• Record Label: Republic
  • Release Date: Oct 30, 2020
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  1. Oct 31, 2020
    1
    This album is so meh. I dont get this excitement for a basic one.
    Each era that she has proves how overrated she is.
    The only thing i can say is better stop and rest cuz release music every 6 months just show the decadency of your music. Well wasnt difficult to be better than tun but holy gosh... This album is really bad and no comments abt the lyrics
  2. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Finally Ariana released a straight RnB Album and it's perfect. The strings throughout the whole album are especially beautiful!
  3. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Este album es perfecto. Encontramos a una Ariana jugando con su voz usando lo mejor de su registro vocal
  4. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    Disappointed as hell. This makes it look like a failure in front of its predecessor, Thank You, Next.
  5. Oct 31, 2020
    7
    I thoroughly enjoyed most of the songs on this album. I think each feature fit in nicely. I listened to the entire album without skipping any songs. However, I felt as though it was missing something. I can't really put my finger on it. Overall the album is good.
  6. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing album feels a lot like her debut album and its very nice to listen to Expand
  7. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the best album for ariana, she is dedicated and perfect vocalist, i love this album and everything for her Expand
  8. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    fantastic album. Ariana truly gets better with each album, proving that she’s the greatest musician/songwriter to date.
  9. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Best album ever. He's so gentle and sensual. It's like you're on a beach with golden water. I'm in love. This album literally deserves to be the album of the year. One of Ariana's best albums
  10. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Really adorable. Great deep and invigorating work, it makes me very happy. It's perfect.
  11. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Positions is a masterpice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All the songs are a perfection!!!!
  12. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Music its not only about innovation but it's about spirit and feelings. So, thank you Ariana for this incredible album!!
  13. Oct 31, 2020
    9
    We can see how much she’s matured in all the senses. The vocals are amazing as always and the lyrics are incredible
  14. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Some how she was able to weave the nostalgic strings from her first album, continuing to be authentically open with her fans, while also adding a whole new sound to her discography. This album has no skips, and stirs many different emotions.
  15. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    a really good album, with very good songs, new sounds from Ariana, one of the best of the year
  16. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    one of the best albums ever created!! been listening to it nonstop since it got released.. thank you ariana for this masterpiece
  17. Oct 31, 2020
    3
    Ariana has the voice of an angel ... but this album seems uninterested in gaining my attention. POV was the only standout. This album won’t have legs but we got what we got.
  18. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Talented. Brilliant. Incredible. Amazing. Show stopping. Spectacular. Never be the same. Totally unique. Completely not ever been done before.
  19. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Positions is an incredible album in every way, it doesn't disappoint me at all, I loved the songs and everything in it. Expand
  20. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The melodies combined with her vocals are incredible. Every sing is unique and has something special, you can have a more upbeat song like positions or 34+35 or instead a balad like pov, or a good R&B like safety net. Overall, this album is amazing and really expresses ariana evolution Expand
  21. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    It’s undeniable that this amazing project is one of the bests albums she’s ever made. I have no skips, every song is amazing and shows off how talented and brilliant she is.
  22. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. God tier album!!! Album of the year!!!
    God tier album!!! Album of the year!!!
    God tier album!!! Album of the year!!!
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  23. Oct 31, 2020
    2
    Ariana veio com mais um material morno e entediante como o seus últimos álbuns, as músicas parecem todas iguais, até katy perry conseguiu ser mais original no smile, o que salva o álbum são os vocais, que são tão tediosos ao ponto de você dormir, e olha que as faixas tem média de 2 minutos, ós instrumentais certamente seriam responsáveis por uma histeria coletiva de dor de ouvido.
  24. Oct 31, 2020
    2
    La verdad no me gustó, creo que la señorita Ariana solamente agregó los descartes de sus dos últimos álbumes.
  25. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    ICÔNICO E MT COESO, vocais estão impecáveis assim como todo conjunto da obra! Desde composições ate a estética e produção.
  26. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    This album really really bad. My ears are bleeding after listening to those songs. And it's not an album it's Nokia's ringtones. Tbh positions is the worst album of the century. Pandemic after pandemic. Imagine how tired we are :(
  27. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    AOTY this is the Biblia R&B.
    Se kgo en selecroquetas, aburriklore y en chanchromatica.
  28. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Álbum coeso, músicas de qualidade. Embora Ariana não tenha trazido um pop raiz, ela se mostrou bastante madura ao trazer o R&B de qualidade. Expand
  29. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    Ariana Grande releasing another crap album that will get another #1 just because she Is overrated? Groundbreaking
  30. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    Lazy and boring, this album really lacks any kind of creative control. I've just listened too it, and can't recall a single song.
  31. Nov 1, 2020
    10
    shut up great 34+35 perfect motive serve just like magic not my taste off the table still not sure six thirty love the bridge safety net yes my hair magnificent nasty good chorus west side vibe love language very broadway positions that girl obvious chefs kiss pov beautiful
  32. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Toda a sonoridade coesa, as letras que englobam tanto a insegurança de um novo amor como a entrega para o mesmo. Positions tem tudo o que as pessoas em quarentena necessitam, amor e esperança! matured and leaving his traumas behind, this is the ariana of positions!
  33. Oct 31, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There is so much to unpack here. I understand that there comes a time where artists don't really need to please the general public with their music and this album just didn't include me as part of its target demographic. I loved 'Thank You, Next', 'Dangerous Woman' & even 'Sweetener' but as much as I want to love this one, I just can't. It's not bad by any means but it's just not for me.

    Standout tracks for me were:
    1. pov - because the melody along with the lyrics just hits the right spot. It doesn't feel too much of an outright ballad that tries to flex her vocals but simply these said vocals were being used to narrate a story that is so beautifully well-written. 2. motive - I love an Ariana verse as much as the next person but my favorite part of this song was Doja Cat. She exudes this sexy and confident style of rapping that's not really too much but just enough to get the message across. 3. off the table - another collaboration but unlike motive I equally love the exchange between Ariana and Abel. The harmonies were everything. & that's it. I don't really have other songs I want to go back to. Kudos to Ariana though, she's still one of the best vocalists in our generation. This album just wasn't for me but I wish her the best with this one because as far as I heard, this reflects how happy she is with her life right now.
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  34. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. queen of pop is back. i loved the album so much and the lyrics are just amazing. i was vibing to every song. every song has a story. she really did snapped. thank youu ari u are amazing artist Expand
  35. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Perfection. Favourite songs are POV Love Language and My Hair. Very different to her usual sound but in a positive way. Haven’t really heard anything like it. Immediately my favourite album of hers - possible favourite album ever - and it’s only been 1 day. Some instant favourite songs and then there are some that grow on you. I love this album 10/10 well done Ari
  36. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    honest & unbiased opinion here. okay album, loved the new sounds. the thing is that 11/14 of the songs sound the same. no flavor. expected more variation within sad songs, happy songs etc. also you’d hear a sad instrumental in the intro but it ends up being a happy song which just.... threw me off. thank u, next was her best album wbk. was expecting sex songs but not this much. does shehonest & unbiased opinion here. okay album, loved the new sounds. the thing is that 11/14 of the songs sound the same. no flavor. expected more variation within sad songs, happy songs etc. also you’d hear a sad instrumental in the intro but it ends up being a happy song which just.... threw me off. thank u, next was her best album wbk. was expecting sex songs but not this much. does she even have anything else to sing about except sex? her voice is very beautiful but this album was just... not it. Expand
  37. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Excelente, muy bueno, me gusta que haya cambiado de ritmos y podemos ver cosas distintas pero muy buenas
  38. Oct 31, 2020
    9
    Amazing job!!!!!! Grande is an incredible songwriter and singer, congratulations for her.
  39. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    same songs. nothing special and supperrrrrrrrr boring and she needs to make some change into her music
  40. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    Not really that good, so repetitive, get rushed, production wasn’t that good, good vocals but can’t understand most of the words she is saying
  41. Dec 11, 2020
    10
    ariana is going down a new path music and uses references to her old songs in a clever way and also her songs are cohesive and this album focuses on how she now understands her self worth
  42. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    The album is very different from what ariana has been showing, she is going on a other way, and she is doing perfectly. The album sounds unique from the other ones, a masterpiece.
  43. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    This album is not so good, Ariana is one of the best artist but she’s not explote the all generes. The album is so so boring
  44. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Ariana explorou seu maravilhoso vocal para fazer esse album, dificil por em palavras as sensações de se ouvir o Positions, simplesmente divino
  45. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    The lead single positions is nice but the rest are just ehhh. And Arianator sucks for rating Folklore 0 just because your idol’s album flop.
  46. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    she did good!!! super proud of her. she had good songs on here, my hair and motive being 2 of my top favorites!
  47. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Positions it's a very good album. It shows that Ariana is very mature. The instrumentals on the album are perfect Expand
  48. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Love it so much,you can actually see how much she healed.I’m in love with every thing she does....
  49. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This album is a work of art. You need to listen to it. Amazing, brilliant, incredible.
  50. Oct 31, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I love ari, really! But this album is such a disappointment, I've been expecting something new from her, but this album sounds like her old stuffs! It feels rushed. Will wait for her next one. Expand
  51. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    The album is a bop, she is really reinventing her. And it's good. She is really enjoying her music and writing what she wants.
  52. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Me encanta es bien diferente su álbum Expand
  53. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood
  54. Oct 31, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Não é o seu melhor álbum, mas é o mais diferente e com coesão, é leve, você ouve o álbum e nem sente o tempo passar, tem coesão e é bem sensual. Pra mim esse é o álbum da Ari mais a cara dela, eu sinto que ela achou o que ela gosta de fazer. Expand
  55. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    her best album. it’s so cohesive and each song is amazing. confused as to why it only got a 71 it deserves at least a 90.
  56. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    i love the r&b influences and this album overall is such a vibe! she’s a grown woman and knows her voice and abilities. love her and so proud of her too!
  57. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    um dos melhores álbuns do ano, se não o melhor. a voz da ariana é a maior perfeição do mundo
  58. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    so good!!! she killed it, my favorites are pov, motive, safety net, off the table, just like magic, my hair, nasty and obvious
  59. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    stream positions by ariana grande for immortality stream positions by ariana grande for immortality stream positions by ariana grande for immortality
  60. Nov 1, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It is Ariana at her most authentic and unapologetic point of her career, she comes to show that she is not a Nickelodeon turned pop sensation with the most immaculate pop rnb vocals and instrumentals. Ariana definitely shows her influence from a 60s vibe melodically yet she makes it a new and game changing sound with a trap beat. She gives you the most sexiest and erratic lyrics yet with class and dignity. This album might not be a fame changer as Sweetener and Thank U, Next, however this album is not the magnum opus but very important to her discography in it’s own way because it shows that Ariana is a fully grown woman diving deeper in womanhood than dangerous woman. Expand
  61. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    the best album of the year, the songs are so art, the meanings. The album is very successful, it is their second best album
  62. Oct 31, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. there’s a loooooot of fillers. Auto skip Expand
  63. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    album perfeito, eu amei demais todas as musicas. acho o álbum mais maduro da ariana.
  64. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    one of her best albums,love the R&B she added to it. this is a very different style for ariana and i’m here for it. it sounds so good and the lyrics ?omg so good too,there’s a lot of references to her old songs. her mind omg.
  65. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    it’s just perfect! i love every single song of this album. Ariana is THE BEST!!!
  66. Oct 31, 2020
    7
    Uninspired and lacking innovation. No standout hits aside from Positions and Love Language. But it’s nice to have on repeat as background music.
  67. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. eu amei mt, ariana sempre impressionado a cada álbum. E os falsetes dela=tudoo! Expand
  68. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Me encantó es muy bueno me da mucha paz, en verdad es increíble, un álbum que seguramente tendrá mucho de que hablar y sin duda debe de tener más éxito y reconocimiento, Ariana ha hecho un increíble trabajo con "Positions" espero conocerla pronto porque en verdad es una mujer muy exitosa Expand
  69. Oct 31, 2020
    0
    ajaahajajejeoakansjsbsjJahedidjrjdofofjdbeeiejeuwowoaakqjqjwjwiaiajqwhhejrjjdnsieiddkdnajanajaiakwjskamajshduddidjdjdidksajansjdidiskajwdidk em outras palavras ruim
  70. Oct 31, 2020
    3
    Siento como si fuera una sola canción, en lo personal no me gustó mucho, ariana ha dado grandes trabajos y este es la excepción.
  71. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This album is just amazing it has its own vibe unlike some other albums released this year when I heard this one I loved it directly in the initial listen, one of the best tracks are "nasty" "motive ft. Doja cat" and off "my hair". ALBUM OF THE YEAR Expand
  72. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    ela não tem um erro na discografia até agora, amei esse álbum do início ao fim. artista!
  73. Nov 5, 2020
    10
    great album, love safety net, my hair, pov, nasty, off the table and just like magic
  74. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Um álbum incrível, músicas perfeitas
    As letras profundas e Grande conseguiu mostrar um amadurecimento em sua carreira.
  75. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    The album brings new rhythms, with a good transition from Thank U Next to Positions, of the best.
  76. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    this album is executed flawlessly and it's so fresh. no one has ever done it like her before. this album is impressive and undeniably good.
  77. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Ariana is without a doubt the voice of her generation, Positions is a good job, but let's not forget that we are used to Ariana charming us with her past work.
  78. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Sem palavras para descrever como estou feliz com esse álbum! Ariana sempre nos surpreende e dessa vez não foi diferente, estou extremamente apaixonada por positions
  79. Oct 31, 2020
    8
    As an Arianator myself, been stanning since 2014, this album was amazing... was it her best.... no, but it definitely was a good album that’s worth listening to. Songs like POV, Safety Net, Nasty, My Hair, Motive and Love Language give this album so much power whereas songs like Shut Up and Six Thirty are easily forgettable and make the album fall short. My only critique for this album isAs an Arianator myself, been stanning since 2014, this album was amazing... was it her best.... no, but it definitely was a good album that’s worth listening to. Songs like POV, Safety Net, Nasty, My Hair, Motive and Love Language give this album so much power whereas songs like Shut Up and Six Thirty are easily forgettable and make the album fall short. My only critique for this album is that it shouldn’t of been released this year, I feel like it Ariana spent more time on it, made some songs longer, experimented more and drove away from the “trap like production”, we would’ve got another outstanding album. Expand
  80. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    One again, Ariana has proved that she is the voice of the youth- something the older critics will never understand. she is the future
  81. Feb 18, 2021
    10
    I Loved so much she is so talented.
    Ariana is the generation's voice.
    I believe this is your best work !! mainly the tracks “my hair” and “POV”
  82. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Sin duda alguna un álbum muy bueno, letras muy buenas, unos sonidos que son en verdad magníficos, disfrute mucho este álbum es magnífico
  83. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    I think this album is so different from the others, in a positive ways. Ari is not in pain anymore like she was during Sweetener and Thank u, next. This albums means so much, the songs are very authentics and you have to appreciate them in theirs own ways. Ariana Grande can sings everything and she showed it in Positions. Every single song have a link betwenn them and all the album fit soI think this album is so different from the others, in a positive ways. Ari is not in pain anymore like she was during Sweetener and Thank u, next. This albums means so much, the songs are very authentics and you have to appreciate them in theirs own ways. Ariana Grande can sings everything and she showed it in Positions. Every single song have a link betwenn them and all the album fit so well. Ari worked so hard to make us (Arianators, worst fanbase name) happy during this damn pandemic. I am so grateful to be alive at the same time as Ariana, thank you for this beautiful project. Expand
  84. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Vibe incrível!!!! Álbum do ano, Ariana nunca decepciona sua fan base, entregando melodias perfeita e vocal impecável!!!
  85. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Omggggt thisss is the album of the yearrrrrr, when Ariana dyyy shutrr yuppp i saiidd okkk queeeen Expand
  86. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    I loved the songs especially the vocals and I identified a lot with the lyrics
  87. Oct 31, 2020
    3
    I thought ‘Sweetner’ was her worst album, but ‘Positions’ takes the cake. Even the leading single is weak and blends into everything else on the radio.
    Every track sounds exactly the same. There’s nothing captivating or memorable about them.
    The lyrics are mediocre. Nothing sticks out or hits you. And lastly, her sound hasn’t evolved since 2018. It’s the same trap beat over and over again.
    I thought ‘Sweetner’ was her worst album, but ‘Positions’ takes the cake. Even the leading single is weak and blends into everything else on the radio.
    Every track sounds exactly the same. There’s nothing captivating or memorable about them.
    The lyrics are mediocre. Nothing sticks out or hits you. And lastly, her sound hasn’t evolved since 2018. It’s the same trap beat over and over again. It’s like she’s stuck in the same era ‘swt+tun+positions’. ‘Dangerous Woman’ and ‘Thank U, Next’ remain her best for me.
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  88. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    the songs are just.... AMAZING. i lobe all of them they are unique and i love them omg
  89. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    this album is completely mind blowing, especially the vocal performance (and vocal production). and it feels like a diary, like we’ve been allowed a peak inside her mind. and it’s beautiful.
  90. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. kcowkskskckskdkwkdleolskdkcnsmssklalwlwlwkekdksskskxkdksmndjdjeososlslskskekakak my reaction is that Expand
  91. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Of course it’s something different from the Pop Diva, but if we analyze more deeply the album we can find a very deep songs that reflects Grande’s mental health and I think that’s beautiful
  92. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    0MG, veo muchas AguaCACAtas, Seleperros, Tablones colapsando en esta icónica Biblia del R&B. por eso Ariana >>>> Su Fav mierd3ra. se van a quedar con las ganas de ver a mi Aridios con critica amarilla. ni que fuera Perraty
  93. Oct 31, 2020
    9
    This album is a big change of big Ariana, although it is not the genre that many believed, the songs have good melodies, could mix in a certain way every melody without losing the rhythm, it is a great album
  94. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    OOOOOOOOOOOOO MY GOD PRFCT this is álbum of the year
    Oooooo
    Myyyyyyy
    Gooooooodprft
    Perry
    Perry
    Perry
  95. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    it is the most ‚her’ album. we can see who is ariana grande in the real life. her best album periodt
  96. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So, i liked this album, so much. I love how ariana is so talented and so beautiful Expand
  97. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    immaculate!!!!!!!! talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before, unafraid to reference or not reference, put it in a blender, **** on it, vomit on it, eat it, give birth to it
  98. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    its amazing how much she manages to revolutionize in each album released. she is the moment and the future of the industry.
  99. Oct 31, 2020
    9
    obrigado obrigado obrigado obrigado obrigado ariana por ter tentado fazer um album
  100. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    I loved the mix of trap and R&B, the perfect vocals with an orchestra gave a unique and different touch, I loved it
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.