Positions
by Ariana Grande
  • Record Label: Republic
  • Release Date: Oct 30, 2020
User Score
7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5940 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4,157 out of 5940
  2. Mixed: 417 out of 5940
  3. Negative: 1,366 out of 5940
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  1. diegosepulveda
    Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This album is amazing, just the first song time Ariana's voice range and everything you can achieve with it. Undoubtedly the best of the year 2020… Expand
  2. Jan271
    Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Not comparable to the other albums since it's a brand new sound. For sure one of her best! I love it.
  3. whyikes
    Oct 30, 2020
    10
    best album of the year, excelent rnb. nasty, pov, safety net feat. ty dolla sign, and off the table with the weeknd, best on this project.
  4. chattiss
    Oct 30, 2020
    10
    this is amazing.. her vocals and all. she finally made an album she wanted to. her style, her way. it’s a 10 from top to bottom
  5. Mikel_osei
    Oct 30, 2020
    10
    the album is the best thing i've heard in a long while. i dont know anyone with this kind of vocal rage. her harmonies are so good. the highnotes are chefkids. the features are more than fitting.
  6. Yoyorabbit
    Oct 30, 2020
    10
    I just love it, incredible rhythms, the voice adapts perfectly to everything and very transmittable, it is one of the best albums that I will listen to this 2020, something deesco and it perfectly exploits the talent of Grande
  7. Moderngucci
    Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It’s a cohesive masterpiece where she explores her haunting past and beautiful future… Expand
  8. wanhaj
    Oct 30, 2020
    10
    a beautiful album unlike anything she’s ever released before. truly her best album.
  9. Miguelangelvill
    Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El mejor álbum que uso darnos el 2020 gracias a ariana por darnos esperanza ante tanta obscuridad… Expand
  10. aybre
    Oct 30, 2020
    10
    absolutely beautiful. a complete masterpiece by ariana. it’s very different from all of her other albums, and it’s honestly different from anything i’ve ever heard. a complete 10/10 due to her amazing vocals, genius lyrics, and UNIQUENESS. i am in love with this album and will be playing it on repeat. ariana used what she goes through, her feelings, and what she enjoys doing to create yetabsolutely beautiful. a complete masterpiece by ariana. it’s very different from all of her other albums, and it’s honestly different from anything i’ve ever heard. a complete 10/10 due to her amazing vocals, genius lyrics, and UNIQUENESS. i am in love with this album and will be playing it on repeat. ariana used what she goes through, her feelings, and what she enjoys doing to create yet another amazing album. a strong artist, and an absolutely beautiful album.… Expand
  11. Vivimaria99
    Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This album is so amazing omg , i love it so much, Ariana is perfect, she is amazing
  12. dianabco
    Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Perfect......... amazing.........omg ...............................the best............… Expand
  13. chakalaca
    Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Super album, is a masterpiece. So elegant and well done, very good job Ariana! ALBUM OF THE YEAR.
  14. Eneasneto
    Oct 30, 2020
    10
    literally a masterpiece, as always Grande give us a beautiful album with a powerful voice
  15. positionsorry
    Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this album bring us another ariana grande, one thats not only pop, its r&b too. i love this, me mamem se nao gostaram… Expand
  16. 5nasa
    Oct 30, 2020
    10
    O álbum é simplismente incrível, sintonia músicas etc, ariana grande usou sua potência vocal como nunca antes pode ser considerado um dos álbum aonde ela mais se desenvolve com a voz, parabéns a ela.
  17. bruhyuh
    Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. really good album so good the r&b beats are amazing yup Wake up in my bed, I just wanna have a good day (Mmm, ah)
    Think it in my head, then it happens how it should, ayy
    Twelve o'clock, I got a team meeting, then a meditation at like 1:30
    Then I ride to the studio listening to some **** I wrote (Oh)

    [Pre-Chorus]
    Good karma, my aesthetic (Aesthetic)
    Keep my conscience clear, that's why I'm so magnetic
    Manifest it (Yeah), I finessed it (I finessed it)
    Take my pen and write some love letters to Heaven

    [Chorus]
    Just like magic (Baby), just like magic (Oh yeah)
    Middle finger to my thumb and then I snap it
    Just like magic (Yeah), I'm attractive (Oh yeah)
    I get everything I want 'cause I attract it (Oh)

    [Verse 2]
    Looking at my phone, but I'm tryna disconnect it (Oh yeah)
    Read a **** book, I be tryna stay connected (Yeah)
    Say it's tricky at the top, gotta keep a slim ego for a thick wallet
    Losing friends left and right, but I just send 'em love and light (Oh)    … Expand
  18. MarvaSo
    Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. "Ariana entrando a un mundo donde no dejara de ser Ariana". Cuando creíamos que ya habíamos visto lo mejor de Ariana llega y nos da un álbum que nos lleva a un orgasmo mágico. Desde letras profundas gozaras de 34+35, lloraras con pov y recordaras momentos con off the table. El álbum no es Pop, es una onda r&b muy fresca.
    Sin duda te darán ganas de quedarte en casa escuchando la joya que es; Cuando creíamos que las mujeres de estas generaciones nos habían dado todo este 2020, llega Ari y nos dice "thank u, next".    … Expand
  19. samuelcristaldo
    Oct 30, 2020
    10
    her best album, deserves all the recognition and appreciation, r&b masterpiece! pop stans can c word
  20. Aquarox
    Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Such a amazing and growned album! Ariana did It so well. Perfect for listen any time of the day.
  21. suusuu
    Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This is indeed a magnificent evolution of both vocally n lyrically of Ari. Can’t be much prouder of her!!!!
  22. hxkthxr
    Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Positions is probably without a doubt Ariana’s best album. It’s so fresh and timeless, and so Ariana. The vocals she serves are more powerful than anything we’ve ever heard and the the songs are just beautiful. It’s true r&b. It’s Immaculate. Perfection.
  23. moonxlight
    Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. i love it so much, this album is nothing compared to her previous ones. the lyrics express a lot, it’s truly amazing… Expand
  24. viclaughtern
    Oct 30, 2020
    10
    this is ariana's best album, why? personal, cohesive and coherent. it's flawless. A record that feels incredibly refined, "POSITIONS" is an expert piece of R&B engineering.
  25. Dumbcritic3435
    Oct 30, 2020
    10
    As an arianator I can say that it's a such cute, great album I really like it. Y'all buy and stream it!
  26. glaubervg
    Oct 30, 2020
    10
    I loved this album, everything inside it is perfect, and the vocals make you fall in love even more with Ariana Grande.
  27. Bihlpss
    Oct 30, 2020
    10
    The best album!! It’s a new songs, a new era, a new begging without pains and tragedy. She’s happy and healthy, doing the best music and don’t care about what everyone going to say. THE BEST ALBUM AND IN RIGHT MOMENT
  28. arisnastymotive
    Oct 30, 2020
    10
    it’s a great album. ariana is going into r&b and it’s really working for her. the collab are soo good.
  29. cherrymotion
    Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Definitely her best body of work. From the lyrics, to the sound, to the vocals. you can hear her growth as an artist and as a person.
  30. alexia445
    Oct 30, 2020
    10
    this is honestly her best album. it is very open and vulnerable. she constantly admits that she is not the best person while showing off her growth and healing
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72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Paste Magazine
    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.
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  2. The Observer (UK)
    Nov 9, 2020
    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.
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  3. PopMatters
    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.
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