• Record Label: Republic
  • Release Date: Oct 30, 2020
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  1. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    I’m so impressed, this album got me since the first time I heard it, it brings a wonderful feeling, thanks Ariana for this masterpiece, this is different from everything she has ever done, it's perfect
  2. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Ariana has matured a lot with her musical work! We can consider it an R&B masterpiece ... With a few hints of explicit lyrics and harmonies with his angel voice! Far from being a POP album, however, an album with a sincere vibe.
  3. Jun 1, 2021
    10
    I love how ariana's albums present a certain time in her life, because here in "Positions" we see ariana madly in love not just with someone but herself as she sings about self-love, manifestation, and recurring themes of love. Favorite top 3 tracks on here are "safety net" "obvious" and "pov".
  4. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    this album is very good, the sound, the vocals, ariana showed once again that she is one of the greatest artists today.
  5. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Aridiosa sepultaste a tus sirvientas sin duda de los mejor aunque los críticos pendejos digan lo contrario
  6. Jun 1, 2021
    10
    Independente do hate que o álbum leva por fanbases vizinhas lol, A Ariana conseguiu trazer um álbum r&b perfeito que envelheceu igual vinho. Letras impecáveis e uma enorme coesão.
  7. Jun 1, 2021
    10
    so good!!! my favs are main thing, love language and safety net but there's honestly no skips for me besides 34 35
  8. Jun 1, 2021
    8
    people hated on this album a lot tbh but I found the harmonies and beats pretty good, it was a typical ari album that I enjoy I feel like she has distinct sound nowadays anyway so people should stop expecting DW 2.0
  9. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Her voice is heavenly and the level of comfort she exudes with each song is impressive. This is one that will be remembered as her at her best.
  10. Jul 15, 2021
    10
    Simply the best album of the decade.
    It is not overly vibrant as most of the pop albums these days are, and yet doesnt make you wanna sleep. It is simply perfect and makes me daydream each time i listen to it.
    Ariana does it again!
  11. May 30, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Perfeito, harmonioso e com toques de R&B.
    Ariana cumpriu seu dever com sua paixão pelo R&B e entregou tudo.
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  12. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Just iconic omg "my hair" is the best one YOU. BETTER. SERVE. MISS. ARIANA.
  13. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    i love r&b and soul ariana is definitely my favourite version of her music her voice really fits the genre
  14. Dec 11, 2020
    8
    Ariana entregou um trabalho muito bom, o seus trabalhos vem transpassando cada vez mais a sua maturidade e você consegue perceber que ela se diverte com eles, eu amo isso.
  15. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    So good! The album of the year, great songs and deserve so much better! GO ARI
  16. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Amazing! Safety Net and POV are total favourites, it’s such a masterpiece - people only dislike because it’s different, change is good - she’s growing up and her sound is amazing! Those vocals never get old!
  17. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. it’s absolutely beautiful i have no words
    it’s so different from her other works and i love it.
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  18. May 28, 2021
    10
    the album is appropriate for the moment, Ariana is good at r&b vibes and never let us down
  19. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Eu amei! ❤️ Expand
  20. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Álbum muito bom, com conceito, perfeito, vai ser smash.
    Ariana run pop!
    Eu amo tanto!
  21. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Eu amei, o meu estilo favorito é R&B eu gosto de escutar músicas calmas e pensar na vida, agradeço a Ariana por não fazer música pop só pra agradar a indústria e sim fazer algo que ela ame e se identifique
  22. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. a gente finge que se trata de um bom álbum comparado aos os anteriores, mas fica só n fingimento mesmo. Expand
  23. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    It’s amazing to see her growing with every project. This is an amazing continuation to all her previous albums, and ahe has known how to refresh her sound. It sound rich and mature, with a perfect combination of fun songs and deeper ones. It’s like listening to a pop diva from the 80’s-90’s and I love it. I’m so proud of her!!
  24. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Adorei os refrescos Ariana. O álbum tá maravilhoso e muito gostosinho de ouvir, pode virar as costas pra farofa pq hoje a surra é só na voz.
  25. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A Amazing album!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Expand
  26. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Um dos melhores álbuns que Ariana já entregou, reflete perfeitamente a nova fase da cantora
  27. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Her best album, it’s just so seductive, it makes you want to get naked, like for real.
    Songs like pov, my hair, safety net are just so magical, they’re pure art.
    However there are some songs that I didn’t enjoy at my inicial listening, but they are definitely growers
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  28. Nov 1, 2020
    10
    Such a good album . A masterpiece! I love how she opened the album with shut up . Its so cohesive i love it its just like magic this damn album.
  29. Nov 2, 2020
    10
    One of her best albums! In that one she take us to another level vocally, making us fell like on heaven while we are livin’ this wildest moment in the whole world! She makes everyone smile and feel better.
  30. Nov 3, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So goodskdkkssjddndnjdfkfkfkfmfmdkfkdkdkdkdkdkdkkddkkdmdkdDkdkskskskksksdkksdjsjsjsjdjdjdjsjdjjsdnnddnnd Expand
  31. Dec 7, 2020
    10
    I've already seen people trashing this album, just because it's something we usually don't hear from Ari. I think that this is really unfair because i absolutely love when she experiments with her sound. Positions is very different from her previous projects. And that's what makes me love the album even more. The album is vocally and instrumentally pleasing. Some of the tracks' lyrics areI've already seen people trashing this album, just because it's something we usually don't hear from Ari. I think that this is really unfair because i absolutely love when she experiments with her sound. Positions is very different from her previous projects. And that's what makes me love the album even more. The album is vocally and instrumentally pleasing. Some of the tracks' lyrics are jaw-dropping, literally, particularly 34+35. Hearing new styles and genres from her is very refreshing considering the fact that the majority of her songs are usually pop and I'm tired of listening to pop songs. Besides, pop songs are everywhere, you could find it in every artist in this generation. And these kinds of songs don't fit for tiktoks, THANKFULLY! coz' songs that usually used for tiktoks are what I really hate the most. I just don't understand why fans and normal people are disappointed coz' it has not had a pop song? Besides, her vocals fit even better on RnB. In conclusion, I **** LOVE IT. Expand
  32. Dec 11, 2020
    10
    It is an incredible album with soft sounds but that transmit many sensations and no, it is not the same as his past albums.
  33. Jun 6, 2021
    10
    This album is great. The exploration into a more R&B sound fits Ariana, and it shows her maturity and growth as an artist. The tracks all sound different, and they really fit Ariana. Recommendations: "pov", "safety net", "off the table", and "just like magic".
  34. Jun 1, 2021
    10
    Such a fun, r&b infused album with songs like "safety net" "west side" and "my hair" being my favorite
  35. Jul 30, 2021
    10
    her best album its true. the sound is so perfect for the vibe she was going for and this album is truly so underrated.
  36. Jul 30, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Las canciones le da un toque especial, su voz completa las canciones, un album completo!! Expand
  37. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    ICÔNICO MEMORAVEL E ATEMPORAL, BARRANDO TPDAS AS BARREIRAS DO UNIVERSO VAMOS POSITIONS DECOLE NA VELOCIDADE DA LUZ
  38. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This album is so amazing omg , i love it so much, Ariana is perfect, she is amazing
  39. Oct 30, 2020
    8
    Un excelente álbum, pero Ariana tiene más talento para reinventarse.
    Este álbum tiene altos y bajos. Este nuevo álbum R&B/POP, contiene melodías clásicas que te llevan a ”Yours Trully - Ariana Grande” y una excelente producción y beats como en ”Thank U Next” también tomaremos en cuenta que contiene letras explícitas para algunas personas, pero eso no quita que el álbum sea divertido y
    Un excelente álbum, pero Ariana tiene más talento para reinventarse.
    Este álbum tiene altos y bajos. Este nuevo álbum R&B/POP, contiene melodías clásicas que te llevan a ”Yours Trully - Ariana Grande” y una excelente producción y beats como en ”Thank U Next” también tomaremos en cuenta que contiene letras explícitas para algunas personas, pero eso no quita que el álbum sea divertido y sus nuevos sonidos sean únicos y hagan que lo escuches varias veces.

    Hay canciones que le faltan algo de carisma y hacen que el álbum pierda su tono, canciones como; Motive-Ariana Grande y Doja Cat, Love Language y West Side, tienen sonidos que hacen que el álbum no mantenga su estética, sonidos nuevos que para algunas personas, descartarán desde el principio y se aburrirán hasta el final.

    En cambio hay canciones que encantan demasiado como; My Hair, (Ariana jugando con el R&B y su rango vocal tan perfecto y poderoso), Six Thirty (Tiene una narrativa muy divertida, dulce y picante), Safety Net (Beats muy pesados, un ft con Ty Dolla $ing, sonidos experimentales de fondo con buena producción, encajan perfectamente con la voz de Ariana.

    Es un álbum sorpresa, creo que Ariana no se tomó el tiempo necesario para escribir un álbum con buena perspectiva R&B, fue muy inoportuno pero realmente vale la pena escucharlo y disfrutarlo.
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  40. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    a beautiful album unlike anything she’s ever released before. truly her best album.
  41. Oct 30, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Um álbum que me decepcionou muito, muitas faixas que não faz diferença no álbum, mas ainda tem algumas músicas legais. Expand
  42. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    A skipless album with songs like safety net and my hair is like perfect R&B album in my books love u Ariana thank u for this
  43. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Ariana continues to create amazing bodies of work. Never the same, always creative with lyrics, truly a one of a kind artist.
  44. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    R&B perfection, i love it, this is so glamorous and fancy. Thank u angel voice
  45. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    With fluidity and consistency, Ariana Grande presents her 6th studio album, Positions. Rooting from a fun, carefree place she dives deep into her more personal desires. I find this album sonically pleasing with hints of jazz, electropop, disco, and mainly rnb. A great album for the free minded :)
  46. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    r&b perfection
    if anyone says it's a "bad pop album" is absolutely idiotic since they completely missed the genre of this masterpiece!
    west side, safety net, pov and many more are personal favorites.
  47. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    To all the person who give this album bad review :
    Yall are just HYPOCRITE !
    For years people as been telling that Ariana music sound all the same and that she is just doing pop generic commercial music. NOW That she is trying something NEW with a full R&B album with a completly different sound that she has made before, yall gave her her worst review album and tear her down ??? BUT you
    To all the person who give this album bad review :
    Yall are just HYPOCRITE !
    For years people as been telling that Ariana music sound all the same and that she is just doing pop generic commercial music. NOW That she is trying something NEW with a full R&B album with a completly different sound that she has made before, yall gave her her worst review album and tear her down ???
    BUT you giving taylor swift Folklore the best review above all her previous album ??? That folklore album was the most BORING album EVER of the YEAR
    ALL song soung the SAME !!
    We DONT CARE about poetry or good lyrics .
    We want VOCALS AND MELODY !
    So taylor can change her register by leaving pop music for slow boring song like in folklore and get critical acclaim but when ariana dose the SAME yall destroy her album with bad review ??
    Let me tell you that critics : THIS IS WAY BETTER THAN FOLKLORE CAUSE AT LEAST THERE IS VOCALS AND YALL ARE JUST HYPOCRITE F..K YALL
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  48. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This is an incredible album, sensual and great vibes, i believe it's one of the best of this year
  49. Oct 30, 2020
    8
    Only wish she had a bop like 7 rings on the tracklist. Otherwise Positions is AMAZING.
  50. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    breathtaking album. absolutely beautiful. she really topped herself with this one. this for sure her most mature album.
  51. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This piece of work really shows what Ariana tried to do from the beginning of her career. This is meant for R&B and this album is the living proof. She finally found her style.
  52. Jun 1, 2021
    10
    A great body of work that I constantly catch myself going back to and listening to
  53. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    clean, sexy and perfect. ariana release one of the your best albums, thank u ari.
  54. Oct 30, 2020
    8
    It's not bad, a lot of the tracks are very much like her old work and the lyrics aren't very good. But there are some great highlights, Love Language, My Hair, West Side
  55. Oct 30, 2020
    7
    this isn't her best album but it doesn't deserve to be trashed by critics like it is right now. stream off the table
  56. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    it’s a masterpiece. the amount of growth she shows on this album is nothing short of amazing and exquisite. this is her best work to date, regardless of what you tasteless h0es say. the songs are all cohesive and the entire thing flows like water. this is a MASTERPIECE.
  57. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Perfeito como sempre!! Vocais impecáveis e talento puro. Ela é realmente digna da coroa de rainhas do pop
  58. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    An amazing experience, Ariana Grande bring the rnb and blues in your new album to us. Your ears would feel blessed on tracks like my hair, just like magic and pov.
  59. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    As músicas estão perfeitas do início ao fim. Os feats não tenho nem palavras pra descrever, é um melhor que o outro.
  60. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    I'm so much grateful for this album. Ariana always doing good musics, i love her.
  61. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    this is easily on of her best albums and its not like the others she’s grown like on the dangerous woman era and i love it
  62. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    One of Ariana's best works. Very mature, cohesive, has her essence and the best of all is that she is happy for this work, which for sure, is already in my top 3 of her albums.
    Sweetener's younger brother.
  63. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    El mejor disco de toda su carrera, un disco maduro, sexy y explícito sin duda el mejor trabajo de la diva pop.
  64. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Incredible vocals. Incredible lyrics. Incredible RnB. She deserves so much!
  65. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Uno de sus mejores álbumes. Vocalmente es buenísimo y el R&B le queda verg4s. nasty, pov, jlm, y motive son de las mejores.
  66. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This album is amazing. R&B perfection and sounds so good, thanks Ariana for this, and love you so much.
  67. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Ariana + R&B = perfect combination! This has to be one of my favorite albums of the year, the grown she is showing this era is amazing, great job!
  68. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    her best album! it sounds so fresh and clean. and ALL the collabs are amazing which i was really scared for. can't believe it but she topped swt&tun with this one.
  69. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Her best and more honest album. The vocals are perfect, the lyrics are perfect... A very beautiful and healing moment for Ariana!
  70. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    love the r&b, the orchestra... this album is NOT generic and this project represents how much ari grew up in music. soundly beautiful!!!
  71. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Perfection, her last two albums she sang about wanting to heal and looking for the light, and on positions you can hear that she has found it.
  72. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    The best of 2020!!!!
    Ariana I love you The best songs: nasty, my hair, off the table, pov and Just like magic
  73. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This album shows her artistic growth Even as a person And also one of her best albums And one of the best albums of 2020 AOTY Grammy
  74. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This b*tch is a legend and y'all gotta accept this bc she's here and she will be staying for a long f*cking time. Ariana Grande queen of pop and now she's having her R&B vibes wich is just like gold.
  75. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Immaculate... the rnb album we’ve been WAITING FOR!! A grown version of Yours Truly...
  76. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. it’s a perfect R&B album, she really did it, we love it, she deserves more! Expand
  77. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    the lyrics are magnificent, the low notes are just prejudice for the album being r&b
  78. Oct 30, 2020
    8
    Critics are on crack i swear Albeit this album isn't as good as Tun but it's 10 times better than the incorrigible **** mess that is sweetener.
  79. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. best Ari’s album ever, definitely, the music and the whistles were amazing and were accurate with her voice Expand
  80. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    eu amo o jeito que esse álbum soa, os vocais da Ari está lindo e as músicas estão perfeitas
  81. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Her best album, she literally did her best album surpassing Dangerous Woman, so cool and sweet this album!
  82. Oct 30, 2020
    7
    i was expecting better but it’s good! i love ariana so much and this album is kinda simple
  83. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    perfeito, inovador sem skips.
    ela deu tudo nesse álbum, cada faixa, cade feat, merece muito. amo tanto essa garota
    love language dona.
  84. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    She’s everything. One of the best albums in 2020. Incredible vocals and emocional lyrics!!
  85. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Sinto que esse álbum é uma mistura do Sweetner com Dangerous Woman. Ariana nasceu pro R&B e conseguiu executar esse gênero maravilhosamente nesse álbum. Foi inovador e deslumbrante explorando todas as melodias e composições a fundo.
  86. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    this is amazing ...... holy.. im literally... in love... this is her best and most cohesive album
  87. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    ariana te amo mulher, nao deixe que as críticas te abalem! o álbum ta ótimo e foda se o resto
  88. Oct 31, 2020
    7
    Ariana is trying to find a new style of music and do it quiet successfully. However, some songs may sound almost the same and meaningless. But experiments in music often lead to occurrence of some mistakes.
  89. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    From the best of 2020, it goes from the soft, to the sexy and ends with a beautiful ballad
  90. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Her best album, she ate the R&B vibes.
    She grows in every album she release!
  91. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    the growth!!!! this is an amazing record. the harmonies are perfect.
    shut up: a great intro for this album
    pov: an amazing song, an amazing closing track.
  92. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    The way she used whistle tones throughout this album should be enough to give this masterpiece of an album a 10
  93. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Is a bop
    Maybe you don't like it the first time but as you listen to it you like it, it is the perfect album for Ariana, with this she proclaims herself a pop princess.
  94. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Este album se cagó en lovaca flopera y en selelimon ¡AMAMOS A UNA REINA! Ariana talento grande deja de cagarte en cierta perro pordiosero y en una vaca criko AMAMOS A UNA REINA QUE SE ARRIESGA EN TODO Expand
  95. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This album is some of her best work! Between the vocals, songwriting, and melodies, every song brings something new to the table but they also stay cohesively tied together to the album theme and sound. This might actually be my favourite album she’s put out yet!
  96. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This album it's really good, deserves the whole world. Ariana is always giving ur what we want. Expand
  97. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Arte, lo mejor de Ariana este álbum fue demasiado, la crítica NO sirve y no deberían d darle importancia
  98. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Perfeito demais, mds ela entregou tudo aaaaaaah UAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
  99. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    "Positions" é um ótimo sucessor de Thank U next, da pra notar a mudança de sonoridade e o jeito que as músicas se encaixam uma com as outras deixa tudo amarradinho e agradável de ser escutado.
Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 15 out of 24
  2. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Dec 2, 2020
    72
    Grande is making no effort to be discreet, instead explicitly owning her sexuality—the album is called Positions, after all. The juxtaposition of beautiful violin sounds and risqué lyrics has become one of Grande’s signature sounds, and it suits her well.
  2. 80
    Grande laid bare may well be seen as a stopgap in her canon, using taboo to checkmate her past trauma, but it does pull off the rare feat of at least sounding effortless.
  3. Nov 5, 2020
    80
    With little conflict and few psychological insights, Positions zeroes in on the enviable confidence that only pop stars on top of the world and with nothing to lose can afford. It's easy to write it off as empty calories, but pop has always been described in such terms: cake, candy, chocolate, confection. Positions isn't a "sweetener" but pure sugar.