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. DardoS
    Oct 31, 2007
    9
    I cannot believe it. No, really. I dislike Britney's music, I usually find it way too stupid. "Blackout" is not the exception: it is probably the most stupid thing you've heard... after "Spice up your life" perhaps. But the truth is that this piece of stupid music is amazingly funny! It's not the kinda album I'm gonna listen to over and over. But you can be sure that I cannot believe it. No, really. I dislike Britney's music, I usually find it way too stupid. "Blackout" is not the exception: it is probably the most stupid thing you've heard... after "Spice up your life" perhaps. But the truth is that this piece of stupid music is amazingly funny! It's not the kinda album I'm gonna listen to over and over. But you can be sure that you can play it on a party, and it will work. Oh, and "Hot as ice" is the biggest nonsense I've heard in my life. And I just can't help lovin' it.… Expand
  2. Jay
    Oct 31, 2007
    10
    she fine. and she could sing
  3. Jessica
    Oct 31, 2007
    10
    i looovvveee it. britney is da best haters deal with it :] da queen of pop always a true legend
  4. JohannaH
    Oct 31, 2007
    10
    she will always have it!!!!
  5. 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.
  6. mikyruggy
    Oct 31, 2007
    10
    This is her best album to date. Judge her for the music, not for the personal life!!!
  7. 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
  8. JamesKuyken
    Oct 31, 2007
    10
    Awesome come back album!!!!
  9. JosephA.
    Oct 31, 2007
    7
    It's a very good album and easily the best one she's put out.
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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.
  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. amandaw
    Oct 31, 2007
    10
    hate the cover and the inside pics but love the album. loved "heaven on earth" and 'piece of me'
  15. Mike
    Oct 30, 2007
    8
    Very well produced. Overall a really solid dance record.
  16. AOH
    Oct 30, 2007
    8
    Absolutely her best. Hands down the years biggest surprise.
  17. PaulinaC.
    Oct 30, 2007
    10
    Amazing!
  18. MarkM
    Oct 30, 2007
    10
    Surprising! I'm really amazed because this album is very electronic-pop and I'm loving it! I also love the personal lyrics althoguh she did not penned them nevertheless this is a bold move for more!
  19. H.B
    Oct 30, 2007
    10
    Best Britney Album ever!!!
  20. EliotT
    Oct 30, 2007
    9
    Shockingly good. I was prepared to hate it and encountered a surprise. Very upbeat, very well-produced, very fun.
  21. Joe
    Oct 30, 2007
    9
    Far better than it should be. A testament to Brit-Brit's puppeteers.
  22. MathieuO.
    Oct 30, 2007
    10
    And yes this album is fabulous.
  23. 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
  24. BenceB.
    Oct 30, 2007
    10
    Of Course, Britney's best work i think, all the song is modern, up-tempo and electric! a typically R&B/Pop disc :) i love it! BRITNEY B***h is back.
  25. MiguelM.
    Oct 29, 2007
    10
    It's Britney bitch! And you can't deny the fact that this album rocks! She has returned to the pop scene with her best album yet. All the songs are great and dance worthy. You will not find yourself hating any od the songs at all. Among the new group of songs, the once that stand out the most are "Toy Soldier", "Gimme More", "Piece of Me" and "Radar". This are not the only great It's Britney bitch! And you can't deny the fact that this album rocks! She has returned to the pop scene with her best album yet. All the songs are great and dance worthy. You will not find yourself hating any od the songs at all. Among the new group of songs, the once that stand out the most are "Toy Soldier", "Gimme More", "Piece of Me" and "Radar". This are not the only great songs however. All the songs will get you up from your seat and just rock out. Go Britney!!!!… Expand
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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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