• Record Label: Def Jam
  • Release Date: Nov 16, 2010
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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 588 Ratings

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  1. Negative: 57 out of 588
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  1. 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.
  2. Apr 12, 2023
    8
    Great album full of good songs, the singles were perfectly choosen. Probably one of her best works
  3. Mar 23, 2023
    10
    The definition of pop. Great album that represents the perfect times of the 2010s.
  4. 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.
  5. 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
  6. 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.
  7. Apr 20, 2021
    10
    It's an iconic album. A cultural reset. A new peak in her career. We all know that this album is one of the best of the 2010s
  8. 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
  9. Aug 14, 2020
    10
    El mejor de su carrera, es sólido, consiso y equilibrado en cada una de sus canciones.
  10. Jul 23, 2020
    8
    A solid album from Rihanna features many good songs overall a good follow-up to Rated R and shows her improvement as an artist.
  11. 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.
  12. May 29, 2020
    10
    Pop bible....! The impact that this album holds in modern music says it all
  13. May 27, 2020
    9
    Rihanna's fifth studio album 'Loud' is probably the best, lyrically generic record of all time. Although none of the songs have a personal touch or deeper value than their simple, basic lyrics, the production and vocals are enough to make this album one iconic record. Definitely one of Rihanna's better projects and her most vocally pleasant. The catchy pop tracks work so well with theRihanna's fifth studio album 'Loud' is probably the best, lyrically generic record of all time. Although none of the songs have a personal touch or deeper value than their simple, basic lyrics, the production and vocals are enough to make this album one iconic record. Definitely one of Rihanna's better projects and her most vocally pleasant. The catchy pop tracks work so well with the vocally challenging ballads we are also given. The record is also short enough that you do not really care that she doesn't provide anything special in terms of lyrical content.

    Album Track Ranking:
    1. Love the Way You Lie (Pt. II) (feat. Eminem)
    2. California King Bed
    3. Only Girl (In the World)
    4. S&M
    5. Man Down
    6. Cheers (Drink to That)
    7. Skin
    8. Complicated
    9. What's My Name? (feat. Drake)
    10. Fading
    11. Raining Men (feat. Nicki Minaj)
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  14. 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.
  15. 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
  16. Feb 17, 2020
    7
    Rihanna thrills her best quality, but it's not enough to be what you can expect. Although, there are songs that are totally already worth better cohesion and sound, it has its escapades around production. It lacks its burning, which we saw on the last album. But the quality is not lacking, and one can say that a little more salt the album would be impeccable as the predecessors.
  17. Jan 11, 2020
    8
    olhei e gritei aclamado!!! álbum q deixa qualquer um que ouça SEM PALAVRAS. É perfeito.
  18. Aug 20, 2019
    7
    На этом альбоме мы видим "новую" Рианну, которая ушла в направление "дэнс-поп" и ушла успешно, ведь альбом напичкана хитами и, вообщем-то, определил звучание начала 10х годов . Однако есть откровенно слабые песни, например фит с Минаж и "Fading".На этом альбоме мы видим "новую" Рианну, которая ушла в направление "дэнс-поп" и ушла успешно, ведь альбом напичкана хитами и, вообщем-то, определил звучание начала 10х годов . Однако есть откровенно слабые песни, например фит с Минаж и "Fading".
  19. Jan 17, 2019
    9
    This is another almost flawless album from Rihanna, while Rated R slipped back a bit 'Loud' is up there with 'Good Girl Gone Bad' as her strongest work. With a fantastic lead single with several more that followed also.
  20. Sep 14, 2018
    10
    Perfect! This album definitely outdid all of my expectations. Rihanna is fantastic.
  21. Aug 13, 2018
    10
    Loud is Rihanna's best album to date and there is no doubt of it. There is no bad songs on this album it is insane that anyone would ever give this project a bad review.

    1. S&M, starts off with the catchy and sExY hit that you literally can't even hate 10/10 2. What's My Name? ft. Drake, The song of every summer its that good 10/10 3. Cheers (Drink To That), cheers to this freaking
    Loud is Rihanna's best album to date and there is no doubt of it. There is no bad songs on this album it is insane that anyone would ever give this project a bad review.

    1. S&M, starts off with the catchy and sExY hit that you literally can't even hate 10/10
    2. What's My Name? ft. Drake, The song of every summer its that good 10/10
    3. Cheers (Drink To That), cheers to this freaking song 10/10
    4. Fading, its good but a little boring compared to the other songs on the album 8/10
    5. Only Girl (In The World), the embarrassing to listen to hit but you still listen to it anyways 10/10
    6. California King Bed, an amazing acoustic guitar focused song 10/10
    7. Man Down, the Caribbean vibe is enough to love the song 10/10
    8. Raining Men ft. Nicki Minaj, Nicki makes up what RiRi lacked in this song 8/10
    9. Complicated, Rihanna's voice is so good it hurts my brain 9/10
    10. Skin, such a good song how does anyone not like this song 10/10
    11. Love The Way You Lie Pt. 2 ft. Eminem, its one of her best songs continued 10/10
    12. Love The Way You Lie Piano Version, well the piano isn't as good without everything else 10/10

    Standouts are S&M, Whats My Name? & California King Bed

    Overall: 9.58 (rounded up to 10) this is RiRi's best album and also one of the best pop music albums from the 2010's as the decade comes to a close, its nice to see this album holds up very well
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  22. Aug 17, 2017
    10
    No puedo decir nada más que P E R F E C C I O N, este álbum nos trae pop del bueno, sonidos electro pop, R&B y algunos folk, Rihanna sabe a que viene, a innovar cada vez más a la industria musical.
  23. Jun 16, 2017
    10
    El disco está presentado por ‘Only Girl (In The World)‘, una macarrada de tema dance producida por Stargate que no conquistará a la crítica fina como sí logró ‘Umbrella’, pero que cuando la pinchas, arrasa. Más elegante, y eso que habla claramente sobre un coito entre Drake y Rihanna, es el segundo single ‘What’s My Name?’. El anunciado como tercero, ‘S&M’, es otra pista perversa, ahijadaEl disco está presentado por ‘Only Girl (In The World)‘, una macarrada de tema dance producida por Stargate que no conquistará a la crítica fina como sí logró ‘Umbrella’, pero que cuando la pinchas, arrasa. Más elegante, y eso que habla claramente sobre un coito entre Drake y Rihanna, es el segundo single ‘What’s My Name?’. El anunciado como tercero, ‘S&M’, es otra pista perversa, ahijada del sonido Guetta de manera más descarada que ‘Only Girl’ todavía, de nuevo un tanto confusa sobre la bondad y la maldad de Rihanna (ahora digo que soy malísima, en la siguiente pista soy la víctima), pero al fin y al cabo efectiva. Expand
  24. Jun 2, 2017
    9
    Such a legendary and career defining album. This album has gone on to become Rihanna's most notable LP and has spawned singles such as S&M, What's My Name and hugely successful Only Girl (In the World).
  25. Nov 21, 2016
    7
    A very sex-focused album that manages to be sensual more often than dirty, other than opening track "S&M", which was so good and raunchy that Britney Spears couldn't resist hopping on the remix. "Only Girl" and "What's My Name?" are the standouts, and although none of the other tracks reach those highs, they do maintain a sultry kind of momentum across the record.
  26. Jun 15, 2016
    10
    This is Rihanna's best album (along with Anti) to date. None of the songs feel like fillers and every song could be a single. Rihanna also showcases incredibly strong vocals and sounds much better than her overly processed vocals. The album flows very well and you can listen to it anytime without having to skip a song.

    S&M: 10/10 What's My Name: 9.5/10 Cheers: 10/10 Fading:
    This is Rihanna's best album (along with Anti) to date. None of the songs feel like fillers and every song could be a single. Rihanna also showcases incredibly strong vocals and sounds much better than her overly processed vocals. The album flows very well and you can listen to it anytime without having to skip a song.

    S&M: 10/10

    What's My Name: 9.5/10

    Cheers: 10/10

    Fading: 10/10

    Only Girl: 10/10

    California King Bed: 9/10

    Man Down: 10/10

    Raining Men: 10/10

    Complicated: 10/10

    Skin: 8.5/10

    Love the Way you Lie pt. 2 : 10/10

    Total: 107/110 = 9.7/10
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  27. May 25, 2016
    7
    1. S&M 90/100
    2. What's My Name? 100/100
    3. Cheers (Drink to That) 85/100
    4. Fading 100/100
    5. Only Girl (In the World) 20/100
    6. California King Bed 20/100
    7. Man Down 100/100
    8. Raining Men 70/100
    9. Complicated 15/100
    10. Skin 100/100
    11. Love the Way You Lie (Part II) 65/100

    Metascore: 69
  28. Apr 27, 2016
    9
    Her 'dark' era Rated R is over. This album is full of catchy pop songs. Not Rih's best album, songs like Raining Men and Complicated are good but not necessary, the other songs make up for it though.
  29. Apr 25, 2016
    8
    The most complete, well-structered and cohesive album by Rihanna. A record full of great songs, genres, that makes it an album full of hits, even until today.
  30. Apr 4, 2016
    7
    .......................................................................Very Good Album.........But even so have Bad,bad Bad Ones like the trash "Skin" "Raining Men" & "Man Down"....... But the rest is part of one of Best Era of Rihanna...
Metascore
67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 22
  2. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.