• 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. Dec 14, 2020
    9
    She’s made better albums but it is very fitting for this year. Quite down tempo tracks. Very mellow but it works. The collaborations on the album are quite bad and thats simply why it doesn’t get the 10. My Hair, POV & Obvious are amazing and sound so well crafted and written.
  2. Nov 9, 2020
    10
    Maravilhoso como sempre! Definitivamente um dos melhores álbuns já feitos por ela. Uma vibe meio anos 90 e ousadia em investir em um ritmo que não foi feito pra hitar.
  3. Nov 9, 2020
    0
    Monótono, repetitivo, y con la misma estrategia de siempre, debería darse un buen descanso en vez de sacar música tan horrible
  4. uzy
    Nov 9, 2020
    10
    OMG!! I loved the album, it's just wonderful, the vocals, the harmonies, the rhythm, the beats, everything. God is Ariana Grande!!
  5. Nov 10, 2020
    10
    The songs on this album really give me chills that no other album has given me before. Every single song is amazingly incredible and marvelous from the beginning to the end.
  6. Nov 11, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Positions is Ariana's most cohesive project. It is personal and full of beautiful vocals. Expand
  7. Nov 11, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Después de el gran éxito de Thanku next y volverse un de mis favoritos , tenía las espectativas muy altas sobre su sexto álbum de estudio. Expand
  8. Nov 11, 2020
    0
    This album did very poorly to engage the audience. I felt like she was in the same era as thank you next and I don’t see her improve in this album. The album lacks on a few songs and it’s not well put together.
  9. Nov 11, 2020
    0
    I don’t see sign of improvements. She lacks in a few areas of the song. The album isn’t well put together. Every tracks is sexual and i don’t want my kids hearing her music when their too young.
  10. Nov 11, 2020
    0
    Todas las canciones suenan igual a lo que siempre hace, nada nuevo ni rescatable...
  11. Mar 20, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I like the álbum but is not her Best álbum so far i like 3 or 4 songs no más Expand
  12. Nov 11, 2020
    1
    ruim pois todas as músicas parecem iguais, sei lá eu esperava muito mais de alguém como ariana
  13. Nov 12, 2020
    0
    I'm going to have to say this is one of the weakest albums of this year. Would not recommend.
  14. Dec 3, 2020
    7
    well she did it again nothing to be surprised
  15. Nov 12, 2020
    9
    as for me the strongest track- positions, the album is not so bad, but ”thank u next” love forever
  16. Mar 21, 2021
    0
    Had a very boring vibe , after Thank You,Next , this is a huge stepdown for Ariana , hope girly makes better music next time , Sweetener will always be the best
  17. Nov 13, 2020
    1
    It was OK
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  18. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    This album is truly one of my favourites ever.. Ariana Grande managed to combine good enough lyrics with an astonishing production. Her vocal performance is completely out of this world and honestly I believe this is one of her best works on that department, if not the best. I hope that she dives into rnb even more in the future.
  19. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    It's simply art, but it's something you get used to if you don't like it from the beginning, outside of that Ari never fails.
  20. Nov 16, 2020
    5
    I love other Ariana albuns, but this one just doesn't seem that creative.
    As always, production and quality are really good, but the songs lyrics, the melodies just seem to be copypastas from "Thank U, Next".
  21. Nov 17, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. An amazing album by the great Ariana Grande. R&B fits her voice very well, this album is a masterpiece. Expand
  22. Nov 17, 2020
    10
    Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo I do not like. I do not like. I do not like. I do not like. I do not likr
  23. Nov 19, 2020
    8
    Es un álbum variado, con el mismo toque distintivo de ariana, sigue el estilo de TUN con un poco de cambio, tiene buenas canciones como pov al igual que tiene canciones un poco simples como motive, pero en general es un buen álbum sin mucho cambio.
  24. Nov 20, 2020
    5
    Grande's lyricism is less than clever, and the production on this album isn't doing her any favors. Her vocals here do not shine as the songs are not as vocally demanding, and this record lacks the self-reflection of a masterpiece like thank u, next.
  25. Nov 20, 2020
    10
    Es gracioso que digan que no se reiventa y que siempre trae lo mismo de siempre, pero a la vez todos esperan que haga un Dangerous Woman 2.0.
  26. Nov 21, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. a bop a bop a bop a bop a bop a bop a bop abop abop abop abop abop cultural reset cultural reset cultural reset Expand
  27. Nov 21, 2020
    2
    Probally her worst albun, Ariana Grande is taking advantage of her name and big fan base and makes no effort to improve the quality of her work, they are the same short songs with well-known melodies.
  28. Nov 21, 2020
    8
    Son muy buenas las notas que nos da en este album, pero es un poco aburrido.
  29. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    Álbum com muita coesão e melodias incríveis, vocais impressionante! Principalmente na faixa My hair.
  30. Nov 23, 2020
    10
    A pop-trap R&B album that everyone should listen to, the album has a song for every moment. This album is among the best albums of 2020 that came to save this difficult year. An album with vocal and lyrical potential, besides being very visual.
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.