A Seat at the Table
by Solange
  • Record Label: Columbia
  • Release Date: Sep 30, 2016
User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 391 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 343 out of 391
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 391
  3. Negative: 32 out of 391
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  1. prestonhung
    Aug 4, 2019
    6
    Here Solange has some great ideas but needs work on blending her pop-style production with the r&b aesthetic more.

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#6 Best Album of 2016
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#32 Most Discussed Album of 2016
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#46 Most Shared Album of 2016

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Metascore
89

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. Record Collector
    Jan 6, 2017
    100
    It’s a master-stroke on a landmark record of staggering intelligence, depth and musicality.
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  2. The Wire
    Dec 21, 2016
    80
    She draws you into the shadows and crumbling concrete of America, a nation in which, as Knowles pointed out in a recent online essay, “a former Ku Klux Klan leader is running for Louisiana senator.” [Dec 2016, p.54]
  3. RapReviews.com
    Dec 13, 2016
    90
    Here's an album of beautiful R&B songs, and she's chosen to intersperse them with messages of black empowerment.
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