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

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5940 Ratings

User score distribution:
Buy Now
Buy on

Review this album

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
  1. 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
  2. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Ariana grande hizo definitivamente este años mejor con el arte que nos dio con el álbum positions , su voz, los mensajes de cada canción el amor y el talento que puso en el álbum deberían ser valorados ya que es una artista excepcional una de las mas exitosas y grandes y debería tener mas reconocimiento del que ya tiene. POSITIONS ES EL MEJOR ÁLBUM.
  3. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    the coesion! she’s growin as an artist and as a person! all the songs are absolutelly great and I’m addicted, r&b perfection
  4. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    SO MUCH TASTE I NEED MORE PLS TE AMO ARIANA!!! Good work and make nasty, pov and off the table singles
  5. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. álbum incrível!!! vocais, instrumentais, letras, IMPECÁVEIS... ariana grande maior artista da geração. Expand
  6. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    pov, off the table and safety net are SUPERIOR. period. go n stream positions rn
  7. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Ariana constantly reinvents herself and this album showcases immense artistic growth. The album is cohesive but still every song is unique. The collaborations are phenomenal. Ariana vocals are stunning on this album and hits whistles like they’re nothing. Positions is undoubtedly one of her best works to date.
  8. 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
  9. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    It's the Best album from de Queen of pop.new style, big whistles
    There is nothing more perfect
  10. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    love this woman! this album is amazing and don’t matter what they talk about!
  11. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the best album so far of the queen of the music industry i cant believe that you have made this for us, love u with all my heart Expand
  12. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Such a good album! I really liked what she did here, all the collabs are on point. The classical instruments make those song 100x better! The vocal production and the instrumentals are from heaven. No doubt about that.
  13. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    is just a masterpiece, haters keep saying she still on the same beat of thank u next even if this album has NOTHING relatead to ANY of her other albums, is something completely new that some people can't understand, for those people, just sorry
  14. Nov 2, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First, it is disappointing to see Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift fans abusing the user rating function here. I can’t imagine why they might spend their time trying to pull Ariana down considering she is a totally different type of artist: an A-level vocalist who is expanding her repertoire as an engineer, producer, and yes, writer. But it’s still her voice that gets me every time. Positions shows more growth here than even Sweetener did - at times she is low, lush, smooth as silk. And when she goes high, she reaches the clouds. The phrasing she does in her whistle register during My Hair is *A Moment* in mainstream music history, period. The harmonies throughout, produced and arranged by herself, are at varying times ambient, resonant, and ethereal.

    As far as collabs, I think Safety Net with Ty Dolla wins out, and I say that as a massive fan of the Weeknd (their track, Off the Table, is still in my top five). I also love the bouncy Six Thirty and the chilled-out yet sparkly vibe of Just Like Magic. Of course, POV is very special to any fan who knows what Ariana has been up against, as well as anyone who loves a pop diva vocal ballad. Spectacular, moving, would love more of that.

    I feel like this is the music Ariana always wanted to make. That’s actually pretty evident when you compare this work to some choices she made on Yours Truly. If she’s done kissing up to a pure pop audience, I’m happy for her, and I think she is, too.
    Expand
  15. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    A completely new sound for ariana, she slayed this era - her vocals the lyrics the production everything is on point and in obsessed with the album. Stream and but positions
  16. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Best pop vocal album on Grammys... listen to me. Grande is the best singer of this generation, she proves that on this album. Ariana, we love you sweetheart ❤️
  17. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    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
  18. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    beautiful. it is not a “pop” album, but ariana shines in r&b. flawless vocals. most track focus on a sensual take of ari’s newfound love while songs like off the table “might not be quite yet healed or ready... is love completely off the table” safety net “i’ve never been this scared before, feelings i just can’t ignore” and pov “i wanna love me the way that you love me, for all of mybeautiful. it is not a “pop” album, but ariana shines in r&b. flawless vocals. most track focus on a sensual take of ari’s newfound love while songs like off the table “might not be quite yet healed or ready... is love completely off the table” safety net “i’ve never been this scared before, feelings i just can’t ignore” and pov “i wanna love me the way that you love me, for all of my pretty and all of my ugly too, i’d love to see me from your point of view” show her vulnerability and just how far she has come at accepting and dealing with her past. Expand
  19. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    She did really good with this one. Very smooth and is something new. Positions is very mature.
  20. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    one of the best albums dis year **** taylor swift kanye 2020 he made that **** famouuus
  21. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    One of her best album’s. Like sweetener and thank u next had a baby! So glad she did it
  22. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    her best studio album to date. in this album she really explores what makes her music unique and different than anyone else in the pop industry. you can tell that she really is one with the music she sings. recommend 10/10!
  23. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    positions...also know as album of the year.
    this album shows grande’s raw vocal talent specifically in her whistle register (highlight: my hair) the production is something fresh and new for the superstar! the collaborations are star studded and as a result have created future hits.
    this album feels almost like a way of letting the world know she is healing and i think that is beautiful my
    positions...also know as album of the year.
    this album shows grande’s raw vocal talent specifically in her whistle register (highlight: my hair) the production is something fresh and new for the superstar! the collaborations are star studded and as a result have created future hits.
    this album feels almost like a way of letting the world know she is healing and i think that is beautiful
    my favourites (as of now)
    • shut up
    • love language
    • six thirty • my hair
    • and pov the emotional ballad that i’m certain will become a fandom favourite for years to come
    the low metacritic score is a reflection of old white men’s misogyny.
    Expand
  24. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I LOVE THE SONG POV AND THE SONG 34+35! Ariana Grande is such a great singer and she's proves it every single time! Expand
  25. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    one of the best albums of the year in my opinion!
    some tracks of this album are completely beautiful, for example 'pov'.
    the instrumentals and her vocals sounds son beautiful together.
    my favorites tracks are: pov, nasty and motive.
  26. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    R&B excellence !!! One of her bests. Songs like „my hair“, „safety net“ or even „POV“ show how great and wide her range in music is and I don’t think that many people/artists around the world can do this.
  27. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Bem construído, coeso, maduro e harmônico. Mais se parece com o início de um novo ciclo, uma identidade que por mais que não seja completamente inédita, aparenta estar sendo mais explorada.
  28. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    insistem em falar que é genérico sendo que ela sempre renova, e esse é um dos melhores dela.
  29. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    quem está criticando essa obra prima no mínimo está morto por dentro. eu só consigo sentir uma sensação boa de um r&b nostálgico. obrigada ariana.
  30. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ACLAMAÇÃO, muito bom kk mudou a minha vida aaaaaaaaaaa mulher você é perfeitaaaaa 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.