Plastic Hearts

Overview
Plastic Hearts, Miley Cyrus’s seventh studio album, was released on November 27, 2020, by RCA. It marks a deliberate shift toward rock-inflected pop and glam rock, and it received broad critical praise while performing strongly on multiple charts. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_Hearts))

Recording History
Recorded 2018–2020, the sessions took place at a suite of studios worldwide, including Gold Tooth Music (Los Angeles), Kitchy Studio (London), Abbey Road Studios (London) and Electric Lady Studios (New York), among others. Major producers featured: Louis Bell, Emile Haynie, The Monsters & Strangerz, Happy Perez, Mark Ronson, Take a Daytrip, Andrew Watt and Andrew Wyatt. Guest voices include Dua Lipa, Billy Idol, Joan Jett and Stevie Nicks. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_Hearts))

Chart Performance & Recognition
In the United States, Plastic Hearts debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and topped the Top Rock Albums chart. It opened at No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart and reached No. 1 on Canada’s Albums chart. By mid-2021 it had moved roughly 406,000 US units. Certifications span multiple regions, including UK Gold, Australia ARIA Gold, New Zealand Platinum, Denmark Platinum, Poland 2× Platinum, and more. Critical reception was generally favorable, with a Metacritic score of 75/100; outlets such as Rolling Stone and Pitchfork offered positive, if variably tempered, praise. The New York Times called Cyrus a leading millennial ambassador for rock, highlighting the album’s impact. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_Hearts))

Cultural Impact & Legacy
Plastic Hearts is widely credited with contributing to a renewed interest in rock within pop-focused markets and influencing subsequent discussions of a rock revival in 2020–2021. Its tracks have been noted for glam-rock sensibilities and anthemic choruses, and the album is remembered for notable live covers of Heart of Glass and Zombie. It remains a high-water mark in Cyrus’s catalog for critics and fans, and it stands as her final RCA release before she moved to Columbia Records in 2021. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_Hearts)).