thank u, next
by Ariana Grande
  • Record Label: Republic
  • Release Date: Feb 8, 2019
User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 3536 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2,661 out of 3536
  2. Mixed: 141 out of 3536
  3. Negative: 734 out of 3536
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  1. BrookeMad
    Aug 24, 2019
    0
    This album is good, but not her best, all songs like the same, the "trap/rap" beat is repetitive. Expected more.
  2. shayrs
    Aug 24, 2019
    0
    basic and the same generic music from her as always, no artistic growth, basic lyrics and comercial music
  3. MatRevo
    Aug 31, 2019
    0
    the lowest is what? this is her trying to sound edgy to fit into the new music climate.
  4. rassmenezes
    Aug 31, 2019
    0
    Generic! A lot of screams with no reason.
    At least I liked sweetener. Bloodline best track in the album.
  5. maxcritic22
    Aug 23, 2019
    0
    Worst Ariana grande album, I’m decepcioned, dangerous woman was a high point in her career but overload u next, is a trash, sorry ari but you are better than this. This is scooter Braun adult.
  6. Sebastian081100
    Jun 3, 2019
    1
    Muy repetitivo, solo hace música comercial y siempre vemos lo mismo en cada era
  7. johnmkinney
    May 27, 2019
    1
    tired of boring pop albums that get annoying after a few listens; this is no exception.
  8. Sailorvenus
    Aug 24, 2019
    0
    Mesmice, jabá e mais mesmice. Não tem talento nenhum pra compor e é cadelinha do empresário
  9. Soonyoullgetbet
    Aug 24, 2019
    2
    Too generic. Good songs but will age like milk. This album only target people to listen on it, not to analyze it.
  10. Jackson13
    Aug 24, 2019
    1
    Just the worst from her after sweetener, I don't get the hype. Dangerous woman will still be my favorite from her sorry not sorry.
  11. Jaclsonlow13
    Aug 24, 2019
    1
    I actually enjoy some of the song from this album such as bad idea, bloodline, thank u next, ghostin and imagine but the other is just nah. Song like break up with your boyfriend cause I'm bored and 7rings have very good production but with poor lyrics these song only sing about to having fun with someone else boyfriend when you are bored and how fancy you are and besides that nothing II actually enjoy some of the song from this album such as bad idea, bloodline, thank u next, ghostin and imagine but the other is just nah. Song like break up with your boyfriend cause I'm bored and 7rings have very good production but with poor lyrics these song only sing about to having fun with someone else boyfriend when you are bored and how fancy you are and besides that nothing I can learn from these song. Fake smile, needy and make up are my least favorite from this album, they are boring and lyrically poor. Besides that, Ariana Grande always served us with her good vocal but I feel nothing from this album, she only use her talented vocal on imagine only and some song I even feel like she is whispering. In my opinion, this album overall is good but it'll never as good as my everything and dangerous woman.… Expand
  12. iwasjustsuckin
    Aug 24, 2019
    0
    yeah "cute" album too bad she can't write songs so what's the point of listening to songs that aren't hers?
  13. maxjenner
    Aug 29, 2019
    0
    That’s the poor album that I did listen I can’t believe how the people can listen this s***t, that’s terrible and ugly
  14. calebg
    Jun 10, 2019
    1
    thank u next by ariana grande is her most disappointing. just an album trying to top the charts, so desperate for a hit. embarrassing
  15. delreym4a
    Jun 25, 2019
    3
    I want it I got it
    I want it I got it.
    This is repetitive than melodrama.
    Thank you, next.
    Thank you, next.
  16. NathLlg
    Jun 3, 2019
    1
    Basura repetitiva, has que tus 60 escritores valgan la pena..............................................
  17. Caiaivan
    Jun 4, 2019
    0
    Ariana melhore, aprenda a fazer um album descente e cativante, pq esse ai kkk
  18. mirzamohamad
    Aug 24, 2019
    0
    another boring Ariana Grande. she keep moaning album to album. needs something new.
  19. habanera7
    Aug 24, 2019
    0
    paid critics. kudos to her 500 battalion of writers and producers she was able to release some good songs. other than that, generic, repetitive pop machine
  20. art2503
    Feb 17, 2019
    1
    Apart from her great voice, there's nothing special on this new album. She is wasting her talent on mawkish and repetitive songs as most teenager artists serve.

    Thank you, next....album, please!
  21. TurkeyBoi
    Feb 10, 2019
    2
    I've looked through the critic's reviews of this album and I just cannot understand, after multiple listens through this record, the hype around this. Every. Single. Song. On. This. Album. Sounds. The. Same.

    I cannot make this up. For the most part, apart from maybe two or three songs scattered across this album, these tracks are not distinguishable from each other. They all include    I've looked through the critic's reviews of this album and I just cannot understand, after multiple listens through this record, the hype around this. Every. Single. Song. On. This. Album. Sounds. The. Same.

    I cannot make this up. For the most part, apart from maybe two or three songs scattered across this album, these tracks are not distinguishable from each other. They all include trap-influenced production solely to chart, as you could stick any one of these songs on and not even know the difference between them.

    There are a couple of tracks on here which actually sound distinguishable and memorable, such as the lead single to this album, 'thank u, next', a lovely 90s, R&B throwback song with some of Ariana's most personal lyrics yet. Another highlight is the cut 'ghostin' which contains her strongest vocal performance on the album and the most laid-back instrumental, a refreshing break from the barrage of trap-influenced cut after trap-influenced cut. The track '7 rings', which I did not like prior to the release of this record actually sounds MEMORABLE here, which does say something about the sonic diversity of this record, as it contains some clean production and a pretty nice flow near the back end of the track, but apart from a couple of production quirks on a couple of different songs on here, these tracks are just totally forgettable.

    The album, as a whole, is not unlike 6ix9ine's 'Dummy Boy' record, released last year, in terms of PR. A mediocre album rushed because a certain artist is in the news, with as many 'bangers' it can fit in, so Spotify can spam their curated playlists with each one, and usually because of the buzz behind one particular single. It really does say something about this record that I remember more tracks off of **** DUMMY BOY than this piece of **** record.

    I mean seriously. Listen to the tracks 'make up', 'in my head' and 'break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored' and tell me the difference between those cuts. There is none. They sound exactly the same, and that is the core problem with this album.

    It really pains me to have to give this score, because I really like Ariana Grande, I think her music is some of the most eclectic and daring in mainstream pop music today, peaking with Sweetener, an album I really really liked, and this pales in comparison to albums like Sweetener and Dangerous Woman. At least those albums sounded like it had an artistic direction, or an actual music passion, this sounds like a cash-in album.

    This is a pointless record and I hate the fact I'll have to hear this over and over again on the radio and pop charts because of how popular this album will be.

    Shameful stuff, it's like Ariana and her producers weren't even trying.    … Expand
  22. lucyluciiana
    Feb 15, 2019
    2
    Generic. She's so talented, I really don't understand why she's only done boring and bad music. She needs a vacation.
  23. Matheuscyrus
    Jun 3, 2019
    0
    Esse é o pior álbum que eu já escutei em toda minha vida, sem mais nem menos, so aceitem. pulei praticamente todas as musicas, mais conhecido como bombaçante, fazer oq ne, quando a ariana parar de ficar na mesma, a gente conversa
  24. celty28
    Aug 23, 2019
    1
    The album is so plain. I have not seen any growth from her as an artist. Yuh.
  25. Nancy13
    Aug 24, 2019
    0
    No siento que te transmita algo, los ritmos son iguales.
    Y sus letras no te dicen algo coherente.
  26. Klebiojunior
    Aug 24, 2019
    3
    .................Some good songs but dont change nothing os his career, is generical
  27. vulgocesar
    Jun 4, 2019
    1
    o album parece uma grande musica, todo sem sal e as musicas iguais, mesma coisa de seu ultimo album
  28. stevexcx
    Aug 26, 2019
    0
    one of the first albums I've ever heard in my life, I never expected Ariana to reach the lowest level of her
  29. wmslmd13
    Aug 24, 2019
    0
    Lixo de álbum
    Péssimo, péssimo, péssimo. Sem sombra de dúvidas é um dos piores álbuns que já ouvi. Lembras bobas e infantis, sem conceito, nada de importante pra história.
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  30. favsricardo13
    Aug 24, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. péssimoooo, apesar de ter uma certa coesão, mas é apenas mais do mesmo que se vem lançando na indústria atualmente numa tentativa desesperada de hitar, oq conseguiu com tun e 7rings, entretanto álbum apenas previsível,… Expand
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86

Universal acclaim - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Drowned In Sound
    Feb 25, 2019
    90
    Occasionally, rarely, a record comes along that restores our faith. If this is the future of pop-music, then sign me up.
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  2. Tiny Mix Tapes
    Feb 20, 2019
    90
    thank u, next builds on Sweetener by switching modes of scale. It’s less about looking at the world than being by yourself, more focused on the textures of memory than our actions stemming from it. ... thank u, next is also Ariana’s most stunning vocal album.
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  3. The Observer (UK)
    Feb 19, 2019
    60
    [7 Rings] is a hit, but isn’t actually all that great, using Rodgers and Hammerstein’s My Favourite Things as its sing-song musical base. The rest of the album remains of interest for its evolutions in sound, delivery and attitude.
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