Doll Domination
by Pussycat Dolls
Metascore
51

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 12
  3. Negative: 3 out of 12
  1. Billboard
    70
    The Dolls' bark is as big as their bite.
  2. The New York Times
    70
    Ms. Scherzinger’s small, flexible voice thrives in the programmed, computer-tuned R&B tracks.
  3. Boston Globe
    70
    The Pussycats' debut from 2005 was that kind of disc, and though this follow-up tries darn hard to follow that formula, it comes up just short.
  5. Slant Magazine
    60
    Like the Dolls's debut, "PCD," the new album could use a little more of that cabaret style and a little less of the anonymous, by-the-numbers R&B and dance formulas that have become the modern girl-group convention
  6. Dot Music
    60
    Given the fact there are 25 tracks and a platoon of songwriters spread over Doll Domination's various bonus discs, it's not surprising that it occasionally succeeds, and there are hit singles to be found here.
  7. Entertainment Weekly
    58
    After a while, listening to this CD feels like a one-way conversation with a vapid hot chick who's in love with the sound of her own voice.
  8. Rolling Stone
    50
    With 15 cuts in all, the album sounds like the Dolls just threw everything they had against the charts to see if anything would stick.
  9. AllMusic
    40
    Digging out this handful of songs from the 16-track proper album-- inflated to as much as 24 tracks with the bonus disc added in--is flat-out exhausting, necessitating trawling through too many dull beats, breathy bleats, a phoned-in Snoop Dogg cameo and Missy Elliot name-dropping Katy Perry.
  10. Uncut
    40
    Like most big pop groups, they're great at singles--Rodney Jerkins' 'When I Grow Up' fashionably disses fame-- but fail when it comes to albums. [Dec 2008, p.115]
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  11. Los Angeles Times
    37
    Doll Domination is a series of signifiers to other, more interesting, moments in recent pop culture.
  12. musicOMH.com
    20
    Unless a couple more of these tracks manage to repeat the success of 'When I Grow Up' and stick on commercial radio, this is an album heading straight for the bargain bins.
  13. NOW Magazine
    20
    As it turns out, Scherzinger’s not interesting enough on her own, so she’s padding out her shtick with four glorified backup singers in tow.

Awards & Rankings

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#73 Most Discussed Album of 2008
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#69 Most Shared Album of 2008

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User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 79 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 54 out of 79
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 79
  3. Negative: 19 out of 79
  1. schubert1992
    Sep 26, 2018
    9
    Doll domination has potential in terms of lyrics and rhythms is not all bad but I would like to listen more to those of more dolls
  2. Haandy
    Feb 14, 2022
    10
    Prefeito do início ao fim, Takin Over The Word e Out Of This Club, mereciam vídeos
  3. brubruzinha
    Nov 25, 2021
    10
    An amazing record!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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