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

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  1. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    There isn't a single good song on this album, I feel so embarrassed for Ariana. Why didn't anyone tell her before she released this panned mess?
  2. Nov 27, 2020
    3
    Ariana is good but this album is just the same in every song and some of them sounds just like others songs of her.
  3. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    horrible, super repetitivo. para un album de ringtones, igual que changes de justin bieber
  4. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    como eu amooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. 10/10. amoooooooooooooooooooooooo
  5. Nov 28, 2020
    0
    If changes by mustin bieber had a baby, it would be positions. It's just a mediocre album
  6. Nov 2, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's so basic and boring. Ariana, stop buying the awards and critics
    The best albums of the year are:
    1-Rare
    2-Folkore
    3-Future Nostalgia
    4-Chromatica
    5-After Hours
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  7. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    awful album, the only good thing here is Ari's vocals. I was expecting more than pure monotony.
  8. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Just amazing!! Amei como ela está explorando mais a sonoridade r&b - sem dúvidas um dos melhores dela.
  9. Oct 30, 2020
    1
    Ariana should switch her sound on her next album or the public will really get tired of her quickly. We’ve been hearing this same sound from her for 2 years now.
  10. Nov 3, 2020
    7
    I have to agree, this album feels rushed, there are good songs....but it felt generic and the first half of the album felt like one song. Minus, Motive...
  11. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    he album for its self contains a lot of R&B, Soul hits, but it also has some misses. Some of the tracks felt like they were missing something, but the rest of the songs, and the collaborations turned out amazing, the instrumentals and vocals on point. Ariana did a great job with this album
  12. Oct 30, 2020
    9
    well known, it´s far removed from pop, it is a well-accomplished r & b work, an exploration of more uncomplicated themes, good vocals, however she should not get used to it or it will always sound the same.
  13. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bad album in general. I feel bad for arianators who pretend to like the album. Expand
  14. Aug 20, 2021
    8
    Amazing productions with stunning vocals are a sum up of this R&B album. Ariana comes to show the peace she was looking for on thank u, next. She is there! Finally getting over traumas, and falling in love.
  15. Nov 6, 2020
    10
    Álbum da carreira, espero que ela se jogue cada vez mais no R&B
    As viúvas do DW que morram!!!
  16. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    she finally made what i was expecting, the vocals and productions are the best of her career
  17. Oct 30, 2020
    9
    Ariana Grande shines through with this highly R&B-influenced 14-track record. Although not as ambitious as her previous work, she still proves herself worthy of attention and listening to after leaving the power-pop hits for sultry, slow-tempo R&B - a genre Ariana had wanted to dabble in since the beginning of her career. I would consider it a marvelous musical journey.
  18. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Love love love this!! Ariana really did that!! All songs are good, but my faves are pov, love language, off the table and 34+35. PERFECT!!!!!!
  19. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This new album seems to be the third part of a trilogy that began with Sweetener and it followed with Thank U Next. An incredible good-structured album with big r&b influences that take Grande to a more nature stage. We can find a great cohesion, that one who Dangerous Woman didn't have. Best tracks: Safety Net, Off The Table and Love Language.
  20. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Love this album is so good pov, off the table, safely net and motive are my faves but all the album in general
  21. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    o álbum eh excelente, demonstra todo o a preparação que a ariana teve ao longo dos anos. eh possível identificar sua sonoridade: clara e coesa
  22. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'll give it a 10 this is my fave album of her because im really into r&b and this album is more like chill r&b vibes i really love that she left pop genre Expand
  23. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    De pop a r&b.
    Este disco marca su completa transición a un género diferente al que estamos acostumbrados con Ariana.
    Definitivamente un álbum que vocalmente tiene una producción exquisita, tal vez no tenga los hits de Thank u next, ni los beats de Sweetener. Pero definitivamente es su trabajo más maduro y mejor ejecutado hasta la fecha Los únicos que lo critican son las j0tas de mal humor
    De pop a r&b.
    Este disco marca su completa transición a un género diferente al que estamos acostumbrados con Ariana.
    Definitivamente un álbum que vocalmente tiene una producción exquisita, tal vez no tenga los hits de Thank u next, ni los beats de Sweetener.
    Pero definitivamente es su trabajo más maduro y mejor ejecutado hasta la fecha
    Los únicos que lo critican son las j0tas de mal humor pop acostumbradas a pura música de peluquera
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  24. Nov 2, 2020
    3
    The theme of this album is.... hughhhhh Like her vocals. TUN and DW were much more solid albums
  25. Nov 2, 2020
    1
    the album is BAD. DID'T LIKE THE SONGS, ad sounds like THANK U NEXT recycle.
  26. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    it’s literally so good what is wrong with you people, highlights: just like magic, positions, motive ft doja cat, pov
  27. Oct 30, 2020
    3
    Honestly my least favorite Ariana album. Everything was a little bit too similar for my taste and it really wasn't as catchy or fun or even as moving as thank you next. In my opinion at least.
  28. Oct 30, 2020
    6
    A pleasant if forgettable collection of songs, Positions sees Grande fail to chart new territory sonically or thematically for the first time in a few albums. The singer's powerhouse vocals, however, remain intact.

    Highlights include 'safety net' and 'pov.'
  29. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This album is so magical! Talks about love, sex and how the femine body is so wonderful!
    I really loved!
  30. Nov 28, 2020
    10
    This album is very chill, yet full of vocal showcase. Ariana never fails to show her vocal abilities and passion, which is what everybody expects from a pop/R&B album. Well done, as always!
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.