• Record Label: Jive
  • Release Date: Oct 30, 2007
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8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 974 Ratings

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  1. MathieuO.
    Oct 30, 2007
    10
    And yes this album is fabulous.
  2. RobertF
    Oct 31, 2007
    9
    Britney's much anticipated album doesn't fail to deliver. This album is very well produced and one can't help but be caught in the hynotic and yet playful beats that Britney's crew carve out. One needs wonder whether this is just slick production or a smart plan by the former good girl now ubiquitous star credited as executive producer. A great pop dance album with Britney's much anticipated album doesn't fail to deliver. This album is very well produced and one can't help but be caught in the hynotic and yet playful beats that Britney's crew carve out. One needs wonder whether this is just slick production or a smart plan by the former good girl now ubiquitous star credited as executive producer. A great pop dance album with many beats destined for radio and chart success. Expand
  3. PaulinaC.
    Oct 30, 2007
    10
    Amazing!
  4. ixata
    Jan 21, 2008
    10
    Really... i just had to give this album a 10. its just too good. no fillers AT ALL. and my idols are tori amos and bjork. please guys.. give ratings to THIS ALBUM.. not her life or whatever that bugs you.. buy this record and enjoy.
  5. EnzoP
    Oct 31, 2008
    9
    Perfectly produced and sang: Spears' voice sounds amazing on beats by Danja, Bloodshy & Avant and others. Her best album so far.
  6. MB
    Jan 8, 2008
    10
    Britney's best album yet.
  7. BobD.
    Feb 1, 2008
    9
    Very well done for someone so troubled. Shows that no matter how crazy you go, if you have an ear for excellent pop, that ain't gonna leave. Standouts for me are Heaven On Earth, Freakshow, Perfect Lover and the bonus track Outta This World. Every song is good in some way though, and this album sounds AMAZING if you play it blaring loud in your car during summer with the windows Very well done for someone so troubled. Shows that no matter how crazy you go, if you have an ear for excellent pop, that ain't gonna leave. Standouts for me are Heaven On Earth, Freakshow, Perfect Lover and the bonus track Outta This World. Every song is good in some way though, and this album sounds AMAZING if you play it blaring loud in your car during summer with the windows down. Well done Britney, now get well soon! Expand
  8. DerekC.
    Feb 5, 2008
    9
    Whilst her voice isn't very deserving of praise9lets face it the nasal sound can be giot from kindergartners!!) this album is just enjotable and for once she doesn't appeaar to be fixed at the mic her voice whether good or bad is shown. Not bad!
  9. Anonymous
    Mar 21, 2009
    9
    Welcome back, Britney, we missed you! Blackout shocked me from start to finish. At first, I thought: "Oh, crap, another comeback album." But it's more. It's a defiant, in-your-face sucker punch to the media's gut. Full of catchy beats, unusual synth sounds, and fearlessly sexy lyrics, Blackout may just be Britney's best work yet. Piece Of Me, Gimme More, and Break The Welcome back, Britney, we missed you! Blackout shocked me from start to finish. At first, I thought: "Oh, crap, another comeback album." But it's more. It's a defiant, in-your-face sucker punch to the media's gut. Full of catchy beats, unusual synth sounds, and fearlessly sexy lyrics, Blackout may just be Britney's best work yet. Piece Of Me, Gimme More, and Break The Ice are the best tracks, but Toy Soldier and Freakshow are well done, too. Expand
  10. SoniaC
    Nov 1, 2007
    10
    I absolutely LOVE every song on the album!
  11. whits
    Nov 1, 2007
    10
    brilliant electro pop. girl gonna WORK.
  12. gabriel!
    Nov 1, 2007
    10
    her best album yet.
  13. JordanL
    Nov 1, 2007
    10
    Anyone who doesn't like this album has no business in dance music or having fun. Don't people GET IT? She is a DANCE artist. She does not make sappy love ballads & her voice isn't strong like Mariah or Celine's, yet people always belittle her because of that. If, say, Madonna or Kylie made an album like this, it would have gotten 5/5 stars everywhere. And people Anyone who doesn't like this album has no business in dance music or having fun. Don't people GET IT? She is a DANCE artist. She does not make sappy love ballads & her voice isn't strong like Mariah or Celine's, yet people always belittle her because of that. If, say, Madonna or Kylie made an album like this, it would have gotten 5/5 stars everywhere. And people complaining about the overproduced vocals? Are you kidding? IT IS A DANCE ALBUM, IT IS SUPPOSE TO BE ROBOTIC AND ELECTRONIC-INFLUENCED. Have you guys ever heard of DAFT PUNK?! Each song is a classic and I must say it is becoming one of my favorite albums ever. Expand
  14. MateoG.
    Nov 10, 2007
    10
    I Love it! great album.
  15. JensO.
    Nov 1, 2007
    9
    This album is abfab! Highlights: Gimme More, Piece of Me, Radar, Get Nacked.
  16. HeatherR
    Nov 1, 2007
    10
    This CD is my far her best yet, not only does every song have an extremely catchy beat but it reflects so much on her life. I think she did a wonderful job with this anyone who disagrees obviously does not like that genre of music or is being too critical, yes she has made some bad decisions put that behind you, this was a great move on her part!
  17. CK
    Nov 1, 2007
    9
    Don't want to endorse her right now, but she definitely put out a great pop album. Lots of fun.
  18. ClintM
    Nov 2, 2007
    7
    buck the naysayers ... the album is choc full of songs to shake your @$$ to and beats to bob your head to. I mean, seriously, if I only bought music from artists whose personal lives I related to, I wouldn't own more than a handful of albums! the songs are well crafted for anyone w/an ear for ELECTRO-POP/DANCE music. and I'm one of those people!
  19. windsor-
    Nov 2, 2007
    9
    Not bad. Is a album for dance and clubbing times.
  20. Colr.
    Nov 2, 2007
    10
    really awesome album - sexy, dancy, well produced - brits best - love the attitude and energy.
  21. nute
    Nov 3, 2007
    8
    Hmm. never liked britney b4, but some of these songs are, i grudgingly admit, quite brilliant, and very avant garde. 'piece of me' is better and more futuristic than a lot of electronic bands (Digitilism, Underworld, etc.) which was a shock. And the song Freakshow is nearly as good as SXYLV, Lava Lava, or D.A.N.C.E. Also, reading the New York Times reveiw, I'm suprised Hmm. never liked britney b4, but some of these songs are, i grudgingly admit, quite brilliant, and very avant garde. 'piece of me' is better and more futuristic than a lot of electronic bands (Digitilism, Underworld, etc.) which was a shock. And the song Freakshow is nearly as good as SXYLV, Lava Lava, or D.A.N.C.E. Also, reading the New York Times reveiw, I'm suprised metacritic counts it as only a 40, when reads more like a 75 to me, especially with quotes like this: "That doesn Expand
  22. VictorG
    Nov 4, 2007
    10
    GREAT ALBUM!
  23. ysiy.
    Nov 4, 2007
    10
    wow! superb! get into her beat
  24. MB
    Nov 5, 2007
    10
    Britney's best album yet.
  25. sandyk.
    Nov 5, 2007
    9
    Awesome!
  26. beautifuls.
    Nov 6, 2007
    10
    This is one of the best album of the decade. this album is a huge hit. i feel like dancing to all the tracks.
  27. th
    Nov 6, 2007
    8
    i actually think this album is fun, different and artfully crafted to kiss off her image as a bad parent, drug addict, trainwreck and forces us to realize why we loved britney before....her music...not her voice, her music. i think this is a great way of proving she hasn't gone completely crazy!
  28. OlivierG.
    Nov 8, 2007
    10
    It's her best material in career! Every songs is a hit!!!
  29. JoshuaN.
    Dec 10, 2007
    10
    Love it !
  30. 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.
Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 24
  2. Negative: 2 out of 24
  1. The biggest failure of these songs, and the most confusing thing about this album, are the melodies.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.