• Record Label: Republic
  • Release Date: Oct 30, 2020
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  1. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    one of her best bodies of work. very cohesive and her vocals are consistently spot on
  2. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Me encanta como Ariana ha demostrado el nivel de artista que es, al ser un album R&B encaja con su voz de una manera espectacular
  3. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    flawless album, deserves better
    she worked hard and her vocals are in point loved it!!
  4. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Gerardo notes, vives, it's maybe her most succesful and sexy recording. It's magic hear Nasty, POV, and Off the table.
  5. 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
  6. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the best examples of the growth of artist. Ariana wanted to make an album special and did it successfully. Expand
  7. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    no artistic growth whatsoever. u can put any song from this album on tun and people won't be able to tell a difference.
  8. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    this is example of great vocals but bad albums. ariana once again proved that her vocals are the only thing saving her career. where is the artistic development? she has been talking about sex all in of her previous albums and there’s nothing wrong with that but where is vulnerability, the storyline, the lyricism. we get it you love d!ck and u craving it but you’re whole career is aroundthis is example of great vocals but bad albums. ariana once again proved that her vocals are the only thing saving her career. where is the artistic development? she has been talking about sex all in of her previous albums and there’s nothing wrong with that but where is vulnerability, the storyline, the lyricism. we get it you love d!ck and u craving it but you’re whole career is around it. come up with something else Expand
  9. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Amazing álbum!! I love nasty 34+35 shut up motive off the table and every song bc it's a great álbum ❤️✨❤️✨❤️✨❤️
  10. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Just loved the songs. The Ariana Grande x Doja Cat collab is amazingg!! The cover is pretty good, good vocals, good instrumentals... Ariana Grande's best album me thinks. Expand
  11. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This is her best album after Sweetener. Clearly the one she always wanted to do. One of the most cohesive, dreamy, authentic albums of 2020. You are not gonna find your typical basic pop songs in here. Takes a while to get into it but it’s very worth it. So glad she finally found happiness.
  12. Oct 30, 2020
    6
    Could have made a great EP with half of these songs, like real high points 34+35, Just Like Magic, the title track, Love Language and POV, which could all fit in well on her best album, Sweetener. But most of this is low-impact and feels unfinished.
  13. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's a very bad album, an album6without rhythm, without feelings, especially it's an album that bores me Expand
  14. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ariana y su equipo han hecho uno de los mejores álbumes, cada canción transmite una paz y a la ves una motivación para bailar(en lo personal), un álbum con sonidos diferentes a lo que estamos acostumbrados de ariana, su voz a sido explotada de la mejor en manera en todo el album. ARIANA IS A QUEEN Expand
  15. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    R&B it’s for Ariana. she had this tone that makes every song feel so special and the light tone that se brings... everything, soft.
    Lyrics are so so good and so fresh
  16. Oct 30, 2020
    3
    As an old Ariana stan, I am deeply disappointed by this album. While I get that she's taking the R&B route now, that doesn't mean the music has to sound this incredibly dull and boring. There are plenty of other R&B albums out there that are true gems and don't play it this safe and sound this predictable. I'll be waiting for her next record.
  17. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    this album is a masterpiece. every single track is so different from the others, yet perfect in its own way. this is definitely her best album, and possibly my own personal favorite album ever. the production is just beautiful and the lyrics are perfect.
  18. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Ariana continues to create amazing bodies of work. Never the same, always creative with lyrics, truly a one of a kind artist.
  19. Oct 30, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It follows the same sound and rhythm, without any news, it seems to be a super 47-minute song and that's it, it's not good Expand
  20. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It was amazing, omg that evolution vocally, speaking vocally this is the best album of it, it's a more mature stage, and exploring new genres It was amazing, omg that evolution vocally, speaking vocally this is the best album of it, it is a more mature stage, and exploring new genres, it fits very well, IT WAS BEAUTIFUL Expand
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    10
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  22. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Ariana + R&B = perfect combination! This has to be one of my favorite albums of the year, the grown she is showing this era is amazing, great job!
  23. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El álbum es muy bueno, tiene esencia de sus primeros trabajos, es demasiaso hermoso Expand
  24. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    this r&b sound fits her voice so well, and positions is her best album to date. the collabs and songs on this album are so strong, such as pov and off the table.
  25. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    É o álbum mais maduro da Ariana Grande. Com r&b e vocais perfeitos, a cantora mostra que se reinventa a cada álbum e traz um projeto novo em folha, que soa completamente diferente da proposta do 'thank u, next', mesmo tendo sido lançado apenas 1 ano e 8 meses depois.
    Literalmente não é um trabalho feito pra o público grande que espera um pop 'Dangerous Woman' da Ariana, que nos trouxe
    É o álbum mais maduro da Ariana Grande. Com r&b e vocais perfeitos, a cantora mostra que se reinventa a cada álbum e traz um projeto novo em folha, que soa completamente diferente da proposta do 'thank u, next', mesmo tendo sido lançado apenas 1 ano e 8 meses depois.
    Literalmente não é um trabalho feito pra o público grande que espera um pop 'Dangerous Woman' da Ariana, que nos trouxe faixas memoráveis e que sempre foram destaques e referência pra cantora.
    Ariana aqui investe em maturidade e deixa em evidência o seu poder vocal, juntamente com um ritmo que sempre foi sua veia e sua zona de conforto.
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  26. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Álbum of the year, it’s totally amazing! This album deserves to be listened to
  27. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    SHE DID IT AGAIN and released her album of the career for the 3rd consecutive time. An album that proves Ariana's versality. A dream coming true for the fans. She always releases her best, always surprising. The queen of her generation. From "shut up"" to "pov", a complete perfection.
  28. Oct 30, 2020
    6
    É um bom álbum, mas não gostei muito apesar de ser fã da artista. Tenho esperanças que ela lance um dia algum álbum no mesmo hype de Yours Truly. Apesar de Sweetener e TN, ele ainda acaba sendo meu álbum favorito. Acredito que este tenha em alguns momentos uma vibe parecida, mas infelizmente, não me conquistou.
  29. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Demasiado básico, lo mismo de siempre. Lastimosamente Ariana no se sale de su zona de confort y ya aburre, es una sobrevalorada Expand
  30. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    The album sounds the same to me, I prefer her older records like Thank u, next or dangerous woman.
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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.