Good Girl Gone Bad
by Rihanna
  • Record Label: Def Jam
  • Release Date: Jun 5, 2007
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 466 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 387 out of 466
  2. Mixed: 40 out of 466
  3. Negative: 39 out of 466

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  1. RK13
    Sep 1, 2017
    10
    This was literally the album that got everyone talking Rihanna. The album is full of hits. Umbrella, Disturbia, Don't Stop the Music to name a few. Absolute classic
  2. BWETMatangi
    Aug 15, 2013
    10
    "Good Girl Gone Bad" is the best Rihanna CD yet. It has the perfect mix of ballads and uptempo songs. My favorites are "Breakin' Dishes", "Good Girl Gone Bad", "Disturbia", and "Hard".
  3. victorcarter
    Nov 21, 2016
    7
    Its classic now! A pop party album! Umbrella is her best song until 2013 and noone of her other hits make this noise, way better that her previous records!!. "Don't Stop The Music" and "Sell Me Candy" are outstanding!!.
  4. GagaForGhibli
    May 31, 2012
    8
    Really Good Pop Music!
  5. cipriano
    Feb 17, 2020
    8
    To everyone who only knows the album for themselves of hits, because the girl and stuffed with hits. The album becomes an opening of a perfect style, she knows how to use this in her voice and that has potential. In a better quality its sound is a perfection and its cohesive songs in a better sphere of music.
  6. Fuerstenberg
    Mar 9, 2022
    8
    On "Good Girl Gone Bad" Rihanna matures and finally leaves the teen pop star image behind. It's 2007 and anyone who didn't know Rihanna until then has been aware of her ever since. The album, loaded with feel-good hits, satisfies with one chart hit after the other.

    With her third album, Rihanna does almost everything right. Catchy lyrics and hooks, simple but snappy, cool beats and what    On "Good Girl Gone Bad" Rihanna matures and finally leaves the teen pop star image behind. It's 2007 and anyone who didn't know Rihanna until then has been aware of her ever since. The album, loaded with feel-good hits, satisfies with one chart hit after the other.

    With her third album, Rihanna does almost everything right. Catchy lyrics and hooks, simple but snappy, cool beats and what dance pop is all about – it's easy to dance to. After 15 years it has become a pop classic, which is just as hot today as it was back then.

    My favorites:
    "Umbrella"
    "Don't Stop the Music"
    "Rehab"

    ~ Fürstenberg
    March 9, 2022    … Expand
  7. JeremySpears
    Jun 19, 2020
    9
    This album is a 2000s classic and pretty much Rihanna‘s breakthrough album. It includes countless hits: Umbrella, Disturbia, Rehab, Shut Up and Drive, Don’t Stop The Music, Hate That I Love You...like I said COUNTLESS. As a typical mid 2000s R&B and dance pop album it’s not an outstanding artistic body of work but it’s filled with bops from start to finish. This is the first time we sawThis album is a 2000s classic and pretty much Rihanna‘s breakthrough album. It includes countless hits: Umbrella, Disturbia, Rehab, Shut Up and Drive, Don’t Stop The Music, Hate That I Love You...like I said COUNTLESS. As a typical mid 2000s R&B and dance pop album it’s not an outstanding artistic body of work but it’s filled with bops from start to finish. This is the first time we saw the real Rihanna as we all know and love her since she kinda held back a lot with her first two albums. There are lots of songs for the dance floor (Umbrella, Please Don’t Stop the Music, Push Up On Me), bad **** anthems (Shut Up and Drive, Breakin' Dishes, Disturbia) and slower songs that you can just chill out and think to (Question Existing, Rehab, Take a Bow, Good Girl Gone Bad). The only bad song on the album is the mid-tempo R&B track "Say It". It’s a nightmare. Favorites: Disturbia, Umbrella, Rehab, Breakin' Dishes, Question Existing, Good Girl Gone Bad & If I Never See Your Face Again… Expand
  8. mchlkirk77
    Nov 28, 2013
    10
    A 45 year-old, white gay man, passionate about music, just becoming even more passionate with Rhapsody and discovering so many recent cd's, for free, with subscription, and I have to say, I am sorry i did not buy this cd when it came out so amazing dance, fun, rock on shut up and drive, etc. I love Rihanna's originality and her courage to be herself, such a wonderful, passionate cd and artist!
  9. Samimacedo
    Jan 29, 2016
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. HINARIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO pisou na Beyoncé.… Expand
  10. evermore13
    Nov 15, 2021
    7
    «Good Girl Gone Bad» never settles on a sound, and Rihanna vacillates between aping Gretchen Wilson, Ashanti, Gwen Stefani, and Pink. Nonetheless, she often sounds every bit like the superstar she clearly intends to be. Rihanna works with edgier and wittier verse than on her two previous albums but lyrics are once again an Achilles high heel for her.
  11. survivorfan989
    Jan 13, 2019
    10
    Fantastic album, so many great songs and solid single choices. Her first two albums are nowhere near to being as great as this, and this album was definitely her peak! From 'Umbrella' to 'Disturbia' and some amazing album tracks such as the title song, it's a near-flawless album.
  12. Afterglow_0202
    Aug 29, 2020
    7
    «Good Girl Gone Bad» never settles on a sound, and Rihanna vacillates between aping Gretchen Wilson, Ashanti, Gwen Stefani, and Pink. Nonetheless, she often sounds every bit like the superstar she clearly intends to be. Rihanna works with edgier and wittier verse than on her two previous albums but lyrics are once again an Achilles high heel for her.
  13. BabyJane
    May 25, 2016
    8
    1. Umbrella 60/100
    2. Push Up on Me 100/100
    3. Don't Stop the Music 100/100
    4. Breakin' Dishes 100/100
    5. Shut Up and Drive 100/100
    6. Hate That I Love You 25/100
    7. Say It 25/100
    8. Sell Me Candy 100/100
    9. Lemme Get That 100/100
    10. Rehab 100/100
    11. Question Existing 100/100
    12. Good Girl Gone Bad 90/100
    13. Cry 90/100
    14. Haunted 60/100

    Metascore: 82
  14. ryanloveslana
    May 22, 2015
    8
    Super-star Rihanna stuns me crazily with this album full of great sound. "Take A Bow", "Shut Up and Drive", "Don't Stop the Music", "Disturbia", "Hate That I Love You", and "Te Amo" are well-produced.
  15. Stefffan
    Aug 8, 2017
    10
    The best Pop-R&B album of 2000s and one of the best this century. I'm not talking about quality, song-writing or her voice...it all really doesn't matter when album have this amount of hits. This album is just legendary.
  16. arianagrande626
    May 8, 2021
    7
    This is where everything started ;) Definetly better than her first 2 albums. There are some nice dance tracks and also R&B tracks with an acoustic guitar. My favorites are Umbrella, Don't Stop The Music and Question Existing.
  17. I_Am_F
    May 26, 2011
    8
    A great pop album, her best along with Rated R. Her vocals are nothing special (she isn't that talented anyway) but the production of most tracks is very good.
  18. Glitter
    Aug 30, 2013
    7
    The turning point, where Rihanna went from a pop tart to a pop star. Good Girl Gone Bad is harpooned by the signature classic, Umbrella. However it stands at the pinnacle of an album, that while crafted in a manner of perfect sequencing, works at best as a solid project lacking the punch of Umbrella. Tracks like Don't Stop the Music are essential to the prelude of electronic dance musicThe turning point, where Rihanna went from a pop tart to a pop star. Good Girl Gone Bad is harpooned by the signature classic, Umbrella. However it stands at the pinnacle of an album, that while crafted in a manner of perfect sequencing, works at best as a solid project lacking the punch of Umbrella. Tracks like Don't Stop the Music are essential to the prelude of electronic dance music that would follow in the years. But late night snoozes such as Say It or Question Existing work solely as the bones to Good Girl Gone Bad (and not as memorable classics.)… Expand
  19. Serchvaz
    Jun 3, 2020
    8
    The lyrics are ok ,but there's some songs just boring and others very good like umbrella ,it takes Rihanna to a pop star level ,it has a interesting rhythm
  20. jmagicvamp
    Nov 19, 2010
    10
    Easily her best album to date, this album has secured Rihanna in Pop's A-List. This album is pop nirvana. With collaborations to the minimum, it gives Rihanna more time to show off what she's learned since her mediocre first two releases.
  21. virajshankar
    Jun 15, 2016
    8
    Rihanna has transitioned from an innocent girl persona to a more sexual figure. With the EDM beats and a solid production, Rihanna has completely revamped her style, and it works. While a few songs can get a bit tiresome, as a whole this album has elevated Rihanna to make her one of the most well-known stars of the world and is a successful effort. Who doesn't love "Umbrella"!?
  22. GabrielVictor
    May 15, 2016
    9
    Se você está a procura de um álbum alegre,espotâneo e divertido, certamente ¨Good Girl Gone Bad¨ pode satisfazer todas as suas necessidades.(A-)
  23. ClaudooSSia
    Jul 7, 2013
    7
    Although the title says "Good Girl Gone Bad" I think that "Good Girl Gone Mainstream" would be a better one, because nothing about this album is certainly bad or even naughty. Of course there are some pseudo-sexual songs like "Push Up On Me" or "Sell Me Candy", but the CD's only bad-ass moment is the highlight of Rihanna's career "Umbrella". But besides that, "GGGB" is still a good album.Although the title says "Good Girl Gone Bad" I think that "Good Girl Gone Mainstream" would be a better one, because nothing about this album is certainly bad or even naughty. Of course there are some pseudo-sexual songs like "Push Up On Me" or "Sell Me Candy", but the CD's only bad-ass moment is the highlight of Rihanna's career "Umbrella". But besides that, "GGGB" is still a good album. Cute ballads like "Hate That I Love You", "Question Existing", "Good Girl Gone Bad", "Take A Bow" and club bangers like "Don't Stop The Music" or "Disturbia" are the reason to give this album a 2nd chance,cause it's worth it!

    7 out of 10    … Expand
  24. 4R73N15
    May 29, 2020
    10
    I can't stress this enough.... but this album is the "Thriller" of our generation!
  25. najlepsza
    Nov 1, 2013
    7
    "Umbrella", the song, after which I started being totally obsessed with the girl from Barbados island.
    This album is pretty much fine, excluding the most irritating song by Rihanna so far "Push Up On Me". I just hate this track .The reason why I think so is that however it is not bad production, Rihanna's interpretation and vocal are childish. "Say It", the case is repeating in some    "Umbrella", the song, after which I started being totally obsessed with the girl from Barbados island.
    This album is pretty much fine, excluding the most irritating song by Rihanna so far "Push Up On Me". I just hate this track .The reason why I think so is that however it is not bad production, Rihanna's interpretation and vocal are childish. "Say It", the case is repeating in some measure. Actually, her voice during the whole album is sugary xD    … Expand
  26. rodq09
    Aug 24, 2022
    10
    a influential masterpiece that detached unforgettable classics, she changed the game radio for the blacks artists.
  27. dustin4528354
    Jul 22, 2011
    10
    This album is mostly flawless from start to finish. Songs like "Question Existing", "Good Girl Gone Bad", "Sell Me Candy", "Lemme Get Dat", and a few others despratly need taken off this album. Highlights include "Hate Myself For Loving You", "Umbrella", "Push Up On Me", "Breakin' Dishes", "Shut Up And Drive", "Rehab", "If I Never See Your Face Again", "Disturbia", "Take A Bow"!
  28. Barby
    Apr 5, 2015
    8
    I remember dancing Breakin' Dishes in all good parties, I think is her best single, constant good rhythm, and incredibly catchy, don't know well what are the rests of the songs of this album so note is just for that amazing single.
  29. Jmcl4d
    Jun 16, 2017
    10
    El primer corre del disco así como el primer single del mismo es una colaboración con el rapero Jay Z. Una canción pop dance que es uno de los mayores éxitos de Rihanna. El fuerte de la pista son los estribillo, son muy pegadizos y comerciales, cada vez que la escucho no me puedo sacar de la cabeza los ella ella... La canción me encanta y creo que es de mis favoritas de Rihanna, su voz tanEl primer corre del disco así como el primer single del mismo es una colaboración con el rapero Jay Z. Una canción pop dance que es uno de los mayores éxitos de Rihanna. El fuerte de la pista son los estribillo, son muy pegadizos y comerciales, cada vez que la escucho no me puedo sacar de la cabeza los ella ella... La canción me encanta y creo que es de mis favoritas de Rihanna, su voz tan profunda y oscura pero a la vez llena de fuerza en un estribillo fantástico. De las mejores canciones de Rihanna y yo diría que una canción muy representativa de la década. Además fue la que llevo a Rihanna al gran éxito..… Expand
  30. Sergio97costa
    Sep 14, 2018
    10
    Perfect! This album definitely outdid all of my expectations. Rihanna is fantastic.
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Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. The New York Times
    70
    This CD sounds as if it were scientifically engineered to deliver hits.
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  2. Billboard
    60
    Focusing more on catchy hooks and Fergie-style chants than lyrics helps disguise her vocal limitations. [9 Jun 2007]
  3. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    Rihanna works with edgier and wittier verse than on her two previous albums.
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