- Artist
- Lady Gaga
- Album
- Chromatica
Based on 8 reviews from outlets we track. Scores run 50 to 91.
| The gist | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Consequence | A- | 91 | “Lady Gaga's sixth album, Chromatica, returns to the dance floor with bangers and reckonings that favor consistency over flash.” |
| musicOMH | 4/5 | 80 | “Engaging slaps and dancefloor empowerment: she's back, with her bangers intact” |
| Clash | 8/10 | 80 | “If 2020 stands as The Worst Year In Living Memory for a great many people, then the apocalypse did offer one bright light of salvation: namely, Lady” |
| Louder Than War | 8/10 | 80 | “Lady Gaga releases her unapologetic sixth studio album just in time for Pride – Chromatica – at a time when we seemingly need it most…” |
| Pitchfork | 7.3/10 | 73 | “With incomparable flair, the pop diva returns to her dance-pop days with a fabulously fun and deeply personal album that is at turns bizarre, theatrical, and ambitious.” |
| PopMatters | 7/10 | 70 | “She's one of the biggest pop stars of the decade, and still, after all the chart-toppers and accolades, Lady Gaga feels most comfortable behind a mask.” |
| Beats Per Minute | 64% | 64 | “Music News, Reviews, Interviews, Videos and MP3s” |
| Slant | 2.5/5 | 50 | “The cluttered cover art of Lady Gaga’s ‘Dawn of Chromatica’ is reflective of the remix album’s sonic palette.” |
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How the Breakdown works
Every outlet’s score is converted to 0–100 (2/5 is 40, 5.9/10 is 59, a B+ is 88) and averaged. Grades follow the B-Side scale: A is 90–100, B 80–89, C 70–79, D 60–69, F below 60. Critics who liked it is the share of outlets that scored it 75 or higher; the Breakdown shows green at 75 and up, red below. Divisiveness asks a different question: not whether critics liked it, but how close their scores are to each other. Five critics who all give it 50 are Unanimous, even though none of them liked it. The labels run Unanimous, Broad agreement, Some debate, Divided, and Contentious. Replay rate comes from listeners, not critics: yes counts fully, a few tracks counts half, no counts zero. The gist quotes each outlet’s own summary of its review. Scores marked est. come from reviews that publish no number.
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