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

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  1. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    Is sgfddssssss baddddd soooooooo baddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd
  2. Mar 20, 2021
    0
    enak bgt udah ini album tentang ngew3 terus ya nakal ya ariana sekarangg uhh
  3. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    El peor álbum de Ariana, es sumamente repetitivo no le suma nada nuevo a la industria, parece ser un álbum que no se termino de hacer
  4. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    Her worst album ever , the only good see i heard was the one with the weekend.
  5. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    Truly awful worst than sweetener lmao ....………………
  6. Apr 9, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Colocando comentarios de ustedes en nuestros favs
    de longe um dos piores álbuns dessa mulher, n desejo nada de ruim só o álbum msm q é péssimo kkkkkkkk
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  7. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As posições? Deram câimbra, álbum podre que precisa de 10 compositores para escrever esse lixo sonoro que a gente encontrar letras melhores até no wattpad, se eu transar algum dia ouvindo esse álbum eu nunca mais gozo na minha vida Expand
  8. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    I loved Ariana's last two albums those are inmaculate, but Positions dissapointed me a lot and not because it wasn't as poppy as her other projects but because, it seemed to me that this album was rushed no big production moments, her worst album lyrically, and many of the songs sound the same, she didn't take a risk which is something all the other pop girls have done before at this stageI loved Ariana's last two albums those are inmaculate, but Positions dissapointed me a lot and not because it wasn't as poppy as her other projects but because, it seemed to me that this album was rushed no big production moments, her worst album lyrically, and many of the songs sound the same, she didn't take a risk which is something all the other pop girls have done before at this stage of their careers. She is not setting a trend with her music, she is not that influential like Gaga or Bey on their sixth albums just a streaming force which is great for singles, but the album fails horribly in every aspect. Expand
  9. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    She always sounds the same she needs to get out of her comfort zone and try new things .. plus the fact that if she wants to grow as an artist doesn't mean she does it by talking about sex in her songs...
  10. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    Another ringtone album, just like Justin Bieber Changes, all sounded so boring and nothing new from her previous
  11. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    Don’t like !!!!! :( sorry but ari is beautiful !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  12. Mar 12, 2021
    0
    It is soooooo bad idk why she keep making the same music over and over
  13. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    Truly terrible, a mundane slog of songs slapped together under the label of r&b which it most definitely isn’t. The only redeeming quality is The Weeknd’s contribution which soars.
  14. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    This album looks like a bonus from thank u, next, nothing new, absolutely the same trash trap
  15. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    Muy aburrido, es lo mismo que viene haciendo desde sweetener, se esperaba mucho, no nos dio anda bueno.
  16. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    As a Justin stan, this album is horrible and Changes outperforms it by miles.
  17. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    really bad album, really bad and insensitive decision to release it during elections week, experted way more from the doja collab, sounds very similar and a lot like sweetner
  18. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. We need a break from Miss Grande. Although there voice is unique and amazing, her songs are boring and lack creativity Expand
  19. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    All the songs is the same, kinda boring. Maybe her worst album so far
    Disappointed.
  20. Mar 20, 2021
    0
    This album is her worst work yet. It’s boring, the production is just bland trap tone and the lyrics are generic. Her voice is the only good thing on this album.
  21. Apr 3, 2021
    0
    generic, boring and nothing new. it looks like a playlist containing just one song that talks about sex
  22. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    Um album tedioso e mediocre, mas pra uma artista do nível da Ariana Grande, é de se esperar.
  23. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    To be honest, this album is so boring, Ariana Grande is the worst songwriter ever, so disappointment of this.
  24. Dec 11, 2020
    0
    14 songs about just sex. There's so much banging but no bangers. Ariana shows no artistic growth at all through this album.
  25. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    Underwhelming. Not her best work. Stream TUN and Sweetner to cleanse your ear drums. So sorry
  26. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    Ariana looks absolutely stunning in the album promo pics and Positions is an album to show her maturing into her sexuality. However, this album doesn't hit as hard as her previous albums. Now that she has hit it big as an artist, we all have high expectations for any project she puts out. Positions doesn't meet a lot of our expectation, and is a meh effort on her part.
  27. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    Mediocre, full of ringtone sounds, worst album that any artist could make, and poor song writing.
  28. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    Parece una canción interminable, pues todo suena igual. Sonidos ya reciclados y canciones sin sentido.
  29. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. An album that is the same sound that the old Ariana, nothing new.
    Is boring
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  30. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    Lleganda de secta popa a decir las verdades de arimaldicion pobre manca urge reinvencion

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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.