Rare
by Selena Gomez
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 9647 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8,297 out of 9647
  2. Mixed: 231 out of 9647
  3. Negative: 1,119 out of 9647
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  1. vitoriascremin
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. she's singing her heart out, it's my favorite for sure!!!! Her best album!!!!!… Expand
  2. AlanNerway
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    The most cohesive pop album i have heard in years.

    With the release of the chart-topping single “Lose You to Love Me” we were already promised a personal dive into Gomez’s life for the past half decade on this album. With the first listen of the album, It already sounds like she fulfilled these promises and it was most definitely worth the wait. The album opener & title track “Rare”    The most cohesive pop album i have heard in years.

    With the release of the chart-topping single “Lose You to Love Me” we were already promised a personal dive into Gomez’s life for the past half decade on this album. With the first listen of the album, It already sounds like she fulfilled these promises and it was most definitely worth the wait. The album opener & title track “Rare” itself is a highlight moment and from there the album flows so perfectly until the end, “A Sweater Place” which leaves us excited for the next chapter. This album deserves recognition, not because it’s a Selena Gomez’s album, but because it’s a great pop record that will be remembered in years for its originality & passion sound and that’s why we need to celebrate this album now as to encourage other pop stars to follow more unique paths like Gomez did with this Rare.    … Expand
  3. feelingeverythi
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    I'm really surprised with this girl..... this album is pure pop and I loved it
  4. IvanRamest
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Beautiful and honest lyrics, different and amazing sounds, good vocals, such a "Rare" álbum I love it.
  5. ShakrinhaChan
    Jan 10, 2020
    9
    Eu simplesmente A-M-E-I!! É BELO E MARAVILHOSO. Sério. Selema demorou para lançar esse álbum, MAS ELE SAIU PERFEITOOOOO!!! Valeu a pena esperar!!!
  6. Wowza
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    It’s really good and its worth the 4 years that we’ve been waiting for, truly the album of the year and decade
  7. Darcielle
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's perfect. Every song is amazing. I'm in love with this album. 10! A thousand times.… Expand
  8. flordalberto
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    el mejor album que ha lanzado selena. hermoso, muy orgullosa de lo que ha logrado
  9. danilosantosz
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Maravilhosa, conceito, coesão e aclamação. Eu amo essa cabeçuda, meu amorzinho.… Expand
  10. Talaljanahi77
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    It’s the best album in history hands down end of discussion. She took her time and she came out slaying and ending careers. If this doesn’t get number one I will sue
  11. San_
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    this album is amazing. I loved the way she talks about stages of their life as authentically. the beats of the songs are addictive is pretty cool. congratulations
  12. Cafilhoo
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Perfeito negas, dance again tudo pra mim, rare, Ring, Vulnerable, Cut you off aaaaa todas.
    Álbum perfeito, sem falhas. Vocal impecável.
    Selena quer o mundo? Eu te dou.    … Expand
  13. Macy28
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Perfect from the beginning to the end. Kinda crazy and vulnerable are my favorite
  14. Kevinedgarcia31
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Fresh sound, good lyrics, good message, safe to say this is her best album to date.
  15. Melyssa
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    O Melhor álbum da cantora, músicas coesas e uma qualidade incrível, tanto lirycs quanto vocal.
  16. nathanielilly
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Rare is clearly her best work and an exceptional pop album. The growth demonstrated from Revival to Rare is the reason why her music is still so impactful. From the production to lyrics to her voice, only Gomez could make this album so great.
  17. NadiaCF
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    This is amazing. It's beautiful, empowering, fun and vulnerable. There's not a single bad song and even though they sound so different they're still sonically cohesive. Such a masterpiece. I'm in love.
  18. frenchcaptain
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    A masterpiece. Gomez best work. Very personal, lyric everybody can relate to, worth the wait!
  19. Hssssa
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After releasing an album after four years, it really shows the growth and self love in this album. The album has lived up to its expectation showing new sounds and being unique in its own way. Selena has shown a wide range of versatility throughout this album and does provide and quality set of songs to listen too… Expand
  20. GeHao
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Beautifully made! All songs have single qualities and has no skips! Title track is a beautiful start and Sweeter Place ends it perfectly!
  21. Itsngb
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    AMAZING. Her best album. The rhythm is unbelievable, great job Selena Gomez!
  22. nesya
    Jan 11, 2020
    10
    It's such an amazing album. There is no basic generic boring song at all. It's so unique. It's literally Selena's type of song. An album with no skip. I love it.
  23. edithbreanna
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Selena shows a very, very sultry and confident side with this album. A very disco dance vibe. The songs might be about love and discovering you deserve much better in life than what happens to you, but the lyrics are still different and cool. The production is clean and doesn't overpower her voice. It takes two or three listens to catch on!
  24. Vanessahh77
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. MARAVILHOSO. As composições são as incríveis, super inspiradoras, deixando uma linda me de amor próprio e auto aceitação deixando no passado os relacionamentos e pessoas tóxicas que passaram na sua vida. O Grammy vem certeza… Expand
  25. juandavidurzola
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ES EL MEJOR ÁLBUM QUE HE ESCUCHADO EN MI VIDA, estoy orgulloso de este gran trabajo. Gracias Selena por regalarnos tanto arte… Expand
  26. analicemelo
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Um álbum incrível! Muito importante conhecer esse novo lado da história.. selena está perfeita!
  27. FlorPG
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I loved Rare, each song has different vibes that make them unique and perfect, there are no skips, all bops. I liked this new Selena so **** much, more mature and with lyrics with great meanings, I LOVE IT FROM THE BEGINNING TO END.… Expand
  28. Cerenction
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Her best album yet. Authentically her!!! Amazing production, sound, versatility, and lyrics. I’m at a loss of words by how incredible the album is, it was TOTALLY worth the wait!!!
  29. EdgarMuller
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    One of the best pop albums ever made. It’s fun, fresh and a pleasure from the first do the last minute. Selena Gomez it’s one of the gems of our generation and maybe with “Rare” people will realize this.
  30. buteraman
    Jan 10, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. album coeso, sem muitas coisas novas e mesmos ritmos do Revival, todo mundo esperou 4 anos pra vir uma bosta dessas, apenas a faixa título é boa o resto vocês podem queimar… Expand
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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Slant Magazine
    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.
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  2. musicOMH.com
    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.
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  3. Pitchfork
    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.
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