Hello everyone :hi:

 

Time for us Ari mods to present you with the first event that we'll be working on together! It came to our attention that neither 'sweetener' or 'thank u, next' have been rated yet... so we thought why not combine BOTH albums in one big rate! After all, Ariana has combined these two eras for her latest tour and some of the merchandise even says 'thank u, sweet' on it, hence the very name of this rate *.* We will combine both of the albums when presenting the results (highlighting how many songs are dropping out of each album as we go along in the commentary, so you can follow that too) just to do something a bit different! All you will need to do is rate the songs on both albums out of 10. However, you are allowed one 11 and one -01 (across both albums, not one per album). Deadline is Sunday 9th June 2019 at 23:59pm, which spans over three weekends, so hopefully enough time for some re-listens or even first time listens. Happy rating!

 

Sweetener

 

xx raindrops (an angel cried)

xx blazed (feat. Pharrell Williams)

xx the light is coming (feat. Nicki Minaj)

xx R.E.M

xx God is a woman

xx sweetener

xx successful

xx everytime

xx breathin

xx no tears left to cry

xx borderline (feat. Missy Elliott)

xx better off

xx goodnight n go

xx pete davidson

xx get well soon

 

thank u, next

 

xx imagine

xx needy

xx NASA

xx bloodline

xx fake smile

xx bad idea

xx make up

xx ghostin

xx in my head

xx 7 rings

xx thank u, next

xx break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored

 

Monopoly snubbed

05 raindrops (an angel cried)

04 blazed (feat. Pharrell Williams)

05 the light is coming (feat. Nicki Minaj)

02 R.E.M

09 God is a woman

07 sweetener

07 successful

08 everytime

08 breathin

11 no tears left to cry

01 borderline (feat. Missy Elliott)

06 better off

07 goodnight n go

07 pete davidson

03 get well soon

 

05 imagine

04 needy

09 NASA

09 bloodline

07 fake smile

10 bad idea

06 make up

09 ghostin

07 in my head

08 7 rings

10 thank u, next

07 break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored

 

Sweetener has higher highs but much lower lows.

07 raindrops (an angel cried)

05 blazed (feat. Pharrell Williams)

10 the light is coming (feat. Nicki Minaj)

07 R.E.M

10 God is a woman

09 sweetener

08 successful

09 everytime

08 breathin

11 no tears left to cry

10 borderline (feat. Missy Elliott)

10 better off

10 goodnight n go

08 pete davidson

09 get well soon

 

07 imagine

10 needy

08 NASA

09 bloodline

09 fake smile

08 bad idea

07 make up

06 ghostin

09 in my head

08 7 rings

09 thank u, next

10 break up with your girlfriend, I'm bored

 

On average:

Sweetener 8.80

Thank u, next 8.33

 

TLIC, Borderline, Better Off and In My Head (Sweetener in general ngl) deserve SO MUCH MORE :'( I'm scared the album tracks on Sweetener will be done dirty by this rate.

Edited May 23, 20196 yr by Andrew.

Sweetener

 

10.0 raindrops (an angel cried)

07.0 blazed (feat. Pharrell Williams)

07.0 the light is coming (feat. Nicki Minaj)

05.0 R.E.M

10.0 God is a woman

09.0 sweetener

08.0 successful

07.5 everytime

10.0 breathin

11.0 no tears left to cry

08.0 borderline (feat. Missy Elliott)

07.5 better off

10.0 goodnight n go

06.5 pete davidson

08.0 get well soon

 

thank u, next

 

07.0 imagine

06.0 needy

09.0 NASA

10.0 bloodline

10.0 fake smile

10.0 bad idea

08.0 make up

10.0 ghostin

08.5 in my head

08.5 7 rings

09.0 thank u, next

09.0 break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored

 

Tu,n is such a good album!! My issue with Sweetener is the running order. I feel it flows much stronger in this order:

 

- Raindrops

- no tears left to cry

- God is a woman

- blazed

- the light is coming

- R.E.M.

- breathin'

- borderline

- sweetener

- successful

- everytime

- Pete Davidson

- better off

- get well soon

- goodnight n go

05 raindrops (an angel cried)

06 blazed (feat. Pharrell Williams)

-1 the light is coming (feat. Nicki Minaj)

10 R.E.M

10 God is a woman

07 sweetener

07 successful

08 everytime

09 breathin

10 no tears left to cry

04 borderline (feat. Missy Elliott)

10 better off

07 goodnight n go

09 pete davidson

08 get well soon

 

10 imagine

07 needy

08 NASA

07 bloodline

08 fake smile

09 bad idea

07 make up

11 ghostin

08 in my head

06 7 rings

10 thank u, next

06 break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored

 

~

 

I kind of stan

 

03 raindrops (an angel cried)

02 blazed (feat. Pharrell Williams)

10 the light is coming (feat. Nicki Minaj)

02 R.E.M

09 God is a woman

05 sweetener

05 successful

08 everytime

09 breathin

11 no tears left to cry

02 borderline (feat. Missy Elliott)

04 better off

07 goodnight n go

00 pete davidson

07 get well soon

 

05 imagine

05 needy

08 NASA

10 bloodline

06 fake smile

10 bad idea

05 make up

10 ghostin

07 in my head

07 7 rings

10 thank u, next

03 break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored

08 raindrops (an angel cried)

02 blazed (feat. Pharrell Williams)

-01 the light is coming (feat. Nicki Minaj)

06 R.E.M

10 God is a woman

10 sweetener

07 successful

08 everytime

10 breathin

10 no tears left to cry (it hurts not giving this an 11!)

03 borderline (feat. Missy Elliott)

04 better off

06 goodnight n go

00 pete davidson

09 get well soon

 

09 imagine

10 needy

08 NASA

06 bloodline

09 fake smile

10 bad idea

06 make up

09 ghostin

09 in my head

11 7 rings

10 thank u, next

07 break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored

06 raindrops (an angel cried)
07 blazed (feat. Pharrell Williams)
05 the light is coming (feat. Nicki Minaj)
04 R.E.M
10 God is a woman
10 sweetener
08 successful
07 everytime
09 breathin
11 no tears left to cry
08 borderline (feat. Missy Elliott)
05 better off
07 goodnight n go
05 pete davidson
09 get well soon


thank u, next

08 imagine
07 needy
09 NASA
10 bloodline
10 fake smile
09 bad idea
07 make up
10 ghostin
06 in my head
10 7 rings
10 thank u, next
10 break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored

7 raindrops (an angel cried)

8 blazed (feat. Pharrell Williams)

9 the light is coming (feat. Nicki Minaj)

10 R.E.M

9 God is a woman

9 sweetener

8 successful

9 everytime

10 breathin

10 no tears left to cry

8.5 borderline (feat. Missy Elliott)

7.5 better off

6.5 goodnight n go

7 pete davidson

9 get well soon

 

6.5 imagine

5 needy

5.5 NASA

9 bloodline

7.5 fake smile

8 bad idea

7 make up

5 ghostin

5.5 in my head

10 7 rings

8 thank u, next

11 break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored

 

Sweetener shits on Thank U, Next

 

 

bye

05 raindrops (an angel cried)

03 blazed (feat. Pharrell Williams)

05 the light is coming (feat. Nicki Minaj)

07 R.E.M

10 God is a woman

09 sweetener

09 successful

07 everytime

11 breathin

10 no tears left to cry

04 borderline (feat. Missy Elliott)

08 better off

08 goodnight n go

04 pete davidson

09 get well soon

 

07 imagine

09 needy

08 NASA

06 bloodline

09 fake smile

08 bad idea

07 make up

09 ghostin

09 in my head

08 7 rings

10 thank u, next

06 break up with your girlfriend, I'm bored

 

 

09 raindrops (an angel cried)

03 blazed (feat. Pharrell Williams)

06 the light is coming (feat. Nicki Minaj)

08 R.E.M

06 God is a woman

09 sweetener

08 successful

09 everytime

06 breathin

10 no tears left to cry

08 borderline (feat. Missy Elliott)

03 better off

09 goodnight n go

06 pete davidson

04 get well soon

 

04 imagine

02 needy

05 NASA

08 bloodline

11 fake smile

10 bad idea

10 make up

04 ghostin

-1 in my head

09 7 rings

05 thank u, next

08 break up with your girlfriend, I'm bored

05 raindrops (an angel cried)

04 blazed (feat. Pharrell Williams)

-1 the light is coming (feat. Nicki Minaj)

08 R.E.M

09 God is a woman

08 sweetener

05 successful

07 everytime

10 breathin

11 no tears left to cry

05 borderline (feat. Missy Elliott)

06 better off

08 goodnight n go

05 pete davidson

06 get well soon

 

08 imagine

09 needy

08 NASA

10 bloodline

10 fake smile

10 bad idea

06 make up

09 ghostin

06 in my head

10 7 rings

09 thank u, next

09 break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored

 

One album is mediocre bar a couple of bops (the singles a couple of album tracks), the other is incredible.

08 raindrops (an angel cried)

09 blazed (feat. Pharrell Williams)

08 the light is coming (feat. Nicki Minaj)

08 R.E.M

07 God is a woman

07 sweetener

08 successful

08 everytime

09 breathin

10 no tears left to cry

08 borderline (feat. Missy Elliott)

08 better off

07 goodnight n go

07 pete davidson

09 get well soon

 

 

 

08 imagine

07 needy

07 NASA

07 bloodline

09 fake smile

08 bad idea

05 make up

08 ghostin

08 in my head

06 7 rings

09 thank u, next

06 break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored

 

 

 

Sweetener

 

06.5 raindrops (an angel cried)

07 blazed (feat. Pharrell Williams)

08 the light is coming (feat. Nicki Minaj)

09 R.E.M

10 God is a woman

05 sweetener

07.5 successful

07.5 everytime

10 breathin

11 no tears left to cry

08 borderline (feat. Missy Elliott)

07.5 better off

09 goodnight n go

05 pete davidson

06.5 get well soon

 

 

thank u, next

 

08.5 imagine

07.5 needy

09 NASA

10 bloodline

07 fake smile

10 bad idea

06 make up

09 ghostin

06 in my head

09.5 7 rings

10 thank u, next

09.5 break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored

the lack of love for the light :(

Sweetener

05.0 raindrops (an angel cried)

04.0 blazed (feat. Pharrell Williams)

04.5 the light is coming (feat. Nicki Minaj)

06.5 R.E.M

10.0 God is a woman

07.5 sweetener

08.5 successful

09.0 everytime

11.0 breathin

10.0 no tears left to cry

08.0 borderline (feat. Missy Elliott)

07.0 better off

09.0 goodnight n go

05.0 pete davidson

06.0 get well soon

 

 

thank u, next

08.0 imagine

07.0 needy

09.0 NASA

10.0 bloodline

08.0 fake smile

09.0 bad idea

05.0 make up

07.5 ghostin

06.0 in my head

-1.0 7 rings

10.0 thank u, next

10.0 break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored

 

Sweetener

 

07 raindrops (an angel cried)

09 blazed (feat. Pharrell Williams)

08 the light is coming (feat. Nicki Minaj)

08 R.E.M

10 God is a woman

10 sweetener

10 successful

09 everytime

08 breathin

10 no tears left to cry

10 borderline (feat. Missy Elliott)

10 better off

10 goodnight n go

07 pete davidson

10 get well soon

 

 

thank u, next

 

11 imagine

09 needy

10 NASA

07 bloodline

10 fake smile

10 bad idea

09 make up

10 ghostin

10 in my head

10 7 rings

10 thank u, next

10 break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored

 

both are masterclass albums (some of my all time favs) ! it was so hard choosing between imagine and no tears for the 11, but imagine takes it for me

Casually hearing both of these albums on vinyl just for this rate x

 

4 raindrops (an angel cried)

8 blazed (feat. Pharrell Williams)

8.5 the light is coming (feat. Nicki Minaj)

2 R.E.M.

10 God is a woman

6.5 sweetener

6 successful

9 everytime

8 breathin

11 no tears left to cry

7.5 borderline (feat. Missy Elliott)

7 better off

6 goodnight n go

5 pete davidson

6 get well soon

 

9 imagine

5.5 needy

8 NASA

5 bloodline

7 fake smile

10 bad idea

7 make up

8 ghostin

9 in my head

9 7 rings

7.5 thank u, next

10 break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored

 

I'd already heard all but 3 songs from 'thank u, next' ('in my head' was one of the 3 I had not heard yet so that was a good discovery) but had only heard the singles from 'sweetener'. 'thank u, next' is definitely a lot more consistent/cohesive while the singles were the main highlights of 'sweetener', not really much else on there that I'd ever want to listen to tbh but I did like 'everytime' a fair bit (and I deducted 0.5 from 'the light is coming' for the Nicki part which I didn't really like, the rest was a bop x)