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Generally favorable reviews- based on 638 Ratings
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Positive: 528 out of 638
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Mixed: 42 out of 638
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Negative: 68 out of 638
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AdamM.Dec 3, 2008Love B. Love the album.
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chrisw.Dec 4, 2008Best cd ever...im a mother of 7...plus 3 foster children....Britney has been thru a lot and I give credit to anyone who is trying to rebuild their lives!!! PLUS...the cd is just fierce...go out and get a copy of your own!!!!
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aaronhardyDec 4, 2008Go out and buy this cd or you will regret it the pop queen is back on top!!!!!
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feliciaw.Dec 4, 2008I've never liked Britney Spears...But I see that she is trying and is working on a better life for herself and her children...I just picked her cd up to get a taste....YUMMMM....the cd CIRCUS is steller!!!!
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MandiCDec 5, 2008Great album-listen to it non stop! Go Britney!
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GlendaT.Dec 5, 2008I love it!!!!
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BillW.Dec 9, 2008The most awful album in a long time!
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SophieL.Jan 11, 2009Love this album - a few of the tracks are slightly dry in the middle (unusual you, blur and mmm papi) but generally another Britney classic. Tracks such as womanizer, circus and if u seek amy show Britney at her best. A different sound from her "crazy" and "baby one more time eras", more electro-pop than bubblegum, but no less enjoyable.
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SeanC.Jan 2, 2009Great album! Unusual You is the stand out track here!
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JuanF.Jan 4, 2009Easy, breezy, fun, pure pop.
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HayroCMar 19, 2009Are you kidding? this album is so horrible!
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anonymousN.Mar 21, 2009Britney's personal life may be a circus of its own, but with this Circus, she proves once again that she can shove aside the paparazzi and the rumors for long enough to make a successful, poppy, and infectious dance album. Best tracks are Circus, If U Seek Amy, Womanizer, Shattered Glass, and Kill The Lights.
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DaleOApr 25, 2009This was a solid effort by Britney and her team, and the album does hold together very well. The album is full of catchy anthems which are guaranteed hits no doubt, but the album does have one or two tracks that seem to drag on a bit. A problem that wasn't seen on her sleek & sexy predecessor Blackout.
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SantixRdeChJun 11, 2010I loved some of the songs. It's nice.
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NoahHJun 17, 2010Most likely her worst album yet, very uninspiring. Lacks a great amount of creativity and vision.
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TTDec 10, 2008Fresh, catchy, crisp.
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JohnC.Dec 14, 2008I love this album full of hits like Unusual you, Out from under, If u seek Amy, Circus, Womanizer, Kill the lights, Shattered Glass and Mannequin. Even the timeless Radar and other bonus songs like Phonography and Rock me in has hit written all over them.
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LJLJDec 2, 2008It's so good she sounds way better on this album than any other, and the songs are great. "Just don't call it a comeback"
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ChrisG.Dec 2, 2008CIRCUS Is The Best Album 2 Date 4rm Miss BRITNEY SPEARS Exactly What Whe Need Out In The Music World All That beyonce and christina All Boring Not Interesting At All .We Needed BRITNEY Back and She Dam Sure Is Back . . . . BRITNEY'S CIRCUS Is BRILLIANT and Its a 10 out 10. . . Go BRIT!
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DrewN.Dec 2, 2008Although Blackout set the bar incredibly high for a "comeback", Britney's managed to put together a great set of pop songs. A bit warmer than Blackout, with more poppy songs, Circus is fun and full of Britney attitude. Highlights: Unusual You, Circus, Shattered Glass, Kill The Lights.
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MkayK.Dec 26, 2008
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HuanC.Dec 26, 2008
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EdwardM.Dec 3, 2008This Album rocksss. she's finaly back with her best album yet to date. i love her
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MichaelDec 3, 2008Wonderful comeback album. Her last three albums have been pop perfection!
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GabrielJ.Dec 4, 2008the song are repetitive and there isnt any really new, but there are some songs that really are an improvement, in conclusion circus is a better album that I expected to be but still she has a long journey to remember us why she was called de Pop Princess
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PhilM.Dec 4, 2008Just awful.
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bobbobDec 4, 2008Her best album yet by far!
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alfonsozDec 5, 2008Wtf this is her best album ever. blackout wasn't as good as this one. I don't know what's up with the critics but they sure don't know anything about pop music for giving it a bad score. thisis truly amazing.
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LuciaDec 5, 2008Great Job! the best song: Blur!
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AjayDDec 5, 2008it's a Great Pop Album! She really knows how to put some decent pop music together. Its more pop sounding then blackout with number of songs that can become hit singles. There are some cool ballads as well, that really show her singing ability! I recommend it to all pop fans!
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NoneDec 6, 2008Utter Crap.
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LittleMr.ObsessiveDec 7, 2008"Circus" is the perfect album comeback album for Britney! It has great ballads like "Out From Under" and dirty-dancing songs like "Phonography". Other great songs like "If U Seek Amy" and "Kill the Lights" get stuvk on you head and you won't stop dancing, other songs like "Mmm..Papi" are Hawaiian Filled tunes! Grae job, Brit!
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efgsgfsgsFeb 19, 2009For a pop album it has several great tracks, several good tracks, and the rest sounds like filler. Its not bad, not great. If she wrote more songs it could only help.
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JavierMFeb 23, 2009Great cd!!! It's the come back perfec for an artist like Britney!!! I love the songs "If you seek Amy" y "Mmmm papi". Pure pop!!. Britney's the best!!!
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MarliseGMar 19, 2009Awful and terrible album. No more words to described it.
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ChrisSMar 19, 2009Terrible and horrible album.
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J.MMar 24, 2009In my opinion her best album to date. There are no pointless songs that were tossed in just to fill the slots, every song has a purpose to make this a brilliant album.
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RichieFMar 29, 2009This is Britney Spears's actual come-back album. With brilliant hooks and a master production, you cannot go wrong with this album. She has gained a new fan in me by creating this masterpiece! Standout tracks include the beautifully wonderful "Unusual You" and the hook infused "Kill the Lights!"
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JoshuaSApr 25, 2009One of her best albums yet. A range of moods shown on this album. Although auto tuner is used on some songs, her voice still sounds natural and fairly powerful on most of them. She's (almost) back to her best. Good job Brit!
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hectorm.Dec 15, 2008Wow this album is awesome circus, if you seek amy, shattered glass, lace and leather... OMG i love all circus songs! good job britney
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OgiO.Dec 22, 2008Sets Brit back at the top of the industry.
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TonyZ.Dec 22, 2008It's the best album ever, all songs are great! Overall success!
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Sep 4, 2010This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Mar 25, 2011Is a good album, but much less Blackout.Le best songs are: Womanizer, Circus, Out From Under, My Baby, Mmm Papi and Shattered Glass. We expected more from this album, after the excellent Blackout.
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Oct 20, 2016One of her best albums ever! Close enough to the old and classic pop sound. Britney got everything right in it, from the cover to the singles choice. Definitely a great piece of work!
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Mar 10, 2016Um dos melhores albuns que eu já ouvi da Ms. Spears, muitos que dizem que ela morreu em 2004, mas esse album provou como uma verdadeira rainha retorna
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Jan 28, 2020This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Jan 16, 2023
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Halfway through, Circus shifts from defiant booty calls to subtler material; suddenly, it's a first-rate electro-pop album.
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Obviously all is still not perfect in Britney's world, but Circus still does more than enough to remind us of why she's one of the world's most iconic pop stars.
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Her voice--treated and autotuned to within an inch of its life throughout--still sounds like that of the Mouseketeer who brought us '...Baby One More Time’, with every breathy “Mmmm… yeah!” and all the oh-so-naughty lyrics, such as the ones above, sounding forced and unconvincing. Of course, on a large number of the tracks here she has the solidly cool-sounding (no doubt expensive) backdrop of futur’n’b pop.