Let Go
by Avril Lavigne
  • Record Label: Arista
  • Release Date: Jun 4, 2002
User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 429 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 365 out of 429
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 429
  3. Negative: 55 out of 429

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  1. davifontenelle
    Mar 17, 2023
    10
    Avril Lavigne’s debut album, “Let Go” helped the pop punk genre to grow and made its impact on the music industry. It has many iconic songs in its tracklist which marked an entire generation. Some of my personal favorites are “Nobody’s Fool” and “Anything But Ordinary” where in the last one you can really feel the teen angst in Avril’s words, wishing to be a part of the world’s history.Avril Lavigne’s debut album, “Let Go” helped the pop punk genre to grow and made its impact on the music industry. It has many iconic songs in its tracklist which marked an entire generation. Some of my personal favorites are “Nobody’s Fool” and “Anything But Ordinary” where in the last one you can really feel the teen angst in Avril’s words, wishing to be a part of the world’s history.
  2. Aidan750
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Amazing album, never heard anything else like it before! Shows great artistic growth.
  3. Juanpicaras
    Jul 11, 2022
    10
    I love this album, honestly it's the best album have listened not only from pop rock, but in music in general. I can't say that I don't like any song to this album, all songs have a wonderful lyrics, Avril have a beatiful voice and all songs have a greatest rhytm, its production it's not the best, but to be her first album it's incredible. A letter love to music, 20/10 and God
  4. Fuerstenberg
    Feb 26, 2022
    7
    After almost 20 years, Avril Lavigne's debut "Let Go" is still cheeky, loud and rebellious with a young Avril and ubiquitous bold guitar riffs. Especially "Complicated" and "Sk8ter Boi" have stuck to this day and are amongst the greatest classics ever pressed on CD.

    However, many tracks on "Let Go" are musically and lyrically not highly complex or demanding. Sometimes little artistic    After almost 20 years, Avril Lavigne's debut "Let Go" is still cheeky, loud and rebellious with a young Avril and ubiquitous bold guitar riffs. Especially "Complicated" and "Sk8ter Boi" have stuck to this day and are amongst the greatest classics ever pressed on CD.

    However, many tracks on "Let Go" are musically and lyrically not highly complex or demanding. Sometimes little artistic remains and it ends up in teenage racket. But even though Avril has often been compared to P!nk or Alanis Morissette and called "anti-Britney", she goes her own way on this record.

    My favorites:
    "Complicated"
    "Sk8er Boi"
    "I'm with You"

    ~ Fürstenberg
    February 26, 2022    … Expand
  5. After_peep08
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    best debut of the century, best artist off all-time best artist off all-time
  6. luizfelipe_crf
    Feb 25, 2022
    10
    I Love Avril Lavigne so much
  7. Lopezl95
    Feb 25, 2022
    10
    The begining of a great era, this album is iconic and Avril show us all her talent in every song of this great album
  8. dakeliaa
    Feb 4, 2022
    9
    I love this album! nice instruments, song-writing, and songs itself. Avril is a unique force to be reckoned with
  9. MarvelMarvel
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    This album is just so good and contains plenty of addictive tracks. Songs doesn't always have to be deep or experimental to be called 'great'. I really appreciate how Avril sings her songs, like in this album. She effectively sings with angst and vulnerability, especially in tracks such as Complicated, Losing Grip and I'm with You. She's just amazingg and distinct from her contemporaries!
  10. henriqrrr
    Sep 2, 2021
    10
    muito bom aaaaaaaaa ehejgwkw hwjshjw hejsb hsjskwn hsjskhs hejsjis shsjkw hsj
  11. IbrahimX
    Jul 31, 2021
    10
    A CLASSIC, and nobody could deny that this album is A masterpiece, PERIOD.
  12. Amyly
    Jun 29, 2021
    10
    Classic album. Hit classics. Cool. Legendary her best one a HUGE debut, she was the Billie Eilish from the 2000s and even bigger!
  13. Avsten
    May 24, 2021
    10
    One of the best album of 2000s area! This album needs more recognition, sad to see it…
  14. zantengo
    Apr 8, 2021
    10
    It's just her best album ever, even tho Avril grew up, she put everything in this one, wbk.
  15. Dalmx
    Mar 23, 2021
    8
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  16. sevgiozdemir
    Dec 15, 2020
    10
    This is a masterpiece from Avril. Amazing songs and lyrics. I'm in love with these songs.
  17. thy_black7
    Nov 29, 2020
    10
    The Best album ever, Avril is the best singer in the whole world, I love her more than anything
  18. Willduffy
    Nov 6, 2020
    7
    Absolutely incredible album, easily the best debut album I have ever heard. My favourites are Thing's I'll never say and Anything but ordinary.
  19. taylorswiftstan
    Nov 5, 2020
    7
    Except some tracks like Losing Grip, Complicated, which are some of my favorites on the album, for me Let Go is a pop album with few rock sounds. I think this album is kinda boring, if we compare with songs at the beginning of the album, the songs at the end of the album are so boring and not catchy.
    This is not her best album yet not her worst. But at the same time i think it's a good    Except some tracks like Losing Grip, Complicated, which are some of my favorites on the album, for me Let Go is a pop album with few rock sounds. I think this album is kinda boring, if we compare with songs at the beginning of the album, the songs at the end of the album are so boring and not catchy.
    This is not her best album yet not her worst. But at the same time i think it's a good album for a debut.    … Expand
  20. LilScience
    Sep 3, 2020
    9
    Eu amo esse álbum, quando ouvi pela primeira vez me apaixonei tanto, e até percebi inspirações de Nirvana nele, uma voz suave e mesmo assim continuava Pop/Rock, ela é a cara dos anos 2000, com seu estilo emo/scene.
    Let Go é totalmente diferente do que se viu na época, pois Avril não queria se pôr em nenhuma categoria de 'Diva Pop', não queria ser mais um clone da 'Britney' todo respeito a    Eu amo esse álbum, quando ouvi pela primeira vez me apaixonei tanto, e até percebi inspirações de Nirvana nele, uma voz suave e mesmo assim continuava Pop/Rock, ela é a cara dos anos 2000, com seu estilo emo/scene.
    Let Go é totalmente diferente do que se viu na época, pois Avril não queria se pôr em nenhuma categoria de 'Diva Pop', não queria ser mais um clone da 'Britney' todo respeito a ela, mas com isso ela fez uma identidade própria assim como P!nk outra que desafiou os padrões.
    Minhas faixas favoritas são 'Sk8er Boi', 'Losing Grip', 'I'm With You'.    … Expand
  21. SHAANNNEEEE
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This album is so iconic. I'm With You has stood the test of time. Another amazing song is Anything But Ordinary
  22. brockcheese
    Aug 19, 2020
    7
    Avril Lavigne can bring out the angsts teenage girl in all of us. With her grungy vocals and pop punk production Avril creates a portrait of confused adolescence.
  23. SocialistElmo
    Aug 2, 2020
    9
    when i looked back at it, its kinda nostalgic. The song i like the most in this album is "Sk8er Boi" and Anything But Ordinary 9/10
  24. Fra101
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This is one of the best albums I've ever listened to. The lyrics are soo good. I love this.
  25. avrilbirdie
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    I love this album more than myself. Naked, things i'll never say and nobody's fool are my favourites.
  26. Juan7
    May 13, 2020
    10
    El álbum debut por excelencia, demostrando lo que estaba restringido en aquella época.
  27. Nagishik
    Feb 5, 2020
    10
    Every teenager in 2002 who hated this album just because of the "anti-Britney" **** that the press started to diffuse in the media are just idiots. Music should be rated by quality, not because you don't like someone's attitude. Let Go is an amazing album.
  28. figamajigity
    Dec 12, 2019
    10
    It’s just good. Nostalgic for so many of the songs on this album and her voice is rustic in a very right way. For a debut album, this is excellent.
  29. jasophelia
    Sep 9, 2019
    10
    yasss queen popped off, literally such a good debut album, other artists wish they could do what she did
  30. Guibh008009
    Aug 25, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. esse album marcou o momento , acho avril lavigne incrivel , complicated é uma musica que te puxa ate o final , im with you é uma musica de espera para ajudar alguem (perfeita inclusive )… Expand
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#5 Most Discussed Album of 2002
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#13 Most Shared Album of 2002

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Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. E! Online
    75
    The Canadian rocker looks like a (prettier) member of Sum 41, sounds like a slightly less-pissed Alanis Morissette and has the streetwise 'tude of Pink.
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  2. Q Magazine
    60
    Lavigne displays a musical guile way beyond her years. [Sep 2002, p.109]
  3. Blender
    80
    Lavigne splices the angst of Alanis Morissette and the snarl of Courtney Love into a debut full of sunny guitar pop. [#8, p.115]
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