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66 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critics What's this?

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6.4 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 172 Ratings

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  • Summary: Rob Cavallo and Butch Walker are among the numerous producers on the Canadian pop singer's third album, which is preceeded by the single "Girlfriend."

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 19
  3. Negative: 1 out of 19
  1. All Music Guide
    90
    True, this is far from deep but Under the Skin proved that a deep Avril is a dull Avril. The Best Damn Thing, in contrast, builds on every one of her bratty strengths which makes for ridiculously catchy pop - the kind of music that provides a soundtrack for teens and guilty pleasures for everyone else.
  2. Rolling Stone
    60
    There are few surprises here, but The Best Damn Thing is totally fearless about targeting pop radio and rather expert in its execution.
  3. Dot Music
    20
    This is pretty fluffy stuff.

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  1. Positive: 68 out of 111
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 111
  3. Negative: 34 out of 111
  1. mikes.
    8
    An excellent album and by far avril lavigne's best yet. She has matured as a pop artist and has grown out of her teenage angst driven phase. Now older and married she seems focus on just having fun and cares more about entertaining an audience than her previous self centered efforts. One of the year's best pop albums, period.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. musicisallineed
    5
    An average album created for average music fans that satisfies your ears with some beautiful and catchy songwriting for a small percentage of the time, but remove these efforts and you have nothing more than a bad teenage album from an artist who just needs to, at times, grow up. The potential is present, but potential feels somewhat lazy by album number three.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. ChantelleM.
    3
    I was intrigued after hearing 'Girlfriend' on the radio. As someone who loved the last two albums, I was glad to see another album had been released. Thankfully I grabbed a download of this before buying it this time, because I wouldn't waste my money on this CD. I had to stop it after track six because it was annoying to listen to. Change is good in an artist, but this is a step backward.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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