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

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  1. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    An album that expresses the vocal strength of a full artist and shows us her sensual and intimate side with R&B sounds, making us vibrate at the foot of each musical note.
  2. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Este Álbum es muy bueno, con ritmos relajantes, La producción vocal de este álbum es excelente,
    Ariana se enfoco en darnos R&B, en lugar de darnos Pop como acostumbrabamos de ella;
    Este álbum es como la versión Adulta de Yours Truly
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  3. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    It's fantastic!❤️
    Ariana is the best of this decade, shut up, I love it, 34 + 35 uff. The collaboration with The Wikend was great ... Doja is truly talented ... nasty is one of my favorites from this album ..

    Without a doubt one of the best albums of this year, and I fall short because this is the ALBUM OF THE YEAR
  4. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    The album is amazing, song to song i cant stress it out enough, she could get any song her an it could be a single, it’s an A+
  5. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Incredible work, Ariana Grande showing that she is versatile and a complete artist, this new album just shows how brilliant she is.
  6. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This is how you make a good album, maybe not her best but definitely not the worst
  7. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    It’s amazing how she includes violins and many orquesta in each song and it ends up amazingly.
  8. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El album es bueno y realmente me encanto, POV sin duda es la mejor canción del album, amamos a la princesa del pop Expand
  9. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    El mejor álbum de Ariana hasta la fecha, las críticas quieren lo mismo pero Ariana no se los dio
  10. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    It’s an incredible album with and incredible sound and lyrics. With this album you can see that she is growing.
  11. Oct 30, 2020
    10
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  12. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Is the bigger vocal evolution of all your history on the pop world, is amazing, i can't believe that the R&B is so good with her voice!!!!

    The shape at sing is so hard, she really open her heart for us, if this have not exit was not because is a bad album
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  13. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Gracias por tanto arte AriDiosa. En serio no te merecemos, todo lo que haces es perfecto. ❣️
  14. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    it is the most mature album of Ariana Grande. She got back to her roots with R&B, this is the mixture of yours truly and sweetener, with the lyrics of Dangerous Woman. She was the main songwriter in all of the songs. The top 3 of the album for me: pov, just like magic and nasty. Congratulations Ariana, you deserve the world. I am so proud of you
  15. Nov 2, 2020
    10
    Ariana saves 2020 with this piece of art, R&B is all we need, and ariana give us it.
  16. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Acabei de ouvir o álbum e valeu muito apena esperar para ouvir agora de madrugada. A vibe do álbum é perfeita e os vocais estão incríveis ( sem forçar) e eu amei TODAS as músicas. Tenho orgulho de ter visto essa mulher crescer na indústria.
  17. Oct 30, 2020
    10
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  18. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    "Positions" é um ótimo sucessor de Thank U next, da pra notar a mudança de sonoridade e o jeito que as músicas se encaixam uma com as outras deixa tudo amarradinho e agradável de ser escutado.
  19. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    a masterpiece. her personal growth is exquisite. theres sm soul in her voice, this sound fits sm. literally perfect.
  20. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Resumido: Está muy bueno, para los que no les gusta es que el género es mayormente "R&B" así que como a Ariana solo la hemos escuchado en "Pop" a parte es mejor que el aburrido Folklore de Taylor Flopswift Expand
  21. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    O trabalho mais coeso e maduro da carreira de Grande. Eu amei esse álbum, seus vocais estão mais poderosos do que nunca.
  22. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    a beautiful and cohesive album that held my attention the whole way through. ariana never fails to outdo herself and it’s no different this time around. it’s everything arianators have been asking for and i’m obsessed with it. the best tracks off the project are pov, just like magic, and six thirty.
  23. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Un álbum muy cohesivo, un gran álbum definitivamente, un Sweetener mejorado.
  24. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This album is just getting hate cuz it’s rnb and different. This album is her best and absolutely amazing. She talks about Hearbreak, self love, and sexuality in this album. Yes it has sexual lyrics but what’s wrong with that? She is pushing 30 she should be able to sing whatever she wants about. Amazing production. The guest appearances are all amazing from Ty dolla $ign, Doja Cat, andThis album is just getting hate cuz it’s rnb and different. This album is her best and absolutely amazing. She talks about Hearbreak, self love, and sexuality in this album. Yes it has sexual lyrics but what’s wrong with that? She is pushing 30 she should be able to sing whatever she wants about. Amazing production. The guest appearances are all amazing from Ty dolla $ign, Doja Cat, and The Weeknd. If you haven’t heard this album yet, get your headphones, close your eyes, and enjoy the journey. Ariana did her thing once again! Expand
  25. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    it’s totally perfect, ari was very insightful, the album is different because it’s another vibe, but it’s possible to identify the trap, which makes it a touch of hers, and this mix resulted in perfection, the feats are also impeccable. It is indeed an album that will take time to digest, but I loved it the first time I heard it, some people don't, so my score is 10.
  26. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    É o típico álbum mágico, que nos faz relaxar, enquanto viajamos nas melodias perfeccionistas do álbum.
  27. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Soy Lovatic y apoyo el álbum al mil, tiene buena caracterización y los sonidos en los 80s están perfectos, stream Demi y Ariana
  28. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    The best of 2020!!!!
    Ariana I love you The best songs: nasty, my hair, off the table, pov and Just like magic
  29. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Ariana Grande entrega tudo que os seus verdadeiros fãs pediram durante os últimos meses: um delicioso álbum R&B. Com faixas calmas que vão do mais quente ao mais triste, a MEGA ESTRELA DO POP explorou a fundo os seus whistles mostrando o quanto cresceu vocal mente. Positions é um álbum apaixonante, sexy e emotivo quando preciso.
  30. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. É um album R&B maduro, os críticos de música POP não devem opinar sobre o que não sabem.

    É um album R&B voltado pros anos 80/90 onde mostra superação com os acontecimentos passados da sua vida junto com o novo namorado dela, Ariana se reinventou nesse album com algo novo que nunca tinha feito antes e diferente de tudo lançado esse ano.
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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.