Loud
by Rihanna
  • Record Label: Def Jam
  • Release Date: Nov 16, 2010
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 588 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 465 out of 588
  2. Mixed: 66 out of 588
  3. Negative: 57 out of 588
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  1. errullofficial
    Feb 22, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. She give her best Vocal to this album!!! every genre of this album is dope, The best album after Rated R !!!… Expand
  2. andyn823
    Jun 8, 2020
    7
    I think "Loud" might be one of the best Rihanna's album. This album is explosive and full of bops. It's a happy and sensual album.
  3. DavidRene
    Apr 26, 2020
    10
    This album apart from being a great commercial success is completely a bible of pop, it is not the typical boring pop that Katy Perry or Kesha could give you and that is evidenced when the three released their works the same year and the professional critics applauded only one.
  4. Paulinerdlp
    Oct 27, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I loved this album when it came out but I listened to it again lately and it's horrible, there is no harmony between the sounds it's just loud and vulgar and aged like milk… Expand
  5. rodq09
    Aug 24, 2022
    10
    This album will forever be a pop bible, this cohesive work showed us that no one could make Rihanna's music and interpret it like her. The other artists are generic but Rihanna always adds her own style and makes it different.
  6. PEDROMFR
    Feb 15, 2021
    7
    Glad this album is kinda short, cause there's nothing interesting as the singles, which represent some of Rihanna's best times, since the rest of this songs sound too repetitive and boring.
    Top Track: Only Girl (In The World)
    Worst Track: Complicated
  7. arianagrande626
    May 8, 2021
    10
    AMAZING ALBUM, it is her one of her best ones yet! It has a romantic vibe in the photoshoots. My favorites are S&M, Man Down and Skin.
  8. miguelcstb
    Oct 27, 2022
    4
    I decided to listen to this album because of its single, and while I was listening to it, I realized that that's all this album has, the singles. The rest of the album (which is less than half of it) lacks... something. Overall, the production is catchy, but not consistent. Sometimes it felt repetitive and very basic. The songwriting is also catchy, but too catchy that it becomes cringeyI decided to listen to this album because of its single, and while I was listening to it, I realized that that's all this album has, the singles. The rest of the album (which is less than half of it) lacks... something. Overall, the production is catchy, but not consistent. Sometimes it felt repetitive and very basic. The songwriting is also catchy, but too catchy that it becomes cringey ("I've been California wishing..." what does that even mean?). Rihanna tried to make the most commercial, radio-friendly she could make, and I guess she did it.… Expand
  9. lxsf3nty
    Nov 13, 2021
    10
    esse álbum é um dos mais marcantes do mundo pop, uma estética linda e envolvente.
    destaque pra maioral do álbum: man down e pra que explora os vocais da rihanna: complicated
  10. evermore13
    Nov 15, 2021
    6
    This Rihanna's latest collection is another sure fire assault on the charts and airwaves. It highlights exactly the best and worst of today's pop aesthetic. There is a clear aspiration for this album to be ubiquitous, and well, overbearing with tunes. Rather than follow the typical pop formula, Rihanna gives an album specifically catered to where she is now with her career, music, andThis Rihanna's latest collection is another sure fire assault on the charts and airwaves. It highlights exactly the best and worst of today's pop aesthetic. There is a clear aspiration for this album to be ubiquitous, and well, overbearing with tunes. Rather than follow the typical pop formula, Rihanna gives an album specifically catered to where she is now with her career, music, and life. Maybe «Loud» would not sound quite so slapdash if it did not follow «Good Girl Gone Bad», one of the best pop albums of its decade, and «Rated R», one of the most fascinating pop albums of the same time frame.… Expand
  11. patp
    Apr 12, 2023
    8
    Great album full of good songs, the singles were perfectly choosen. Probably one of her best works
  12. kyojuroera
    Jun 23, 2023
    7
    This album personifies early 10s pop music. Lots of hits & iconic songs. Rihanna provides a lot of variety in this album. Good vocals, themes & lyrics.
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Metascore
67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. HipHopDX
    Jan 13, 2011
    70
    While each track on Loud is an audio Polaroid of past work, there's little evolution. It's evident Rihanna is working her way to the top, but she's been doing that for three albums now.
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  2. PopMatters
    Dec 13, 2010
    50
    At a brief 47 minutes, though, it's hard to see Rihanna fans walking away from Loud thinking she's anything other than the coolest girl in her field.
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  3. NOW Magazine
    Nov 30, 2010
    40
    The record's best moments aim low rather than loud, with spacious, skittery beats that let loose Rihanna's Caribbean cadence.
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