Renaissance
by Beyoncé
  • Record Label: Columbia
  • Release Date: Jul 29, 2022
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 3470 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2,997 out of 3470
  2. Mixed: 84 out of 3470
  3. Negative: 389 out of 3470
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  1. Bakerkc_92
    Aug 26, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Having a bad day , press play on track 1 and i promise time you make it to track 16 you will have a whole new look on your day … Expand
  2. antonanatalio
    Aug 26, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Best album of all time, beyoncè done it again., the vocals, range and house music is really vibing back. We are here for it.… Expand
  3. abresh
    Aug 26, 2022
    10
    It's an amazing album . A lot of things going on this album. It's fresh and enjoyable
  4. Mikestowell
    Aug 26, 2022
    10
    Exceptional album 10/10, absolutely obsessed, cannot stop playing it on repeat
  5. Chaperone96
    Aug 27, 2022
    10
    According to stats from my music data, it only took four weeks for this album to be my most-listened to album of all time! And that’s quite something considering it had to beat the likes of “SPIRIT” by Leona Lewis and homegurl’s “Lemonade” which have been out for more than a cute minute. RENAISSANCE is an album for all occasions; be it doing house chores, background music for work (esp ifAccording to stats from my music data, it only took four weeks for this album to be my most-listened to album of all time! And that’s quite something considering it had to beat the likes of “SPIRIT” by Leona Lewis and homegurl’s “Lemonade” which have been out for more than a cute minute. RENAISSANCE is an album for all occasions; be it doing house chores, background music for work (esp if you work from home), while taking sunset walks, while arguing with your sister about invasion of privacy, even my little brother listens to it while doing his homework! And I know pretty much everyone has said it before, but can we talk about those crazy transitions, cause tf! I was an album-rating virgin before this, and I’m so glad that RENAISSANCE will always be the album I lost that v-card to!… Expand
  6. super_diz
    Aug 29, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Masterpiece ❤❤❤ Beyoncé, I think you are the love of my life … Expand
  7. Kamei121212
    Sep 3, 2022
    10
    Excellent work. Very different from her other albums, but that's what being a real artist is about. I love that it's kind of a disco album but you still have R&B and rap parts.
  8. yuliyusi
    Sep 4, 2022
    10
    Best Beyonce album at all of time. This album drop the this year, and 2022 turn the gaint disco
  9. leosnzr
    Sep 5, 2022
    10
    Uma junção de boas músicas que se misturam e mostram o quão excelente é perspicaz Beyoncé é!
  10. dxie
    Nov 13, 2022
    10
    album of the year. So cohesive, excellent sound. wbk that queen bee would deliver once again.
  11. bkmdc3
    Sep 17, 2022
    10
    Beyonce's best album yet. She has proven that she can continue to evolve with over 2 decades in the music industry...and she only keeps getting better. This album is a masterpiece. Cudos Beyonce.
  12. jorgegcp02
    Sep 25, 2022
    10
    RENAISSANCE sports Beyoncé's best production pieces to date. The time periods selected meet the greater mixer equipment and the creative minds behind the project to deliver smooth layers of vocals, production choices that keeps the listener sharp, and playful yet perceptive lyricism for a nonstop 1h 2m listening experience. Beyoncé really is THAT GIRL.
    Top 3: ALIEN SUPERSTAR, VIRGO'S    RENAISSANCE sports Beyoncé's best production pieces to date. The time periods selected meet the greater mixer equipment and the creative minds behind the project to deliver smooth layers of vocals, production choices that keeps the listener sharp, and playful yet perceptive lyricism for a nonstop 1h 2m listening experience. Beyoncé really is THAT GIRL.
    Top 3: ALIEN SUPERSTAR, VIRGO'S GROOVE and CUFF IT + ENERGY (feat. BEAM).

    Critic Score: 9.6/10    … Expand
  13. Henri11
    Oct 3, 2022
    10
    Renaissance é uma mega homenagem ao disco e ao house com a vibração e empolgação das baladas e das matinês. As músicas te envolvem numa vontade absoluta de levantar e dançar até cansar, com uma sonoridade viciante.

    Podemos dizer que, sim, Beyoncé fez o álbum do ano.
  14. galisep
    Oct 17, 2022
    10
    This album is for the girls and the gays. I love the house vibe Beyoncé gives us. I can’t wait for the visuals!
  15. Camilalvrz
    Oct 20, 2022
    10
    This album is a celebration of life and love, and is arriving at a time when we need it most. That's perhaps the most astonishing quality about Beyoncé. Her ability to constantly transform into what the world needs most while never losing her artistic integrity and the essence of who she is. She's shown us she can do everything from Pop to R&B to Soul to Funk to Blues, Jazz, Rock & Roll,This album is a celebration of life and love, and is arriving at a time when we need it most. That's perhaps the most astonishing quality about Beyoncé. Her ability to constantly transform into what the world needs most while never losing her artistic integrity and the essence of who she is. She's shown us she can do everything from Pop to R&B to Soul to Funk to Blues, Jazz, Rock & Roll, Country, and the list goes on. But with Renaissance, she brings us on a journey into the glamorous and fabulously gritty world of Studio 54, Ballrooms, and dance music. She jumps from decade to decade, and genre to genre, mastering them all with deceiving ease, while never failing to leave every song with the Beyoncé stamp (and please don't get me started on the vocals in 'VIRGOS GROOVE'). Feeling that vibrating bass line smash into your face and lift you off your feet in 'IM THAT GIRL' is exactly what we all needed after the isolation and anxiety of the past 2 years. I don't want sad songs, I want to yell about being 'COZY' in my skin, the "dimples on my hips" and "stretch marks on my **** I want to DANCE and leave my sorrows behind (if only just for the 62 minute duration of Renaissance). Beyoncé continues to uplift people with her music and use her voice for good. She's in a category of her own and she's proven that she's truly THAT GIRL once again.

    THANK YOU BEYONCÉ!    … Expand
  16. daylight1989
    Oct 21, 2022
    10
    beyonce nunca decepciona. Ella SI SABE cuando y como arriesgarse. Produccion? 20/10 Storytelling? 20/10
  17. Matthewnewman1
    Dec 19, 2022
    10
    Anyone who doesn't like this album is homophobic. That's all I have to say on this album (of the year).

    Highlights: ALIEN SUPERSTAR, CUFF IT, HEATED, VIRGO'S GROOVE, PLASTIC OFF THE SOFA, AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM
    Lowlights: ALL UP IN YOUR MIND
    Rating: 9.8
  18. Cana
    Oct 31, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing album ，love it so so much！！
    it's my daily motivation, my daily inspiration, the only reason i have the will to live. it encourages me to push myself on, and it gives me happiness.    … Expand
  19. toridrew
    Oct 22, 2022
    10
    The album of the year. Point blank period. There were absolutely no skips, and the samples make it that much better. Very creative, and the production is top notch.
  20. Strawberryice
    Oct 22, 2022
    10
    Truly her best work! An experimental, yet cohesive body of work. The vocals are enchanting as usual and the production is simply exquisite!
  21. peucarter
    Oct 22, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My life is back to be happy with this album, omg everything with Beyoncé makes is incredible! AOTY… Expand
  22. DanielHegarty
    Oct 22, 2022
    10
    a love letter to beyoncé fans. a love letter to black and queer culture. no skips. nothing more to say. perfection.
  23. codacu
    Oct 23, 2022
    10
    Worth the wait from Béyonce. This album blew my mind and changed everything...again.
  24. Faffa
    Oct 28, 2022
    10
    O álbum é iluminado!! ❤️
  25. Gsaf
    Nov 12, 2022
    10
    É cativante, é animado, é renascedor! É um álbum que lhe tira da realidade, para uma realidade totalmente melhor! A Beyoncé fez um trabalho impecável como sempre, teve a coragem para sair de sua zona de conforto e fez um trabalho magnífico, monumental.
  26. chrismargaritis
    Dec 7, 2022
    10
    Simply phenomenal! Beyoncé will still be on top of the game for a long time!!!
  27. ilbfl
    Dec 9, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Beyoncé creates space and opportunity for all listeners to be swept away for an hour long with changing tempos and beats over blazing and delicate vocals.

    Renaissance serves as a mantra to release everything that brings you no joy. It is a Friday night playlist and a middday pick me up simultaneously.    … Expand
  28. cristhofer
    Dec 10, 2022
    10
    o que falar desse álbum? literalmente um dos melhores álbuns dela. melhor música: SUMMER RENAISSANCE
  29. SergioJr
    Dec 10, 2022
    10
    Melhor álbum do ano concerteza, traz uma imersão contagiante do mundo vogue.
    Além dos perfeitos vocais, produção perfeita , sonoridade angelical mas ao mesmo tempo traz um peso na alma.
    Esse álbum tem um peso cultural enorme melhor álbum concerteza.
  30. gslsoon
    Dec 17, 2022
    10
    Rich, cohesive but ever changing, top notch production and vocals. This is truly the best album of 2022.
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91

Universal acclaim - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. Mojo
    Sep 21, 2022
    80
    A continuous mix of hedonism, virtuosity, scholarship and, as one of her disco antecedents would have it, Good Times. [Nov 2022, p.84]
  2. Uncut
    Aug 31, 2022
    80
    Beyoncé's seventh solo album is a flawlessly structured feast. [Oct 2022, p.25]
  3. PopMatters
    Aug 9, 2022
    90
    Renaissance derives its meaning through its diverse soundscape, which, due to Beyoncé’s astute curation, becomes a statement about letting the music speak for itself.
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