• Record Label: Republic
  • Release Date: Oct 30, 2020
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7.3

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  1. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    The album is perfect for something unexpected. Ariana ventured to bring one of her favorite styles despite being highly acclaimed in the pop trap. With powerful vocals, Ariana brings songs like "My hair" to confirm her position as queen of contemporary music.
  2. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    this is album of the year and everyone knows it and stream positions and don’t forget dangerous woman period
  3. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    It’s a good album! From start to finish. I love the parallel lyrics from thank u next. And the pov is one of the best closers for an album! She has done it again.
  4. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Positions is a very cohesive project, contrary to popular belief, this is one of her best albums lyrically and sonically. A lot of reviews are not fond of the sexual themes of this album, it seems like they want the pop star to be depressed every album and not have fun. Ariana explores more of her lower register and showcases her whistle register on this record. I believe people are notPositions is a very cohesive project, contrary to popular belief, this is one of her best albums lyrically and sonically. A lot of reviews are not fond of the sexual themes of this album, it seems like they want the pop star to be depressed every album and not have fun. Ariana explores more of her lower register and showcases her whistle register on this record. I believe people are not fond of this project because it’s “too slow” and they expect all of her songs to have high energy and crazy belts all the time. The album is definitely a grower and isn’t necessarily targeted for a mainstream/pop audience. It is a very R&B influenced project with hints of jazz and blues in tracks such as “My Hair”, or the sultry “Off the Table”, I guess people expected another love me harder 2.0 with this track. To conclude this review, Positions is not for everyone, but the good quality, production of the album can’t be denied even if you’re a fan or not. Expand
  5. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    It’s an amazing album. A completely new sound from her. It’s gonna be on repeat.
  6. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This album is a masterpiece. She’s the moment her voice is everything and she just demonstrate that she here to stay she isn’t going nowhere Expand
  7. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    The best thing I’ve ever heard in my entire life. Sis was right, God is a woman, duh.
  8. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    such an amazing album, a masterpiece from beginning to end. anyone who says otherwise is full of **** :)
  9. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Simplemente uno de los mejores álbumes R&B, en donde Ariana muestra una faceta diferente alejándose del Pop y, lo muestra claramente en Positions.
  10. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A delicious and tasty expression of empowering. The vocals along with the melody it’s just a masterpiece, the sound of r&b was made for Ariana’s vocals. Expand
  11. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Ariana nunca decepciona, ela aqui, entrega um album totalmente despreocupado e maduro.
  12. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    It's just like we need in this quarantine i love it, the sounds, the collaboration, her voice, omg that whistle tone
  13. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Her best album!! So soft and dreamy. She snapped with this one and it is a fact.
  14. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    El mejor álbum profesional de Ariana No solo se trata de sacar canciones con ritmo si no también tener canciones que sobre salgan de su area de confort, estoy satisfecho con el álbum me gusta y no solo por el simple hecho de ser fan de ella, se reconocer el trabajó de demás artistas tanto de nueva generación y generaciones antiguas ❤️
  15. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    her best album! aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
  16. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ari does a lot well but her music about reconciling with past traumas and her mental health hits me best. when I think about how many lives this young woman has lived, i’m in awe. she describes love as experienced by a flawed, imperfect person in such a special way. amazing Expand
  17. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    arte es un buen álbum, con ritmo tranquilo (: mis fav las 14 lloro dmsd
  18. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    um album extremamente completo e maduro, vocais extremamente maduros, e obviamente o destaque para pov e my hair, as maiores do álbum, só esperava um pouco mais da colaboração com a doja, mas tirando isso, achei um trabalho muito bom!
  19. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This is an amazing album, bitc3es check this well, she made differents things in this, love language is an example, and the voice, man, is everything
  20. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. By far biggest growth, the production, the vocals, the features, she killed this. Expand
  21. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Ariana's voice is very clearly meant for R&B and this record shows just that. Her melodious harmonies combined with the consistent usage of strings make this one of her most cohesive and sonically pleasing albums ever.
  22. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This album is such an divine production. I love the aesthetic and the vibe in every music. She is so talent and her vocals are imensurally perfect.
  23. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Grande continues to show her growth and healing through her music, and specially in this album. Her vocals and harmonies sound heavenly and her lyrics tell a deeper story, this is the album we have been expecting from her for so long. She seems as she has finally found herself artistically.
  24. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    El mejor album que pudo haber hecho simplemente perfecto cualquier persona que lo escuché quedará impresionado
  25. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    34+35, motive, just like magic, off the table, safety net, My hair, nasty, love lenguaje y pov>>>>>>>>>>>
  26. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    muito bommm melhor album, as musicas sao bem calmas e os vocais impecaveis. Ela nunca falha
  27. Nov 25, 2020
    10
    phenomenal, amazing, magical, she did the damn thing. if you don't like this album you're a pop stan it you have HORRIBLE taste in music, sorry !! i sajd what i said
  28. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    this album is so magical. i'm in love. the lyrics, the melodies, the vocals... everything is so good. i'm so proud of ari!
  29. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    ok, é impossível não gostar de algo que essa mulher lança, o feats, os vocais, as melodias, os instrumentais, as letras, tá tudo incrível, ela nunca erra!
  30. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Not on Ariana's comfort zone, that's why it's different from her whole discography, getting closer to a completely R&B sound that fits her voice very softly.
    Amazed by the collaborations on the album, the way The Weeknd and Ty Dolla $ign fits on the song with Grande's voice is out of this world.
  31. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Lo que necesitábamos una nueva Ariana con este R_B hermosas canciónes increíbles colaboraciónes impecable
  32. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. o álbum é ótimooooooo quem não gostou é Bolsonaro fã, é trump fã, é valeria Almeida fã, é Swiftie e Selenator Expand
  33. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    este álbum es maravilloso, el hecho de que una mujer aproveche su voz para hablar sobre sexo y que tenga un gran impacto lo hace totalmente espectacular. Realmente merece 10/10, aprovechen la joya que Ariana nos dio
  34. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    i don't know why the album has such a low rate. it's literally one of her best albums if not her best. anyway people are completely tasteless and i don't wanna see selenators and swifties hating on this or ariana goodbye ****
  35. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. All the songs but Off the table is amazing, very good álbum, art is too short to describe this. Expand
  36. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Excelente álbum, los que no están de acuerdo son los mismos que están acostumbrados a escuchar pop genérico de 2015, el álbum es R&B y si tiene ese tipo de sonidos, letras, vocales asombrosos!!!
  37. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Perfect just perfect, i love every song, it’s so perfect. Ariana proves that she is a great talented woman
  38. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This is the proof that ariana can get off her confort zone and give us a total maturity and sensuality experience!
  39. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Ariana entra direto no r&b com positions,um álbum forte e maduro, com vocais incríveis, transições perfeitos,coeso e conceitual, e com uma produção IMPECÁVEL.
  40. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Well, this is an R&B album, which not many do and Ariana reinvented herself with this album, this is a beautiful album from "shut up" to "pov" it is a 100% beautiful and successful album, and well ariana felicida, and I hope that other people can appreciate this album that art in 100% of the word, why this album is art
  41. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    a lenda nunca erra, serviu um álbum r&b perfeito e só tá reclamando quem não consegue ouvir outra coisa que não seja um pop farofa. filho do yours truly com o sweetener, ariana mostra que sua casa é no r&b, e espero que ela fique por um bom tempo nesse ligar!
  42. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    "Posiciones" the album, is a masterpiece from start to finish without exception to any, ariana's vocals make you enter a state of peace and make your skin crawl, she simply did art and magic with each song by the fact of its voice and obviously because she is the only writer of her 14 songs without counting the collaborations since those with whom she collaborates also contributed. (In"Posiciones" the album, is a masterpiece from start to finish without exception to any, ariana's vocals make you enter a state of peace and make your skin crawl, she simply did art and magic with each song by the fact of its voice and obviously because she is the only writer of her 14 songs without counting the collaborations since those with whom she collaborates also contributed. (In fact the three collaborations are incredible, the mix of voices was perfect). Expand
  43. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    amo demais. o álbum super coeso, maduro e sofisticado. eh visível a evolução e amadurecimento dela. te amo
  44. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Para mim, cada vocal, cada batida e cada melodia do álbum conversam muito entre si, e não é nada genérico. Uma obra de arte!
  45. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Es un gran álbum, Ariana juega con una nueva producción y sus increíbles vocales de siempre mejorados, el álbum es algo que no suele hacer mucho Ariana desde su debut, es una increíble obra de arte
  46. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    i loved this album so much, i just LOVE IT. Ariana did an amazing job. Also i’m obsessed with the cover. love u so much ari. i mean, her vocals during my hair, nasty, ughhh im just in love
  47. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Realmente amó este álbum, término gustándome mas de lo que creí, sus letras "sesuales" y "amorosas" te hacen pasar por un valle de sentimientos encontrados, es solamente ÚNICO. Expand
  48. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    this album is magnificent, ariana as always leaves something to be desired when it comes to the cohesion of your albums, i am in love with the album intro the orchestra left me ecstatic.
  49. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Her most exiting work to date. Personal and vocally powerful. A R&B masterpiece
  50. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Ariana is an artist who always evolves, influences and looks for a way to give her best! and this is not the meaning she has brought us a perfect R&B jewel
  51. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Positions is Ariana Grande’s most carefree, playful, and mature work to date Expand
  52. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    O álbum é muito coeso, tem músicas excelente e o conteúdo lírico impecável, isso da a ele ótimos pontos.
  53. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    So many unique sounds with great production. The album just oozes with beautiful, romantic, flowing songs.
  54. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    a mature, personal and perfect album. her growth since dangerous woman is immaculate
  55. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    top3 álbuns da carreira, demonstra ser mais madura, e a crítica tá simplesmente achando ruim pelo fato de acharem que ela DEVE fazer pop e produzir hits
  56. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    It's a impressive R&B album, with influences of ballad and disco music. Bring to us her experiences in life and how she pass through. Looks like she finally find your real acceptance and real love.
  57. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This new album is a masterpiece.
    Ariana is finally healing and processing everything that she have been through during the last years.
    It’s happiness, healing, love and light.
  58. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ariana Grande foi muito perspicaz em ter lançado esse álbum, as músicas, uma completa a outra, é mágico! Expand
  59. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    interesting, exciting, a combination of her past and present in a way that describes her perfectly. utter beauty.
  60. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    HER BEST ALBUM EVER NO CAP ITS SO GOOD OMG ITS R&B EXCELLENCE AND JUST BEAUTIFUL! the songs fit together so well and the way she put pov as the closing track is immaculate. best album
  61. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Her best album along with dangerous woman, period, her artistic growth is getting better and better, and if you didn't like the album for being "too sexual", guess what? ariana doesn't care. Expand
  62. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It’s her best album to date truly a art piece all of you haters can go somewhere Expand
  63. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Really good album. Very beautiful production. So proud of her. Her voice sounds so magnificent and beautiful
  64. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    a masterpiece. album of the year. this is the best art piece i’ve listened to in a very long time. congrats ariana!
  65. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    While thank u, next is probably her best work – and it will probably remain that way forever – Positions is Grande’s most carefree, most playful, most mature work to date.
  66. 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.
  67. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Best r&b album, ariana grande is so talent, in this album arians sounds like a princess Expand
  68. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Positions is just insane
  69. Apr 3, 2021
    10
    Album pessoal e maravilhoso, Ariana acertou em cheio com os vocais e o R&B, misturando junto com o trap da mãe
  70. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Ariana es una reina, nos entrego una obra de arte r&b esta en un punto de su carrera que puede hacer lo que le de la gana, con baladas hermosas y canciones sensuales, positions se va convertir en el favorito de muchos
  71. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. O álbum está perfeito, eu amei, as músicas são lindas, o clipe de “Positions” é perfeito, estou esperando outros clipes ainda Expand
  72. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    A masterpiece i love this album it's soo goooooooooood Safety net/ nasty /just like magic /pov are my favorite
  73. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    best album. she poured her heart and soul. pov is the best song, got me in my feels. its so special and perfect
  74. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    one of the best albums of 2020. her best album vocally. i love it a lot. thanks, ariana
  75. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    I think Ariana excelled with this album, it gives us some incredible vocals and lyrics that, well, you should listen to it to understand.
  76. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    this album is a masterpiece! the personal growth ariana shows in this album is so inspiring!! ive always wanted to really dive into r&b and she did and it’s perfect! her voice sounds heavenly and the lyrics and sweet, raunchy and full of love. i am happy for ariana and where she is in her life right now and i think this album perfectly captures that :)
  77. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    She really has matured. Her vocals are impeccable, strong lyrics about sex sung with a sophistication never done. She shows herself to be strong, closer to her cure. R&B is definitely your true style. Ariana shone
  78. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    It’s simply amazing. There are many reviews saying that she shouldn’t sing about sex, but she is pushing thirty. It’s not too explicit and every song is different. You can go from dancing to motive to crying while listening to positions. It shows a lot of growth emotionally and mentally from Thank u, Next. It’s a huge development and deserves better than what it’s receiving.
  79. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Every song is more beautiful then the last one. It's maybe not most creative lyrically but does everything have to be wrapped up in poetic language and metaphors? I feel like she is just keeping it real with the lyrics. The vocals are amazing and the instrumental are perfect. The production is so dreamy. This is not a pop album so I don't think people should judge it as a pop album. OnlyEvery song is more beautiful then the last one. It's maybe not most creative lyrically but does everything have to be wrapped up in poetic language and metaphors? I feel like she is just keeping it real with the lyrics. The vocals are amazing and the instrumental are perfect. The production is so dreamy. This is not a pop album so I don't think people should judge it as a pop album. Only thing that was missing from the album was a song or two with Max Martin, Savan and Ilya. Expand
  80. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  81. Nov 5, 2020
    10
    i'm so proud of her. i'm so glad she went that way. her best album indeed. stream positions for clear skin period.
  82. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Cada música do álbum tem sua essência incrível trazendo o melhor do r&b, grande evolução de ariana
  83. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. iconic for someone who came from pop world
    ariana getting thru r&b seems amazing
    and fu*k those ones who didnt like it
    Expand
  84. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    the album is so smooth and is calm. love this.
    different of everything she did. thank u, ariana.
  85. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This album is amazing. I love that she is experimenting with new things. Her voice is just so amazing throughout the whole album. Thank you so much for this album Ariana.
  86. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    lyrical masterpiece, I love that she decided to dig more into the r&b style it fits her voice really well
  87. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Ariana solo hace arte, es un trabajo D I V I N O y falopa todos a los que no les gustó
  88. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Este album es jodidamente increible, amo tanto las letras de las canciones, todo el album es increible, Gracias Ariana, por darnos tanta arte, te amo! Expand
  89. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. show stopping, brilliant, genius, talented, never been done before, amazingz Expand
  90. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    this one is amazing! even in her comfort zone she can reinvent herself. this girls has something else that the others don't
  91. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    BEAUTIFUl! LOVED EVERY SECOND ALSO THE STRINGS?? IMMACULATE LOVED IT LOVED IT LOVED IT LOVE LOVE LOVE
  92. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Undeniably her best project to date. The production, the way she controls her voice going from low to high notes like its nothing, and her sweet lyrics with a cohesive theme. All of these make this album one her best and also one of the bests of 2020. Highlights of the album:
    love language my hair
    pov
    nasty
  93. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Álbum muito bom, tem lindos vocais e feats maravilhosos. A Ariana se superou mais uma vez. Expand
  94. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    El instrumental es realmente increíble, los vocals las armónias son tan magicas es un álbum asombroso
  95. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The change that Ariana gave from pop to R&B was becoming more and more noticeable, and she achieved it with this album, giving a different touch to the popstar girl era. Expand
  96. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    her most mature and personal work and her voice fits r&b perfectly, proud of this incredible body of work!
  97. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    perfeito perfeito não tem um defeito. TOTALMENTE IMPECÁVEL. LENDÁRIA, PERSPICAZ!
  98. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    an album that really shows her growth. the sound is everything anddd i love it :)
  99. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    A great rnb/pop album imo! This is exactly the type of music which suits her best!
Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  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.