Lemonade
by Beyoncé
  • Record Label: Parkwood
  • Release Date: Apr 23, 2016
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 3877 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 3,135 out of 3877
  2. Mixed: 145 out of 3877
  3. Negative: 597 out of 3877
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  1. AaronGoddamn69
    Jul 25, 2020
    10
    This album changed my life! So powerful so diverse so important. I don’t know a better album or a better artist. A masterpiece.
  2. Brandonflawless
    Jul 25, 2020
    10
    Controversial album but by far the best representation of the type of things we don’t always talk about here in the United States. The music is a life changer! Highly recommend to everyone
  3. Xjhuded
    Jul 25, 2020
    10
    Best work by Beyoncè. So well thought, coherent.
    I still can't believe she didn't receive AOTY at the Grammys, in 2017.
  4. eduardorizatto
    Jul 25, 2020
    10
    It is just perfect!! Beyonce always do great!! Monumental! The best album I have ever heard!
  5. DanielGalindo
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    Es increíble como todas las canciones tienes objetivos similares pero al mismo tiempo, cada canción es completamente diferente musicalmente. Explota bastantes géneros en los que no habíamos visto a Beyoncé, y además, lo hace de una forma extraordinaria. No hay álbum hasta la fecha que se le parezca.
  6. miavilla
    Jul 25, 2020
    10
    Beyoncé's exploration of infidelity, Black motherhood, and grief is exhilarating.
  7. ohjose
    Jul 25, 2020
    10
    This is the best of Beyoncé, the best of the R&B. She just slayed and keep slaying
  8. QvvenB
    Jul 31, 2020
    10
    The best album ever. It gives you R&B, reggae, blues, rock, hip hop, soul, funk, Americana, country, gospel, electronic, and trap.
  9. wilddeck
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Honestly an exemplary album, dealing with a plethora of important cultural, political, social and historical issues surrounding inter-generational trauma, the black household and family dynamic; infidelity, police brutality as well as countless others. Beyoncé is at her most potent artistically, exploring herself and these concepts both musically and visually. A truly unique and unprecedented masterpiece.… Expand
  10. deyrold
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    Definitely one of the best albums from the 2010s. Symbolisms, Race, Gender, and Love all in one amazing work of art that will continue to thrive and be discussed about in the future. Cemented herself as a LEGEND!
  11. Von755
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Best album ❤️ So well throughout and the rollout was crazy. Beyoncé reigns supreme in ever genre that it’s almost like she created every genre… Expand
  12. luizhrochap
    Jul 27, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The best album of 2016. Beyonce give a hundred percent. Vocals, lyrics, beat. She is the queen. The beginning when she started the journey of ancestrality. She showed a side of her that we wasn't see before. She build her on legacy and became a legend. Amazing… Expand
  13. heymath
    Jul 27, 2020
    10
    The album of the decade! She's said all she needed to say, demonstrated perfect mastery of her craft and moved on to her life's next stage.
  14. Czernell
    Jul 27, 2020
    10
    Maravilhosa e perfeita em tudo o que se propõe. Uma verdadeira obra de arte contemporânea.
  15. Lucasbig
    Jul 27, 2020
    10
    This is the most artistic representation of black excellence ever done in an album. From its lyrical excellence to meaningful songs. A wide diversity of genre. Perfection at its finest.
  16. isjuni
    Jul 27, 2020
    10
    Álbum do milênio! Impossível não cair em prantos ouvindo essa obra de arte em forma de música. Beyoncé não erra. Ela está acima.
  17. titobrrt1207
    Jul 27, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Best album all the time, beyonce is amazing. Lemonade very monumental. AOTY!!!… Expand
  18. Mafiaknowles
    Jul 28, 2020
    10
    The greatest album of all time! Beyoncé made something anyone has made ever. The best album I've listened to.
  19. bhkben
    Jul 28, 2020
    10
    In this album, Beyoncé shows to the world a side of hers that she's never shown before. The stunning visuals, the adventurous vocals, and the way that everything about the film has a meaning/is a reference is a statement of greatness. In only one album, she speaks about black pride and black rights, her marriage, and women power. This album shut the mouths of the cynics, of the ones whoIn this album, Beyoncé shows to the world a side of hers that she's never shown before. The stunning visuals, the adventurous vocals, and the way that everything about the film has a meaning/is a reference is a statement of greatness. In only one album, she speaks about black pride and black rights, her marriage, and women power. This album shut the mouths of the cynics, of the ones who still had doubts about Bey's ability to create art, move the world, push the envelope and break more barriers. Emotionally extreme, fiery, bold and ambitious, Lemonade is another one of her cultural resets and sets itself as unforgettable. Beyoncé is a living legend and has nothing to prove.… Expand
  20. adityathok
    Jul 28, 2020
    10
    This is her magnum opus. A masterpiece. Arguably the best album of this century yet. Its so sad to see these trolls downvote this album and rate it 0 just to make its ratings lower and so their fave's ratings appear higher. Some of yall can't stand the fact that a black woman created one of the best albums of all time and its so visible.
  21. Willfoiatto
    Jul 30, 2020
    10
    Uma obra de arte Beyoncé sempre elevando o nível e nos entregando o que há de melhor.
  22. Anthonyieee
    Jul 31, 2020
    10
    Arguably her best album to date. The visuals is everything. The message, The production. Everything is perfectly aligned
  23. Chloeandhalle
    Jul 31, 2020
    10
    amazing, beyonce its the best artist in the world !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  24. chinchinanaje
    Jul 31, 2020
    10
    This will stand the test of time. Absolutely stunning, a visual masterpiece. Beyoncé the Legend has done it again!
  25. Giancarlobr
    Jul 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Simplesmente uma obra de arte ! O melhor álbum que eu já ouvi ! O melhor álbum da QUEEN B ... esse álbum veio pra consagrar a maior artista viva da atualidade : BEYONCÉ… Expand
  26. Albatheunicorn3
    Aug 1, 2020
    9
    Some songs transcend human explanation and make you feel like you're levitating. The background vocals carry the songs as expected from Beyoncé. Every song is a message and ties perfectly to the accompanying music video. Visually stunning.
  27. iamyonathan
    Apr 29, 2022
    10
    MONUMENTAL, there is no other way to describe this album. With this album, Beyoncé made it very clear to us the difference between a singer and an interpreter.
  28. iamjoshiemae81
    Aug 1, 2020
    10
    What an excellent masterpiece! Beyoncé is a true legend! Her artistry is beyond this world
  29. Aaronnlee
    Sep 3, 2021
    10
    Amazing album! Beautiful blend storytelling through music. Truly revolutionary.
  30. aktisaeliou
    Aug 2, 2020
    10
    a classic, The classic: vocals, concept, delivery. Navigating emotions through different genres Beyoncé shows she can do it all. And the visual album!
    MONUMENTAL !!!
    This may be Beyoncé's best work as of now.
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Awards & Rankings

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#2 Best Album of 2016
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#2 Most Discussed Album of 2016
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#9 Most Shared Album of 2016

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Universal acclaim - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
  1. Q Magazine
    May 31, 2016
    80
    Lemonade hits hard. Beyonce has chosen to portray herself like this, and those choices are bold, powerful and at times, properly shocking. [#361, p.110]
  2. Uncut
    May 24, 2016
    90
    Never short on vocal confidence, here, she trades divadom for arresting, unconventional shapes. [Jul 2016, p.69]
  3. Austin Chronicle
    May 12, 2016
    89
    By effortlessly topping her own best work. Lemonade now sets a new standard for cross-genre collaboration.
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