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

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  1. Mar 25, 2021
    0
    Did not like the beats or the music as the lyrics weren't well written, but as always she sounds amazing
  2. Nov 14, 2020
    0
    Lo mismo de siempre, es como si todas las canciones descartadas de sus álbumes anteriores las hubiera juntado en este
  3. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It’s disrespectful the number of songwriters, what are you an artist or a product? Expand
  4. Nov 27, 2020
    1
    No development at all, Ariana is in her comfortable zone, where she knows she’s a great vocalist so she doesn’t put any effort in her music anymore. Disappointed
  5. Nov 29, 2020
    0
    "Positions" is her worst album, she is staying in a comfort zone, it sounds like a discard from her previous albums...
  6. Nov 28, 2020
    0
    Lamentablemente Grande nos dio un mal álbum, no logre diferenciar cuando cambiaba de canción parece una canción de 40 minutos, realmente triste el que una buena voz como la de Ariana Grande sea utilizada en álbum tan simple y apático como lo es Positions, ni el nombre, ni las letras, ni la fotografía de este álbum fue buena, es algo mas como ¨No se vayan a olvidar de Ariana les mandamos unLamentablemente Grande nos dio un mal álbum, no logre diferenciar cuando cambiaba de canción parece una canción de 40 minutos, realmente triste el que una buena voz como la de Ariana Grande sea utilizada en álbum tan simple y apático como lo es Positions, ni el nombre, ni las letras, ni la fotografía de este álbum fue buena, es algo mas como ¨No se vayan a olvidar de Ariana les mandamos un álbum genérico para que la recuerden este año¨ Ariana debería fijarse en lo que canta y no en como lo hace, otro álbum con pop y otro genero mezclado en una aburrida sonata, Grande esto luce como un producto. Expand
  7. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    Completely mediocre album. The song are nothing but generic and basic, along with easy and unimpressive lyrics. The worst one in her discography
  8. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pretty forgettable with a few standout tracks. Doesn't feel like there are any other 'radio hits' other than the track 'Positions' Expand
  9. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    THIS IS HER WORST ALBUM

    TOO, TOOOOO BORING !!!!!!!!!!! I´M FALLING ASLEEP, THE SOUNDS ARE THE SAME BEAT. THIS IS A REJECT
  10. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    Definetely her worst album so far, the entire album sounds the same and it's really boring. Lyrics are mediocre (of course we can't expect that much from her, she is not a googd lyricist), and her album is the worst disappointment of 2020. Sweetener and Dangerous Woman are her best albums.
  11. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    Oct 30, 2020
    Ok, but so boring. It's the same, we need something new, good voice, bad lyrics, boring music
  12. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    Horrible album. Such a downgrade from all her previous work. It’s a snooze fest and feels rushed. Save 42 minutes of your life and don’t listen to this trash
  13. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. All the songs sound way too similar and the lyrics are quite embarrassing to say the least Expand
  14. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    Flop, i didn't like it, so flat, nothing new, awful,........................
  15. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    pretty boring. she’s so talented but doesn’t show much of her amazing vocal range in this album — as most of the songs have flat delivery. the lyrics are not so good and the album sounds like one big song (not a good one). she needs to switch up her sound...and FAST. these mid-tempo trap-pop songs are so bad and boring and they age like milk. she’s getting predictable in her music. andpretty boring. she’s so talented but doesn’t show much of her amazing vocal range in this album — as most of the songs have flat delivery. the lyrics are not so good and the album sounds like one big song (not a good one). she needs to switch up her sound...and FAST. these mid-tempo trap-pop songs are so bad and boring and they age like milk. she’s getting predictable in her music. and this is not an r&b album btw. Expand
  16. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    Has the same mid tempo trap-pop sounds just like her previous two records (More so Thank U Next). It’s getting boring now. Tries to be edgy and new wave with sex.
  17. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    Sounds the same boring monotone. not r&b at all sounds boring and not what a disney star would do
  18. Oct 30, 2020
    1
    É um álbum ruim. Não entendo como sendo umas das cantoras mais influentes e com um grande time consegue ter letras tão ruins. Saudades da época do DW e ME.
  19. Nov 3, 2020
    0
    Um fracasso, um horror anunciado, sinceramente quem colocou na cabeça dessa Mc Mirella estadunidense lançar uma bomba atômica dessas? quando eu penso que ela pode fracassar mais ela fracassa, sinceramente. sem palavras pro baixo escalão de artista que essa fungo varginal tem!
  20. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Demasiado básico, lo mismo de siempre. Lastimosamente Ariana no se sale de su zona de confort y ya aburre, es una sobrevalorada Expand
  21. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    Are the same songs?? Is so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so boring
  22. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    Literally a waste of time, everything is better than positions, I don't know how people can say it's a great album when it's not.
  23. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    To be honest, this album is so boring, Ariana Grande is the worst songwriter ever, so disappointment of this.
  24. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    Underwhelming. Not her best work. Stream TUN and Sweetner to cleanse your ear drums. So sorry
  25. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    Worst of what she has done so far. Lyrics are so cheap. She only stays in her comfort zone. No risks taken. It's lik
  26. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    sounds the same, ringtone album, she needs to do something else or she is gonna tank, the lyrics are all about sex and like a conversation with friends, she has 6-10 co writers and producers per song and it stills sounds bad
  27. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    I only hear discards from other albums, it seems that Ariana only did it out of commitment
  28. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    definetely her worst album i am disapointed and there was very much repeating the same things...
  29. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    the whole album was rushed, and shes just not all that, that everyone says she is
  30. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK incapaz de escrever um álbum com menos de 30 compositores né mô? pelo menos a justiça tá sendo feita e eu sei que o AOTY de 2022 não vai ser dela (mais uma vez)
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.