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  1. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    HER BEST ÁLBUM OMGGGGGGG I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS REALLY HAPPENING OMG I LOVE SM RARE PLEASE I WANT TO LISTEN THAT LIVE !!!!!!! LOVE U SELENA
  2. exy
    Jan 11, 2020
    10
    rare is so far selena’s best album. love everything about the songs, the lyrics and melodies... she has grown so much on the album and you can see that she has found her sound!
  3. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    H.E.R. best album I really enjoyed it congrats to Selena, the hard work paid off
  4. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    It provides different vibes the point is this album really show her story from anxiety to choose and be happy
  5. Jan 12, 2020
    10
    Rare is her best album. No skips.❤❤❤ It is hard to choose between the songs which one of them is the best.
  6. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    Selena Gomez giving a proof for her fans that she's growing up,and the proof is RARE.Rare is becoming Our Best Album in this decade so far,this is really best artwork from Selena Gomez,from Rare to A Sweeter Place it's very unique and beautiful also the vocals is really good
  7. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Incredible ❤❤❤❤
    I love you, Selena Gomez I love you, Selena Gomez I love you, Selena Gomez
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  8. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    One of the best albums I have heard. It is clear that Selena Gomez has put lots of effort and tried new sounds of music. My favorite album of her for sure.
  9. Jan 11, 2020
    8
    Amazinggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg
  10. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    RARE Has The Most Wonderful & Purest Vocals I've Ever Heard! Well Done Selena! I Must Stay This Album Is One Of The MOST AMAZING ALBUMS OF 2020.
  11. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I love this album!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
    I love you Selena thank you for this great album!!!
    You are a legend
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  12. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    Es perfecta, SELEDIOSA hizo arteeeee señores. Todas las canciones muestran algo diferente, absolutamente todas son mis favoritas es difícil escoger una cuando todas son increíbles
  13. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    One of the finest Pop album in recent time.. and best work of Selena yet.. it was worth the wait
  14. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    Essencial e profundo um álbum que mostra que você pode sim falar dos seus sentimentos e que eles podem virar músicas perfeitas
  15. Nov 12, 2020
    10
    This is one the best albums of the year. Selena is an amazin singer and actress
  16. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    Best album Of Selena. It was worth waiting for.. I'm so happy she finally opened up about her journey .. I love her so much.. I wish her all the very best
  17. Jan 12, 2020
    10
    The best comeback. Her songs are so special and touch you the way any other music cannot. She is real. Her music is real. I’m very proud. Each song is unique and that’s what I love. Also the lyrics with the sounds? PERFECT.
  18. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    RARE is Selena’s most lyrically and sonically beautiful album to date. With most artist you would love to see them progress in their music and Selena is no stranger to that. No album of hers is the same but RARE stands out !
  19. Jan 12, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. she's giving us art, just think Selena's new album can change the perspective of her with the people isn't her audience, it's amazing. dance again is the incredible style to say "I'm here and I'ma gonna be iconic, congratulations Selena, you're the queen! Expand
  20. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    An amazing and cohesive album. Selena is comfortable in her vocal range and the lyrics are ripe. Clearly we can see how personal this album is and how Selena has been able to evolve in recent years.
  21. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    Her best album yet. The lyrics are so true and so beautiful. You can tell it came from the heart, and it sounded so fresh
  22. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    Brilliantly written and produced, it sounds like a journey of transformation and acceptance where each episode has its own distinctive sound. Other than Lose You To Love Me, the songs are mid- to upbeat, they’re fun, they’re catchy, and even if one or two won’t convince you at first listen, the hooks will stay in your mind and will grow on you. All killers, no fillers.
  23. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    I can say with certainty that it will be one of the best albums of this year and gives decade. Harmonious sound is very lyrical to hear !!
  24. Jan 11, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Easily one of the best pop albums recently, refreshing, motivating, uplifting, honest. Amazing! Expand
  25. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    Rare feels so rare and beautiful, been loving every single tracks on the album so far, this is definately one of the best albums ever
  26. Mar 20, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. RARE IS A heaven ticket for everyone that gets earworm, worthy pleasure that you wouldn't regret. Even though some of the songs familiar with the previous album, I guarantee that this album consisted of her experienced through fight many things that already happened. Expand
  27. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    i love everything about this album! this shows how far she has come and this is just wow
  28. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    this is the best album of selena gomez. i loved it so much. i think this album is a masterpiece.
  29. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    i love this album so much. we've been waiting for 4 years, and finally its out. the lyrics, the music. ah the definition real of art. i bet you'll like it in first time you hear it.
  30. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    amazing, showstopping, incredible, never the same, completely never been done before, free to reference or not reference, put it in a blender, **** on it, vomit on it, eat it.
  31. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    Her most cohesive and best body of work ever. Loved every single track. And to every JB fan trying to mess these scores up, screw you all. You disgusting, despicable, horrible people. Lower than filth and most definitely dust beneath our feet.
  32. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    Cohesive Fun Amazing Her best album yet
    Kinda crazy and dance again are the best to listen to.
    Vulernable and lose you to love me is the best lyrically and to emotionally connect to.
  33. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    THE BEST ALBUM, Aclamado, a voz incrível, sonoridade extremamente divertida e boa para escutar
  34. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    Rare is Gomez' best work to date. With its honest and vulnerable lyrics, the album is being carried by flowing RnB sounds. It's a very cohesive album and her voice is soothing. One of the best albums i've heard.
  35. Jan 12, 2020
    10
    Very cohesive album! Pop perfection and a very upbeat and cheering sounds! Vocals are great production is great! And most importantly lyrics are out of this world! Brilliant body of work!
  36. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    I literally fell in love with this album. I felt every single lyric in every single song.I've been waiting for this album since 2015 and i understand now, she waited 4 years for a reason.This album has no skips, just pure talent and magnificent lyrics. Thank Selena for this BEAUTIFUL album. By the way i'm a Vulnerable stan. And Ring was very lovely too it felt me like a bad bi***.I meanI literally fell in love with this album. I felt every single lyric in every single song.I've been waiting for this album since 2015 and i understand now, she waited 4 years for a reason.This album has no skips, just pure talent and magnificent lyrics. Thank Selena for this BEAUTIFUL album. By the way i'm a Vulnerable stan. And Ring was very lovely too it felt me like a bad bi***.I mean THIS ALBUM IS LEGENDARIC. Expand
  37. Feb 1, 2020
    10
    This is very inspirational album that's like "hey, you can go through this '' and ''everything will be alright if you trust and love yourself ". Every song from this album is another story with another message. Rare is sincerely rare. Selena Gomez is queen. That's it.
  38. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    Increíble de verdad espectacular nomás que puedo decir an ws ananajajajanananananan
  39. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    Best release she has done and really matured the way she expresses what her life has been like since 2015. Includes Lose you to love me being a catchy song while being very personal to Selena aswell as some of her stans
  40. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    Best album of her career! Her voice is so comforting and you feel the needy to dance in almost all the songs.
  41. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    You can truly hear the growth here, not gonna go into detail because long story short you should be supporting this queen.
  42. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Her voice, vocals, lyrics and everything is perfect on this album! Best album ever! Expand
  43. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    Rare is an amazing album and truth be told she might have topped her previous album Revival. Sure she kept us waiting 4 1/2 years but it was definitely worth the wait. She turned her trauma over the past 4 1/2 years into a beautiful album. Not many people can do that. My top 3 on the album would be People you know, Dance Again, and Vulnerable. Each song thelma a different story. 10/10 album
  44. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    I love it, I was waiting for this album so long and its fantastic, she put all her heart to it.
  45. Jan 11, 2020
    7
    The album has some very good tracks, that, beautiful as they are, unfortunately don't quite hit the mark. Some tracks just sound outdated - yeah, Look at her now, I'm talking about you. Selena was able to convey both happiness and sadness, and made us want for more. A good album with a few tracks that own replay value. Not bad.
  46. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    Sentimientos encontrados, es satisfactorio auditivamente y no importa en qué etapa de tu vida estés, hay canciones para todo.
  47. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    The best album of selena, I love it. #streamrare the queen is back, you need to buy it
  48. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    Нарешті новий альбом від Селени Гомес. Чуттєвий як вона сама. Особливо новий сингл Rare
  49. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    Most beautiful album of the decade, so powerful , self-acceptance , just everything you need to listen right now
  50. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    This was well delievered. Amazing songs that back up her journey and what she has gone through. Each song is about someone new and kinda crazy is the best song in the album.
  51. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    its a good album clearly showing all the effort she put into it. not a single skip on the whole thing
  52. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    even better than the expected, she absolutely blew my mind, her best work until the moment
  53. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    all the tracks are different yet flow into each other so nicely. everything about this album is incredible. selena really shows her growth as an artist in Rare, and it deserves all the hype!
  54. Jan 11, 2020
    8
    Good album. vulnerable, let me get me, crowded room and a sweeter place are my favorites. Well done!
  55. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    Selena has come so far since Revival and all songs clearly show the growth she has had. All songs are beautiful and tell a story and journey she has been one while being a pop song you will all love!
  56. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    Her best album yet!! Minimalistic yet amazing can't wait for more!! The lyrics and her emotions can be felt through every word she sings. The collabs were just right
  57. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    Rare is such a beautiful album with difference tone and tune. The melodies is so catchy. So proud of her.
  58. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this album is the best of her career, it has no flaws!!! COMPLETELY IN LOVE, so proud!!!! Expand
  59. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    10/10 album, no skip, full of bops. Selena’s best album PERIOD! All the immature Ariana and Bieber fans can go to h*ll if you don’t like selena why are you listening to her album!
  60. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing, she's so talented, I'm blown away by the fact that Selegend gave us ART once again. Expand
  61. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    The best album i ever heard. Favorite songs - all. Good vibes, rhythm and great vocal.
  62. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    Selena mostrou que amadureceu muito nesse novo álbum com ótimas melodias e letras maduras
  63. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    a masterpiece, las letras son excelentes, todas las canciones son buenas (no skips)
  64. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    Best album ever, this is very well written and every single song tells a story and that's why I love this album and Selena SO MUCH
  65. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    A true representation of genuine happiness and freedom. With this introspective lighthearted return Gomez leaves me feeling like I am indeed in a sweeter place.
  66. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    Perfeito, um dos melhores álbuns da Selena se não o melhor, fada perfeita amoooo
  67. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    A masterpiece, lenda, com a Selena é tudo na base do conceito, coesão e aclamação
  68. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This Album The best She ever had ,Waiting this album for 4 Years it's really worth it To wait,The vocals in this album so much better she's is really Work hard women & Talent ,Deserve Album of The Years. Expand
  69. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    Selena Gomez really made one of the best pop albums in recent years and I could have never seen that coming.
  70. Jan 11, 2020
    7
    A bit repetitive. I am looking for something that would make the album finally take off but it did not happen. A decent album but not her best.
  71. Jan 13, 2020
    7
    It’s a good album, but it’s not what Selena is most capable of, she’s in her way to find herself in music and Rare is the way, some songs are really boring, like ‘Ring’, Fun’ and ‘Let Me Get Me’, while others are masterpieces, like ‘Lose You To Love Me’, ‘Crowded Room’ and ‘Rare’.
  72. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    best album of the decade i just know it! NO ONE COULD EVER DO WHAT SHE DID. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MAIN POPGIRL
  73. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    Uma sonoridade leve e cativante. Além de mostrar um lado mais adulto da Selena.
  74. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    SELENA VOCÊ FOI MUITO PERSPICAZ COM ESSE ÁLBUM, obrigado por agraciar o mundo com essa obra divina, parabéns!
  75. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    The best!! Keep streaming the whole album and the music video for Rare on YouTube!
  76. Jan 11, 2020
    9
    Álbum com um "pop puro" melodias simples e contagiantes. É notável a evolução vocal da intérprete e também a evolução sobre como ela trata de assuntos pessoais dentro do álbum. A faixa título do álbum é a melhor música da carreira de Gomez, lose you to love me e vulnerable merecem menção honrosa por serem tão poderosas e intimistas. A espera de quase 5 anos por um novo álbum de SelenaÁlbum com um "pop puro" melodias simples e contagiantes. É notável a evolução vocal da intérprete e também a evolução sobre como ela trata de assuntos pessoais dentro do álbum. A faixa título do álbum é a melhor música da carreira de Gomez, lose you to love me e vulnerable merecem menção honrosa por serem tão poderosas e intimistas. A espera de quase 5 anos por um novo álbum de Selena parece ter valido bastante, mal posso esperar pra ver os próximos passos dessa mulher incrível.
    PS: a única coisa que tem de ruim no álbum é a capa e look at her now, o resto eu só vejo conceito e aclamação
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  77. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's very catchy the beats to every song do not disappoint she has shown great improvement and I'm here for it Expand
  78. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    O melhor trabalho dela sem dúvida alguma. Princesinha do pop, filha de Britney Spears e neta de Madonna.
  79. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    a beautiful, sonically cohesive that shows selena’s growth. she’s become a better person that knows her worth. people need to appreciate that.
  80. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    i would rate a hundred if i could. best album ever. no cap! we love you selegend release more music asap your voice soothing and amazing i don’t care you are the best woman ever. follow selqat on twitter babes❤️ love u selena will forever support you queen
  81. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    The way she has outdid herself is amazing. A masterpiece. Rare is brilliant.
  82. Jan 11, 2020
    9
    It has everything you want and need! The vocals are on point and the emotions get me every time I listen to this album
  83. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
  84. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I loved this album so much!! It’s so relatable and very cohesive. Loved all the new sounds, this album had such a good vibe to it. It’s so hard to pick a favorite song on this album, but my top three are a sweeter place, crowded room, and dance again. Each song has a memorable line, and just hits hard on how the lyrics can speak to you and how much others and I could relate. Selena Gomez has for sure found her sound, Rare is now my favorite album by her, this album has no skips! Each song on this album has its own story, you can’t even compare on which song is better, because each song carries its own title and have its own weight. The features are AMAZING loved the works of 6LACK and Kid Cudi they absolutely made the album even more better (my two worlds colliding!!). It’s so nice And refreshing to hear something new for pop music when i usually HATE pop music and more of a hip hop/rap person, and Selena has definitely brought pop music back to me. So yes I recommend this album for people to listen, it has such a feel good vibe. Expand
  85. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    This album is next level
    It really is Rare to find something this honest and amazing
    Selegend did it again
    GIVE HER A GRAMMY ALREADY
  86. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    It is for sure the best album that she ever done! Very powerful and beautiful. She is really talented when it comes to write songs! The featurings with 6lack and Kid Cudi are amazings.
    Ps : Crowded room is *chef's kiss* !
  87. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. To all the people saying "every song sounds the same" selena doesn't want you to really focus on the beat, she wants you to focus on the lyrics. If you listen carefully to the lyrics, they aren't just random words, she's telling the story about her experiences Expand
  88. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    a masterpiece with no skip, congratulations selena, it was definitely worth the wait!!
  89. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. -La música es sinónimo de libertad, de tocar lo que quieras y como quieras, siempre que sea bueno y tenga pasión, que la música sea el alimento del amor
    Unos de los mejores álbumes que a sacado Selena Gómez y la felicito por ese logro tan grande y muy pronto estará el 1• de las estaciones de radios
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  90. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    AOTY i think, revival was a really good album but rare is LIT PERIODT i have to do 75/1000 so yeah
  91. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    A really good album that experiences with new sounds and has amazing lyrics. Her best work to date.
  92. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    Con este nuevo álbum, Selena pudo expresar todo lo que estuvo pasando durante estos 5 años, y lo logró con música de calidad y excelencia.
  93. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    Cohesive, refreshing, and innovative! Selena truly found her knack with this album which includes plenty timeless gems. This is the best pop album in recent memory and it solidifies her own specific sound in music. It is powerful lyrically with songs like Lose You To Love Me as sonically with songs like Crowded Room and Vulnerable. There is not a skip on the album and each song serves itsCohesive, refreshing, and innovative! Selena truly found her knack with this album which includes plenty timeless gems. This is the best pop album in recent memory and it solidifies her own specific sound in music. It is powerful lyrically with songs like Lose You To Love Me as sonically with songs like Crowded Room and Vulnerable. There is not a skip on the album and each song serves its purpose. The features do not feel forced and actually add to the music. Overall Rare is not only Selena's best album thus far, but it sets a standard for pop going forward. Expand
  94. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    El mejor álbum de la historia.
    Combina el ritmo tan alegre tanto que puedes bailar con el como las letras tan ligeras que llegas a llorar con ellas,es un disco elástico para todos los gustos.
    Pensó en todo y vaya que lo hizo de maravilla.
    En mi punto de vista es simplemente ARTE en su máxima expresión
  95. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. her best album, her voice fits really well with these kind of song. definitely streaming this 24/7 Expand
  96. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    THE BEST POP ALBUM IN THE WORLD, I LOVE HOW THE MUSIC SOUND! we love u selenaa
  97. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    Wow amazing album! I’m so proud of Selena and where she’s at right now, she’s finally happy and that’s all that matters!! She deserves nothing but love and support all this negativity is unnecessary!! Being a hater is ugly. It’s so hard to choose which one is my favorite, they’re all so great! I will say though that “a sweeter place” has been on repeat. Kid Cudi x Selena Gomez is probablyWow amazing album! I’m so proud of Selena and where she’s at right now, she’s finally happy and that’s all that matters!! She deserves nothing but love and support all this negativity is unnecessary!! Being a hater is ugly. It’s so hard to choose which one is my favorite, they’re all so great! I will say though that “a sweeter place” has been on repeat. Kid Cudi x Selena Gomez is probably the best thing that’s happened. Expand
  98. Jan 11, 2020
    8
    One of the best comebacks ever. All the lyrics are wonderful and sounds amazing
  99. Aug 1, 2020
    10
    Just perfect. Good rhythm, good voice, good production, good songs and good album. Selena Gomez did it.
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 12
  2. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Jan 15, 2020
    60
    Rare continually teases intriguing forays into leftfield pop, but so many of the album’s experiments come off as just that, without ever crystallizing with memorable hooks.
  2. Jan 14, 2020
    80
    The record she has delivered to kickstart a new decade is a career defining release, and from a pop star who is firmly back on top of her game.
  3. Jan 14, 2020
    68
    While none of these 13 songs attempt the subtle weirdness of “Bad Liar” and the emotional thesis—self-love!—can be a bit one-note, Rare is the 27-year-old’s most cohesive record to date. ... But it’s difficult to come away from Rare with any real perspective on who Gomez is other than that she doesn’t want to be the person she was, whoever that similarly mysterious shadow was.