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

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    o melhor álbum dela! é o sucessor de sweetener e ela entrega muito nos vocais. merece um grammy
  9. 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.
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    One of her best albums! The vocals are insane and the songs are awesome!! I’m speechless!
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Ariana demonstrando ser uma das melhores artistas da década, não choca a ninguém.
  16. 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.
  17. 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
  18. 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.
  19. 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
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. 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.
  23. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    some songs sounds the same but it reminds of "my everything" her second studio album
  24. 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
  25. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    grande once again doing another evolution, amazing, her best work so far, one of the best albums this year
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    El álbum cuenta con un sonido distinto a lo acostumbrado. Los vocales son excelentes
  29. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    muuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuito booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooom
  30. 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
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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.