• 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. Jul 25, 2023
    3
    Overrated, generic Timbaland sound. All songs sound the same, expected better since this is a loved album.
  2. May 13, 2023
    10
    Hermoso, es uno de los mejores que he escuchado es una biblia fuera de lo normal de esta vida
  3. Dec 26, 2022
    10
    This may be one of the best albums EVER created, and i’m not even kidding. Such a powerful comeback
  4. Sep 7, 2022
    8
    So, 2007 and Britney Spears had a breakdown because of the paparazzi refusing to deem her a human being, and she recorded Blackout. Blackout is one of her most diverse and most insane albums of her entire career. It has no ballads, which always bring a Britney album down a level, and the lyrics definitely aren't the hit there.

    Fav Track: Piece of Me, Gimme More, Get Naked, Toy Soldier
    So, 2007 and Britney Spears had a breakdown because of the paparazzi refusing to deem her a human being, and she recorded Blackout. Blackout is one of her most diverse and most insane albums of her entire career. It has no ballads, which always bring a Britney album down a level, and the lyrics definitely aren't the hit there.

    Fav Track: Piece of Me, Gimme More, Get Naked, Toy Soldier

    Worst Track: Radar?, Freakshow, Why Should I Be Sad
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  5. Aug 23, 2022
    10
    Mejor álbum del pop. Una biblia literalmente. Grammy deserved y misunderstood en su tiempo. Britney te amo
  6. Aug 21, 2022
    10
    this is the most amazing album ever made by a woman in this music industry
    listen to this masterpiece please
  7. Jul 18, 2018
    0
    I'm bored. I don't think I could listen to this while being blackout drunk. It seems as though Spears was when she recorded the album. At least I understand the title.
  8. Aug 5, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This album is the bible of pop, it's iconic, it has an incredible sound, beautiful songs, it's the best britney spears album in my opinion. My top 5:
    1.- Gimme More
    2.- Piece of Me
    3.- Radar
    4.-Break the Ice
    5.-Freakshow
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  9. Jul 29, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A Bíblia do Pop. O MAIOR álbum de todos os tempos. Eu te venero, Britney Spears! Expand
  10. Jun 10, 2022
    7
    Britney Spears changed pop with electronic sounds and would deliver several of pop's greatest hits.
  11. May 30, 2022
    10
    Perfeito, coeso, incrível.
    Britney extremamente lendária. Concerteza uma obra prima jamais esquecida. Top 10 dos maiores e melhores álbuns de todos os tempos!!!
  12. Apr 4, 2022
    10
    Masterpiece from start to finish. This album deserves a Grammy plain and simple. This album paved the way for other pop artists.
  13. Mar 9, 2022
    10
    Para mim, este é o melhor álbum dela, ela trouxe músicas maravilhosas e que você não cansa de ouvir.
  14. Feb 25, 2022
    8
    The production in this album is fascinating, and something Britney never did before. Almost every song is a smash. Combines futuristic and nostalgic sounds. Very unique pop record. Very fun listen to. The lyricism though is pretty generic, except of in songs like "Piece Of Me" which we never heard from her before.
  15. Feb 21, 2022
    10
    pop perfection. the bible of pop. without it pop music wouldn't have been the same it was during 2008-2012. it still influences a lot of nowadays music
  16. Feb 21, 2022
    10
    It’s the bible of pop, literally pop perfection, the best ever created! Britney did a great job as executive producer and she didn’t miss!
  17. Feb 21, 2022
    10
    This album is the hands-down best pop album of the 2000s. The iconic line "It's Britney **** sets you in the mood for this album like nobody else has done it before. All 14 tracks from this song are the best songs you will ever hear. Even the singles are perfect. Gimme More, Piece Of Me & Break The Ice. Just a Chief's kiss!
  18. Feb 11, 2022
    5
    Will pop ever be this well packaged again? This statement isn't to shade current pop stars or disregard their own contributions but the digestible one dimensional dance ready pop gems seem to be fewer and fewer. A forefather to the sweet ease of "teenage dream" or any release of the early tens. From the iconic "It's Britney **** " of "Gimme more" to the cool sultry seduction of break theWill pop ever be this well packaged again? This statement isn't to shade current pop stars or disregard their own contributions but the digestible one dimensional dance ready pop gems seem to be fewer and fewer. A forefather to the sweet ease of "teenage dream" or any release of the early tens. From the iconic "It's Britney **** " of "Gimme more" to the cool sultry seduction of break the ice. The while record is a highlight ,taking risks and veering into the oddest places to find gems such as "get back" &"why should I be sad"

    It can be seen as a hedonistic dissertation on the pressures of fame . From the cautionary justified paranoia ("Cameras are flashin' while we're dirty dancin' / They keep watchin', keep watchin'") or the pj harvey reminiscent "piece if me " delivered in a near spoken biographical manner. A poignant revelation on the reasons of her publicized break down&exploitation. The dubstep pulse of freak show revels in the prison of media. Flirting with the idea of fame being a power just aa much as it is a curse, the influence and worship that come with the paparazzi. "Hot as ice" steals the show in the high register Britney owning her destructive nuances and "perfect lover " sums up the competive vortex of consumerist fame(""Tick-tock / Tick-tock / Come and get me while I'm hot") which is a clock reference at the 11th song before the denouement of "why should i be sad?" At 12. Rounding off the standard edition. Britney spears best album album. Favourites: break the ice, gimme more,hot as ice, why should i be sad&piece of me
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  19. Feb 3, 2022
    0
    um album revoluncionario que moldou a musica pop atual, sendo o melhor trabalho de britney spears
  20. Nov 26, 2021
    10
    By far, one of the best albums of the early 2000's. This is pure pop excellence. Britney truly delivered vocal talent and pure emotion with this album. Gimme More is the perfect start for this album, serving pure sex and attitude. Radar and Break The Ice are other top songs from this fantastic album
  21. Nov 19, 2021
    8
    Very strong album from Britney once again. Some say her best album to date, I wouldn't say that, but it's certainly up there! Good.
  22. Jul 22, 2021
    10
    It is called the "Bible of Pop" for a reason. Britney Spears knows how to make dance and killer songs like those in Blackout. Like how can one not jam to the songs like Gimme More, Piece of Me, Break the Ice, or Heaven on Earth? One of the best albums I've ever listened, and the best album of Britney.
  23. Apr 4, 2021
    10
    blackout is called the bible of pop for a reason, it brought something new to the pop scene and completely revolutionized pop music, there’s no skips at all on this album.
  24. Mar 29, 2021
    10
    As a hardcore Brit fan I would say this is Britney's most revolutionary, seductive, personal and edgy album. Production is definitely ahead of its time... This masterpiece is for people who can truly appreciate and enjoy it.
  25. Mar 20, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. my favorite album of hers! my favorite songs on the album are: piece of me and gimme me more Expand
  26. Feb 28, 2021
    4
    If I could find a word to describe this album, that would be: psychedelic. Spears tried to give us another sexy album, but she couldn´t do it like in its predecessor "In The Zone". Maybe it´s the eletropop vibe mixed with a big amount of unnecessary autotune, that just doesn´t click. "Gimme More" is definitely the edge of this project, bringing us Britney at her best.
  27. Aug 5, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the most cohesive, iconic albums i’ve ever had the pleasure of listening to. The production is a masterpiece and the album was a head of it’s time. Expand
  28. Dec 31, 2020
    10
    Her best album, literally the best album in the world. Princess of pop!!!! Period
  29. Nov 10, 2020
    10
    Biblia del pop, que mal que en su momento no haya sido valorado, se convirtió en el álbum más influyente de los últimos tiempos.
  30. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es el mejor álbum de 2007. Trajo un sonido nuevo y cambio el rumbo del Pop. Marco un ante su después. Es la Biblia del Pop y merece respeto. Sin este álbum no hay nada de lo que conocemos ahora Expand
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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.