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

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5940 Ratings

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  1. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gotta be the worst album ive heard. No artistic growth , same old boring **** . Nothing new Expand
  2. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    A masterpiece i love this album it's soo goooooooooood Safety net/ nasty /just like magic /pov are my favorite
  3. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    I dont like, this álbum já Very bad, i dont like soo. But ia thisz wtf indonr
  4. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    best album. she poured her heart and soul. pov is the best song, got me in my feels. its so special and perfect
  5. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    one of the best albums of 2020. her best album vocally. i love it a lot. thanks, ariana
  6. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    It's not good and it's not bad. But i expected more. the album is not good as i expected
  7. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The worst Ari's Album ever , I want my 10$ back. I didn't expect that. Love xo Expand
  8. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    this album is a masterpiece! the personal growth ariana shows in this album is so inspiring!! ive always wanted to really dive into r&b and she did and it’s perfect! her voice sounds heavenly and the lyrics and sweet, raunchy and full of love. i am happy for ariana and where she is in her life right now and i think this album perfectly captures that :)
  9. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    She really has matured. Her vocals are impeccable, strong lyrics about sex sung with a sophistication never done. She shows herself to be strong, closer to her cure. R&B is definitely your true style. Ariana shone
  10. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    It’s simply amazing. There are many reviews saying that she shouldn’t sing about sex, but she is pushing thirty. It’s not too explicit and every song is different. You can go from dancing to motive to crying while listening to positions. It shows a lot of growth emotionally and mentally from Thank u, Next. It’s a huge development and deserves better than what it’s receiving.
  11. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Every song is more beautiful then the last one. It's maybe not most creative lyrically but does everything have to be wrapped up in poetic language and metaphors? I feel like she is just keeping it real with the lyrics. The vocals are amazing and the instrumental are perfect. The production is so dreamy. This is not a pop album so I don't think people should judge it as a pop album. OnlyEvery song is more beautiful then the last one. It's maybe not most creative lyrically but does everything have to be wrapped up in poetic language and metaphors? I feel like she is just keeping it real with the lyrics. The vocals are amazing and the instrumental are perfect. The production is so dreamy. This is not a pop album so I don't think people should judge it as a pop album. Only thing that was missing from the album was a song or two with Max Martin, Savan and Ilya. Expand
  12. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  13. Nov 5, 2020
    10
    i'm so proud of her. i'm so glad she went that way. her best album indeed. stream positions for clear skin period.
  14. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Cada música do álbum tem sua essência incrível trazendo o melhor do r&b, grande evolução de ariana
  15. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    horrible, lo peor de este año. sonidos reciclados, pareciera que tomó los descartes que tiene desde sweetener y los reutilizó. la sobrevaloración en su máximo esplendor.
  16. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    the album is so smooth and is calm. love this.
    different of everything she did. thank u, ariana.
  17. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This album is amazing. I love that she is experimenting with new things. Her voice is just so amazing throughout the whole album. Thank you so much for this album Ariana.
  18. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    lyrical masterpiece, I love that she decided to dig more into the r&b style it fits her voice really well
  19. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    En general el álbum suena a lo peor que Ariana ha hecho. Hay canciones dentro del álbum que suenan completamente igual entre sí, definitivamente no es un álbum del año.
  20. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Ariana solo hace arte, es un trabajo D I V I N O y falopa todos a los que no les gustó
  21. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Este album es jodidamente increible, amo tanto las letras de las canciones, todo el album es increible, Gracias Ariana, por darnos tanta arte, te amo! Expand
  22. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    Bad one!!! Is a bad IDEA listen to it. Dont waste your time bc ever the vocals cant save that disaster!!!
  23. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. show stopping, brilliant, genius, talented, never been done before, amazingz Expand
  24. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    this one is amazing! even in her comfort zone she can reinvent herself. this girls has something else that the others don't
  25. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    BEAUTIFUl! LOVED EVERY SECOND ALSO THE STRINGS?? IMMACULATE LOVED IT LOVED IT LOVED IT LOVE LOVE LOVE
  26. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Undeniably her best project to date. The production, the way she controls her voice going from low to high notes like its nothing, and her sweet lyrics with a cohesive theme. All of these make this album one her best and also one of the bests of 2020. Highlights of the album:
    love language my hair
    pov
    nasty
  27. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this album is so bad all the songs are same and so boring i don't like it this is so so so bad Expand
  28. Oct 30, 2020
    5
    Not novel sounds, does not bring anything new and does not explore the great power that Ariana has.
  29. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Álbum muito bom, tem lindos vocais e feats maravilhosos. A Ariana se superou mais uma vez. Expand
  30. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    El instrumental es realmente increíble, los vocals las armónias son tan magicas es un álbum asombroso
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.