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

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  1. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    Álbum fraco, o álbum todo parece a mesma musica, cansativo de ouvir, como disse a Rupauls "meh"
  2. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    Mais do mesmo, ariana mostrando realmente quem é com sua música genérica e repetitiva
  3. Mar 1, 2021
    0
    I loved Dangerous Woman and My Everthing, but this sound just ain't it for me. I think she is lost in terms of what type of music suits her.
  4. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    Aquém do que a princesa do trap pode entregar, mas os fãs vão engolir qualquer coisa que ela faça
  5. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    podre de fraco, cópia mal feita do último álbum dela, não tem como defender
  6. Oct 29, 2022
    0
    Wow. A heartfelt piece of work. Her most heart wrenching album. Ari puts all her feelings into this album.
  7. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    Me gustaría poder darle un 10 a Ariana, pero desde 2016 no ha sacado nada bueno a excepción de canciones como; ‘No tears left to cry’ ‘breathin’ ‘in my head’ ‘everytime’ entre otras, solo ha demostrado que se conforma con ritmos básicos y planos. Si sigue así, que se vaya despidiendo de su carrera
  8. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    All the album sound the same. There is no good lyrics, no good sounds, not even good feats. Boring
  9. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    Feels like Mariah Carey was singing trap the whole album, and we ask, did we need this album? Ariana should've waited more for her comeback, this is so unnecessary, boring, repetitive and is a black hole in Ariana's career. You can skip 10 tracks out of 14. Motive is a song that doesn't get well with the rest of the album. And the only songs that you can listen to without skipping areFeels like Mariah Carey was singing trap the whole album, and we ask, did we need this album? Ariana should've waited more for her comeback, this is so unnecessary, boring, repetitive and is a black hole in Ariana's career. You can skip 10 tracks out of 14. Motive is a song that doesn't get well with the rest of the album. And the only songs that you can listen to without skipping are safety net, pov and perhaps off the table. Ariana, do us a favor and one for you as well: next time for your 7th album and your comeback, take more time and please, pass out trap, no one wants this **** Expand
  10. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    the album is basic, it has sales for being Ariana Grande, otherwise it would not sell.
  11. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    pior álbum do mundo, essa cachorra nem pra fazer música de putaria serve. eu teria vergonha de ouvir um álbum como esse
  12. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    Very lackluster and gets old quickly. Everyone tries to promote this as sexual empowerment but in reality, it's nothing we haven't seen before. Generic r&b pop album with trap beats.
  13. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    Trash trash trash trash Trash trash trash trash Trash trash trash trash Trash trash trash trash
  14. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's by far the worst album she has released. It's boring, generic and sound just like her previous records. Expand
  15. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    As much as I loved her past albums, this seems like a forgettable album that has ruined her stream of important albums. Though I had problems with Thank u next and sweetener, you can’t deny the importance of those albums to her discography. Dangerous woman is pop perfection and my everything, though it is more like a collection of singles rather than an album, it has some of her songs thatAs much as I loved her past albums, this seems like a forgettable album that has ruined her stream of important albums. Though I had problems with Thank u next and sweetener, you can’t deny the importance of those albums to her discography. Dangerous woman is pop perfection and my everything, though it is more like a collection of singles rather than an album, it has some of her songs that will be remembered as Ariana grande classics. There was no need for this album to be released. She could’ve released athank u next platinum edition with 4-5 of the strongest songs. The lyrics are not Janet Jackson, Madonna, Beyoncé, or Britney Spears level of sex jams. It’s a shame as she has a beautiful voice and when she decides not to be a lazy singer and actually enunciate her words, she’s greats. with the 4 Expand
  16. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    worst album of the year she should take time and actually make a good album not releasing one every year to stay relevant
  17. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very underwhelming, lacks depth & mistakes cohesion for repetition. A miss in Ariana’s career. Expand
  18. Mar 20, 2021
    0
    No artistic growth. She is making albums just for charts. She is releasing same songs wtih different titles. That's it.
  19. Dec 13, 2020
    0
    the songs look the same. There is nothing different on the album. too many songwriters.
  20. Dec 1, 2020
    0
    Disco HORRENDO y REPETITIVO, donde Ariana nuevamente demuestra su NULA capacidad para reeinventarse y moverse en otros generos.
  21. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    LIXO HORRIVEL, PIOR COISA QUE JÁ ESCUTEI NA MINHA VIDA. PARECE QUE ENFIARAM UMA FACA NO MEU OUVIDO ENQUANTO DERRAMAVAM ESGOTO NO OUTRO
  22. Nov 4, 2020
    0
    I was impressed by how bad it was, this album really has absolutely nothing going for it. Also, this is a pop album, not an r&b one.
  23. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    Same old same old. Empty lyrics, superficial, it feels like her all discography belongs to one album.
  24. Mar 20, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This album is really bad, its voice was better in other songs. She spends himself officially. Expand
  25. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    Full of meaningless songs that doesn't offer much to our thoughts. A boring substance-less snoozefest. This album feels like eating a bowl of very slimy oatmeal. The only tracks worth listening are "my hair" and "pov". The rest is just pillow talk and porn over trap beats.
  26. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    Nothing new nothing changed same old tired lyrics and trendy trap rnb beats
  27. Nov 30, 2020
    0
    Not wasn’t it. I was hoping for a more.. different album. Not just s copy of the once before
  28. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    Un álbum básico y genérico como todo lo que saca, desde my everything no saca canciones buenas
  29. Nov 28, 2020
    0
    Bad, Very bad. It's an amount of the same Ringtone over and over again... Bad
  30. Nov 30, 2020
    0
    Just leaving a big fat 0 to Ariana and all her insecure fans who rate plastic hearts 0 cause they know it’s the better album
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.