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

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  1. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    positions is definitely ariana’s best album!
    my opinion is the only one that matters,
    thank u.
  2. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    ariana works so hard and put her heart and soul into this album. i am so proud of her! she has grown so much as an artist.
  3. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    uma nova era, Ariana Grande juntou seus maiores talentos nesse álbum.
    superou todas as expectativas, deixando claro que o lugar da artista é no #1
  4. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Incrible álbum, perfects whistles, adorei tudo no álbum, inclusive ela pisa em muita gente no álbum, quem amou?
  5. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Ariana Grande's most explicit album, the lyrics are totally charming, the album doesn't have any songs to skip, without a doubt the best album of next year will be positions.Ariana always exceeds our expectations.
  6. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Happy bops to listen to when you wanna feel light, airy, and sexy. Nicki Minaj once said, young Ariana run pop & that’s true.
  7. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    I feel like this album really shows growth. Everyone expected bubblegum pop, and ballads but she gave such a beautiful mixture of sounds. It’s like the perfect R&B/Pop mixture but so much more as well. The lyrics, the production, the vocals. EVERYTHING.

    I’ve loved all of her albums but I think this one might just be my favorite.
  8. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    She has grown so much in this album and everybody can tell. Her new workhas left me in such a good place, it literally save me from dead, i was in such a bad position, this saved my life
  9. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This album is impeccable and with beautiful vocals, as always Ariana never disappoints in her songs. Expand
  10. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This album proves how ariana has grown as an artist and how music has helped her cope with her current situations and I couldn't be prouder
  11. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Positions es uno de los mejores álbumes que ha lanzado Ariana Grande a lo largo de estos años porque en este se puede evidenciar la madurez tanto musical como lírica de la artista.
    Positions es un álbum que hace del sexo una medicina, una cura para el Alma, un arte. Grande demostró que se pueden hacer canciones con contenido sexual sin pasar a lo vulgar, muestra a una de las necesidades
    Positions es uno de los mejores álbumes que ha lanzado Ariana Grande a lo largo de estos años porque en este se puede evidenciar la madurez tanto musical como lírica de la artista.
    Positions es un álbum que hace del sexo una medicina, una cura para el Alma, un arte. Grande demostró que se pueden hacer canciones con contenido sexual sin pasar a lo vulgar, muestra a una de las necesidades básicas del ser humano como la obra de arte más grandiosa que puede existir.
    El sonido es increíble y va de la mano con esa lírica tan peligrosa y mágica a la vez; El Fuerte de Positions esta en su lírica y en el poder curativo que tiene, simplemente me dejo pasmado, es lo que siempre había deseado y por fin Ariana lo hizo.
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  12. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Álbum perfeito, vocais impecáveis e arranjos incríveis, não esperava menos
  13. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    You can see that this is the project that she really wants to do and i'm so proud of her. The album is just pure art and y'all hate to accept the fact that this ALBUM is a masterpiece.
  14. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Beautiful, her vocals, her maturity, the beats are magical and so dreamy. I won’t spoil anything, take a listen. especially off the table, pov, and love language.
  15. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    fresh rnb pop album with a solid composition in one album, it makes this album sounds magical
  16. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Spanish Review: sigue los patrones de “thank u, next” y algunas canciones de “Sweetener”, ya Ari nos había dicho que seria un álbum más inclinado al R&B y realmente le sienta bien. Espero escuchar más de esta nueva Ariana, canciones como “pov”, “safety net” y “off the table”. Por otro lado, nos muestra un lado más explicito como por ejemplo tenemos las canciones “34+35” y “nasty”, que podría decir, son las más “nasty” del álbum. “¿puedes quedarte toda la noche? cog**me hasta el amanecer” es una parte de la canción “34+35” y el resto podrán escucharlo por ustedes mismos, a este álbum le doy realmente un 85/100. Expand
  17. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Simplemente el mejor álbum del año AriDiosa ganando como siempre los sonidos frescos y reinventados Expand
  18. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Idk why people hate this :( kinda sad. This is so good album!!! But her best album is dangerous woman!! I love positions!! Expand
  19. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Lovin' this new era so much. This dreamy collection of memories and hopes, with one thought flowing into another.
  20. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Vocais angelicais com um R&B perfeito tudo que podemos esperar de uma artista talentosa como Ariana Grande
  21. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. THIS IS SO GOOD BIJJ!! I HATE IT!!! Thankyou to ariana grande! she's the queen of the universe Expand
  22. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    I think it's her the best album!! Sounds like magic. My hair, pov, shut up - my everything❤
  23. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    After so many turns in his life, Grande is born again among the darkness bringing us light and originality. She has her own identity and that she doesn't need something generic from pop to shine. She came to show us that she is the princess of this generation!
  24. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    The most mature ariana has ever sounded. Each song flows perfectly with the other and she dives into so many genres and subgenres. It’s so in her element. She was born to do this kind of music, her r&b influenced music comes from the heart and it shows.
  25. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    LOVED IT!Her second best album did that I literally enjoyed the album but there are some songs that needs to listen more in the mean time
  26. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es lo mejor del 2020, se supero otra vez, cada cancion te envuelve en su mundo dandote una bienvenida a un mundo sexy elegante y sobretodo libre Expand
  27. 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.
  28. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    se acharam que a Ariana continuaria fazendo pop chiclete pra vida toda eles se enganaram.
  29. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    is a very good album,one of the best works of each song is unique and the collaborations are incredible
  30. 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
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.