However , some reviewers criticized the album 's lyrics . Alexis Petridis of '' The Guardian '' felt that the album 's adventurous music is marred by Timberlake 's lyrics , which he called " porny " and " awful " . George Morahan of '' State '' called them banal and dismissed most of the music as " a protracted exploration of rhythm " that Timberlake and Timbaland are too familiar with . '' Slant Magazine '' s Eric Henderson wrote that they overembellished " rehashed " musical ideas , " turning each B potential single into a C - epic . " AllMusic 's Andy Kellman said that " few songs are dynamic enough to justify their length " on a refined , but bloated album . Jon Caramanica of '' The New York Times '' panned it as an " amiable , anodyne album " with little variation and seven-minute songs that masquerade as " artistry " . Siân Rowe of '' NME '' viewed that Frank Ocean and Miguel are " doing better R&B jams in under four minutes . " '' The 20/20 Experience '' was ranked at number 11 on '' Billboard '' s " 15 Best Albums of 2013 : Critics ' Picks " list . Sputnikmusic staff ranked the album at number two on their year-end list . '' Drowned in Sound '' featured the album at 17 on their list of favorite albums of the year . For their " The 20 Best Albums of the 2010s ( So Far ) " published in January 2015 , '' Billboard '' listed the album at number 14 , commenting " Timberlake came back as a lovesick adult , bouncing old-school soul ideas off of his best bud Timbaland and writing a modern-day symphony for his beloved , Jessica Biel , that stretched for over an hour . We all grow up , but few do so as stylishly as JT . " The album , as part of the compilation '' The 20/20 Experience – The Complete Experience '' , was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best Pop Vocal Album . Additionally , " Mirrors " was nominated for Best Pop Solo Performance , " Suit & Tie " for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Best Music Video , and " Pusher Love Girl " for Best R&B Song , winning the latter two . '' The 20/20 Experience '' won Favorite Soul/R & B Album at the 2013 American Music Awards , Top '' Billboard '' 200 Album and Top R&B Album at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards , and Favorite Album at the 40th People 's Choice Awards . Timberlake won four awards at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards , including Video of the Year for " Mirrors "
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