• 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 31, 2020
    1
    This album is so meh. I dont get this excitement for a basic one.
    Each era that she has proves how overrated she is.
    The only thing i can say is better stop and rest cuz release music every 6 months just show the decadency of your music. Well wasnt difficult to be better than tun but holy gosh... This album is really bad and no comments abt the lyrics
  2. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Finally Ariana released a straight RnB Album and it's perfect. The strings throughout the whole album are especially beautiful!
  3. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Este album es perfecto. Encontramos a una Ariana jugando con su voz usando lo mejor de su registro vocal
  4. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    Disappointed as hell. This makes it look like a failure in front of its predecessor, Thank You, Next.
  5. Oct 31, 2020
    7
    I thoroughly enjoyed most of the songs on this album. I think each feature fit in nicely. I listened to the entire album without skipping any songs. However, I felt as though it was missing something. I can't really put my finger on it. Overall the album is good.
  6. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing album feels a lot like her debut album and its very nice to listen to Expand
  7. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the best album for ariana, she is dedicated and perfect vocalist, i love this album and everything for her Expand
  8. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    fantastic album. Ariana truly gets better with each album, proving that she’s the greatest musician/songwriter to date.
  9. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Best album ever. He's so gentle and sensual. It's like you're on a beach with golden water. I'm in love. This album literally deserves to be the album of the year. One of Ariana's best albums
  10. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Really adorable. Great deep and invigorating work, it makes me very happy. It's perfect.
  11. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Positions is a masterpice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All the songs are a perfection!!!!
  12. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Music its not only about innovation but it's about spirit and feelings. So, thank you Ariana for this incredible album!!
  13. Oct 31, 2020
    9
    We can see how much she’s matured in all the senses. The vocals are amazing as always and the lyrics are incredible
  14. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Some how she was able to weave the nostalgic strings from her first album, continuing to be authentically open with her fans, while also adding a whole new sound to her discography. This album has no skips, and stirs many different emotions.
  15. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    a really good album, with very good songs, new sounds from Ariana, one of the best of the year
  16. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    one of the best albums ever created!! been listening to it nonstop since it got released.. thank you ariana for this masterpiece
  17. Oct 31, 2020
    3
    Ariana has the voice of an angel ... but this album seems uninterested in gaining my attention. POV was the only standout. This album won’t have legs but we got what we got.
  18. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Talented. Brilliant. Incredible. Amazing. Show stopping. Spectacular. Never be the same. Totally unique. Completely not ever been done before.
  19. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Positions is an incredible album in every way, it doesn't disappoint me at all, I loved the songs and everything in it. Expand
  20. 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
  21. 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.
  22. 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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  23. 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.
  24. Oct 31, 2020
    2
    La verdad no me gustó, creo que la señorita Ariana solamente agregó los descartes de sus dos últimos álbumes.
  25. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    ICÔNICO E MT COESO, vocais estão impecáveis assim como todo conjunto da obra! Desde composições ate a estética e produção.
  26. 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 :(
  27. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    AOTY this is the Biblia R&B.
    Se kgo en selecroquetas, aburriklore y en chanchromatica.
  28. 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
  29. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    Ariana Grande releasing another crap album that will get another #1 just because she Is overrated? Groundbreaking
  30. 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.
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.