Smile
by Katy Perry
  • Record Label: Capitol
  • Release Date: Aug 28, 2020
User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 11514 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9,454 out of 11514
  2. Mixed: 291 out of 11514
  3. Negative: 1,769 out of 11514
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  1. Aswandy
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Katy Perry is COMING with a brand new ALBUM that so so so good.. I ‘f’ word LOVE it..… Expand
  2. celojpf
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    this album makes me smile and i am grateful to listening to this thank you katheryn i love you so much
  3. bnnrnr
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    it's all BOPs! all those critics didn't review the album they reviewed, attacked and mock Katy Perry. Those reviews are bias and unreliable. F/ck the critics. So scared they all went private on their socials. Special mention to Hannah, Leah and that Pitchfork dude. Y'all so unfair.
  4. Adrisparks
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    I love this album she really ate ❤️ Period
    Stream and buy Smile for clear skin
  5. Brana
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Realmente este álbum viene a apoderarse de todo, Katy nos vuelve a demostrar su gran talento y la capacidad de poder empoderar y dar vida a sus fans y a todas aquellas personas que no pasan por un buen momento y que realmente las letras de las canciones ayudan a ser una gran motivación , Felicudades katy
  6. Alr50
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    What she tell us in this album is some tiny wonderful.
    Just by the fact that she overcame multiple situations, got back her smile and found herself in “Smile”, makes this record one of her greatest in her whole career.
  7. katysbruh
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Smile is a triumph. a triumph of love, resilience and strength. the album is filled with bops but also songs like Only Love or Resilient where Katy reflects on her life and shares the most authentic aspect about herself. she tells us that hope is not lost today, it is found.
  8. meghantrainee
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    This album brought happiness to me with the fact that we're still in this pandemic. The album is a roller coaster of bops, u can't deny that. This is her best album so far with the last 4 albums she released. This is definitely one of the best albums so far, if not, the best so far. This album didn't deserve those low reviews from the critics, and reading them, they clearly targeted katyThis album brought happiness to me with the fact that we're still in this pandemic. The album is a roller coaster of bops, u can't deny that. This is her best album so far with the last 4 albums she released. This is definitely one of the best albums so far, if not, the best so far. This album didn't deserve those low reviews from the critics, and reading them, they clearly targeted katy not the album. That's disgusting.… Expand
  9. HelenL
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This is amazing album and I like every track. What a journey and you have made it. Congratulations Katy!!!
  10. astheneix
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    It’s a bop. Full of joy, Smile has a great summer vibe and made me smile for a long time.
  11. Binah
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Album is a pop classic, the lyrics are great and the production is perfection. A must listen
  12. Euphoriakaty
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Such a great album! The production, her vocals, THE LYRICS. Queen of pop is back!
  13. kev84_
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This is her best album. It is full of bops. There is no skip. You must give it a listen! Please check it out!
  14. Nesrine84
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Katy Perry proves her growth through this album which is skipless the critics really didn't review it well
  15. Chrxsye
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Katy Perry outdid herself! The only reason critics are bashing this album is because they are jumping on the hate bandwagon. Definitely, one of her best, if not the best, albums
  16. waltzragragio
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    An album with no skips, tracklist is arranged in a great order, full of bops, a musical masterpiece, periodT.
  17. Moisjr
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Perfectly. Complete álbum, songs with sign and potential! Katy show incredible vocals.
  18. LendraVisum
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Every song has a grand message for us. I need to say that Never Really Over, even being the oldest song on the album, still very strong.
    My favorite songs on the album are NRO, Cry About it Later, Teary Eyes, Tucked, Champagne Problems, Not the End of the World, Harleys in Hawaii, Smile. Almost all the album. But I need to listen more and mor to have sure for what I am saying. I loved and I love all of Smile‘s Era and artworks since 2019, and I can’t forgot Small Talk too.    … Expand
  19. iamdavid13
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Best Katy Perry’s album. Best track: - Never Really Over
    - Tear Eyes - ...    … Expand
  20. Totolll
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    The queen of pop made the best album of 2020 every song is perfect...the production.wow...
  21. rommmmmman
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    It's an incredible album. Pop perfection. One of the best pop album of 2020.
  22. AnajuuSmile
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    ÁLBUM DO ANOO, MARAVILHOSOOO, A KATY CAPRICHOU
    SIMPLESMENTE
    PER
    FEI
    TO
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  23. Hamst3er16
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    É a coisa mais perfeita que ja escuteei, me fez sorrir e melhorou em 1000% meus diass
    Prfttt
  24. mrncldg
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    An inspirational album, reminding all of us that no matter what life may bring, we could always claim our smile back with resilience & love.
  25. Katycat2010
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    i will give katy a perfect 10!!!! And you guys should give katy also a perfect 10 to have a better future!!!
  26. IRALIQ
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    It is such an amazing album, i am so proud of her
    I love how she evolved and how she always manage to impress us with her songs
  27. pixelsunshine
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    SMILE is easily one of the best albums of 2020. The lyrics and production compliment each other perfectly and it's impossible not to smile or dance while listening to this masterpiece!
  28. Veigasterr
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Maravilhoso! Cada faixa consegue fazer você se sentir em uma viagem astral, trazendo a toma o melhor que há em si! Muito obrigado Katy… Expand
  29. rafasoaresnog
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This album is light, sweet and true! I loved it.
    That's the best version of Katy Perry
  30. RoyBb
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    The best album ! Katy Perry is so wonderfull and your music about cry and dance is so beautiful.
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58

Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 18
  3. Negative: 1 out of 18
  1. AllMusic
    Sep 8, 2020
    60
    Without fleeting moments of bad taste, Perry does indeed sound mature, but she's also not quite as fun. That's a conscious choice, though. Smile is intended to evoke memories of her frivolous younger days while pointing toward a sustainable pop future.
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  2. No Ripcord
    Sep 4, 2020
    50
    While Perry finds the occasional moment of quality here (Smile and Tucked both feel like the best possible music we could get from Katy Perry in 2020), Smile is an album searching for an identity—and when it fails, it falls back on lazy writing.
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  3. PopMatters
    Aug 31, 2020
    60
    Like Joanne before Chromatica, Smile plays like a necessary centering exercise, indulging her insecurities and less surefire instincts. If Witness was overdetermined, Smile is an earnest exhale, for better or for worse. It delivers an image of her journey towards inner peace that is honest (if corny) and catchy (if not exactly inventive).
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