    7
    Definitely a listenable album, but comparing to "Sweetener" and "Thank U Next", definitely not a masterpiece. It's good, not bad at all, but not excellent.
  100. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of her best projects yet. “pov” was her best song lyrically. Very different from all her other past works. Expand
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.