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8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 9647 Ratings

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  1. 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
  2. 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.
  3. 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 !!
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    i love everything about this album! this shows how far she has come and this is just wow
  8. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    this is the best album of selena gomez. i loved it so much. i think this album is a masterpiece.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    THE BEST ALBUM, Aclamado, a voz incrível, sonoridade extremamente divertida e boa para escutar
  14. 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.
  15. 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!
  16. 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
  17. 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.
  18. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    Increíble de verdad espectacular nomás que puedo decir an ws ananajajajanananananan
  19. 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
  20. Jan 11, 2020
    1
    The album is soo bad and boring. Nothing exciting, very generic. Most songs sound the same not to mention her horrible singing. She can’t sing.
  21. 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.
  22. 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.
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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.
  26. 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.
  27. Jan 11, 2020
    1
    Had high hopes for the album as people where hyping it up. Listened to it yesterday and i honestly hate it. Revival is better. Some songs sound like they were rushed or the production sounded off. Wont be listening again!!
  28. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    Sentimientos encontrados, es satisfactorio auditivamente y no importa en qué etapa de tu vida estés, hay canciones para todo.
  29. Jan 11, 2020
    10
    The best album of selena, I love it. #streamrare the queen is back, you need to buy it
  30. Jan 11, 2020
    1
    The vocals just aren’t doing it for me. Songs sound like Julia Michaels demos with strange syncopations that could have been created by toddlers and someone please get this girl some singing lessons.
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.