Album · 2018
Expectations
Expectations is a 2018 alternative pop album by Hayley Kiyoko. It runs 13 tracks across 49 minutes. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.5/5 from 5 ratings.
Alternative Pop · Alternative R&B · Contemporary R&B
Your rating
- 4.5 /5
- 5 ratings
- 70 /100
- 4 critics
- 13
- Tracks
- 49 min
- Runtime
- 104 bpm
- Tempo
- A# major
- Key
Ratings
5 ratings · avg 4.5
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Critics
4 publications
- The 4058/10
- The Guardian4/5
- AllMusic3/5
- Pitchfork6/10
- Metacriticaggregate68/100
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Expectations album cover

The Expectations cover was designed by Liz Hirsch, photographed by Amanda Charchian, and art-directed by Mark Obriski.
- Design
- Liz Hirsch
- Photography
- Amanda Charchian
- Art direction
- Mark Obriski
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Tracklist
13 tracks · 49 min
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In brief
- Is Expectations good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Expectations 4.5/5 from 5 ratings.
- When was Expectations released?
- Expectations was released in 2018.
- How many tracks are on Expectations?
- Expectations has 13 tracks, with a runtime of 49 minutes.
- What genre is Expectations?
- Expectations is catalogued under Alternative Pop, Alternative R&B, Contemporary R&B.
- What BPM is Expectations?
- Expectations runs at a median tempo of 104 BPM across its tracks, most often in A# major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Expectations?
- Listeners of Expectations also rate Sweetener by Ariana Grande, WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? by Billie Eilish, Queen of the Clouds by Tove Lo.
- Who produced Expectations?
- Expectations was produced by Hayley Kiyoko, Jono Dorr, Cecil Bernardy and Grizzly, among 7 credited in total. Hayley Kiyoko produced all of them.
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- Mixed by
- Adam HawkinsJacob Munk
- Played by
- Vocals by
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