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by Adele

Overall rank: 537th | 2010s rank: 76th | 2011 rank: 9th
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72/100 (from 943 votes)

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30/100

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craola 08/15/2014 05:28 | #119555 | TOP COMMENT

I think calling it average would be an overstatement. The album is boring and only holds up because Adele has a strong voice. It gets heavy rotation on the radio because we live in a karaoke culture that values strong vocal leads above all other elements of musicality.

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60/100

From Wingman 02/12/2016 21:44 | #159498 | TOP COMMENT

Best Adele album,but still just good. She has a pretty voice and she can definitely sing,but not only does the album get extremely tedious after only a few tracks in,it's not really something interesting in the first place. There are some great songs on here,but everything else is lacking.

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Rating:

45/100

From willmaatealrii 02/05/2019 19:44 | #231417 | TOP COMMENT

I have to say I thoroughly bored by the whole affair. Nothing against Adele or what she's going for here, but I don't get the hype. She has a technically good voice sure, but it doesn't do much for me, she's also a technically good songwriter but the songs do similarly little. People saying this is better than usual pop music are missing something, it's a bit like comparing plain cheap vanilla ice cream and Haagen Dazs. Sure Haagen Dazs is slightly tastier, but it's just ice cream. Adele is the same, she's better than Katy Perry or Kesha sure, but she is just making top 40 pop music.

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60/100

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Brad1770 TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/16/2018 23:26 | #208494 | TOP COMMENT

Adele 21 BEA Ranked 498 February 2018

To put it mildly I'm not an Adele guy however on my quest to listen to the BEA top 500 (twice ) it had to be done & done it was

I'd been dreading this one but fortunately it wasn't as painful as I'd anticipated , there's some nice moments here

The stats around this album are mind blowing: 31 million copies sold world wide , the 4th highest selling album ever in the UK , number 1 in US for 24 weeks , the most certified album in history with more than 400 certifications world wide , the biggest selling album of the past decade just to name a handful

The album itself was pretty much as I expected: songs about love , loss , heartbreak and of course THAT voice . Adele does tell some fibs such claiming she can set fire to the rain ! Yeah right I'd like to see that honey

A clear low point is the Cure cover of 'Lovesong ' Woof what a grease fire , this track stinks

A clear high light is closer and mega seller 'Someone Like You' which really is a cracking track . I couldn't help but ponder how the Circular Piano in 'Someone Like You' is almost identical the Circular Piano in R.E.M's 'Nightswimming' . Play these 2 tracks back to back and you'll understand

Music for the masses

70/100
Minus 10 for 'Lovesong ' cover ( peg on Nose)
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60/100

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From exileonthehell 03/07/2016 23:43 | #161519 | TOP COMMENT

i liked one song, but 48 minutes of it really bored me.

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