• Record Label: Republic
  • Release Date: Feb 8, 2019
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7.5

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  1. Aug 24, 2019
    0
    This album is good, but not her best, all songs like the same, the "trap/rap" beat is repetitive. Expected more.
  2. Aug 24, 2019
    0
    basic and the same generic music from her as always, no artistic growth, basic lyrics and comercial music
  3. Aug 31, 2019
    0
    the lowest is what? this is her trying to sound edgy to fit into the new music climate.
  4. Aug 31, 2019
    0
    Generic! A lot of screams with no reason.
    At least I liked sweetener. Bloodline best track in the album.
  5. Aug 23, 2019
    0
    Worst Ariana grande album, I’m decepcioned, dangerous woman was a high point in her career but overload u next, is a trash, sorry ari but you are better than this. This is scooter Braun adult.
  6. Jun 3, 2019
    1
    Muy repetitivo, solo hace música comercial y siempre vemos lo mismo en cada era
  7. May 27, 2019
    1
    tired of boring pop albums that get annoying after a few listens; this is no exception.
  8. Aug 24, 2019
    0
    Mesmice, jabá e mais mesmice. Não tem talento nenhum pra compor e é cadelinha do empresário
  9. Aug 24, 2019
    2
    Too generic. Good songs but will age like milk. This album only target people to listen on it, not to analyze it.
  10. Aug 24, 2019
    1
    Just the worst from her after sweetener, I don't get the hype. Dangerous woman will still be my favorite from her sorry not sorry.
  11. Aug 24, 2019
    1
    I actually enjoy some of the song from this album such as bad idea, bloodline, thank u next, ghostin and imagine but the other is just nah. Song like break up with your boyfriend cause I'm bored and 7rings have very good production but with poor lyrics these song only sing about to having fun with someone else boyfriend when you are bored and how fancy you are and besides that nothing II actually enjoy some of the song from this album such as bad idea, bloodline, thank u next, ghostin and imagine but the other is just nah. Song like break up with your boyfriend cause I'm bored and 7rings have very good production but with poor lyrics these song only sing about to having fun with someone else boyfriend when you are bored and how fancy you are and besides that nothing I can learn from these song. Fake smile, needy and make up are my least favorite from this album, they are boring and lyrically poor. Besides that, Ariana Grande always served us with her good vocal but I feel nothing from this album, she only use her talented vocal on imagine only and some song I even feel like she is whispering. In my opinion, this album overall is good but it'll never as good as my everything and dangerous woman. Expand
  12. Aug 24, 2019
    0
    yeah "cute" album too bad she can't write songs so what's the point of listening to songs that aren't hers?
  13. Aug 29, 2019
    0
    That’s the poor album that I did listen I can’t believe how the people can listen this s***t, that’s terrible and ugly
  14. Jun 10, 2019
    1
    thank u next by ariana grande is her most disappointing. just an album trying to top the charts, so desperate for a hit. embarrassing
  15. Jun 25, 2019
    3
    I want it I got it
    I want it I got it.
    This is repetitive than melodrama.
    Thank you, next.
    Thank you, next.
  16. Jun 3, 2019
    1
    Basura repetitiva, has que tus 60 escritores valgan la pena..............................................
  17. Jun 4, 2019
    0
    Ariana melhore, aprenda a fazer um album descente e cativante, pq esse ai kkk
  18. Aug 24, 2019
    0
    another boring Ariana Grande. she keep moaning album to album. needs something new.
  19. Aug 24, 2019
    0
    paid critics. kudos to her 500 battalion of writers and producers she was able to release some good songs. other than that, generic, repetitive pop machine
  20. Feb 17, 2019
    1
    Apart from her great voice, there's nothing special on this new album. She is wasting her talent on mawkish and repetitive songs as most teenager artists serve.

    Thank you, next....album, please!
  21. Feb 10, 2019
    2
    I've looked through the critic's reviews of this album and I just cannot understand, after multiple listens through this record, the hype around this. Every. Single. Song. On. This. Album. Sounds. The. Same.

    I cannot make this up. For the most part, apart from maybe two or three songs scattered across this album, these tracks are not distinguishable from each other. They all include
    I've looked through the critic's reviews of this album and I just cannot understand, after multiple listens through this record, the hype around this. Every. Single. Song. On. This. Album. Sounds. The. Same.

    I cannot make this up. For the most part, apart from maybe two or three songs scattered across this album, these tracks are not distinguishable from each other. They all include trap-influenced production solely to chart, as you could stick any one of these songs on and not even know the difference between them.

    There are a couple of tracks on here which actually sound distinguishable and memorable, such as the lead single to this album, 'thank u, next', a lovely 90s, R&B throwback song with some of Ariana's most personal lyrics yet. Another highlight is the cut 'ghostin' which contains her strongest vocal performance on the album and the most laid-back instrumental, a refreshing break from the barrage of trap-influenced cut after trap-influenced cut. The track '7 rings', which I did not like prior to the release of this record actually sounds MEMORABLE here, which does say something about the sonic diversity of this record, as it contains some clean production and a pretty nice flow near the back end of the track, but apart from a couple of production quirks on a couple of different songs on here, these tracks are just totally forgettable.

    The album, as a whole, is not unlike 6ix9ine's 'Dummy Boy' record, released last year, in terms of PR. A mediocre album rushed because a certain artist is in the news, with as many 'bangers' it can fit in, so Spotify can spam their curated playlists with each one, and usually because of the buzz behind one particular single. It really does say something about this record that I remember more tracks off of **** DUMMY BOY than this piece of **** record.

    I mean seriously. Listen to the tracks 'make up', 'in my head' and 'break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored' and tell me the difference between those cuts. There is none. They sound exactly the same, and that is the core problem with this album.

    It really pains me to have to give this score, because I really like Ariana Grande, I think her music is some of the most eclectic and daring in mainstream pop music today, peaking with Sweetener, an album I really really liked, and this pales in comparison to albums like Sweetener and Dangerous Woman. At least those albums sounded like it had an artistic direction, or an actual music passion, this sounds like a cash-in album.

    This is a pointless record and I hate the fact I'll have to hear this over and over again on the radio and pop charts because of how popular this album will be.

    Shameful stuff, it's like Ariana and her producers weren't even trying.
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  22. Feb 15, 2019
    2
    Generic. She's so talented, I really don't understand why she's only done boring and bad music. She needs a vacation.
  23. Jun 3, 2019
    0
    Esse é o pior álbum que eu já escutei em toda minha vida, sem mais nem menos, so aceitem. pulei praticamente todas as musicas, mais conhecido como bombaçante, fazer oq ne, quando a ariana parar de ficar na mesma, a gente conversa
  24. Aug 23, 2019
    1
    The album is so plain. I have not seen any growth from her as an artist. Yuh.
  25. Aug 24, 2019
    0
    No siento que te transmita algo, los ritmos son iguales.
    Y sus letras no te dicen algo coherente.
  26. Aug 24, 2019
    3
    .................Some good songs but dont change nothing os his career, is generical
  27. Jun 4, 2019
    1
    o album parece uma grande musica, todo sem sal e as musicas iguais, mesma coisa de seu ultimo album
  28. Aug 26, 2019
    0
    one of the first albums I've ever heard in my life, I never expected Ariana to reach the lowest level of her
  29. Aug 24, 2019
    0
    Lixo de álbum
    Péssimo, péssimo, péssimo. Sem sombra de dúvidas é um dos piores álbuns que já ouvi. Lembras bobas e infantis, sem conceito, nada de importante pra história.
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  30. Aug 24, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. péssimoooo, apesar de ter uma certa coesão, mas é apenas mais do mesmo que se vem lançando na indústria atualmente numa tentativa desesperada de hitar, oq conseguiu com tun e 7rings, entretanto álbum apenas previsível, Expand
  31. Aug 24, 2019
    0
    It's hard to take this as an authentic album if the singer is not thd songwriter - beautiful voice though when you can understand her
  32. Aug 24, 2019
    0
    Sonically, this got to be the worst album i have ever heard. The beats are all over the place, grande's gibberish vocals make it even worse. If this is the direction she is heading towards in the future, im utterly dissapointed.
  33. Aug 25, 2019
    0
    Eu nunca vi um álbum tão genérico e feito pra charts como esse....... Sem mais
  34. Aug 30, 2019
    0
    Asco de album nunca habia escuchado algo tan mas basico quwuwuegsgs6wuwbwhwuuwuauauaus
  35. Jan 10, 2020
    0
    songs generic, this album not is good, Billie outsold this is trash, songs easy composition, only 7 rings and thank you Next
  36. Jun 3, 2019
    1
    The worst Ariana's Álbum. Plastic songs. Without good vocals, she is a good singer but her music & her Style is so fake & trash. She doesn't write her music, she is only a doll, fake & stupid doll, poor her.
  37. Feb 15, 2019
    3
    Way overrated. It's all about mainstream music trends, nothing at all innovative, nothing stands out. The message of the songs is kind of rotten as well, reflecting the dismal state of modern romance for young people but not in a critical way, instead glorifying it. Also, don't trust these reviews. Listen yourself and make up your own mind. The professional critics never give trendy popWay overrated. It's all about mainstream music trends, nothing at all innovative, nothing stands out. The message of the songs is kind of rotten as well, reflecting the dismal state of modern romance for young people but not in a critical way, instead glorifying it. Also, don't trust these reviews. Listen yourself and make up your own mind. The professional critics never give trendy pop stars low reviews. The user reviews are 95% her diehard fans who would give an album of audio recordings of her doing house chores a 10/10. Expand
  38. Feb 9, 2019
    0
    This album is a disaster from start to finish. There was no effort put into this, the lyrics are horrible and childish. The melodies are just lame and overused. This is the type of album an artist (let me use that term loosely, since Miss Grande is certainly not an artist) puts out just to quickly fill up the bank account. No passion was put into this, there's no soul in this album. A veryThis album is a disaster from start to finish. There was no effort put into this, the lyrics are horrible and childish. The melodies are just lame and overused. This is the type of album an artist (let me use that term loosely, since Miss Grande is certainly not an artist) puts out just to quickly fill up the bank account. No passion was put into this, there's no soul in this album. A very weak, desperate and cringy project. Expand
  39. Aug 23, 2019
    2
    I like the album, the problem is that is not an album. Theres not a specific idea behind it, it just a compilations of songs that could sell. I feel like its just another pop album we've heard before.
  40. Feb 20, 2019
    1
    Terrible. I don't see much evolution whatsoever from her previous album, Sweetener, of which the only improvement made throughout THIS album is that she kicked Pharrell off of the production team. The only "good" (and I say that with hesitation) songs found on this album are Imagine and ghostin. Overall disappointing.
  41. Feb 9, 2019
    0
    It's awful, that's all. Since when have songs about **** become art and masterpiece? What's wrong with you guys? The most overrated album I've ever heard in my life
  42. Feb 17, 2019
    0
    I can't see a personal growth, instead it seems like she's not evolving at all
  43. Feb 10, 2019
    3
    What are we even talking about? This album was just made up to use the success of Sweetener so Ariana and her label could make more money. It has 3/12 good songs (bloodline, the title track and fake smile. It's kinda useless and so disappointing that Ariana has to do this boring songs while she could make grat albums like Dangerous Woman. So, I gotta say, without a thank you... NEXT!
  44. Feb 10, 2019
    1
    Impersonal, Incomplete & Irritating. Ms Grande's Album feels off, at the first listen it sounds cohesive however this win gets lost amongst the various trap beats and repetitive lyrics. The 'bad girl' Persona Grande is desperately trying to convey fails to do it's job, perhaps in the next six months when she rushes to put out another Album Grande decides to go for another Character to play.
  45. Aug 27, 2019
    0
    Same: The term "generic" describes this album very well. Saturated production and lyrics with no content at all.
  46. Apr 2, 2019
    3
    It's very boring and the lyrics are trash...She has good songs like Bloodline, Imagine, Ghostin and In My Head but everything else is really bad.
  47. Jun 4, 2019
    1
    Não sei nem o que dizer, todos sabem o pq vim aqui.... Então é isso, não gosto de vingança mais se querem injustiça tá aí!!
  48. Jun 3, 2019
    1
    It's just disgusting, her voice is amazing but this album doesn't deserve any time.
  49. Jun 5, 2019
    0
    terrible, so disgusting,I would never sing for an ex, Even more he is dead.
  50. Jun 4, 2019
    0
    Aprende ariana, sai da sua linha de conforto e arrisca, sai da monotonia, obrigado
  51. Jun 4, 2019
    0
    Umas são legais a maioria nao, temos que julgar o album todo, então esse album merece essa nota
  52. Jun 4, 2019
    0
    Eu so sei que nao ta nem perto de ser lendária... so se acostumem a aparecer e sumir
  53. Jul 17, 2019
    0
    The most mediocre album of the decade. Futile lyrics that combine in totality with the singer who gives voice to him It's unbelievable to see an average of 86 for something so mean
  54. Jul 2, 2019
    0
    Basic aburrido que wea más fome y mala letras de mierda sin contenido que más se puede esperar del mojon asesino la manca mierdera
  55. Aug 23, 2019
    1
    Taking into account Ariana's previous work "thank u, next" is the most generic and poorest in terms of lyric that she has done so far.
  56. Feb 8, 2019
    1
    Dangerous Woman still remains her peak album. boring and repetitive. thank u next
  57. Feb 8, 2019
    3
    Her worst album, it's so basic, monotonous and simple, I don't like Sweetener but it's better than this sh*t, where's the real Ari? where??? I miss her!!!
  58. Feb 8, 2019
    0
    This is miles better than her previous album "Sweetener" but some parts of this album feel inauthentic and superficial. Highlights are: "needy", "fake smile", "ghostin" and "in my head". Lows are: "make up", "thank u, next", "7 rings" and "nasa".
  59. Apr 4, 2019
    0
    Que horror, ya ni tan confiable es la crítica alabando tremendo mojonazo como thank u chancro
    La reconchatumariana
  60. Feb 8, 2019
    1
    Unbelievably overrated.

    Juvenile musings on a bankrupt world view and lifestyle that ends only in personal delusion and despair. There are some quality, musically uplifting moments (Breathin), some up down bounce and fun, but no amount of sugar and spice can save this album from the vapid, hollow ideology driving it all.

    Miserable, soulless candy..
  61. Feb 9, 2019
    0
    This just isn't a good album, it was rushed and lacked cohesiveness, try again later, gather your ideas properly Ariana
  62. Feb 17, 2019
    0
    boring album..melody and lyrics are trash.. this is very overrated album. very generic. ariana can't enunciate her words well.
  63. Mar 2, 2019
    0
    This album is one of the worst pop records I've ever heard. Severely autotuned with lazy meaningless lyrics.
  64. Aug 24, 2019
    0
    Full of copied tracks! It gives me the vibes of 1989 of Taylor Swift. 7 Rings is lyrically awful. The title track, 'Thank u next!', is a straight scrap from the rejected songs of Avril Lavigne. Such a mediocre album!
  65. Feb 8, 2019
    1
    Uma verdadeira bomba. Ariana deveria ter focado no álbum anterior e feito dele algo memorável. Esse novo parece uma B-SIDE do anterior cheio de musicas descartáveis.
  66. Feb 19, 2019
    2
    Esse album é muito bom nao, Ariana volta pra era antiga !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  67. Aug 24, 2019
    1
    Really not what I'm expecting from her, I can't get songs like break up with your boyfriend cause I'm bored, if you're bored then just go to sleep no need to separate the other this is just such nonsense. Have to admit that production on this album is outstanding but the lyrically in this album is so poor and there's some song that doesn't have a good message. And had to mention she killedReally not what I'm expecting from her, I can't get songs like break up with your boyfriend cause I'm bored, if you're bored then just go to sleep no need to separate the other this is just such nonsense. Have to admit that production on this album is outstanding but the lyrically in this album is so poor and there's some song that doesn't have a good message. And had to mention she killed her ex-boyfriend just so she can release an album to thank them for making her success. What a shame. So glad this album that she sacrifice her ex-boyfriend to make doesn't get album of the year at Grammy's. Expand
  68. Jun 4, 2019
    1
    Amo a Ari mais os fans são um bando de criança se querem injustiça entao tá aí...
  69. Jul 20, 2019
    0
    Como podem aclamar uma bosta dessa? Lixoso, sem emoção alguma. Eca. Deus me livre
  70. Aug 23, 2019
    0
    Es un álbum muy horrible. Horrendo. El de peor de Aridiosita Gigante. Burla del Pop
  71. Feb 9, 2019
    0
    those trap beats are just trash, the whole album sound the same and nothing is original, real music really die, this girt has no artisty she just release a trash album and she's miliking her ex death on time
  72. Aug 30, 2019
    0
    Made in rush. Boring. Full of fillers. She is not even using her vocals as she should anymore and that is her strongest element. Weak lyric, lame production. We already heard this. Such a waste. TRASH. Better luck next time ARIOLA.
  73. Feb 8, 2019
    0
    una mala experiencia musical, muy repetitivo el álbum y sobre todo ella ya no se esmera en hacer bien su música.
  74. Aug 24, 2019
    0
    album fraquíssimo se comparar com o sweetener que tb não foi lá essas coisas toda
  75. Aug 30, 2019
    0
    basic pop songs. shows no artistic growth. overrated album and lyrics lack depth.
  76. Feb 14, 2020
    0
    Arimanca no sabe ni escribir su propio nombres y un ejército de escritores escribiendole su álbum mas personal omg
  77. Aug 31, 2019
    0
    Exploit U Next aged worse than Sweetener and that's saying something... Thank U Mac.
  78. Oct 31, 2019
    0
    It's all the same. This album is really a waste of time, all the songs sounds the same.
  79. Jan 11, 2020
    0
    the most overrated album i’ve ever seen didnt deserve the hype it got PERIODT
  80. Dec 13, 2020
    0
    the songs look the same. There is nothing different on the album. too many songwriters.
  81. Aug 31, 2019
    0
    You are messing with the wrong fandom
  82. Aug 31, 2019
    0
    Songwriting is basic, she can do way better than these degrading songs. Her sounds are always the same. It sounds pretty generic to me. When will she upgrade her game?like never lol
  83. Sep 1, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It sounds awful and more on **** stuff and annoying theme not appropriate for modern women of this millennium. Hope it'll be the last album ever in the 2010's to sound like this. I hate to say this but it sucks. Ariana Grande could've done better. Expand
  84. Aug 28, 2020
    0
    ¿Y este es el mejor álbum de Ariana Grande? Sin duda, ha ido a lo comercial y a saber lo que vendía, aunque ni con esas ha conseguido encontrar lo que estaba buscando.
  85. Aug 31, 2019
    0
    This is honestly worse than sweetener. Half of the songs are filler and don't have any lyrics and just are beats replayed over and over. Major skip.
  86. Aug 31, 2019
    0
    The album aged like milk its the worst ariana grade album ive ever heard. I can only listen to 3 songs the rest are terrible
  87. Jan 11, 2020
    2
    I could only say this is the worst female album of 2019, the sounds are similar, did Ariana make the same song over and over again?
  88. Jan 10, 2020
    0
    after sweetener my expectations were high but she disappointed a lot. this is trash
  89. Jan 10, 2020
    0
    Didn't wanna do it but Arianators deserved it! You're just scared that there's other artists out there that are capable of succeeding more than your fav. That doesn't mean their music is bad, YOU ARE JUST MISERABLE! STOP IT! AS YOUR GIRLIE ONCE SAID "gEeeEeT a LiiiFeEeeE"
  90. Jan 10, 2020
    0
    It’s Ariana’s worst album. It’s a lot of recycled trap beats, and the lyrics are not original.
  91. Jan 12, 2020
    0
    بخهدهب بهبتب به بذهب بهب ذهب بعب بعب يطعي ب. عهههبرذعير ذري بنتبنبنبتبرذن تبايريرب بت ب بتب بربتب ب بتب ب بخصتب يعي ب. بي
  92. Jan 13, 2020
    0
    This isn't it. I dont understand why this has score 87. I don't like it its the same as everything she has done
  93. Jan 10, 2020
    0
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    It's boring! Her voice is really good, I know it & you know it but really really boringgggg,
  94. Jan 10, 2020
    0
    Ewwww what is this honey. Same old boring Ariana. One of the worst albums ever. Production is probably good, lyrics are childish. People who listen to this are probably
  95. Jan 10, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's so bad, every song sounds the same and nothing special on this album even the lyrics are bad Expand
  96. Jan 10, 2020
    0
    this is bad.songs sounds all the same and i’m not even talking about the lyrics.. it’s bad. the production is bad as well. she
  97. Jan 10, 2020
    0
    Tiene singles buenos , pero lastimosamente su disquera decidió sacar las más comerciales y eso fue lo que perjudicó a TU,N
  98. Jan 10, 2020
    0
    A pesar de tener una fuerte voz la pobre chica no puede escribir sus propias canciones y aún así las que le escriben todos los cientos de escritores de este álbum son básicas.
  99. Jan 10, 2020
    0
    Letras básicas y sin sentido. Algunas canciones se salvan pero el resto es para hacer marketing. NO VALE LA PENA.
  100. Jan 12, 2020
    0
    Very bad album awful lyrics doesn't have cohesiveness, shouldn't be released
Metascore
86

Universal acclaim - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 24
  2. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Feb 25, 2019
    90
    Occasionally, rarely, a record comes along that restores our faith. If this is the future of pop-music, then sign me up.
  2. Feb 20, 2019
    90
    thank u, next builds on Sweetener by switching modes of scale. It’s less about looking at the world than being by yourself, more focused on the textures of memory than our actions stemming from it. ... thank u, next is also Ariana’s most stunning vocal album.
  3. Feb 19, 2019
    60
    [7 Rings] is a hit, but isn’t actually all that great, using Rodgers and Hammerstein’s My Favourite Things as its sing-song musical base. The rest of the album remains of interest for its evolutions in sound, delivery and attitude.