Born This Way
by Lady Gaga
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8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 2316 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,955 out of 2316
  2. Mixed: 109 out of 2316
  3. Negative: 252 out of 2316
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  1. marin_and
    Dec 1, 2017
    10
    A masterpiece of a pop album. Lyrically and vocally, one of the best pop albums ever recorded. All of the songs are different and suit Gaga's amazing vocals perfectly.
  2. Hogdion
    Apr 19, 2019
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I thought it used to be Gaga's best album, though that wasn't the case when i gave it a listen. Some songs are just un-listenable, some are bland and some sound like songs off the same album...… Expand
  3. TheCriticReview
    Nov 17, 2017
    10
    An amazing album! Yes, perhaps not the album of the decade, but comes close to pop album of the decade at least! the songs are so different from the other mediocre stuff that is put out. I love it!
  4. MrSciama
    Jan 21, 2018
    10
    Il miglior album femminile di questo decennio. Sonorità sperimentali, coinvolgenti e appassionanti. Quest'album merita di essere ascoltato almeno una volta nella vita.
  5. DanShelley
    Feb 2, 2018
    10
    "Born This Way" consolidated Lady Gaga's career as the most powerful pop singer on Earth in 2011. She mentions a lot of problems the youth goes through nowadays and praises differences claiming that we're all beautiful in our own way and I couldn't agree more with these beliefs.
  6. leostarboy
    Sep 9, 2020
    8
    Born This Way has all the electro-sleaze beats and Eurodisco chorus chants that made her the Fame Monster. But the big surprise is the way Gaga pillages the Bon Jovi, Pat Benatar and Eddie Money records of her childhood. In the 1980s, radio was full of tormented Catholic kids, from Madonna to Springsteen. Gaga clearly grew up on that stuff. She doesn’t just give her Springsteen homage “TheBorn This Way has all the electro-sleaze beats and Eurodisco chorus chants that made her the Fame Monster. But the big surprise is the way Gaga pillages the Bon Jovi, Pat Benatar and Eddie Money records of her childhood. In the 1980s, radio was full of tormented Catholic kids, from Madonna to Springsteen. Gaga clearly grew up on that stuff. She doesn’t just give her Springsteen homage “The Edge of Glory” a sax solo – she gets Clarence Clemons himself to play it.
    All over Born This Way, she takes on the big topics dear to her heart: sex, religion, muscle cars, her hair. She sings in French, German, Spanish and whatever language wants to claim “punk-tious.” She seduces men, women, deities and dead presidents. (“Put your hands on me/John F. Kennedy” – hey, it rhymes.) And in “Heavy Metal Lover,” Gaga purrs the immortal pickup line “I want your whiskey mouth/All over my blond south.”    … Expand
  7. JoanneGrant
    Jul 2, 2018
    10
    This album was perfect! I had never skipped any song when I heard this album. Literally a f**king masterpiece
  8. KamuSubarashi01
    Jul 6, 2018
    9
    I really liked this album because Gaga proves that she has got originality and class, and i really appreciate the hard work behind this.
  9. Mononoke
    Aug 10, 2018
    8
    While developing a theme among LGBTQ, religion, fashion and much of the '80s - like her first album The Fame, Lady Gaga has put a lot of her real emotions into it. I wouldn't give 10, because from the middle of the final album it gets quite repetitive sonically, but it can be considered one of the top 3 of Gaga's best albums.
  10. ewhite
    May 23, 2019
    10
    Lady Gaga's "Magnum Opus". With the masterpiece that is ‘Born This Way’, Lady Gaga took her established formula and pushed it in new directions, proving that she was in it for the long haul. After the hypermassive success of the political yet empowering lead single, Gaga proved that 'Born This Way' was a turning point in her career. Exploring a variety of genres such as Electropop,Lady Gaga's "Magnum Opus". With the masterpiece that is ‘Born This Way’, Lady Gaga took her established formula and pushed it in new directions, proving that she was in it for the long haul. After the hypermassive success of the political yet empowering lead single, Gaga proved that 'Born This Way' was a turning point in her career. Exploring a variety of genres such as Electropop, Synth-pop, Rock, Euro-dance, Disco and Jazz and taking inspiration from politics, LGBT rights, music legends (Madonna, Whitney Houston, Queen ETC), Greek mythology, religion (biblical themes in 'Judas', 'Bloody Mary', "Black Jesus + Amen Fashion"), 80s and 90s club music and avante-garde dark fashion Gaga proved that this was indeed a turning point in her career, inspiring and changing lives of millions of fans around the world. This album is truly one of the best and most life changing albums of this century. Even in 2019, it's impact can still be seen on millions of fans, and even other artists albums. As I said earlier, this album pushed limits, exceeded expectations, and truly redefined pop. Thank you, Gaga.… Expand
  11. othassns
    Jun 28, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It doesn't matter if you love him, or capital H-I-M
    Just put your paws up 'cause you were born this way, baby
    My mama told me when I was young
    We are all born superstars
    She rolled my hair and put my lipstick on
    In the glass of her boudoir
    "There's nothing wrong with loving who you are"
    She said, "'Cause he made you perfect, babe"
    "So hold your head up girl and you'll go far,
    Listen to me when I say"
    I'm beautiful in my way    … Expand
  12. Eduardo_Almeida
    Jan 31, 2020
    10
    Best Lady Gaga album and one of the best pop albums of all time. "Electric Chapel" it's a hymn.
  13. Dsros96
    Oct 29, 2018
    10
    This album is still my favourite album ever. Experimental, full of amazing vocals and songs. You can feel Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston's influence. The song that outshines the rest is Scheiße, but still, every song shines their own unique way.
  14. borntoultra
    Dec 21, 2018
    9
    O melhor album dessa doida sério, músicas ÓTIMAS, sonoridade que não enche o saco apesar de ter 14 músicas.
  15. Serchvaz
    Jul 3, 2019
    9
    This is a very good album, not at the level of the fame monster. but one of the best album of the decade, the tracks are amazing, a good lyric and gorgeous vocal created an amazing work. You won't be disappointed.
  16. hmkkbjs
    Feb 22, 2019
    10
    Her best album ever, and one of the best pop albuns of all time, we miss this Lady Gaga.
  17. ivanhugo
    Aug 6, 2019
    10
    Um álbum representativo, trazendo o que há de melhor na Gaga. Um dos mais icônicos e memoráveis álbuns do pop.
  18. JeremySpears
    Mar 19, 2021
    8
    Prior to its release, Lady Gaga said that "Born This Way" would be the best album of her career and the best album of the century. It didn’t turn out to be her best album OR the album of the century but it’s a damn good pop album. With this album, she wanted to explore the sound of her second studio album "The Fame Monster" a bit more and in a more extreme way. They both share the samePrior to its release, Lady Gaga said that "Born This Way" would be the best album of her career and the best album of the century. It didn’t turn out to be her best album OR the album of the century but it’s a damn good pop album. With this album, she wanted to explore the sound of her second studio album "The Fame Monster" a bit more and in a more extreme way. They both share the same dark dance pop sound but "Born This Way" is even more experimental than its predecessor. A lot of the songs have an 80s synthpop sound but the album also incorporates elements of opera, mariachi, heavy metal, rock music, house and disco music. The album discusses themes such as sexuality, feminism, individualism, equality and freedom. I‘m just gonna point out the highlights of the album. "Judas", the scandalous second single of the album, is a pop gem with a heavy dubstep dance break. "Bloody Mary" is a masterpiece. One of the best and most experimental albums of Gaga's entire career. It features multiple religious references (as many songs on this album) and includes a Gregorian choir. Epic. "Heavy Metal Lover" is a breezy mid-tempo electropop and techno song. Gaga's background vocals are incredible on this song. I always felt like it’s amazing for the summer. "Government Hooker" is also a very experimental track and one of the best album tracks of her career. Gaga sings part of the song like an opera singer, a male voice sings with her and just the entire production is so different. The album's title track "Born This Way" does sound A LOT like Madonna's "Express Yourself" but it’s still an epic pop bop.

    "Born This Way" is an exciting, experimental pop album. The reason why I "only" give 8 stars is because some of the songs didn’t age well ("Scheiße", "Bad Kids"), it has quite a few fillers ("The Queen", "Americano") and it feels very overproduced at times. It’s not the album of the century but it’s a good one.

    Favorites: Heavy Metal Lover, Bloody Mary, Judas, Born This Way & Government Hooker    … Expand
  19. viniciuspotrich
    May 22, 2019
    9
    Uma ode ao diferente, Born This Way é uma obra-prima sobre auto-aceitação e empoderamento
  20. Jjum98
    May 29, 2020
    10
    One of her best albums. The lyrics and sounds are amazing. Born this way is perfection
  21. ewertonmm
    Jun 15, 2019
    8
    When the dust settles, this will easily be remembered as one of the best releases from 2011. It's a really good pop rock/dance pop mixture of songs. I really enjoyed it when it was released and some songs really stood the test of time. I like the 80's/90's revival that it brought.
  22. SEXXXDREAMS
    Aug 11, 2019
    10
    Simply incredible, this is the only adjective can be used to describe the work of Lady Gaga in any area in which she is working. Flawless!! Amazing.
  23. zinedinrabia
    Sep 5, 2019
    8
    another good / enjoyable album by lady gaga
    amazing lyricism, great production, and vocals on point...
    my only criticism i can give is some of the tracks felt long (Marry The Night,The Edge Of Glory and Hair)
    + some
  24. pvtrysio
    Jul 23, 2020
    10
    I love this album so much I coming back for more even after years and years
  25. sinnersuen
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    Born This Way is the best album ever！！！！！！！！！！
    Gaga is a genius！！！！！！！！！！！！！
  26. seniorx
    Aug 29, 2019
    9
    a great pop record with important message and big statement,once again GAGA change the face of pop music this decade with her incredibly produced/written "born this way" . Born this way is an anthem of liberation and self love and acceptance, Gaga managed to deliver every message she fought for in this great record . a timeless dance-pop record that you can even categorize it avant-gradea great pop record with important message and big statement,once again GAGA change the face of pop music this decade with her incredibly produced/written "born this way" . Born this way is an anthem of liberation and self love and acceptance, Gaga managed to deliver every message she fought for in this great record . a timeless dance-pop record that you can even categorize it avant-grade or Electro-pop or glam pop,but it won't change the fact that this album is a big revolution in music whether you love it or not " born this way" is one of the greatest albums of all-time… Expand
  27. DavidZx
    Mar 26, 2020
    10
    Amazing, each song is a trip to a chaotic world where we all would like to rock, it is an endless number of dark trails that make you vibrate with emotion, one of the best of the decade without a doubt
  28. Fatmagul
    Sep 3, 2019
    10
    Album of the millennium.!!!! Something for everybody. Instrumentals shockingly amazing. Lyrical content is beautiful and empowering. Some songs made me cry a lot. She is amazing.
  29. Saeeee_6
    Sep 4, 2019
    10
    One of the best albums ever It's ICONIC AF WE WERE ALL BORN THAT WAY . Love you gaga
  30. victorialiewind
    Sep 20, 2019
    10
    This is kind of albums that can save your life. Born This Way is really one of the best albums ever. It contains club hits, ballads and just strong songs. Many genres from electronic pop to opera. Gaga deserves the name of new Queen of Pop.
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#1 Most Discussed Album of 2011
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#2 Most Shared Album of 2011

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 34
  3. Negative: 1 out of 34
  1. Billboard.com
    Sep 25, 2014
    86
    Lady Gaga promised her fans (perhaps a tad prematurely) that her new album would be the greatest of the decade. But even if the next nine years bring something better, we're unlikely to hear anything bigger than Born This Way.
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  2. Q Magazine
    Aug 8, 2011
    60
    Born This Way feels like the first proper Lady Gaga album. [Aug. 2011, p. 114]
  3. Prefix Magazine
    Jul 6, 2011
    60
    Gaga has always been able to anchor her haughty conceptual undertakings with simple, catchy tunes, but with Born This Way, the persona and the message are starting to bleed into the songs. It's not a good look.
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