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Generally favorable reviews- based on 3093 Ratings
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Aug 17, 2018The album is good. but there's something that makes me feel bored while listening to the album. For me, the beat is same. To be honest, Dangerous Woman is better than Sweetener. but i there are some bops to this album like God is a Woman, Successful, Breathing and Sweetener they sound good actually.
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Aug 17, 2018Definitely a 5.5/10 for me. The singles were good to start off with (besides of TLIC which was mediocre) and created a false sense that this album would be strong. Most of the album cuts sounded repetitive, and the ballads, lyrically, had no soul for me. The album is definitely her worst and average at best.
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Aug 17, 2018I am very disappointed, unfortunetly this is her worst album, equal and boring songs
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Aug 17, 2018It's just nomal. Pharrell definitely made this album worse. "Everytime" and "Breathin" are the best two. I miss Dangerous Woman.
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Aug 17, 2018
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Jan 19, 2019
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Aug 20, 2018Not her best effort...There are overall 5/6 good track, but the rest is pretty bland, boring and repetitive.
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Aug 17, 2018
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Aug 17, 2018
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Aug 18, 2018I didn't felt it as a good or bad album, it's just something neutral. It has a couple of big hits and a couple of meaningful songs, but it's mostly full of forgettable songs. Also, I didn't felt it as Ariana's style, this was more Pharrell's style.
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Aug 19, 2018The album is very well produced and her voice sounds great, but it stays there does not give us anything and in my opinion a ballad is missing, therefore the album feels half-hearted.
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Aug 26, 2018Another album of Ariana singing about how spoiled, loved and successful she is, and I think is great because she is, but this was such an opportunity to make an statemet before everything that happened. Almost all of the songs are fillers to me. Sweetener just felt flat. GIAW, NTLTC, Goodnight n Go my favs.
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Aug 28, 2018
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Sep 26, 2018pharrel ruined the album and borderline was the worst collaboration and song
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Aug 17, 2018To me, it's her weakest album so far. I only like 3 songs - NTLTC, God is a woman and breathin. Totally not enough songs to make this album at least good. She could do better.
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Aug 17, 2018
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Aug 17, 2018No tears left to cry, god is a woman and breathin are the only traces worthy of note. The tracks produced by Pharrell are at times unlistenable and annoying. And there is also a song trashed by Beyoncé. This album is not comparable to her previous works, which instead are real pop-gems.
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Aug 17, 2018
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Aug 17, 2018Es un disco de 3 canciones buenas, el resto parecen descartes de otros discos suyos.
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Aug 18, 2018I think all of these sounds were the same, it’s not a “too ahead of its time” album since all these sounds were similar to 2004-2007 music. Basically her worst album
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Aug 17, 2018O álbum poderia sem duvidas ser melhor, uma parte do álbum parece musicas de natal e outra parece trap, o álbum contem faixas mediana, porem faixas como sweetener, No tears left to cry e God is a Woman se destacam, no geral é um álbum mediano, nem bom nem ruim !!!
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Aug 18, 2018this album insults music as well... talking about personal **** and a very very simple music. i just found breathin track acceptable but others is for kids. don't waste your time to hear such a **** album. music is dying these years, no true feelings no forte and no more master stroke anymore. just a few bands and artists that no one knows them :)
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Aug 29, 2018
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Aug 18, 2018A bland and uninspired album with very little creativity. Not bad enough to rate at less than a 4 out of 10, but in no way interesting enough to rate any higher than a 4 out of 10.
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Aug 17, 2018Pharrell didn't make the album (actually I would say any album) better. His participation does not fit into what Ariana is good at.
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Sep 7, 2018half of this album sounds like madonna's hard candy thanks to pharrel, thats not bueno
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Aug 23, 2018
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Aug 20, 2018Um álbum bom porém nem todas as músicas se conversam. God is a woman e breathin são as melhores faixas do álbum e sweetener e pete davidson as piores
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Aug 18, 2018i was expecting more of the album it was such a disappointment but there are some good tracks there like breathing, everytime, better of, and the singles that were released before
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Sep 6, 2018Ariana's voice sounds a lot fuller in this album compared to her others. The first few tracks are some decent bangers, and I started to realise why the album was rated so highly by critics. But the album takes a nosedive very quickly. Too many tracks and she doesn't sing with enough emotion. Catchy in parts though.
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Aug 17, 2018I expected more from you, it's good but not to play several times. so I prefer dangerous woman
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Sep 5, 2018I can tolerate about 40% of this album hence the 4 out of 10 ranking. I don't know if she was experimenting with her sound or truly believed the album was good?? And Pete Davidson as a track title?!? That's more permanent than a tattoo.
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Aug 19, 2018this album was a mess, and i think the main problem was that Pharrell Williams participate on it. For me the only decent songs are: God is a Woman, Breathin and No Taers left to Cry. But in a overall, the album was mainly trash. i still prefer "Dangerous Woman".
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Aug 17, 2018Sweetener may have aspire to depart from her previous sound, credit to this bold attempt (with 'no tears' & 'giaw') but for the rest...it seems rather derivative from her past efforts or lacking punch in general. Maybe I should give this another 300 listen?
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Aug 17, 2018rainbow (6/10)
blazed (5/10)
the light is coming (1/10)
r.e.m (4.5/10)
god is a woman (7.5/10)
sweetener (1.5/10)
successful (4/10)
everytime (7/10)
breathin (9/10)
no tears left to cry (8.5/10)
borderline (4.5/10)
goodnight n go (6.5/10)
pete davidson (2/10)
get well soon (7.5/10)
flow of the album (5/10)
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Aug 17, 2018SEM DÚVIDAS ARIANA INOVOU MAS NÃO CONSEGUIU UM BOM RESULTADO, INFELIZMENTE FICOU HORRÍVEL!
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Aug 18, 2018I'm disappointed. First singles were amazing but this album is very boring and ordinary.
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Aug 18, 2018
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Aug 18, 2018
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Aug 19, 2018I was left unimpressed by the 4-5 good songs on the entire album (those NOT produced by the guy with the big hat). I was expecting more from Ariana. Better try again next time, maybe we'll see some artistic development
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Aug 19, 2018El álbum tiene canciones interesantes que podrían haber dado para más, pero no por eso es malo, me parece algo aceptable, aunque los ritmos se vuelven repetitivos tras un rato.
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Sep 4, 2018An album that has some great singles, but the other tracks are very basic to say so, not bad for the queen of anal sex
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Sep 14, 2018the album disappoints in lyrics, I expected to see the dark moment of Manchester in a powerful ballad, the production is crap for pharrell, its worst album at the moment.
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Dec 8, 2019raindrops (an angel cried) - 5/10
blazed (feat. Pharrell Williams) - 5,3/10
the light is coming (feat. Nicki Minaj) - 5/10
R.E.M - 5,3/10
God is a woman - 7/10
sweetener - 5,6/10
successful - 4,9/10
everytime - 5,2/10
breathin - 7/10
no tears left to cry - 8/10
borderline (feat. Missy Elliott) - 5/10
better off - 5,3/10
goodnight n go - 6/10
pete davidson - 4/10
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Dec 2, 2018God is a woman, no tears left to cry, the light is coming are the only songs that make the difference for me. The rest is just okay. Nothing wow, nothing awful, just a cute album. Listenable.
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Aug 17, 2018This album is okay, but compared to her other albums, it is really underwhelming. The album has some alright songs like "everytime", "breathin'" and "goodnight ' n' go" and some of the singles are cool too, but otherwise the album is very boring and forgettable.
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Jul 28, 2019The album isn't as well polished or extravagant as thank u, next, but there are some elements of this album that are really enjoyable. The album feels all over the place and I'd argue the musical directions feel a bit forced and uncomfortable for Ariana, but it's still a pop album that makes most look very bland.
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Jan 30, 2021
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Feb 9, 2019Ariana's 4th album is a failed experiment,the lack of cohesiveness,consistency and quality makes the album extremely difficult to listen there are few great songs such as the chosen singles and a couple other decent ones but overall this is probably ari's worst album to date
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Aug 17, 2018The message of the album is very special, but 'No tears left to cry', 'God is a woman' and 'Breathin' are the only commendable tracks. Since I've heard 'No tears left to cry' for the first time, I was expecting something better than this. She's able to deliver something more powerful with her stunning voice
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Aug 17, 2018This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Aug 17, 2018
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Aug 17, 2018the lyrics and production on this album are all over the place, the hooks on a lot of songs are awfull and apart from nicki minaj the features dont do nothing for this album. its not a bad album by any means but is for sure the worst she has ever put out
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Aug 17, 2018
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Aug 17, 2018I wanted to listen to that album because of all the hype. After listening to sweetener, it's disappointing with only 3 good songs! Cheap lyrics and a poor production.
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Aug 17, 2018Enjoativo e parece que a maioria das músicas são de criança. 5 músicas salvam o álbum, o resto não gostei.
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Aug 17, 2018Ariana Grande is back on another album. So excited to see her back in action. Her album however was more of a disappointment rather than enjoyment.
I am a fan, and just love her but I feel let down. This is Pharrell Williams album. Great vocals as always -
Aug 17, 2018Ariana perdió ese toque que nunca tuvo para hacer música, este álbum suena como un reciclaje de toda la música pop ya muerta y la actual, que está siendo envenenada por el trap. Como sea, no la culpo, de todos modos no se involucró en su trabajo, como siempre.
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Jan 15, 2019Grande got so much generic with this album. the light is coming featuring Nicki Minaj is one of the worst songs I've ever heard. God is a woman, which is average offended us, pete davidson and goodnight n' go were really good. no tears left to cry was promising, but this is a let down.
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Feb 22, 2019don't get me false, i like sweetener n its style. but.. the other albums have just a better personality, story...... just better songs. there's no song in sweetener which makes BANG. the other albums did. of course im glad she won a grammy for that but its pathetic (sorry, not sorry) that dangerous woman didn't. im a big arianator but sweetener disappointed me.
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Aug 20, 2020
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Jun 10, 2019Lamentablemente estamos frente al peor album de Ariana Grande, haber trabajado con Pharrel Williams fue un gran error, canciones como Blazed, Borderline y The Light Is Coming hacen que este album sea monótono, aburrido y mal hecho, si no fuera por Breathin o God Is A Woman este album seria intolerable, otros tracks son buenos, pero no rescatan el album.
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Aug 25, 2019Esse album e medio , tem musicas de qualidade mas ainda não é um otimo album
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Aug 30, 2019
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Dec 20, 2019
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Oct 31, 2020There are two sides for me, one that I love a lot such as god is a woman, breathin, no tears left to cry, better off, everytime and goodnight n go. But I don't like at all songs like blazed, the light is coming, successful, borderline and sweetener.
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Jan 17, 2020It's not her best work, but it also not her worst. I did enjoy the album but she could have done so much better.
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Feb 6, 2020It performs its clever, but it is even a little disappointing considering ariana's trajectory. They are tracks that offer something great and good to hear and other basic productions and something median, a difficulty to enjoy an album descends. Not the highlight to differentiate pop music in the current scenario.
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Nov 1, 2020
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Aug 29, 2020Ariana.. eu espero que você tenha bloqueado o Pharell em todos os meios de comunicações possíveis. Vocês juntos conseguiram cometer um crime contra a humanidade!!!
Absolutamente todas as músicas que não tiveram esse homem envolvidas são DELICIOSAS. Perceba o que você fez... ou melhor, o que você NÃO fez -
Apr 24, 2021Não consigo defender esse álbum, sei que é um projeto aclamado pela crítica especializada, mas acho a sonoridade dele, principalmente a que é tocada por phareell, muito desagradável. Acho várias faixas descartáveis e teria arranjado a tracklist de outra forma.
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Aug 25, 2021All the Pharrell song suk and all the other producers songs were masterpiece hurts to give an ari album a 6 but that's the best u can do
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Jun 26, 2022This album sounds like Pharrell's the owner, there's authenticity's lack in so many tracks. I wonder how 'no tears left to cry', 'God is a woman' and R.E.M (one of the best songs of her career) can divide the same space in a such bad album as sweetener. She lost her time featuring with big artists in a shameful and poor production. She could do more. This album is completely forgetable.
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Aug 31, 2018Grande’s new sound, the Williams-produced Not-Bangers, only make up half of the album. These standout tracks are interspersed between standard pop tracks. ... That’s not to say that the Bangers on Sweetener are bad--it’s more that they belong in previous era of Grande and they spoil the flow between songs. Sweetener may not be the dawning of a new age for Ariana but it could be a step towards somewhere weird and wonderful.
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Aug 29, 2018Ms. Grande backs up her statements with song-and-dance mastery. ... She’s her own choir, support group and posse. While a few guest vocalists (Mr. Williams, Nicki Minaj, Missy Elliott) provide a little grit for contrast, Ms. Grande sails above any fray, past or present. Her aplomb is her triumph.
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Aug 28, 2018An album that coheres in a way other Ariana Grande albums don't, which means Sweetener is something of a double triumph: she's come through a tough time stronger and better than before.