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Aphrodite (Kylie Minogue album)

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| artist = Kylie Minogue

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| released = {{Start date|2010|6|30|df=yes}}

| recorded = 2009–2010

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| label = Parlophone

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| prev_title = Kylie Live in New York

| prev_year = 2009

| next_title = Pink Sparkle

| next_year = 2010

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Aphrodite

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| single1 = All the Lovers

| single1date = 11 June 2010

| single2 = Get Outta My Way

| single2date = 27 September 2010

| single3 = Better than Today

| single3date = 3 December 2010

| single4 = Put Your Hands Up (If You Feel Love)

| single4date = 29 May 2011

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Aphrodite is the eleventh studio album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. It was released on 30 June 2010 by Parlophone. In 2009, Minogue began working with British electronic music producer Stuart Price, who served as the executive producer of the album. The two collaborated with various producers and writers on the album, including Jake Shears, Calvin Harris, Sebastian Ingrosso and Pascal Gabriel. Aphrodite follows a musical approach similar to Minogue's previous albums and is primarily a dance-pop and disco-pop record. It draws influences from various dance-based genres including electropop, club and rave music.

Aphrodite received generally positive reviews from music critics, many of whom complimented it as a return to form for Minogue, however, some critics were divided on its production. In Australia, Aphrodite peaked at number two on the Australian Albums Chart and was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, earning Minogue the Guinness World Record for achieving the most consecutive decades with top five albums in the country. Additionally, it reached the top five in Belgium, Canada, France, Greece, Spain, and, Switzerland, among others.

Four singles were released from Aphrodite. The lead single, "All the Lovers", peaked at number three in the United Kingdom and reached the top 10 in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. Subsequent singles "Get Outta My Way", "Better than Today", and "Put Your Hands Up (If You Feel Love)" generally underperformed on the charts, causing Minogue to express disappointment in her label. In the United States, all four singles released from the album peaked atop the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart. To further promote the album, Minogue embarked on the Aphrodite: Les Folies Tour in 2011.

Background and production

Following her recovery from breast cancer, Minogue released her tenth studio album, X, in 2007.{{cite web|last=True|first=Chris|title=Kylie Minogue Biography|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/kylie-minogue-mn0000776093/biography|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=14 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310135524/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kylie-minogue-mn0000776093/biography|archive-date=10 March 2016|url-status=live}} Slated to be released as Minogue's comeback album,{{cite web|last=Iannacci|first=Elio|title=Kylie Minogue makes comeback|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2007/12/29/kylie_minogue_makes_comeback.html|work=Toronto Star|access-date=14 September 2013|date=29 December 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728191225/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2007/12/29/kylie_minogue_makes_comeback.html|archive-date=28 July 2018|url-status=live}} X was certified platinum in Australia{{cite certification|region=Australia|type=album|certyear=2007|access-date=14 September 2013}} after it debuted at number one on the Australian Albums Chart.{{cite web|title=Kylie Minogue – X |url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kylie+Minogue&titel=X&cat=a |website=australian-charts.com |access-date=14 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930042308/http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kylie+Minogue&titel=X&cat=a |archive-date=30 September 2013}} In the United Kingdom, the album peaked at number four on the UK Albums Chart and was eventually certified platinum.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/43484/kylie-minogue/|title=Kylie Minogue {{!}} full Official Chart History|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=19 May 2015|archive-date=15 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415232402/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/43484/kylie-minogue/|url-status=live}} Critical reception towards X was generally favourable, although many critics felt that it lacked introspection from Minogue's side due to its lack of consistency and high number of "filler" tracks.{{cite web|last=True|first=Chris|title=Kylie Minogue – X|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/x-mw0000784634|website=AllMusic|access-date=24 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616101950/https://www.allmusic.com/album/x-mw0000784634|archive-date=16 June 2012|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Petridis|first=Alexis|title=Kylie Minogue, X|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/nov/23/popandrock.shopping|work=The Guardian|access-date=24 February 2014|date=23 November 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728191148/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/nov/23/popandrock.shopping|archive-date=28 July 2018|url-status=live}} In retrospect, critics argued that the album did not serve as a worthy comeback for Minogue.{{cite web|last=Coutts|first=Sophia Money|title=Kylie Minogue: Aphrodite|url=http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/music/kylie-minogue-aphrodite|work=The National|access-date=14 September 2013|date=7 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729013046/https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/music/kylie-minogue-aphrodite-1.529601|archive-date=29 July 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Empire|first=Kitty|title=Kylie: Aphrodite|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/jul/04/kylie-minogue-aphrodite-review|work=The Observer|access-date=14 September 2013|date=4 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728191040/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/jul/04/kylie-minogue-aphrodite-review|archive-date=28 July 2018|url-status=live}}

The initial recording sessions for Aphrodite began in April 2009 when Minogue met with British singer-songwriter Nerina Pallot, with whom she wrote the track "Better than Today". Its live instrumentation, along with the fact that X had been burdened by contributions from too many producers, prompted Minogue's record label Parlophone to decide on a more natural and less convoluted production style for Aphrodite. Later sessions with Pallot proved to be less successful, as her suggested songs were "rapidly supplemented with tracks from a wide range" of contributors.{{cite magazine|last=Sutherland|first=Mark|title=Kylie Minogue: Special K|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957711/kylie-minogue-special-k?page=0%2C1|magazine=Billboard|access-date=5 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140105140329/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957711/kylie-minogue-special-k?page=0%2C1|archive-date=5 January 2014|date=18 June 2010}} Minogue felt her sessions with Pallot did not yield any dance-pop tracks; fearing that she was "going down the same road, doing the rounds of all the pop dynamos but lacking any cohesive quality," she approached her close friend Jake Shears, male lead singer of American pop group Scissor Sisters, for advice.

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|source =—Stuart Price, on serving as the executive producer of Aphrodite{{cite web|title=Interview: Kylie Minogue|url=http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-09-15/interview_kylie_minogue.html|work=The National Student|access-date=14 September 2013|date=15 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728191128/http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-09-15/interview_kylie_minogue.html|archive-date=28 July 2018|url-status=live}}

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Shears encouraged her to work with Stuart Price, a Grammy Award-winning British electronic music producer who had collaborated with Scissor Sisters on their third studio album Night Work (2010). Miles Leonard, chairman of Parlophone, enlisted Price as the executive producer of the album.{{cite magazine|title=Kylie Minogue Readies New Album, Single For Summer|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958549/kylie-minogue-readies-new-album-single-for-summer|magazine=Billboard|access-date=14 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729015905/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958549/kylie-minogue-readies-new-album-single-for-summer|archive-date=29 July 2018|url-status=live|date=20 April 2010|first=Mike|last=Collett-White|editor-first=Paul|editor-last=Casciato|via=Reuters}} He had previously served as the executive producer of American recording artist Madonna's tenth studio album Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005), and international news agency Reuters regarded him as "one of the most in-demand pop producers".{{cite web|last=Kearney|first=Christine|title=Kylie Minogue, sexy as ever on 'Aphrodite'|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-minogue-idUSTRE65T53D20100630|publisher=Reuters|access-date=14 September 2013|date=30 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630105353/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-minogue/kylie-minogue-sexy-as-ever-on-aphrodite-idUSTRE65T53D20100630|archive-date=30 June 2018|url-status=live|location=New York|editor-first=Bob|editor-last=Tourtellotte}} In an interview with Popjustice, Price revealed that he got involved in the production of Aphrodite after he met Minogue for a writing session in October 2009.{{cite web|title=Important points regarding Kylie's new single and album|url=http://www.popjustice.com/briefing/important-points-regarding-kylies-new-single-and-album/51121/|website=Popjustice|access-date=14 September 2013|date=26 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729012934/https://www.popjustice.com/briefing/important-points-regarding-kylies-new-single-and-album/51121/|archive-date=29 July 2018|url-status=live}} As executive producer, Price was responsible for "shaping the album's sound", deciding its track listing, and mixing the songs in order to ensure that they "feel like they're part of the same album." Popjustice commented that every song on the album has "gone through a bit of a Stuart Price filter so that it doesn't sound like some dickhead [sic] A&R has just aimlessly scooped a load of tracks off a shelf."

Aphrodite marked the first time Minogue enlisted an executive producer; discussing the process, she said "It was just the best experience, and funnily enough I think it's the most cohesive album I've had since the beginning of my career, back in the PWL days, whereby its very nature made it cohesive. There's a lot to be said for working with different producers and trying different stuff which has worked really well for me in the past but I definitely wanted someone to tie this together as Stuart has done so beautifully [...] so that it existed as a real body of work." Minogue and Price subjected songs on Aphrodite to a "Parton Test", as they "knew a song would work if it made sense when sung in the style of Dolly Parton." Shears also contributed to the album, while two of Pallot's collaborations with Minogue were kept. Additional collaborators on the album include Scottish disc jockey Calvin Harris, Swedish disc jockey Sebastian Ingrosso and Belgian musician Pascal Gabriel.{{cite web|last=Sendra|first=Tim|title=Aphrodite – Kylie Minogue|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/aphrodite-mw0001999355|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=14 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190622234757/https://www.allmusic.com/album/aphrodite-mw0001999355|archive-date=22 June 2019|url-status=live}}

Composition

Billed by her record label Parlophone as her comeback album, Aphrodite is a celebration of Minogue's "dance-floor roots",{{cite web|title=Albums: Aphrodite|url=http://stage.kylie.com/discography/albums/aphrodite/|work=Kylie.com|access-date=14 September 2013|archive-date=24 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224121328/http://stage.kylie.com/discography/albums/aphrodite/}} and is primarily a dance-pop and disco-pop album.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2010/07/06/kylie-minogue-aphrodite-cd-review/|title=Goddess of the Dance: Kylie Minogue, 'Aphrodite'|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=6 July 2010|access-date=29 January 2020|archive-date=29 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129230253/https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2010/07/06/kylie-minogue-aphrodite-cd-review/|url-status=live}} Its title alludes to the Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation. "All the Lovers", one of the last tracks to be recorded for the album, is a "squiggly" electro-disco song written by Jim Eliot and Mima Stilwell, who had previously collaborated with Minogue on "2 Hearts", the lead single from X.{{cite web|last=Stern|first=Bradley|title=Kylie Minogue: All The Lovers (Single Review)|url=http://www.muumuse.com/2010/05/kylie-minogue-all-the-lovers-single-review.html/|work=MuuMuse|access-date=21 December 2013|date=14 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907221251/https://muumuse.com/2010/05/kylie-minogue-all-the-lovers-single-review.html/|archive-date=7 September 2018|url-status=live}} It is similar to Minogue's 2004 single "I Believe in You", but has a "more danceable edge", and features a "gauzy, heartbeat rhythm" and "'80s-era synth lines".{{cite web|last=Loar|first=Christel|title=Kylie Minogue: Aphrodite|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/127860-kylie-minogue-aphrodite/|website=PopMatters|access-date=14 September 2013|date=7 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729231938/https://www.popmatters.com/127860-kylie-minogue-aphrodite-2496171163.html|archive-date=29 July 2018|url-status=live}} The song was met with critical acclaim from music critics and was frequently commended for its production and chorus.{{cite web|last=Levine|first=Nick|title=Kylie Minogue: 'All The Lovers'|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/review/a226925/kylie-minogue-all-the-lovers.html|website=Digital Spy|access-date=14 September 2013|date=14 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730020915/http://www.digitalspy.com/music/single-reviews/review/a226925/kylie-minogue-all-the-lovers/|archive-date=30 July 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=McAlpine|first=Fraser|title=Kylie Minogue – 'All The Lovers'|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chartblog/2010/06/kylie_minogue_all_the_lovers.shtml|website=BBC Chart Blog|access-date=14 September 2013|date=16 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181026144329/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chartblog/2010/06/kylie_minogue_all_the_lovers.shtml|archive-date=26 October 2018|url-status=live}} The second track "Get Outta My Way" was described as a "flamboyant explosion of pop, synth and dance" that "[s]tick[s] faithfully to [Minogue's] roots in bubblegum pop".{{cite web|last=Baniamer|first=Nima|title=Kylie Minogue – Get Outta My Way Single Review|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/single-review/kylie-minogue-get-outta-my-way|website=Contactmusic.com|access-date=15 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729200536/http://www.contactmusic.com/kylie-minogue/music/kylie-minogue-get-outta-my-way|archive-date=29 July 2018|url-status=live|date=7 September 2010}} The song focuses on a "frustrated and furious" Minogue delivering "wispy" vocals in a form of a warning to her uncaring partner, indicating that she may leave him and start "grinding away with another chap".{{cite web|last=McAlpine|first=Fraser|title=Kylie – 'Get Outta My Way'|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chartblog/2010/09/kylie_-_get_outta_my_way.shtml|website=BBC Chart Blog|access-date=15 September 2013|date=28 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003084437/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chartblog/2010/09/kylie_-_get_outta_my_way.shtml|archive-date=3 October 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Nissim|first=Mayer|title=Kylie Minogue: 'Get Outta My Way'|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/review/a275999/kylie-minogue-get-outta-my-way.html|website=Digital Spy|access-date=15 September 2013|date=15 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730020947/http://www.digitalspy.com/music/single-reviews/review/a275999/kylie-minogue-get-outta-my-way/|archive-date=30 July 2018|url-status=live}} Its lyrical content is suggestive in nature. The song received generally favourable reviews from music critics and was complimented for its musical composition and subject matter. "Put Your Hands Up (If You Feel Love)" is a "club anthem". Receiving mixed critical reviews, its lyrics were criticised for being clichéd,{{cite web|last=Sullivan|first=Caroline|title=Kylie Minogue: Aphrodite|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/jul/01/kylie-minogue-aphrodite-cd-review|work=The Guardian|access-date=15 September 2013|date=1 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729171137/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/jul/01/kylie-minogue-aphrodite-cd-review|archive-date=29 July 2018|url-status=live}} although one critic named it a "concert hit waiting to happen."{{cite web|last=Richardson|first=Jordan|title=Music Review: Kylie Minogue – Aphrodite|url=http://blogcritics.org/music-review-kylie-minogue-aphrodite/|website=Blogcritics|access-date=15 September 2013|date=6 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006074109/http://blogcritics.org/music-review-kylie-minogue-aphrodite/|archive-date=6 October 2014|url-status=live}} "Closer" takes a darker and more atmospheric approach, featuring "sighing background vocals and spiralling harpsichord-esque synths." Critics felt that it was one of the more interesting and experimental songs of the album.

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Although Price said that no ballads were included in the album, critics opined that the downtempo pop song "Everything Is Beautiful" was penned like one.{{cite web|last=Wade|first=Ian|title=Kylie Minogue Aphrodite Review|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/zdnv|year=2010|publisher=BBC Music|access-date=15 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029042626/http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/zdnv/|archive-date=29 October 2018|url-status=live}} "Aphrodite", the title track of the album, features a "foot-stomping" beat and "military drummed" instrumentation, similar to that of a marching band.{{cite web|last=Stern|first=Bradley|title=Kylie Minogue: Aphrodite (Album Review)|url=http://www.muumuse.com/2010/06/kylie-minogue-aphrodite-album-review.html/|work=MuuMuse|access-date=9 August 2013|date=28 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907221519/https://muumuse.com/2010/06/kylie-minogue-aphrodite-album-review.html/|archive-date=7 September 2018|url-status=live}} Price likened the song to Janet Jackson for its "'Rhythm Nation'-esque qualities." The song, one of Minogue's two collaborations with Pallot that were kept on the track list, is penned like a dance anthem through which Minogue "brags" about her sexual prowess.{{cite web|last=Norman|first=Ben|title=Kylie Minogue – 'Aphrodite'|url=http://dancemusic.about.com/od/reviews/fr/Kylie_Minogue_Aphrodite_CD_Review.htm|website=About.com|access-date=9 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016143203/http://dancemusic.about.com/od/reviews/fr/Kylie_Minogue_Aphrodite_CD_Review.htm|archive-date=16 October 2011}} It was met with critical acclaim by most music critics, and was declared to be one of the strongest tracks on the album.{{cite web|last=Elan|first=Priya|title=Album Review: Kylie Minogue – 'Aphrodite' (EMI)|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/kylie-minogue--2/11415|work=NME|access-date=9 August 2013|date=30 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729230641/https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/reviews-kylie-minogue-2-11415|archive-date=29 July 2018|url-status=live}} Minogue wrote the melancholic seventh track "Illusion" with Price. "Better than Today", the first track to be recorded for the album and the second collaboration with Pallot, is a dance-pop song with influences of country music. It was complimented as likeable and a stand-out,{{Cite magazine |last=Wood |first=Mikael |date=June 30, 2010 |title=Aphrodite |url=https://ew.com/article/2010/06/30/aphrodite/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019041132/https://ew.com/article/2010/06/30/aphrodite/ |archive-date=October 19, 2018 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}{{cite web|last=Levine|first=Nick|title=Kylie Minogue: 'Better than Today'|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/review/a289425/kylie-minogue-better-than-today.html|website=Digital Spy|access-date=15 September 2013|date=23 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181104050154/http://www.digitalspy.com/music/single-reviews/review/a289425/kylie-minogue-better-than-today/|archive-date=4 November 2018|url-status=live}} but criticised for its monotony.{{cite web|last=McAlpine|first=Fraser|title=Kylie – 'Better than Today'|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chartblog/2010/12/kylie_-_better_than_today.shtml|website=BBC Chart Blog|access-date=15 September 2013|date=5 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003082847/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chartblog/2010/12/kylie_-_better_than_today.shtml|archive-date=3 October 2018|url-status=live}}

Written by Minogue, Jake Shears and Calvin Harris, "Too Much" was described as a "rave monster" and is built on a "fugue of synths and disco-rific sampled strings".{{cite magazine|title=Kylie Minogue, 'Aphrodite'|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1069108/kylie-minogue-aphrodite|magazine=Billboard|first=Kerri|last=Mason|access-date=16 September 2013|date=25 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625131844/https://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1069108/kylie-minogue-aphrodite|archive-date=25 June 2018|url-status=live}} Critics were divided on the track, with its energy being praised but Harris' production being disapproved of. "Cupid Boy" drew comparisons to the music of English alternative dance band New Order and features Minogue delivering "lusty" vocals over a "retro, throbbing bass line". Its intro, New Order-influenced bass line, and rock guitar instrumentation positively surprised critics.{{cite web|last=Levine|first=Nick|title=Kylie Minogue: 'Aphrodite'|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/review/a250946/kylie-minogue-aphrodite.html|website=Digital Spy|access-date=16 September 2013|date=26 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729230446/http://www.digitalspy.com/music/review/a250946/kylie-minogue-aphrodite.html|archive-date=29 July 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=McCormick|first=Neil|author-link=Neil McCormick|title=Kylie Minogue: Aphrodite, CD review|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/7854430/Kylie-Minogue-Aphrodite-CD-review.html|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=16 September 2013|date=25 June 2010|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630105705/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/7854430/Kylie-Minogue-Aphrodite-CD-review.html|archive-date=30 June 2012}} "Looking for an Angel", one of the first songs Minogue and Price wrote together, is composed of "celestial synth strings" and contains an extended breakdown. Price's production of the song received mixed opinions from critic.{{cite web|last=Cinquemani|first=Sal|title=Kylie Minogue: Aphrodite|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/kylie-minogue-aphrodite|website=Slant Magazine|access-date=18 September 2013|date=1 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729171304/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/kylie-minogue-aphrodite|archive-date=29 July 2018|url-status=live}} The set closes with the electropop track "Can't Beat the Feeling", which is similar to the work of French electronic music duo Daft Punk. Its energetic composition and placement as the closing track was appreciated by critics.

The Japanese and digital editions of the album feature Xenomania-produced bonus tracks "Heartstrings" and "Mighty Rivers", respectively. The former was described as a "jaunty, electro-guitar track that feels like it could've been a Light Years B-side", while the latter was said to have a "similar vibe to 'Heartstrings' but ... more impact."{{cite web |last1=James |first1=Gary |title=Kylie Minogue's Aphrodite: looking back at the classic album 10 years on |url=https://entertainment-focus.com/2020/06/27/kylie-minogues-aphrodite-looking-back-at-the-classic-album-10-years-on/ |website=Entertainment Focus |access-date=29 June 2022 |language=en |date=27 June 2020}}

Release and promotion

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File:Jean-Paul Gaultier.jpg fashion designer and friend Jean Paul Gaultier (pictured)]]

Aphrodite was released in Australia on 2 July 2010 in digital download, standard CD, and LP formats. In the United Kingdom, it was released on 5 July 2010.{{cite web|title='Aphrodite' Out Today!|url=http://stage.kylie.com/news/2010/07/aphrodite-out-today/|work=Kylie.com|access-date=21 September 2013|date=5 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224120648/http://stage.kylie.com/news/2010/07/aphrodite-out-today/|archive-date=24 February 2014}} A special Experience Edition CD, which contains a 28-page booklet, unseen footage from Minogue's 2009 For You, for Me tour, behind-the-scenes footage of the promotional photo, video shoots of the album and an exclusive online interview was also released on the same day. The artwork of the album captures Minogue "transformed into a goddess" as she is dressed in a dark blue, metal-adorned, silk muslin gown, taken from French fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier's spring-summer 2010 haute couture collection.{{cite magazine|title=Kylie Minogue is 'Aphrodite' in Jean Paul Gaultier design|url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/fashion/201004273382/kylie-minogue/jean-paul-gaultier/album-cover/|magazine=Hello!|access-date=21 September 2013|date=27 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217064806/http://fashion.hellomagazine.com/fashion/201004273382/kylie-minogue/jean-paul-gaultier/album-cover/|archive-date=17 February 2017|url-status=live}} Gaultier had previously designed the costumes for Minogue's KylieX2008 and For You, for Me tours.{{cite web|title=Kylie Minogue X: the costumes|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1938085/Kylie-Minogue-X-the-costumes.html?image=1|work=The Daily Telegraph| date=8 May 2008 |access-date=22 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730234345/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1938085/Kylie-Minogue-X-the-costumes.html?image=1|archive-date=30 July 2018|url-status=live}}

A three-disc edition of Aphrodite, subtitled the Les Folies Tour Edition, was released on 3 June 2011. In addition to the standard version of the album, the Tour Edition contains a second disc with remixes of the original songs by producers such as Pete Hammond, Denzal Park, Muscles and Bimbo Jones, as well as a third disc featuring a 20-minute party mix. On 11 November 2011, The Goddess Edition of Aphrodite was released exclusively in Australia, containing the standard album and a hardback book featuring pop-up sculptures, costume sketches and never-before-seen photographs;{{cite web|url=https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/celebrity-news/aphrodite-goddess-edition-more-details/52545|title=Aphrodite Goddess edition – more details|work=Star Observer|date=20 May 2011|access-date=29 January 2020|archive-date=29 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129150628/https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/celebrity-news/aphrodite-goddess-edition-more-details/52545|url-status=live}} it is limited to 1,000 copies.{{cite web|url=https://www.auspop.com.au/2011/11/the-goddess-finally-approaches/|title=The Goddess finally approaches|website=auspOp|date=23 November 2011|access-date=29 January 2020|archive-date=29 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129163637/https://www.auspop.com.au/2011/11/the-goddess-finally-approaches/|url-status=live |author1=Auspop }}

On 6 July, Minogue celebrated the worldwide release of the album with a performance held at the Pacha Club in Ibiza, Spain.{{cite web|title=Goddess Kylie Rocks Ibiza!|url=http://stage.kylie.com/news/2010/07/goddess-kylie-rocks-ibiza/|work=Kylie.com|access-date=21 September 2013|date=6 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224120741/http://stage.kylie.com/news/2010/07/goddess-kylie-rocks-ibiza/|archive-date=24 February 2014}} It was released in the United States on the same day. To promote Aphrodite, Minogue embarked on the Aphrodite: Les Folies Tour, beginning in early 2011.{{cite web|last=Piper|first=Dean|title=Kylie Minogue launches Aphrodite world tour in Denmark|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/kylie-minogue-launches-aphrodite-world-111795|work=Daily Mirror|access-date=21 September 2013|date=20 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730202833/https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/kylie-minogue-launches-aphrodite-world-111795|archive-date=30 July 2018|url-status=live}} The tour was staged by the creative team behind Disneyland Resort's World of Color show, and the budget of the tour was reported to be around $25 million.{{cite web|last=O'Brien|first=Jon|title=Aphrodite Les Folies: Live in London – Kylie Minogue|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/aphrodite-les-folies-live-in-london-mw0002245570|website=AllMusic|access-date=15 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190622234746/https://www.allmusic.com/album/aphrodite-les-folies-live-in-london-mw0002245570|archive-date=22 June 2019|url-status=live}} Concert shows were held at Europe, North America, Asia, Australia and Africa. Minogue's costumes and wardrobe was designed by her frequent collaborators Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, owners of the Italian luxury industry fashion house Dolce and Gabbana.{{cite web|last=Ferguson|first=Sarah|title=Behold: Kylie Minogue's Complete Dolce & Gabbana Wardrobe for her 'Les Folies' Tour|url=http://fashionista.com/2011/03/behold-kylie-minogues-complete-dolce-gabbana-wardrobe-for-her-les-folies-tour/|website=Fashionista|access-date=21 September 2013|date=8 March 2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130925082828/http://fashionista.com/2011/03/behold-kylie-minogues-complete-dolce-gabbana-wardrobe-for-her-les-folies-tour/|archive-date=25 September 2013|url-status=dead}} The concert shows were spectacles "loosely based around Greek mythology". The entire track listing of the album, excluding only the song "Too Much", was included in the setlist of the tour; other songs were taken from Minogue's previous studio albums, such as Light Years (2000) and Fever (2001). The tour was a commercial success, and ranked at number 21 on Pollstar's year-end "Top 25 Worldwide Tours" list, with a total gross of $52.8 million and ticket sales of 527,683 units.{{cite web|title=Top 25 Worldwide Tours |url=http://www.pollstarpro.com/charts/2011YearEndTop25WorldwideTours.pdf |website=Pollstar |access-date=21 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407064507/http://www.pollstarpro.com/charts/2011YearEndTop25WorldwideTours.pdf |archive-date=7 April 2012}} A live album of the concert show, held at the O2 Arena in London, was released as Aphrodite Les Folies: Live in London on 28 November 2011.

=Singles=

Four singles were released to promote Aphrodite. "All the Lovers" was released as its lead single in June 2010. Explaining her decision to release it as the lead single, Minogue said: "['All the Lovers'] sums up the euphoria of the album perfectly. It gives me goose-bumps, so I'm really excited to hear what everyone thinks of it". Commercially, "All the Lovers" performed well, particularly in Europe. It peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart, while also reached the top 10 in France,{{cite web|title=Kylie Minogue – All The Lovers|url=http://www.lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kylie+Minogue&titel=All+The+Lovers&cat=s|website=lescharts.com|access-date=14 September 2013|language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730021629/http://www.lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kylie+Minogue&titel=All+The+Lovers&cat=s|archive-date=30 July 2018|url-status=live}} Italy,{{cite web|title=Kylie Minogue – All The Lovers|url=http://www.italiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kylie+Minogue&titel=All+The+Lovers&cat=s|website=italiancharts.com|access-date=14 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011082634/https://italiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kylie+Minogue&titel=All+The+Lovers&cat=s|archive-date=11 October 2018|url-status=live}} Scotland,{{cite web|title=2010 Top 40 Scottish Singles Archive|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20100704/41/|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=14 September 2013|date=10 July 2010|archive-date=25 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725153801/http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20100704/41/|url-status=live}} and Spain.{{cite web|title=Physical Single Top 20|url=http://spanishcharts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=s2&year=2011&date=20110306|website=spanishcharts.com|access-date=14 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730202908/https://spanishcharts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=s2&year=2011&date=20110306|archive-date=30 July 2018|url-status=live|date=3 June 2011}} In Australia, "All the Lovers" missed peaking inside the top 10 by reaching number 13 on the singles chart.{{cite web|title=Kylie Minogue – All the Lovers|url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kylie+Minogue&titel=All+The+Lovers&cat=s|website=australian-charts.com|access-date=14 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730173918/https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kylie+Minogue&titel=All+The+Lovers&cat=s|archive-date=30 July 2018|url-status=live}} In the United States, the song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart.{{cite magazine|title=Kylie Minogue Chart History (Dance Club Songs)|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=kylie minogue|chart=Dance Club Play Songs}}|magazine=Billboard|access-date=29 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716101531/https://www.billboard.com/music/Kylie-Minogue/chart-history/dance-club-play-songs|archive-date=16 July 2019|url-status=live}} An accompanying music video for the song was directed by Joseph Kahn and features Minogue singing the song, dressed in a white cobweb-style T-shirt worn over a black bra and knickers, while standing atop a mountain of lingerie-clad couples caressing each other.{{cite web|title=Kylie's 'All The Lovers': a video walkthrough|url=http://www.popjustice.com/briefing/kylies-all-the-lovers-a-video-walkthrough/51175/|work=Popjustice|access-date=7 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107074308/http://www.popjustice.com/briefing/kylies-all-the-lovers-a-video-walkthrough/51175/|archive-date=7 January 2014|date=1 June 2010}}

File:Kylie-Aphrodite6.JPG" during the Aphrodite: Les Folies Tour]]

"Get Outta My Way" was released as the album's second single on 27 September 2010.{{cite web|title=Singles: Get Outta My Way|url=http://stage.kylie.com/discography/singles/get-outta-my-way/|work=Kylie.com|access-date=18 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224120843/http://stage.kylie.com/discography/singles/get-outta-my-way/|archive-date=24 February 2014}} It reached number 12 on the UK Singles Chart and number 69 on the Australian Singles Chart.{{cite journal|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 18th October 2010|url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue1077.pdf|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20101120130100/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20101121-0001/Issue1077.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-11-20|journal=The ARIA Report|issue=1077|page=4|date=18 October 2010|access-date=18 September 2013|via=Pandora Archive}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} In the United States, the song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart. The accompanying music video, directed by AlexandLiane, features Minogue, and a number of male models, performing various dance routines wearing a gold chain mini dress, a red silk mini trench and an LBD.{{cite web|title=Kylie Minogue's Get Outta My Way video released|url=http://metro.co.uk/2010/09/03/kylie-minogues-get-outta-my-way-video-released-3435927/|work=Metro|access-date=19 September 2013|date=3 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730234326/https://metro.co.uk/2010/09/03/kylie-minogues-get-outta-my-way-video-released-3435927/|archive-date=30 July 2018|url-status=live}} "Better than Today" was released as the third single from the album, on 3 December 2010.{{cite web|title=Better than Today|url=http://stage.kylie.com/discography/singles/better-than-today/|work=Kylie.com|access-date=19 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224120502/http://stage.kylie.com/discography/singles/better-than-today/|archive-date=24 February 2014}} The single peaked at number 55 on the Australian chart,{{cite journal|title=The ARIA Report: Issue 1099|url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue1099.pdf|journal=The ARIA Report|issue=1099|page=2|date=21 March 2011|access-date=29 January 2020|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=30 May 2011|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20110530060714/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20110530-1606/Issue1099.pdf|url-status=live}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} thus becoming the second single release from Aphrodite to miss charting inside the top 50, while peaking at number 32 on the UK Singles Chart. In the United States, the song became the third consecutive single from the album to top the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart. An old school arcade game-inspired music video was made for the song.{{cite web|last=Bain|first=Becky|title=Kylie Minogue Is Ms. Pac Man In Her 'Better than Today' Video|url=http://idolator.com/5694942/kylie-minogue-better-than-today|website=Idolator|access-date=19 September 2013|date=19 November 2010}} Following the poor chart performance of "Get Outta My Way" and "Better than Today", Minogue expressed disappointment in her record label Parlophone, saying:

"It's confusing. I felt a little let down with my releases from Aphrodite. I was caught out like a lot of artists were, with record companies figuring out how to do single releases these days. I remember doing a promo for one of the last singles and it just felt really old-fashioned. I'm pretty computer-savvy, something didn't feel right, but no one said anything to me. You get Britney releasing 'Hold It Against Me' and Gaga's 'Born This Way' available on iTunes the day you hear it first. That's how it should be. And there's me waiting for a mid-week chart figure like it's 1989."{{cite web|last=Copsey|first=Robert|title=Minogue 'disappointed' by chart performance|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a306961/minogue-disappointed-by-chart-performance.html|website=Digital Spy|access-date=19 September 2013|date=3 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731031618/http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a306961/minogue-disappointed-by-chart-performance/|archive-date=31 July 2018|url-status=live}}

Although Minogue mentioned that "Better than Today" would be the last single to be released from Aphrodite, "Put Your Hands Up (If You Feel Love)" was released as the fourth and final single from the album, on 29 May 2011.{{cite web|title=Singles: Put Your Hands Up (If You Feel Love)|url=http://stage.kylie.com/discography/singles/put-your-hands-up-if-you-feel-love/|work=Kylie.com|access-date=19 September 2013|archive-date=24 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224120401/http://stage.kylie.com/discography/singles/put-your-hands-up-if-you-feel-love/}} The single managed to reach the top 50 in Australia, peaking at number 50 on the singles chart.{{cite web|title=Kylie Minogue – Put Your Hands Up (If You Feel Love)|url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kylie+Minogue&titel=Put+Your+Hands+Up+%28If+You+Feel+Love%29&cat=s|website=australian-charts.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730170813/https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kylie+Minogue&titel=Put+Your+Hands+Up+%28If+You+Feel+Love%29&cat=s|archive-date=30 July 2018|url-status=live|access-date=15 September 2013}} It peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart, thus becoming the fourth single from Aphrodite to peak atop the chart. No official music video for the single was commissioned, although a lyric video for a remixed version of the song by Pete Hammond was released.{{cite web|last=Daw|first=Robbie|title=Kylie Minogue Steps Back in Time with a Pete Hammond Mix Of 'Put Your Hands Up'|url=http://idolator.com/5802932/kylie-minogue-pete-hammond-put-your-hands-up|website=Idolator|access-date=19 September 2013|date=22 March 2011}}

Critical reception

{{Music ratings

| ADM = 6.9/10{{cite web|title=Aphrodite by Kylie Minogue reviews|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/1936/Kylie-Minogue-Aphrodite.aspx|website=AnyDecentMusic?|access-date=2 November 2016|archive-date=4 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104002534/http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/1936/Kylie-Minogue-Aphrodite.aspx|url-status=live}}

| MC = 67/100{{cite web|title=Aphrodite by Kylie Minogue Reviews and Tracks|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/aphrodite/kylie-minogue|website=Metacritic|access-date=21 September 2013|archive-date=7 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107135940/https://www.metacritic.com/music/aphrodite/kylie-minogue|url-status=live}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}

| rev2 = Consequence of Sound

| rev2score = B{{cite web |last1=Halle |first1=Karina |title=Kylie Minogue – Aphrodite |url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2010/07/album-review-kylie-minogue-aphrodite/ |website=Consequence of Sound |access-date=14 April 2019 |date=6 July 2010 |archive-date=28 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328170548/https://consequenceofsound.net/2010/07/album-review-kylie-minogue-aphrodite/ |url-status=live }}

| rev3 = The Daily Telegraph

| rev3score = {{rating|4|5}}

| rev4 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev4score = A−

| rev5 = Los Angeles Times

| rev5score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}{{cite web|last=Margaret|first=Wappler|title=Album reviews: Kylie Minogue's 'Aphrodite' and Kelis' 'Fleshtone'|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/07/album-reviews-kylie-minogues-aphrodite-and-kelis-fleshtone.html|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=21 September 2013|date=5 July 2010|archive-date=1 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001223605/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/07/album-reviews-kylie-minogues-aphrodite-and-kelis-fleshtone.html|url-status=live}}

| rev6 = musicOMH

| rev6score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|last=Clarke|first=Helen|title=Kylie Minogue – Aphrodite|url=http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/kylie-minogue-aphrodite|website=musicOMH|access-date=16 September 2013|date=5 July 2010|archive-date=31 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731193634/https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/kylie-minogue-aphrodite|url-status=live}}

| rev7 = PopMatters

| rev7score = 7/10

| rev8 = Rolling Stone

| rev8score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine|last=Sheffield|first=Rob|title=Aphrodite|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/aphrodite-20100607|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=21 September 2013|date=7 July 2010|archive-date=12 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112063454/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/aphrodite-20100607|url-status=live}}

| rev9 = Slant Magazine

| rev9score = {{rating|2.5|5}}

| rev10 = Spin

| rev10Score = 8/10{{cite magazine|last=Walters|first=Barry|title=Kylie Minogue, 'Aphrodite' (Astralwerks)|url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/kylie-minogue-aphrodite-astralwerks/|magazine=Spin|access-date=2 November 2013|date=2 July 2010|archive-date=4 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104072521/http://www.spin.com/reviews/kylie-minogue-aphrodite-astralwerks/|url-status=live}}

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Aphrodite received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 67 based on 21 reviews, indicating "generally favourable reviews". Ben Norman from About.com appreciated Price's production, noting Aphrodite to be more consistent than X. Tim Sendra from AllMusic commended Minogue's choice of collaborators and producers, commenting that the album is the "work of someone who knows exactly what her skills are and who to hire to help showcase them to perfection". He also appreciated the album's cohesion and commercial prospect, and named it "one of her best". The Billboard review of the album complimented Price's "ability to create consistent sound without sacrificing each track's individuality", and termed Aphrodite a "journey cohesive, fun and fitting for a goddess".

Ian Wade from BBC Music gave the album a positive review and found it to be an "astonishing return to form" for Minogue. Nick Levine from Digital Spy felt that it was her best album since Fever and stated that while Aphrodite isn't "deep", it "sure ain't dumb either", opining that it is meant to be heard for relaxation and enjoyment. Mikael Wood of Entertainment Weekly praised the tracks' danceability and concluded that "The diminutive Australian diva is still delivering disco thunder from Down Under." Priya Elan from NME felt that Price was the "perfect choice of musical partner" and complimented him for producing Minogue's "most unified work in ages." Neil McCormick from The Daily Telegraph also complimented Price and termed Aphrodite a "mainstream pop blast." Barry Walters from Spin commended Minogue for returning to her original style of music rather than chasing the "hip-hop or Americanized AOR" sounds. Rob Sheffield from Rolling Stone labelled the album Minogue's "finest work since 1997's underrated Impossible Princess".

However, many critics were displeased with Minogue's lack of innovation on Aphrodite. Jon Parales from The New York Times found the album too similar to the work of Madonna, especially her studio albums Like a Virgin (1984) and Ray of Light (1998).{{cite web|last=Reed|first=James|title=New music from Alejandro Escovedo, 3OH!3, Kylie Minogue|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/05/arts/music/05choice.html?_r=1&|work=The New York Times|access-date=22 September 2013|date=4 July 2010|archive-date=2 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200902130547/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/05/arts/music/05choice.html?_r=1|url-status=live}} Kitty Empire from The Observer enjoyed the album and complimented Price for "lending a sleek cohesion to the whole (album)", but opined that Aphrodite "lacks the depth and chutzpah of some of her rivals' efforts". James Reed from The Boston Globe gave the album a negative review and criticized it for being too dated, calling it Minogue's "least interesting work she's made in a decade".{{cite web|last=Reed|first=James|title=Little to love on Kylie's 'Aphrodite'|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2010/07/05/little_to_love_on_kylie_minogues_aphrodite/|work=The Boston Globe|access-date=22 September 2013|date=5 July 2010|archive-date=27 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927145246/http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2010/07/05/little_to_love_on_kylie_minogues_aphrodite/|url-status=live}} Caroline Sullivan from The Guardian acknowledged the album's "sharp production", but commented that the album is "only as good as Kylie herself" and criticized it for being uninteresting. Sophia Money-Coutts from The National felt the album lacked new and diverse material from Minogue's previous efforts, while Margaret Wappler from the Los Angeles Times commented on the album's dependency on "old reliable" music and concluded "Our midnight bird (Minogue) has been in the club for a long time, however, and it shows."

Accolades

In 2010, Aphrodite was nominated for Best Pop Release at the ARIA Music Awards, but lost to Sia's We Are Born; Minogue was nominated for Best Female Artist, but lost to Megan Washington.{{cite web|title=Winners by Year |url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2010 |publisher=ARIA Music Awards |access-date=23 September 2013 |year=2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120116174541/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2010 |archive-date=16 January 2012}} AllMusic included Aphrodite on their list of "Favorite Pop Albums of 2010".{{cite web|title=AllMusic's Favorite Pop Albums of 2010|url=http://www.allmusic.com/blog/post/allmusics-favorite-pop-albums-of-2010|website=AllMusic|access-date=31 December 2013|date=27 December 2010|archive-date=25 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225215415/http://www.allmusic.com/blog/post/allmusics-favorite-pop-albums-of-2010|url-status=live}} Idolator included the album on their list of "10 Out of '10: Idolator's Favorite Albums of the Year" list, with critic Robbie Daw writing that "hooking up with producer Stuart Price turned out to be the perfect way for Kylie to give her already impressive career a fresh jolt" and that "Aphrodite pretty much was my Summer 2010".{{cite web|title=10 Out Of '10: Idolator's Favorite Albums of the Year|url=http://idolator.com/5715222/idolator-favorite-albums-of-2010|website=Idolator|access-date=23 September 2013|date=15 December 2010}} At the 2011 Virgin Media Music Awards, Aphrodite was voted the Best Album by British music fans.{{cite web|title=Kylie Minogue {{!}} Minogue, Gaga And Shakira Rule at Virgin Media Awards|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news/minogue-gaga-and-shakira-rule-at-virgin-media-awards_1200116|website=Contactmusic.com|access-date=21 December 2013|author=WENN|author-link=World Entertainment News Network|date=10 February 2011|archive-date=24 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224105327/http://www.contactmusic.com/news/minogue-gaga-and-shakira-rule-at-virgin-media-awards_1200116|url-status=live}} The lead single "All the Lovers" also received an award, being voted "Best Single". At the 2011 Brit Awards, Minogue received her eighth nomination for "Best International Female Solo Artist".{{cite news|last1=Singh|first1=Anita|title=Brit Awards 2011: Tinie Tempah leads the nominations|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/8258178/Brit-Awards-2011-Tinie-Tempah-leads-the-nominations.html|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=12 July 2015|date=13 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727184349/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/8258178/Brit-Awards-2011-Tinie-Tempah-leads-the-nominations.html|archive-date=27 July 2013}} In 2015, Vice ranked Aphrodite tenth on its list of "The 99 Greatest Dance Albums of All Time", praising the album's relentless energy.{{cite web|url=https://thump.vice.com/en_ca/article/the-99-greatest-dance-albums-of-all-time|title=The 99 Greatest Dance Albums of All Time|work=Vice|date=14 July 2015|access-date=19 May 2016|archive-date=23 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723022154/https://thump.vice.com/en_ca/article/the-99-greatest-dance-albums-of-all-time|url-status=dead}}

Commercial performance

File:Kylie Minogue, Live Bell Center, Aphrodite Live Tour, Montreal, 28 April 2011 (90) (5668141369) (cropped).jpg", on her Aphrodite: Les Folies tour. The song became her fifth number one on the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart]]

On the chart date of 18 July 2010, Aphrodite debuted and peaked at number two on the Australian Albums chart; it stayed in the position for three weeks. It spent a total of 15 weeks on the chart, and by 2011, Aphrodite had been certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipments of 70,000 units.

Aphrodite debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, selling 79,152 copies in its first week.{{cite web|url=https://www.musicweek.com/news/read/jls-and-kylie-top-charts/043067|title=JLS and Kylie top charts|work=Music Week|date=12 July 2010|access-date=29 January 2020|url-access=subscription|archive-date=29 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129154003/https://www.musicweek.com/news/read/jls-and-kylie-top-charts/043067|url-status=live}} The same feat had been accomplished by Minogue's debut studio album Kylie (1988) during the same week 22 years prior.{{cite web|last=Howard|first=Amy|title=A Happy Anniversary For Kylie|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/a-happy-anniversary-for-kylie/|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=23 September 2013|date=11 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313140248/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/a-happy-anniversary-for-kylie/|archive-date=13 March 2013}} The album spent one week at number one and a total of 29 weeks in the top 40 of the chart. Aphrodite was Minogue's fifth album to top the UK chart, after Kylie, Enjoy Yourself (1989), Greatest Hits (1992), and Fever, and her tenth studio album to chart within the top 10. Minogue was recognised by the Guinness World Records as the female artist with the most consecutive decades with top-five albums in the United Kingdom.{{cite web|title=Most consecutive decades with top five albums (UK) (female)|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-9000/most-consecutive-decades-with-top-five-albums-(uk)-(female)/|work=Guinness World Records|access-date=23 September 2013|archive-date=28 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928214226/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-9000/most-consecutive-decades-with-top-five-albums-(uk)-(female)/|url-status=live}} She also became the first solo artist to have a number-one album in four different decades in the United Kingdom, in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and 2010s.{{cite web|title='Aphrodite' debuts in the Top 20 on the Billboard 200!|url=http://stage.kylie.com/news/2010/07/aphrodite-debuts-in-the-top-20-on-the-billboard-200/|website=Kylie.com|access-date=23 September 2013|date=16 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224120140/http://stage.kylie.com/news/2010/07/aphrodite-debuts-in-the-top-20-on-the-billboard-200/|archive-date=24 February 2014}} On 1 April 2011, Aphrodite was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), denoting shipments in excess of 300,000 units.

The album entered and peaked at number three on the Austrian Albums Chart and stayed on the chart for a total of 10 weeks. In the Dutch-speaking Flanders region of Belgium, it entered the Ultratop chart at number six and peaked at number four, spending a total of 12 weeks on the chart. It was more successful in the French-speaking Wallonia region of the country, where it entered the Ultratop chart at number 11 and peaked at number three, spending a total of 16 weeks on the chart. Aphrodite was certified gold by the Belgian Entertainment Association (BEA) for sales of 10,000 units. The album entered and peaked at number three on the French Albums Chart, and spent a total of 23 weeks on the chart. Similarly, in Germany, it entered and peaked at number three, spending a total of 12 weeks on the chart. In Greece, Aphrodite entered the Greek International Albums Chart at number 28 and peaked at number one, spending a total of seven weeks on the chart. In Spain, the album entered the albums chart at number three and peaked at number two, spending a total of 37 weeks on the chart and becoming Minogue's highest-charting album in the region. Aphrodite entered and peaked at number two in Switzerland, spending a total of 13 weeks on the chart. The album debuted at number one on the European Top 100 Albums chart.{{cite magazine|last=Sexton|first=Paul|title=Gurls and a Goddess Put EMI at No. 1 on European Charts|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/1203745/gurls-and-a-goddess-put-emi-at-no-1-on-european-charts|magazine=Billboard|date=15 July 2010|access-date=29 January 2020|archive-date=28 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128205527/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/1203745/gurls-and-a-goddess-put-emi-at-no-1-on-european-charts|url-status=live}}

Aphrodite became Minogue's highest-charting album in Canada to date by peaking at number eight on the Canadian Albums Chart. In the United States, the album debuted at number 19 on the Billboard 200 with 18,000 copies sold in its first week;{{cite web|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1643640/eminem-tops-billboard-for-third-week/|title=Eminem Tops Billboard For Third Week|publisher=MTV News|date=14 July 2010|access-date=29 January 2020|archive-date=29 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129154000/http://www.mtv.com/news/1643640/eminem-tops-billboard-for-third-week/|url-status=dead}} it marked Minogue's second highest-peaking album on the chart, behind Fever, which peaked at number three.{{cite magazine|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|title=Kylie Minogue 'Grateful' For Latest Dance/Club Play Songs No. 1|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/467751/kylie-minogue-grateful-for-latest-danceclub-play-songs-no-1|magazine=Billboard|access-date=23 September 2013|date=25 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109095820/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/467751/kylie-minogue-grateful-for-latest-danceclub-play-songs-no-1|archive-date=9 November 2017}} The album also reached number two on the Dance/Electronic Albums chart. As of April 2011, Aphrodite had sold 50,000 copies in the US.

Track listing

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| extra_column = Producer(s)

| headline = Aphrodite – {{nobold|Standard version}}

| title1 = All the Lovers

| writer1 = {{hlist|Jim Eliot|Mima Stilwell}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|Eliot|Stuart Price{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length1 = 3:20

| title2 = Get Outta My Way

| writer2 = {{hlist|Lucas Secon|Damon Sharpe|Peter Wallevik|Daniel Davidsen|Mich Hansen}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|Cutfather|Wallevik|Davidsen|Sharpe{{ref|b|[b]}}|Secon{{ref|b|[b]}}|Price{{ref|b|[b]}}}}

| length2 = 3:38

| title3 = Put Your Hands Up (If You Feel Love)

| writer3 = {{hlist|Fin Dow-Smith|Miriam Nervo|Olivia Nervo}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Starsmith|Price{{ref|b|[b]}}{{ref|c|[c]}}|M. Nervo{{ref|c|[c]}}|O. Nervo{{ref|c|[c]}}}}

| length3 = 3:37

| title4 = Closer

| writer4 = {{hlist|Price|Beatrice Hatherley}}

| extra4 = Price

| length4 = 3:09

| title5 = Everything Is Beautiful

| writer5 = {{hlist|Tim Rice-Oxley|Fraser T. Smith}}

| extra5 = Smith

| length5 = 3:25

| title6 = Aphrodite

| writer6 = {{hlist|Nerina Pallot|Andy Chatterley}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|Chatterley|Pallot|Price{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length6 = 3:45

| title7 = Illusion

| writer7 = {{hlist|Kylie Minogue|Price}}

| extra7 = Price

| length7 = 3:21

| title8 = Better than Today

| writer8 = {{hlist|Pallot|Chatterley}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|Chatterley|Pallot|Price{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length8 = 3:25

| title9 = Too Much

| writer9 = {{hlist|Minogue|Calvin Harris|Jake Shears}}

| extra9 = Harris

| length9 = 3:16

| title10 = Cupid Boy

| writer10 = {{hlist|Sebastian Ingrosso|Magnus Lidehäll|Nick Clow|Luciana Caporaso}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|Price|Ingrosso|Magnus}}

| length10 = 4:26

| title11 = Looking for an Angel

| writer11 = {{hlist|Minogue|Price}}

| extra11 = Price

| length11 = 3:49

| title12 = Can't Beat the Feeling

| writer12 = {{hlist|Hannah Robinson|Pascal Gabriel|Børge Fjordheim|Matt Prime|Richard X}}

| extra12 = {{hlist|Price|Gabriel|Fjordheim}}

| length12 = 4:09

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Aphrodite – {{nobold|Japanese edition bonus track}}{{cite web|last=Daw|first=Robbie|title=Kylie Minogue Covers 'Attitude,' Pulls "Heartstrings" On 'Aphrodite' Bonus Track|url=http://idolator.com/5553361/kylie-minogue-covers-attitude-pulls-heartstrings-on-aphrodite-bonus-track|website=Idolator|access-date=26 September 2013|date=30 June 2011}}

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title13 = Heartstrings

| writer13 = {{hlist|Brian Higgins|Gerard O'Connell|Jason Resch|Jaxon Bellina|Kieran Jones|Matt Gray|Miranda Cooper}}

| extra13 = Xenomania

| length13 = 3:16

| total_length = 46:36

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Aphrodite – {{nobold|iTunes Store Experience edition bonus track}}{{cite web|last=Daw|first=Robbie|title=Kylie Minogue Wades into Xenomania's "Mighty Rivers" On 'Aphrodite' Bonus Track|url=http://idolator.com/5551831/kylie-minogue-xenomanias-mighty-rivers-aphrodite-bonus-track|website=Idolator|access-date=26 September 2013|date=29 June 2011}}

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title13 = Mighty Rivers

| writer13 = {{hlist|Bellina|Carla Marie Williams|Cooper|Higgins|O'Connell|Resch|Tim Deal}}

| extra13 = Xenomania

| length13 = 4:01

| total_length = 47:21

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Aphrodite – {{nobold|Amazon MP3 and BigPond bonus track}}{{cite web|title=Aphrodite (Amazon Exclusive Version) by Kylie Minogue|url=https://www.amazon.com/Aphrodite-Amazon-Exclusive-Version-Minogue/dp/B003TRUU0Q|website=Amazon|location=United States|access-date=26 September 2013|archive-date=24 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324221830/http://www.amazon.com/Aphrodite-Amazon-Exclusive-Version-Minogue/dp/B003TRUU0Q|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Kylie Minogue – Aphrodite (BigPond Exclusive)|url=http://bigpondmusic.com/album/kylie-minogue/aphrodite-bigpond-exclusive?search=14758952|publisher=BigPond Music|access-date=26 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002192451/http://bigpondmusic.com/album/kylie-minogue/aphrodite-bigpond-exclusive?search=14758952|archive-date=2 October 2011}}

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title13 = Go Hard or Go Home

| writer13 = {{hlist|Davidsen|Hansen|Secon|Sharpe|Thomas Sardorf}}

| extra13 = {{hlist|Cutfather|Sardorf|Davidsen|Sharpe{{ref|b|[b]}}|Secon{{ref|b|[b]}}}}

| length13 = 3:42

| total_length = 47:02

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Aphrodite – {{nobold|Experience edition and Japanese limited edition bonus DVD}}{{cite web|last=Sendra|first=Tim|title=Aphrodite [CD & DVD] – Kylie Minogue|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/aphrodite-cd-dvd-mr0002943369|website=AllMusic|access-date=26 September 2013|archive-date=11 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311132128/http://www.allmusic.com/album/release/aphrodite-cd-dvd-mr0002943369|url-status=live}}

| title1 = White Diamond Theme

| note1 = live from the For You, for Me tour

| length1 = 2:16

| title2 = White Diamond

| note2 = live from the For You, for Me tour

| length2 = 3:06

| title3 = Confide in Me

| note3 = live from the For You, for Me tour

| length3 = 4:51

| title4 = I Believe in You

| note4 = live from the For You, for Me tour

| length4 = 2:59

| title5 = Making of the 'All the Lovers' video shoot

| length5 = 13:00

| title6 = Behind the scenes of the Aphrodite photo shoot

| length6 = 2:32

| title7 = Image gallery

| length7 = 3:49

| title8 = Exclusive interview with Kylie Minogue and Stuart Price

| note8 = accessed online with code from collectable sticker

| length8 = 39:36

| total_length = 72:09

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Aphrodite – {{nobold|Les Folies Tour Edition (Disc two)}}

| title1 = Put Your Hands Up (If You Feel Love)

| note1 = Pete Hammond remix

| length1 = 7:54

| title2 = Aphrodite

| note2 = Denzal Park remix

| length2 = 6:21

| title3 = Cupid Boy

| note3 = Stereogamous dub

| length3 = 7:00

| title4 = Get Outta My Way

| note4 = Paul Harris vocal remix

| length4 = 7:15

| title5 = All the Lovers

| note5 = WAWA & MMB anthem remix

| length5 = 6:16

| title6 = Put Your Hands Up (If You Feel Love)

| note6 = Muscles club remix

| length6 = 5:06

| title7 = Better than Today

| note7 = Bimbo Jones remix

| length7 = 3:07

| title8 = Higher

| note8 = Taio Cruz featuring Kylie Minogue

| length8 = 3:25

| total_length = 46:24

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Aphrodite – {{nobold|Les Folies Tour Edition (Disc three)}}

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = 20 Minute Party Remix

| extra1 = Denzal Park

| length1 = 19:51

}}

Notes

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  • {{sup|{{note|b|[b]}}}} signifies a co-producer
  • {{sup|{{note|c|[c]}}}} signifies a vocal producer

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Aphrodite.{{cite AV media notes |title=Aphrodite |type=liner notes |others=Kylie Minogue |publisher=Parlophone |year=2010 |id=6429032}}

=Musicians=

{{Div col}}

  • Kylie Minogue – lead vocals, backing vocals
  • Mima Stilwell – additional backing vocals {{small|(track 1)}}
  • Jim Eliot – piano, keys, bass, drum programming {{small|(track 1)}}
  • Peter Wallevik – keyboards, programming {{small|(track 2)}}
  • Daniel Davidsen – keyboards, programming, guitars {{small|(track 2)}}
  • Mich Hansen – percussion {{small|(track 2)}}
  • Lucas Secon – additional keyboards {{small|(track 2)}}
  • Alexandra Segal – additional backing vocals {{small|(track 2)}}
  • Maime Hladiy – bass {{small|(track 2)}}
  • Olivia Nervo – additional backing vocals {{small|(track 3)}}
  • Miriam Nervo – additional backing vocals {{small|(track 3)}}
  • Beatrice Hatherley – additional backing vocals {{small|(track 4)}}
  • Tim Rice-Oxley – piano, keyboards {{small|(track 5)}}
  • Fraser T. Smith – guitars {{small|(track 5)}}
  • Nerina Pallot – additional backing vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, keyboards, synth, electric guitar {{small|(tracks 6, 8)}}
  • Andy Chatterley – piano, keyboards, synth, drum programming {{small|(tracks 6, 8)}}
  • Stuart Price – additional keyboards {{small|(track 6)}}
  • Ben Vella – electric guitar {{small|(tracks 6, 8)}}
  • Calvin Harris – all instruments, arrangements {{small|(track 9)}}
  • Pascal Gabriel – all instruments {{small|(track 12)}}
  • Børge Fjordheim – all instruments {{small|(track 12)}}
  • Hannah Robinson – backing vocals {{small|(track 12)}}
  • Richard X – Minimoog operation, keyboards {{small|(track 12)}}

{{Div col end}}

=Technical=

{{Div col}}

  • Jim Eliot – production {{small|(track 1)}}
  • Stuart Price – additional production {{small|(tracks 1, 6, 8)}}; mixing {{small|(tracks 1–4, 6–8, 10–12)}}; co-production {{small|(tracks 2, 3)}}; vocal production {{small|(track 3)}}; production {{small|(tracks 4, 7, 10–12)}}; additional backing vocals recording {{small|(track 6)}}; additional vocals recording {{small|(track 8)}}; executive production
  • Dave Emery – mixing assistance {{small|(tracks 1–4, 6–8, 11, 12)}}
  • Cutfather – production {{small|(track 2)}}
  • Peter Wallevik – production {{small|(track 2)}}
  • Daniel Davidsen – production {{small|(track 2)}}
  • Damon Sharpe – co-production, recording {{small|(track 2)}}
  • Lucas Secon – co-production {{small|(track 2)}}
  • Pete Hofmann – recording, Pro Tools editing {{small|(track 2)}}
  • Mads Nilsson – mixing {{small|(track 2)}}
  • Starsmith – production, mixing {{small|(track 3)}}
  • Olivia Nervo – vocal production {{small|(track 3)}}
  • Miriam Nervo – vocal production {{small|(track 3)}}
  • Fraser T. Smith – production, mixing {{small|(track 5)}}
  • Beatriz Artola – engineering {{small|(track 5)}}
  • Andy Chatterley – production, engineering, recording {{small|(tracks 6, 8)}}
  • Nerina Pallot – production, engineering, recording {{small|(tracks 6, 8)}}
  • Jason Tarver – engineering assistance {{small|(tracks 6, 8)}}
  • Nathan Khors – recording assistance {{small|(tracks 7, 11)}}
  • Brian Gottshall – recording assistance {{small|(tracks 7, 11)}}
  • Calvin Harris – production, mixing {{small|(track 9)}}
  • Sebastian Ingrosso – production, mixing {{small|(track 10)}}
  • Magnus – production, mixing {{small|(track 10)}}
  • Pascal Gabriel – production {{small|(track 12)}}
  • Børge Fjordheim – production {{small|(track 12)}}
  • Geoff Pesche – mastering

{{Div col end}}

=Artwork=

  • William Baker – photography
  • Digital Light – photographic post-production
  • Adjective Noun – art direction, design

Charts

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{{Col-2}}

=Weekly charts=

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|+ Chart performance for Aphrodite in 2010–11

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position

{{album chart|Australia|2|artist=Kylie Minogue|album=Aphrodite|rowheader=true|access-date=28 May 2014|refname=australianchart}}
{{album chart|Austria|3|artist=Kylie Minogue|album=Aphrodite|rowheader=true|access-date=28 May 2014|refname=austrianchart}}
{{album chart|Flanders|4|artist=Kylie Minogue|album=Aphrodite|rowheader=true|access-date=28 May 2014|refname=belgiumflanderschart}}
{{album chart|Wallonia|3|artist=Kylie Minogue|album=Aphrodite|rowheader=true|access-date=28 May 2014|refname=belgiumwalloniachart}}
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|8|artist=Kylie Minogue|rowheader=true|access-date=28 May 2014|refname=canadianchart}}
scope="row"| Croatian International Albums (HDU){{cite web |url=http://www.hdu-toplista.com/index.php?what=arhiva&w=details&id=744 |title=Top Stranih – Tjedan 34. 2010. |trans-title=Top Foreign – Week 34, 2010 |website=Top of the Shops |language=hr |access-date=28 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062459/http://www.hdu-toplista.com/index.php?what=arhiva&w=details&id=744 |archive-date=4 March 2016}}

| 10

{{album chart|Czech|5|date=201027|rowheader=true|access-date=28 May 2014}}
{{album chart|Denmark|21|artist=Kylie Minogue|album=Aphrodite|rowheader=true|access-date=28 May 2014}}
{{album chart|Netherlands|4|artist=Kylie Minogue|album=Aphrodite|rowheader=true|access-date=28 May 2014}}
scope="row"| European Albums (Billboard)

| 1

{{album chart|Finland|22|artist=Kylie Minogue|album=Aphrodite|rowheader=true|access-date=28 May 2014}}
{{album chart|France|3|artist=Kylie Minogue|album=Aphrodite|rowheader=true|access-date=28 May 2014|refname=frenchchart}}
{{album chart|Germany4|3|id=132843|artist=Kylie Minogue|album=Aphrodite|rowheader=true|access-date=28 May 2014|refname=germanchart}}
scope="row"| Greek International Albums (IFPI){{cite web |url=http://greekcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kylie+Minogue&titel=Aphrodite&cat=a |title=Kylie Minogue – Aphrodite |website=greekcharts.com |access-date=23 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022215340/http://greekcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kylie+Minogue&titel=Aphrodite&cat=a |archive-date=22 October 2013}}

| 1

{{album chart|Hungary|18|year=2010|week=27|rowheader=true|access-date=28 May 2014}}
{{album chart|Ireland2|5|artist=Kylie Minogue|rowheader=true|access-date=29 January 2020}}
{{album chart|Italy|9|artist=Kylie Minogue|album=Aphrodite|rowheader=true|access-date=28 May 2014}}
scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite web |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/53811/products/873519/1/ |script-title=ja:アフロディーテ {{!}} カイリー・ミノーグ |trans-title=Aphrodite {{!}} Kylie Minogue |language=ja |publisher=Oricon |access-date=29 January 2020 |archive-date=28 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128203235/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/53811/products/873519/1/ |url-status=live }}

| 28

scope="row"| Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico){{cite web |url=http://mexicancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kylie+Minogue&titel=Aphrodite&cat=a |title=Kylie Minogue – Aphrodite |website=mexicancharts.com |access-date=28 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022165412/http://mexicancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kylie+Minogue&titel=Aphrodite&cat=a |archive-date=22 October 2013}}

| 22

{{album chart|New Zealand|11|artist=Kylie Minogue|album=Aphrodite|rowheader=true|access-date=28 May 2014}}
{{album chart|Norway|16|artist=Kylie Minogue|album=Aphrodite|rowheader=true|access-date=28 May 2014}}
{{album chart|Poland|6|id=591|rowheader=true|access-date=28 May 2014}}
{{album chart|Scotland|1|date=20100711|rowheader=true|access-date=28 May 2014}}
scope="row"| South Korean Albums (Gaon){{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=29&hitYear=2010&termGbn=week|title=2010년 29주차 Album Chart|language=ko|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|access-date=15 June 2017|archive-date=17 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217024148/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=29&hitYear=2010&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}

| 41

scope="row"| South Korean International Albums (Gaon){{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?termGbn=week&hitYear=2010&targetTime=29&nationGbn=E|title=2010년 29주차 Album Chart|language=ko|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|access-date=15 June 2017|archive-date=5 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805203717/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?termGbn=week&hitYear=2010&targetTime=29&nationGbn=E|url-status=live}}

| 7

{{album chart|Spain|2|artist=Kylie Minogue|album=Aphrodite|rowheader=true|access-date=28 May 2014|refname=spanishchart}}
{{album chart|Sweden|9|artist=Kylie Minogue|album=Aphrodite|rowheader=true|access-date=28 May 2014}}
{{album chart|Switzerland|2|artist=Kylie Minogue|album=Aphrodite|rowheader=true|access-date=28 May 2014|refname=swisschart}}
scope="row" | Swiss Albums (Les charts Romandy){{cite web|url=https://lescharts.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Kylie+Minogue&titel=Aphrodite&cat=a|title=lescharts.ch - Kylie Minogue - Aphrodite|publisher=Hung Medien|language=fr|access-date=23 October 2023}}

| 2

{{album chart|UK2|1|date=20100711|rowheader=true|access-date=29 January 2020}}
{{album chart|Billboard200|19|artist=Kylie Minogue|rowheader=true|access-date=28 May 2014|refname=billboard200chart}}
{{album chart|BillboardDanceElectronic|2|artist=Kylie Minogue|rowheader=true|access-date=28 May 2014|refname="BillboardDanceElectronic"}}
{{album chart|BillboardTastemaker|7|artist=Kylie Minogue|rowheader=true|access-date=17 April 2018}}

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=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ 2010 year-end chart performance for Aphrodite

scope="col"| Chart (2010)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2010.htm |title=ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Albums 2010 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association |access-date=11 March 2011 |archive-date=17 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217043655/http://aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2010.htm |url-status=live }}

| 55

scope="row"| European Albums (Billboard){{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2010/european-100-albums |title=Year End Charts – European Top 100 Albums |website=Billboard.biz |year=2010 |access-date=7 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003062606/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2010/european-100-albums |archive-date=3 October 2012}}

| 54

scope="row"| French Albums (SNEP){{cite web |url=http://www.snepmusique.com/fr/pag-259376-Classements-Annuels.html?year=2010&type=2 |title=Classement Albums – année 2010 |language=fr |publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique |access-date=19 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131229010508/http://www.snepmusique.com/fr/pag-259376-Classements-Annuels.html?year=2010&type=2 |archive-date=29 December 2013}}

| 149

scope="row"| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web |url=http://swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/2010 |title=Swiss Year-End Charts 2010 |website=swisscharts.com |access-date=29 January 2020 |archive-date=29 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929000837/http://swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/2010 |url-status=live }}

| 77

scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC){{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20100110/37502 |title=End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2010 |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=18 February 2015 |archive-date=24 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524011536/http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20100110/37502 |url-status=live }}

| 45

scope="row"| US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard){{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2010/dance-electronic-albums |title=Year End Charts – Dance/Electronic Albums |website=Billboard.biz |year=2010 |access-date=7 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004153209/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2010/dance-electronic-albums |archive-date=4 October 2012}}

| 20

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Certifications and sales

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certification and sales for Aphrodite}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|artist=Kylie Minogue|title=Aphrodite|award=Platinum|type=album|certyear=2011|refname=australiancert}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|artist=Kylie Minogue|title=Aphrodite|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2010|certyear=2011|date=15 July 2011|refname=belgiancert}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|title=Aphrodite|artist=Kylie Minogue|award=Platinum|type=album|refname=ukcert|salesamount=335,474|salesref={{cite news|url=https://www.musicweek.com/interviews/read/kylie-minogue-the-music-week-interview/081497|title=Kylie Minogue: The Music Week interview|date=12 October 2020|first=Mark|last=Sutherland|work=Music Week|access-date=15 October 2020|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020082839/https://www.musicweek.com/interviews/read/kylie-minogue-the-music-week-interview/081497|archive-date=20 October 2020|url-status=live|pages=15–18|edition=Q4 Special}}|id=8634-3313-2}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Kylie Minogue|title=Aphrodite|nocert=yes|type=album|relyear=2010|salesamount=50,000|salesref={{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/472719/ask-billboard-katy-perry-kylie-minogue-cee-lo-green?page=0%2C1 |title=Ask Billboard: Katy Perry, Kylie Minogue, Cee Lo Green |last=Trust |first=Gary |magazine=Billboard |date=4 March 2011 |access-date=13 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220172233/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/472719/ask-billboard-katy-perry-kylie-minogue-cee-lo-green?page=0%2C1 |archive-date=20 February 2016}}}}

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Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+ Release dates and formats for Aphrodite

scope="col"| Region

! scope="col"| Date

! scope="col"| Format

! scope="col"| Edition

! scope="col"| Label

! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|References}}

scope="row" rowspan="2"| Japan

| rowspan="2"| 30 June 2010

| CD

| Standard

| rowspan="2"| EMI

| align="center"| {{cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/TOCP-66948|title=Aphrodite [Regular Edition] Kylie Minogue CD Album|website=CDJapan|access-date=29 January 2020|archive-date=29 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129165342/http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/TOCP-66948|url-status=live}}

CD + DVD

| Limited

| align="center"| {{cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/TOCP-66949|title=Aphrodite Experience Edition [w/ DVD, Limited Edition] Kylie Minogue CD Album|website=CDJapan|access-date=29 January 2020|archive-date=29 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129161228/http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/TOCP-66949|url-status=live}}

scope="row"| Australia

| rowspan="3"| 2 July 2010

| rowspan="6"| {{hlist|CD|CD + DVD|digital download|LP}}

| rowspan="6"| {{hlist|Standard|Experience Edition}}

| Warner

| align="center"| {{cite web|title=Aphrodite – Minogue, Kylie|url=http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/music/pop-rock/aphrodite/522305|publisher=JB Hi-Fi|access-date=24 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302024255/http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/music/pop-rock/aphrodite/522305|archive-date=2 March 2014}}{{cite web|title=Aphrodite (CD/DVD) – Minogue, Kylie|url=http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/music/pop-rock/aphrodite-cd-dvd/526335|publisher=JB Hi-Fi|access-date=24 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302024504/http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/music/pop-rock/aphrodite-cd-dvd/526335|archive-date=2 March 2014}}{{cite web|title=Aphrodite (Experience Edition) by Kylie Minogue|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/aphrodite-experience-edition/377910992|website=iTunes Store|location=Australia|access-date=24 February 2014|archive-date=1 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701033450/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/aphrodite-experience-edition/id377910992|url-status=live}}

scope="row"| Germany

| rowspan="3"| EMI

| align="center"| {{cite web|title=Aphrodite|url=https://www.amazon.de/dp/B003IPC5SO|website=Amazon|language=de|location=Germany|access-date=24 February 2014|archive-date=26 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026121006/http://www.amazon.de/Aphrodite-Kylie-Minogue/dp/B003IPC5SO|url-status=live}}

scope="row"| Spain

| align="center"| {{cite web|title=Se adelanta la publicación de "Aphrodite" al 2 de Julio|url=http://www.emimusic.es/artistas/noticias/1027/1374|publisher=EMI Spain|access-date=24 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716032058/http://www.emimusic.es/artistas/noticias/1027/1374|archive-date=16 July 2011|language=es|date=28 June 2010}}

scope="row"| France

| rowspan="2"| 5 July 2010

| align="center"| {{cite web|title=Sortie d'"Aphrodite" aujourd' hui!|url=http://stage.kylie.com/news/2010/07/sortie-daphrodite-aujourdhui/|website=Kylie.com|access-date=24 February 2014|language=fr|date=5 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228174804/http://stage.kylie.com/news/2010/07/sortie-daphrodite-aujourdhui/|archive-date=28 February 2014}}

scope="row"| United Kingdom

| Parlophone

| align="center"|

scope="row"| United States

| 6 July 2010

| Capitol

| align="center"| {{cite web|title="Aphrodite" finally hits stores in the US today!|url=http://stage.kylie.com/news/2010/07/aphrodite-us/|website=Kylie.com|access-date=24 February 2014|date=6 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228174807/http://stage.kylie.com/news/2010/07/aphrodite-us/|archive-date=28 February 2014}}

scope="row" rowspan="2"| Australia

| 3 June 2011

| {{hlist|3-CD|digital download}}

| Les Folies Tour Edition

| rowspan="2"| Warner

| align="center"| {{cite web|url=http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/music/pop-rock/aphrodite-les-folies-tour-edition/650094|title=Aphrodite – Les Folies (Tour Edition) – Minogue, Kylie|publisher=JB Hi-Fi|access-date=29 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119215338/http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/music/pop-rock/aphrodite-les-folies-tour-edition/650094|archive-date=19 January 2012}}{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/aphrodite-les-folies-tour/440431234|title=Aphrodite (Les Folies Tour Edition) by Kylie Minogue|website=iTunes Store|location=Australia|access-date=29 January 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817122943/http://itunes.apple.com/au/album/aphrodite-les-folies-tour/id440431234|archive-date=17 August 2011}}

18 November 2011

| CD + book

| The Goddess Edition

| align="center"| {{cite web|url=http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/music/pop-rock/aphrodite-the-goddess-edition/650502|title=Aphrodite – The Goddess Edition – Minogue, Kylie|publisher=JB Hi-Fi|access-date=29 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104191536/http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/music/pop-rock/aphrodite-the-goddess-edition/650502|archive-date=4 November 2012}}

See also

References

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External links

  • {{Discogs master|258579|Aphrodite}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20120217133936/http://www.kylie.com/discography/albums/aphrodite/ Aphrodite] at Kylie.com (archived from 2012)

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