• 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 11, 2020
    0
    hey flop girl you have done it again constantly lowering the bar for us all and doing it flawlessly i'd say i am surprised but i know who you are i’ve seen it up close and personal. girl you make me so ashamed.
  2. Dec 10, 2020
    10
    its amazing, songs like love language and my hair really showcase her growth as an artist
  3. Dec 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's a good album, I think that Ariana wanted to expand to a larger audience and also take sex off the table, just wonderful. Expand
  4. Dec 10, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. All of the songs just like similar to the others she has, organic musical, nothing original to me Expand
  5. Dec 11, 2020
    10
    Simplemente Ariana ha madurado mucho como artista y como cantante. Ella misma dijo que en este álbum lo que quería era cantar más y eso fue lo que hizo. Las vocals son impresionantes, el ritmo me recuerda mucho a Sweetener y eso me da a entender que quiso hacer un álbum poco comercial y más experimental. Me encanta
  6. Dec 13, 2020
    0
    I liked TUN a lot so I started listening to this album with great expectations and dont get me wrong I like R&B but this was a disrespect to R&B. Yeah her vocals are good as always but she exaggerated her vocals so much that it became annoying and irritating. The lyrics are childish and basic. Pick up a 16 year old and he/she can write better than this. Production is nothing spectacular.I liked TUN a lot so I started listening to this album with great expectations and dont get me wrong I like R&B but this was a disrespect to R&B. Yeah her vocals are good as always but she exaggerated her vocals so much that it became annoying and irritating. The lyrics are childish and basic. Pick up a 16 year old and he/she can write better than this. Production is nothing spectacular. Most boring thing I’ve listened to this year for sure. Expand
  7. Dec 11, 2020
    0
    Bem meia boca, favoritismo que fala né kkkkkkkkkkk 72 nesse álbum uma chacota
  8. Dec 11, 2020
    10
    I loved the album, it is very different from what we had already seen of Ariana in albums like "Thank u, next
  9. Dec 11, 2020
    0
    Very boring album, Ariana's voice deserves better ... most of the songs are so forgettable. Disappointing
  10. Dec 11, 2020
    0
    It's annoying for me. Its torturing. And i regret listen to it. Wish I didn't.
  11. Dec 11, 2020
    0
    If I could rate any below 0, it would go to Positions. Like this album feels like the leftovers from Sweetner and Ty, N. Wackkkkkkkkkk
  12. Dec 11, 2020
    1
    ariana....this is trash girl...TRASH
    the way she did swt than tun and now she drops this **** its just-
    the same old trap & rnb...this time the rnb was LIT but the trap literally trash...
  13. Apr 11, 2021
    0
    Esperaba mas del album, pero a excepcion de la cancion de POV no me gusta ninguna, las letras son repetitivas, lo que no tendria nada de malo si la produccion fuera buena pero no. Su peor album hasta la fecha
  14. Dec 11, 2020
    10
    Su mejor álbum ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡
  15. Dec 11, 2020
    10
    It’s more like a new ariana, she are more adult and forgot her terrible pass
  16. Dec 11, 2020
    10
    This album is a masterpiece that tells a story unlike Ariana’s previous works. It ventures into a new space of music and I think that it complements Ariana’s style and voice perfectly. There is a mix of stereotypical pop songs and also R&B and ballets. Ariana never misses, and this was certainly no exception.
  17. Dec 11, 2020
    10
    this is also everything, one of the best of 2020, it is a masterpiece, he is so magnificent I love him so much, album of my lifeele é como as vozes dos anjos de tao bom, maravilhoso
  18. Dec 11, 2020
    10
    This album is amazing, Ariana and her team do the best on the lyrics, music and production, Ariana ever do the best
  19. Dec 11, 2020
    9
    Para ser un album no tan bailable,me gusto mucho, hay canciones donde Ariana se abre sobre sus sentimientos como en Pov o en Off the table,al igual que canciones muy explicitas como 34+35 o Nasty,definitivamente va a mi top 3 de albumes de Ariana
  20. Dec 16, 2020
    0
    Worst album of 2020 without a doubt, terrible and generic . Made for kids and teenagers
  21. Dec 11, 2020
    9
    really appreciate that she tried something new. the album has actually some really good songs like the singles, pov and a few more songs the rest of the album tho is kinda simple and nothing memorable.
  22. Dec 11, 2020
    10
    Probably one of her best albums, she made this year better with this álbum.
  23. Dec 14, 2020
    0
    This is a joke of an album. The female version of changes. Hoping for more versatility in the next Record
  24. Dec 11, 2020
    0
    The same as always, it's as if all the discarded songs from his previous albums had been put together in this
  25. Dec 12, 2020
    2
    Si je devais donner à quelqu'un le titre "Queen of one color", je le donnerais à Ariana Grande, car cet album n'a pas de percée en termes de production, ni les paroles sur le sexe aussi bien qu'un enfant. Les enfants sexuellement avertis écrivent
  26. Dec 11, 2020
    10
    Love how her music is evolving just as much as she is, definitely is a 10/10
  27. Dec 11, 2020
    2
    ariana can do better than this. I like a few song but the rest are just forgettable
  28. Dec 11, 2020
    10
    El albúm es completamente perfecto, cada canción es una obra de arte, es un albúm de creciente adquisición, en mi opinión a la primera vez puede parecer básico pero connel tiempo te das cuenta que es algo que Ariana disfruta cantar y que le va perfecto. Dulce voz con melodías un tanto agresivas, una obra maestra.
  29. Dec 12, 2020
    10
    Love it, este album es la mamada hijo, yurururururururururururururuururueur
  30. Dec 12, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lo amo! Un muy buen álbum R&B! Buenas letras, buen ritmo, buenas colaboraciones! Expand
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.