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Universal acclaim- based on 645 Ratings
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Positive: 537 out of 645
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Mixed: 47 out of 645
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Negative: 61 out of 645
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Aug 20, 2011After the 'Good Girl Gone Bad' era, I was expecting a huge record from Rihanna. Rated R was a letdown. The ballads are sappy and seemed to be pulled from Celine Dions reject pile. Not good at all.
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Sep 14, 2011'Rated R' is a letdown from GGGB. There is too much filler and it sounds like she's trying to hard to convey the "dark" pop star role. However, she's at her best in the Caribbean inspired 'Rude Boy'
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ajdudeNov 23, 2009Yawn....Wasn't expecting such degrading effort from RIhanna. After the gem she dropped in 2007, we get a sub-par effort. No bangers like umbrella to be found here! ordinary effort! poor!
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vladNov 25, 2009Very boring - you've heard it all before. Nothing catchy and undeniable. Strange, but the only good songs, "Fire Bomb" and "The Last Song", are both produced by Brian Kennedy and are both pop-sad. Probably because sadness is the same for sweet girl Rihanna and her Rated R version.
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KateSNov 23, 2009Awful and overrated album.
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ParismellsNov 24, 2009
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DanDNov 28, 2009Few R&B artists are able to tackle an edgier sound with much success. Like most of them, Rihanna fails. Her emotional year is reflected in a set of disjointed songs that absent the physical abuse scandal would lack oomph. There's barely a likable track on the record and I don't expect any of these songs to top the charts.
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Jul 7, 2011Aside from a couple songs, this is pretty boring with songs like Stupid In Love, Rockstar 101, Wait Your Turn. Not her best. My favorite is Te Amo & Firebomb
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Nov 21, 2010"Very boring - you've heard it all before. Nothing catchy and undeniable. Strange, but the only good songs, "Fire Bomb" and "The Last Song", are both produced by Brian Kennedy and are both pop-sad. Probably because sadness is the same for sweet girl Rihanna and her Rated R version." completely agree with you
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Aug 19, 2011Not a good album at all. I only like 1 song, which is 'Rude Boy' I'm a Rih fan, but no there are no hits on this... I prefer LOUD though. Songs like Stupid In Love, Photographs and the other slow songs are a borefest.
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Sep 14, 2011'Rated R' could of been good. It's just very boring and no excitement that I expected it would be... Her vocals have improved though, but more work is needed.
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Nov 19, 2011Boring album with sappy ballads. Rihanna is not able to evoke the emotions that is required for some of the songs, instead it comes off as sappy and bland.
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Aug 30, 2016Wow, Im shocked at these reviews, Not too shocked because Critics Overrate & Underrate thing all the time. Poor Rihanna, She thought she could pull off another Bâ Collapse
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Aug 24, 2022Russian roulette is agreat direction that would've been a better overall sound but unfortunately Rated R is a muddling hodgepodge of dated generic pop that equates being sexy with being rebellious. Sure to be a classic due to its commercial impact Rated R feels like a novelty in her discography
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Sep 10, 2020Todos sus álbumes son magníficos, pero un tal 2009 llegó un álbum que para mi es el mejor de toda su carrera. Rated R es la perfección de álbum.
Awards & Rankings
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Jun 24, 2011You are way, way better off not projecting any kind of emotional subtext onto this record.
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What works as therapeutic psychodrama for the singer doesn't always work quite as well as pop music, which, from the shiny surfaces, it's clear everyone here is still striving for.
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Nothing else on the album can top 'Russian Roulette,' but they certainly complement it, and make its startling conclusion feel sadly inevitable.