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| Released | October 11, 2024 | |||
| Length | 42:00 | |||
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Glorious (stylised in all caps) is the debut studio album by American rapper GloRilla. It was released on October 11,2024,through Collective Music Group (CMG) and Interscope Records. [2] The record is preceded by two singles:"TGIF" (which peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100) and "Hollon". [3] A follow-up to her second mixtape Ehhthang Ehhthang ,released in April 2024,Glorious features guest appearances from Latto,Sexyy Red,Muni Long,Kirk Franklin,Chandler Moore,Kierra Sheard,Maverick City Music,Megan Thee Stallion,BossMan Dlow,T-Pain,and Fridayy. Production was executively handled by her CMG label boss Yo Gotti,alongside Ace Charisma,Go Grizzly,London Jae,Timbaland,and SkipOnDaBeat,among others. [4] [5] [6]
Glorious was nominated for Outstanding Album at the 56th NAACP Image Awards and Album of the Year at the 25th BET Awards. [7]
On January 31, 2025, GloRilla officially announced the tour dates for the Glorious Tour, with Real Boston Richey and Queen Key; at that time, the Memphis date was still being determined. [8] On April 30, 2025, GloRilla announced the Memphis date, set to be held at the FedExForum on July 25, 2025, dubbed as "GloRilla & Friends: 1st Annual Glo-Bash". [9]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 72/100 [10] |
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| Source | Rating |
| Clash | 7/10 [11] |
| NME | |
| Pitchfork | 7.2/10 [13] |
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At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 72, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 5 reviews. [10] Vivian Medithi of Pitchfork rated the album 7.2/10 and wrote in a review, "The 25-year-old rapper has grown as a lyricist, but what’s most exciting about GLORIOUS is its idiosyncrasy. Expanding beyond playlistable trap prerequisites and the wistful soul chops that signal A Serious Rap Album, GloRilla channels the music of her youth, cycling through crunk and gospel with aplomb." [15]
| Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
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| NPR | The 50 Best Albums of 2024 | — | [16] |
Glorious debuted at number five on the Billboard 200, achieving 69,000 album-equivalent units sold, including 13,000 in pure sales. It was the best-selling female rap album of 2024. [17] Additionally, the album accumulated an 77.9 million streams within its first week. [18] [19]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro" |
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| 1:28 |
| 2. | "Hollon" |
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| 2:08 |
| 3. | "Procedure" (with Latto) |
| Supah Mario | 2:54 |
| 4. | "TGIF" |
| 2:44 | |
| 5. | "Whatchu Kno About Me" (with Sexyy Red) |
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| 2:29 |
| 6. | "Stop Playing" |
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| 3:36 |
| 7. | "Don't Deserve" (with Muni Long) |
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| 3:52 |
| 8. | "Rain Down on Me" (with Kirk Franklin, Chandler Moore, Kierra Sheard, and Maverick City Music) |
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| 3:48 |
| 9. | "Glo's Prayer" |
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| 3:07 |
| 10. | "How I Look" (with Megan Thee Stallion) |
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| 1:58 |
| 11. | "I Ain't Going" |
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| 2:51 |
| 12. | "Step" (with BossMan Dlow) |
| Kee Londn | 2:43 |
| 13. | "Let Her Cook" |
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| 2:35 |
| 14. | "I Luv Her" (with T-Pain) |
| DJ Montay | 2:56 |
| 15. | "Queen of Memphis" (with Fridayy) |
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| 2:46 |
| Total length: | 42:00 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 16. | "Never Find" (with K Carbon) |
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| 2:49 |
| Total length: | 2:49 | |||
| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200 [20] | 5 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [21] | 2 |