Blackout
by Britney Spears
  • Record Label: Jive
  • Release Date: Oct 30, 2007
User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 974 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 835 out of 974
  2. Mixed: 31 out of 974
  3. Negative: 108 out of 974

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  1. LouieT.
    Dec 1, 2007
    10
    BLA BLA BLA . This Shit is the Hottest ALBUM EVER , if u r saying that she used Studi Tricks Thats SUPER COOL , She have ha Showed her abilities On - Hot As Ice - Heaven On Earth - An i really Dont Carfe about if Her Voice wasn't 100 Clear , BRITNEY HAVE MADE A HELL OF A COPMEBACK.
  2. SilvioP
    Dec 17, 2007
    10
    Mix Timberlake's FurtureSex/LoveSound and Madonna's Confessions On A Dancefloor, with Britney's Derriere... Puf! The Best Dance Album Of The Year!!!
  3. IgorL.
    Dec 2, 2007
    10
    Funny that Britney delivered her best album when least expected. Never thought I would hear a great album from the "Oops I did it again" girl.
  4. AlexS.
    Dec 23, 2007
    10
    Blackout rocks!! It's amazing. Britney's best album! She keeps getting better and better. She is the executive producer of blackout. She made an awesome album!
  5. mikyruggy
    Oct 31, 2007
    10
    This is her best album to date. Judge her for the music, not for the personal life!!!
  6. amandaw
    Oct 31, 2007
    10
    hate the cover and the inside pics but love the album. loved "heaven on earth" and 'piece of me'
  7. RyanL
    Oct 31, 2007
    8
    Britney knows what she excels at and she delivers it here on Blackout. Most every song is a get out of your seat and dance groove. Those looking for personal, introspective lyrics have come to the wrong place. Maybe on the next album.
  8. KentSmith
    Oct 31, 2007
    10
    So Britney needs a lot of help in her personal life?! BUT BOY DOES SHE KNOW HOW TO MAKE A POP RECORD! This album is great and touches on her paprazzi filled life and sexual growth as a person! Hight lights: "Radar", "Gimme More", "Get Naked", "Toy Soldier", "Break The Ice", "Ooh Ooh Baby", "Piece of Me"-- this album will sure get your booty dancin and having a blast!!! (but really Get So Britney needs a lot of help in her personal life?! BUT BOY DOES SHE KNOW HOW TO MAKE A POP RECORD! This album is great and touches on her paprazzi filled life and sexual growth as a person! Hight lights: "Radar", "Gimme More", "Get Naked", "Toy Soldier", "Break The Ice", "Ooh Ooh Baby", "Piece of Me"-- this album will sure get your booty dancin and having a blast!!! (but really Get Help Britney in your personal life)… Expand
  9. JohannaH
    Oct 31, 2007
    10
    she will always have it!!!!
  10. Jay
    Oct 31, 2007
    10
    she fine. and she could sing
  11. RobertP
    Oct 31, 2007
    10
    I love it...every track is incredible...
  12. anonymousjones
    Oct 30, 2007
    9
    metacritic needs to post more reviews - like the AP review that called it a "triumph." it is a better "all the way through" listen than futuresex/lovesounds. this has no lame ballads (except maybe the last song, but even that isn't so bad) and amazing production on basically every track. she can't sing, but she never could, so who cares about that. the producers make her voice metacritic needs to post more reviews - like the AP review that called it a "triumph." it is a better "all the way through" listen than futuresex/lovesounds. this has no lame ballads (except maybe the last song, but even that isn't so bad) and amazing production on basically every track. she can't sing, but she never could, so who cares about that. the producers make her voice do cool things, and the beats are hot.… Expand
  13. HotT.
    Oct 31, 2007
    9
    Most critics are reviewing her personal Blackout not her professional one.This album is Great & they know it. I'm not a Britney fan but she deserves credit when it's due. This is her sexy adult debut & i love it.
  14. Joe
    Oct 30, 2007
    9
    Far better than it should be. A testament to Brit-Brit's puppeteers.
  15. JessicaL
    Oct 31, 2007
    10
    I wrote Britney off a few months ago. I wasn't going to buy her album until someone suggested it to me. I love it, shamelessly. It is that good. The beats + her voice, the oversexed lyrics, the word play from all her paparazzi coverage...LOVE it. I can't wait to listen to it again.
  16. EliotT
    Oct 30, 2007
    9
    Shockingly good. I was prepared to hate it and encountered a surprise. Very upbeat, very well-produced, very fun.
  17. SamJ
    Oct 31, 2007
    10
    This is a great album, with great music. It is outstanding in the fact that it gets you to get up and dance. There isn't a single song that you would want to skip over. A perfect collection for getting the spirit up. no doubt a 10/10
  18. JosephA.
    Oct 31, 2007
    7
    It's a very good album and easily the best one she's put out.
  19. Mike
    Oct 30, 2007
    8
    Very well produced. Overall a really solid dance record.
  20. AjayD
    Jan 1, 2008
    10
    I wasn't a Huge Fan of her, but after hearing this Album, I am her new Fan. THis album is kill people, Do not miss it, all the tracks are a Hit for me!
  21. RyanC
    Jan 15, 2008
    10
    Radar is awesome!!!!!! I am pretty sure it will be another #1 single too. It's good.
  22. Zacht
    Jan 17, 2008
    10
    lmfao at the people who are just rating it a zero without even hearing it. I'm betting it's the Christina fans, or the Jessica fans who have flopped so hard with so much promotion while Britney' album keeps going up, up, UP on the charts with no promotion, and just a video promoting the album. Don't be mad. Britney has sold 83 million albums in her 10 year career, and lmfao at the people who are just rating it a zero without even hearing it. I'm betting it's the Christina fans, or the Jessica fans who have flopped so hard with so much promotion while Britney' album keeps going up, up, UP on the charts with no promotion, and just a video promoting the album. Don't be mad. Britney has sold 83 million albums in her 10 year career, and another 35 million singles sold worldwide. Britney has sold more than all these rejects combined!… Expand
  23. maruzhahaha
    Dec 8, 2008
    10
    This is a legend should sound like One of the good album welcome back Britney.
  24. VictorC
    Apr 5, 2009
    10
    Britney's best album yet. Very good from beginning to end.
  25. NoelL.
    Nov 1, 2007
    10
    Very well made. i didn't expect such a good album after all that happened to her recently. nice record - from the beginning to the end
  26. JulianA
    Nov 10, 2007
    10
    it's true, Ms. Spears is BACK!! Despite an displeasing performance at the 2007 VMAs her first single, "gimme more, " was an instant hit! it's catchy, it's sexy, it's fresh-- It's GREAT!! The single paved the way on what to expect from her latest production on which she received help from some of the hottest producers in the industry. The songs are all hyped-up, it's true, Ms. Spears is BACK!! Despite an displeasing performance at the 2007 VMAs her first single, "gimme more, " was an instant hit! it's catchy, it's sexy, it's fresh-- It's GREAT!! The single paved the way on what to expect from her latest production on which she received help from some of the hottest producers in the industry. The songs are all hyped-up, dance-ready jams! so if you are looking for a cd to dance to, this is IT.… Expand
  27. raps.
    Nov 1, 2007
    10
    if Ailleen Wournos that psycho woman made an album this is what it would sound like, its completely demented. the sound of someone thats lost their mind. im giving it a ten for its level of insanity.
  28. kd
    Nov 1, 2007
    7
    This isn't a bad pop album. It definitely beats the latest by the likes of Rihanna and Gwen Stefani, but doesn't have the continuity and enjoyability of Madonna or Nelly Furtado.
  29. DamionR.
    Nov 1, 2007
    8
    People have to put aside absolutely everything that is going on in Britney's life and just focus on her music right now, as it is the only thing that matters and the only thing that people have the right to make their business and critique...and her new album, "Blackout," is the best album Spears has put out to date. Her debut was cute from beginning to end, and the subsequent albums People have to put aside absolutely everything that is going on in Britney's life and just focus on her music right now, as it is the only thing that matters and the only thing that people have the right to make their business and critique...and her new album, "Blackout," is the best album Spears has put out to date. Her debut was cute from beginning to end, and the subsequent albums have produced some of the best pop singles of the last ten years, but were filled with filler. "Blackout" is her first album that is filler-free and every track is strong. From the excellent comeback single "Gimme More" (which would be doing better if people would stop playing personal tabloid and just enjoy it for what it is), to the brilliant "Piece of Me," the Gwen-Stefnesque "Toy Soldier" to one of her best recordings to date, "Heaven on Earth." Britney, I wish you all the best with your stuff, but professionally, you're return is welcomed with open arms. Masterful.… Expand
  30. MarcoP.
    Nov 13, 2007
    10
    britney rules!
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Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 24
  3. Negative: 2 out of 24
  1. Sputnikmusic
    40
    The biggest failure of these songs, and the most confusing thing about this album, are the melodies.
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  2. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    Poetry it's not. Still, there is something delightfully escapist about Blackout, a perfectly serviceable dance album abundant in the kind of bouncy electro elements that buttressed her hottest hits.
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  3. Slant Magazine
    60
    For every hot, of-the-moment track, though, there's something like the nonsensical 'Hot As Ice,' which was co-penned by the thoroughly talentless T-Pain and might have worked two albums ago but just sounds retrograde here.
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