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

Generally favorable reviews- based on 3536 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 141 out of 3536
  3. Negative: 734 out of 3536
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  1. albumreview4
    Oct 30, 2020
    7
    Songs like Thank u next, 7 rings, imagine, bad idea, and ghostin are stand outs. You can tell this album was made in 3 months because tracks like make up, bloodline, and needy needed a lot more work.
  2. mattiazisa
    Feb 9, 2019
    7
    It is the most cohesive between Ariana's works. It makes perfect sense. It's not perfect, like Sweetener, but better than this one. Ariana is following the right path, in my opinion, that is leading her to the best version of her music that she can have. Again, like in Sweetener, there are some tracks better than others, but there is less difference here. And I love it.
    Well done, Ari.    It is the most cohesive between Ariana's works. It makes perfect sense. It's not perfect, like Sweetener, but better than this one. Ariana is following the right path, in my opinion, that is leading her to the best version of her music that she can have. Again, like in Sweetener, there are some tracks better than others, but there is less difference here. And I love it.
    Well done, Ari.

    Fav tracks:
    1) 7 rings
    2) imagine
    3) break up with your girlfriend, I'm bored

    My score: 8,7/10 (9/10 for metacritic)    … Expand
  3. Markini
    Feb 21, 2019
    7
    Thank U, Next is definitely Ariana's best album. There are a couple of great songs, like bloodline and break up with your boyfriend, i'm bored. If you heard the single Thank U, Next you heard the best song. Some other songs will decent are nothing too special. The album is best when listening to it as a whole.
  4. All_ButTrU4
    Feb 11, 2022
    7
    Ariana's best and a record for the ages. Born in the throes of an unexpected death that probably unstuck her engagement to pete davidson thank you next is a testament to growth. The lead title track is a rare kiss off that doesn't become accusatory and hateful, instead taking each lost relationship as lessons. It's popularity wasn't surprising giving how well ariana packages a record andAriana's best and a record for the ages. Born in the throes of an unexpected death that probably unstuck her engagement to pete davidson thank you next is a testament to growth. The lead title track is a rare kiss off that doesn't become accusatory and hateful, instead taking each lost relationship as lessons. It's popularity wasn't surprising giving how well ariana packages a record and captures a zietgist so wholly. Tge aforementioned is present on the capitalist 'girlboss' sound of music indept "7rings"(possibly her biggest commercial song ) which despite it's confusing use of AAVE , blackfishing or theft of art direction from 2chainz is an achievement. The emotional centerpiece "ghostin" is one of her most personal songs (even sampling it's subject matters song "2003"). It's a insight into grieving an ex who stayed as a friend whilst you've moved on,the confusing politics of that loss and the uncomfortable position it places your partner. This is truly a pop masterpiece with no skip in sight. The catchy AF ''NASA" makes time to oneself an interstellar commitment or the fun "in my head " makes an exercise out of deciphering a lovers intentions &actions . The production deserves it's own mention, it's sprawling quasi-trap with the essential violins/orchestra embellishments. A true magnum opus for sure.… Expand
  5. mileycoming
    Feb 8, 2019
    7
    The album is really great, just some songs doesn't match of the others. some of 'em is really repetitve, but in general the album is actually good.
  6. henri99
    Feb 15, 2019
    7
    This album is amazing indeed, fun, upbeat. Her best album together with dangerous woman, but i don't understand one thing: why did critic reviews not give Avril lavigne's HAW the same great reviews TUN received? This just isn't fair, i love both albums but i think HAW is better bc it has true emotion in it and talent( something TUN have too but HAW has more) and it should be praised by theThis album is amazing indeed, fun, upbeat. Her best album together with dangerous woman, but i don't understand one thing: why did critic reviews not give Avril lavigne's HAW the same great reviews TUN received? This just isn't fair, i love both albums but i think HAW is better bc it has true emotion in it and talent( something TUN have too but HAW has more) and it should be praised by the critics. It's just not fair!… Expand
  7. P7TRIQUE
    Mar 29, 2019
    7
    Honestly I thought it's gonna be her best album ever. It's fine, she deserves the number one spot for sure. But I think Dangerous Woman is way way better.
  8. EnzoSantini
    Dec 6, 2019
    7
    it's a nice album, but it seems very repetitive and generic
    Dangerous Woman is better
  9. luc-as-c
    Mar 12, 2021
    7
    The album is good but in my opinions all songs look the same and it is a kinda repetitive.
  10. Celiaafn
    Oct 31, 2020
    7
    A cohesive album but not my fave of ariana.
    Favorites : imagine, bloodline, fake smile, thank u next
  11. RajP
    Jul 30, 2021
    7
    ghostin saved this album. I don't like the production of most songs, and her vocals are more restrained.
  12. marc_0317
    Mar 27, 2020
    7
    The album is good since his voice is unique but many songs are too long for me. My favorite songs are 7 rings thank u next and break up with your girlfriend. Production is pretty good and I think it deserves more than 86
  13. adriana0110
    Jul 24, 2020
    7
    Its cute, still I think she can do better she has potential yall!!???????!!!
  14. hellokittypie
    Sep 3, 2020
    7
    It's a good album, but the songs look the same throughout the album, I could call the album generic, but being generic doesn't mean it's bad. It's not a bad album, but compared to the sweetener, it gets to be average.
  15. Saraafn
    Nov 1, 2020
    7
    not my fav album by her. I didn't dislike tracks maybe excpet make up but the other ones didn't impress me except some songs.
    Favorites: Imagine, Fake Smile, Needy and thank u next
  16. Musicfan17
    Oct 6, 2020
    7
    It's a good album but it is too mainstream, the production is catchy but something is missing for me it all seems pretty superficial and radio play based. I am not sure whether Ariana writes the songs herself or not but it feels kinda impersonal
  17. Luna10
    Aug 28, 2020
    7
    I love ariana’s voice but I don’t like all of the songs because of the lyrics. Doesn’t mean that she got a hot music video she got a overrated album
  18. normanfgabriel
    Apr 24, 2021
    7
    Ignorando 7 rings e break up with your girlfriend, esse álbum é pessoal, trazendo a tona ex-namorados, e uma resposta para a fama. A sonoridade dele é muito influenciada pelo trap, mas é mais sofisticado do que o trap cliche, ainda acrescentando alguns momentos de violino, backing vocals, guitarra.
  19. dianalugoar
    Sep 23, 2020
    7
    I really like this album, but I really don't like the singles, I feel like they are the weakest of the album. But the album is good.
  20. vote4ghosts
    Nov 28, 2020
    7
    I don't have any major negatives from this album, except "in my head" is a mess of a track. I just feel like a lot of the songs from this album were filler that didn't make it onto Dangerous Woman or Sweetener (bloodline, break up with your girlfriend, make up, NASA really feel this way to me). That's not to say the songs are bad - NASA is one of my favorites from this album, for example.I don't have any major negatives from this album, except "in my head" is a mess of a track. I just feel like a lot of the songs from this album were filler that didn't make it onto Dangerous Woman or Sweetener (bloodline, break up with your girlfriend, make up, NASA really feel this way to me). That's not to say the songs are bad - NASA is one of my favorites from this album, for example. Maybe because the album came out so quickly after Sweetener, and a few of the songs were just so-so, that the album feels disingenuous to me at times. Others though, she is so vulnerable with "ghostin" and "imagine" that it makes up for it, so I generally like this album, it's just not my favorite.… Expand
  21. Vanyagranderia
    Mar 29, 2021
    7
    With this album, Ariana showed herself what she is capable of setting a bunch of new records that have not yet been broken
  22. idroJ2-2
    Jun 10, 2022
    7
    The album that brought Ariana Grande to stardom is a very complete album without skips and an admirable production.
  23. estevancomn
    Feb 9, 2019
    6
    Seis meses atrás, Ariana Grande provava para o mundo que havia encontrado sua identidade e que era sim uma das grandes popstars
    da atualidade (sendo a principal de sua geração) com o ótimo Sweetener. Hoje, após o lançamento de mais um disco, a teoria se confirma! No entanto, não de uma forma tão positiva quanto o álbum antecessor. Com a produção impecável e limpa de Max Martin, além da    Seis meses atrás, Ariana Grande provava para o mundo que havia encontrado sua identidade e que era sim uma das grandes popstars
    da atualidade (sendo a principal de sua geração) com o ótimo Sweetener. Hoje, após o lançamento de mais um disco, a teoria se confirma! No entanto, não de uma forma tão positiva quanto o álbum antecessor. Com a produção impecável e limpa de Max Martin, além da voz perfeita de Grande, Thank U, Next se consolida como um registro pop, com os dois pés fincados no hip-hop - Assim confirmando uma tendência mundial desta década, de que "o trap é o novo pop". Liricamente, as faixas são um tanto rasas e sem inspiração. Os singles, apesar de conquistarem o topo das principais paradas musicais, são fracos se comparamos com outras canções da mesma artista, como No Tears Left to Cry e Into You. Principalmente 7 Rings - talvez uma das piores canções de Grande.
    De forma geral, o disco tem seus momentos de brilho e que consolidam o talento de Ariana Grande.    … Expand
  24. halisolleon
    Feb 9, 2019
    6
    This album is a perfect storm with a rainbow inside. Repetitive production with a great songwriting isn't a good combination. Sounds like a lost and weak twin of the prodigious 'sweetener'.
  25. ultimatemusic
    Feb 16, 2019
    6
    I guess this album I do have to get something off my chest a little bit. Ariana Grande has certainly worked hard and been through a hell of a lot to get where she is today. She is undoubtedly one of the biggest pop stars on the planet right now, and if her success matches her last 2 albums, she could become a huge household name and path the way for new and upcoming artists in years toI guess this album I do have to get something off my chest a little bit. Ariana Grande has certainly worked hard and been through a hell of a lot to get where she is today. She is undoubtedly one of the biggest pop stars on the planet right now, and if her success matches her last 2 albums, she could become a huge household name and path the way for new and upcoming artists in years to come. But not if she continues to make music like this.

    Ariana started off creating music that was suited to her. It was her style, and for me, that’s why I loved about her. I loved this whole bubblegum pop, the innocence of a new artist confessing her love for guys and creating these really happy songs, and whilst I understand that Ariana has evolved, she has evolved on the wrong path. She has been caught up in this “trend” of trap music and songs that are being played on the radio now. Ariana for me, doesn’t need to do that. She could make any song she wanted and it would be a hit. I’m not sure if tis is because this is genuinely the type of artists that she wants to be, or if this is simply just because her and her team are playing it safe and they know that releasing this kind of music would nab the attention. I do hate to say it because Ariana has the potential to really blow sit out of the park, and we’ve seen her do that.

    Whilst I grasp the concept that this album was released and recorded as part of therapy for Ariana, I feel like this album has been rushed in moer ways than one. A lot of the tracks are the same start to finish. Same melodies, same baking track… I don’t feel like this album takes you on a journey. There are the few exceptions, but I just don’t get the whole Ariana Grande package. There are a lot of people that will disagree with me, but I feel like we’re losing the Ariana Grande that had her own body of work and image and was creating music that could have longevity, to releasing those quick fire singles that burn out after 3 months, and it’s a shame because Ariana is probably one of the last real genuinely talented artists out there at the moment that could reach and do so many iconic things in her career, but she’s fitting into this mould of money making, music trend artist, and they just aren’t remembered.

    Favourite song? ghostin or bloodline    … Expand
  26. andres288
    Jan 10, 2020
    6
    So much potential wasted, I think this was a rush, she must have take more time between Sweetener an this, to allow her to heal from what she suffered and where she is now. This is an album with a lot of bops but not much personal.
  27. gabrielfalb
    Aug 23, 2019
    6
    It's a pretty good album overall, the vocals were on point, but the lyrics are not really good. "make up" is by far the worst.
  28. iamxpedro
    Mar 10, 2019
    6
    She can do so much better than this. Not her best album, but has some catchy, danceable songs that I could enjoy in a party with my friends, but won't listen in my headphones. Still it's a great album and some of the lyrics have a meaning.
  29. ewertonmm
    Jun 15, 2019
    6
    This is ok. Her voice saves most of the tracks. But it lacks some originality. Why does she wants to be black so bad?
  30. IlanBrem
    Jun 22, 2019
    6
    imagine 7/10 the beat is good and Ariana's singing is really good, but it drags in the end.
    needy 6/10 i really like the beat and ariana's singing is good here.
    NASA 5.5/10 the beat is okay here and Ariana's singing is okay too... this is a skip. bloodline 5/10 the beat isn't good here and Ariana is average here. fake smile 7/10 the beat is really good and Ariana does a good job here.    imagine 7/10 the beat is good and Ariana's singing is really good, but it drags in the end.
    needy 6/10 i really like the beat and ariana's singing is good here.
    NASA 5.5/10 the beat is okay here and Ariana's singing is okay too... this is a skip.
    bloodline 5/10 the beat isn't good here and Ariana is average here.
    fake smile 7/10 the beat is really good and Ariana does a good job here.
    bad idea 6/10 the beat is good and so is Ariana but nothing special.
    make up 5.5/10 the beat is average but isn't Ariana good here
    ghostin 6/10 the beat is really good and so is Ariana.
    in my head 5.5/10 the beat here is really good but Ariana doesn't work here.
    7 rings 1.5/10 the beat is really bad and so is Ariana here one of the most annoying songs of the year.
    thank u, next 8/10 the beat is great and so is Ariana but this song is overrated.
    break up with ur girlfriend, i'm bored 7/10 the beat is amazing but Ariana is only okay.
    overall 5.8/10 isn't as good as i thought it will be.    … Expand
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Metascore
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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