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I know a couple Adele songs, but most of this album was new to me. I enjoyed it very much. She has a fantastic voice, and the songs and arrangements suit her well. This album is strong all the way through. I would listen again for sure.
Fantastic album. Plenty of great songs. Not really something I would typically listen to. Could see how plenty of people would give this 5 Kevin Parker's out of 5. Would listen again by choice.
Not my usual cup of tea but a great listen.
As cheesy and vapid as this got at times, it was pretty good overall, as the hits are among the very best pop songs of our century, and the rest of the album oscillates between tasteful soul-influenced tunes and generic (but well-performed) ballads.
New to me song that I liked: Lovesong
I adore the opening punch of Rolling in the Deep and Rumour Has It. Many absolute bangers that have followed me throughout my life starting with this album being one of the first CDs I ever owned (played on my lightning mcqueen CD player of course). That said, the overproduction on most of the songs really bugs me
Very solid, not really an album I’d listen to outside of this though. Her voice is a bit too powerful for a daily listen for me personally. The quality of the album is undeniable though
Honestly rolled my eyes when I saw this, but these are banger songs. They're definitely way popular and she gets written off as a pop artist, but she's really good. I think they're also new enough they still really suffer from being overplayed, but as my fiance likes to say, songs get overplayed for a reason....
I gotta say, i’m still a little fatigued from the “BIG” ones (Rolling in the Deep and OH GOD Someone Like You) but there are some SOLID deep tracks here! Like, o completely understand the absolute chokehold she had on so many caucasians a decade ago! Set Fire to the Rain is still a huge banger. THE STREAK OF 4S CONTINUES!!
Adele is such a soulful talent. I could picture how riveting it would be to witness her perform at a piano in a small venue while her voice and piano fill the room. She has such presence on "Someone Like You," which concludes the album. An interesting hit given its minimalistic production, which just goes to show. (That song, by the way, makes an interesting counterpoint to Alanis Morrisette's "You Ought Know.") I also enjoyed the penultimate "Lovesong," which finds her in a different musical motif altogether.
What a voice! Adele's moves across her vocal range as deftly as she moves through the emotional turmoil of her young life. I hope it is storytelling and not a confessional, but in either case, she is an impressive artist.
Classic
love
Before listening to this album, I almost convinced myself that I would not like it one bit, and that's mainly because of the most popular songs Rolling In The Deep and Someone Like You. Having heard those two songs countless times on the radio over the years lessened the impact the meaning of the lyrics would have on me, but after I heard everything else 21 had to offer, I was left shocked by just how beautiful every other song was. Often times with radio pop, the artists' voice and catchy lyrics are the main focus, but this album stood out to me almost instantly because the instruments had just as much of an impact in creating melodies that were full of emotion. 4.5/5.
This is as close to a modern day classic that I can think of. I think this album will stand the test of time. Many massive hits and great vocal performances. This isn't my type of music but I can appreciate the talent and the song writing.
I want to be hipster about this but every song is genuinely great. She still shouldn't have headlined Glastonbury tho
A classic for sure. 5 year old me loved this album
Listening session: february 17th, while commuting to internship Listened to before: yes many times Thoughts: this is not the type of music I would listen to today, but I’ve listened to Adele a lot when I was younger. It’s quite nostalgic to hear these songs and some are undeniable classics so therefore this album deserves 4 stars Favourite tracks: Rumour Has It, Lovesong & Someone Like You
It was pretty good. Probably it would be even better if I’d be sad
7.6/10 the hits aside, the album was a great pop-soul mix, definitely had its highs.
I liked i"ll be waiting and he won't go i never heard them before. Someone like you still slaps
what a voice. 3.91
This is my first time of the 1001 where I am very familiar with the album, so it's hard for me to take a step back and think critically about it. I tried to listen through and document how many I'd skip. Realized I'd probably only skip love song. She's too damn good. The first half is banger after banger tho. Kinda slows in second Highlights: He Won't Go, Someone Like You
Great album, lots of bangers and beautiful vocals. It’s a classic
Bangers on bangers
Solid album held up by some world-conquering singles. Will I listen to this again? Probably not. Will I throw it at Penelope when she goes through a bad breakup? Absolutely.
Her voice. Stunning!
I hadn't realized how familiar I was with this album. I don't think I've ever put it on myself, but Jenny definitely listen to it a lot. So listening yesterday was a very "Oh yeah, this song!" experience. It's quite good, but ... as impressive as her voice is, it does get a little gratting by the end. Not a lot of vocal versatility on display. Someone Like You saves it, though. That song is just 🤌
I like Rolling in the Deep quite a bit, but I'll Be Waiting is the standout here. I'll never get tired of that one. Most of the rest doesn't hit me as hard, but it's all very listenable.
4/5 - I know this album well enough that it's a 4. Vocals are obviously amazing; songwriting hooks are there. You should listen to it if you never have.
A little less stoked on this than I had originally thought. It comes out swinging for sure with rolling in the deep and rumor has it. Those songs are genuine mega hits but they might be the bottom of the barrel for what this record has. They are fine songs but the slow stuff is what gets me. The more upbeat stuff just feels a bit off. But after that it slows down some and finds its groove. I really got on board with dont you remember. Rolling into set fire to the rain which is a hit im actually all about. Still good for real. Then it just flows into song after song until its bookended buy someone like you and this might be her best song ever. Im not all that up on what she's ever been doing but this might be the pinnacle. And looking back its still a great batch of songs. Obviously it did very very well for her. She's still out there showing off her very powerful voice and her writing chops. Im sure ill get another one of these and im interested in the lead up or thr follow up, whatever it may be
a classic. overall good songs with some great hits
Great album not my style
- #nostalgi - Hun har en af de bedste vokaler ever jo - Virkelig mange bangers på det her album - Det er meget poppet og det er også fedt fordi hun er en Queen og teksterne også er gode, men det er ikke vildt meget min stil?? Derfor 4/5
I didn't remember this was this good.
It's Adele it's great
Lovely album! I never listened to it all the way through, but I can see the hype for sure. "I'll Be Waiting" and her cover of "Lovesong" were the two favorite.
dios que buen álbum, sin comentarios, lo único es que no lo guardaría
I was surprised by how much I like this album! Of course I'd heard of Adele and I liked the 2 singles I'd heard. Thought she had a good, strong voice. But, I never checked deeper into her catalog by writing her off as a pop music singer. That was wrong. I mean, yah... she's doing pop music. It's just head and shoulders better than most of what gets played on radios these days. Her voice is fairly amazing. Solid, even, emotional. Just great. Her lyrics are vulnerable and honest. I love it when people are sharing their true emotions and find interesting ways to share a feeling that is ineffable and hard to quantify. Some of these songs have found their way onto some playlists. I don't know that I would actually listen to this whole album on it's own, though. While I like her and some of these songs are real grabbers, it does tend to be a bit same-y throughout. I'll be checking out some of her other albums now, though. I'd call this a 4.4 given that option, but I have to give it a 4 here. I'm going with a 4 because while it is a very good effort, I don't find it to be musically challenging, varied, or interesting enough to bear repeated listening.
This is another modern album that doesn't get the respect on here that I think it deserves. Adele might not be at the same level of singer-songwriter as John Denver or Bob Dylan, but from a popular music standpoint there isn't a much more approachable entry into this than this album. It's not a masterpiece, it's not a genre defining, well balanced entry into the zeitgeist, but it is an easy, enjoyable listen that showcases a very young Adele's natural talent. 3.5 Highlight: Someone Like You Lowlight: Lovesong Highlight #2: Set Fire to the Rain
Listen, Adele isn’t my favorite but god damn she knocked it out of the park with this album
I liked 3 4 songs of this album, but not all of this
Must be one of the top break up albums of all time. All the soul. Also love the cover of Lovesong.
diva
Powerful vocalist and brilliant songwriter
Every other track is a single I've heard 100 times but it still manages to feel cohesive front to back. It goes without saying but her vocals are truly generational. Favourite track: Rolling in the Deep
- I forgot how awesome Adele is - she has such a unique voice and I think it stays fairly consistent in this album - she yearned before it was popular - so many hits on here and they should be hits
Adele has a great voice and sings with real feeling, but apart from the bluesy "Rolling in the Deep" and the soulful "Someone like You", the album doesn't really do it for me, (but that could be because I'm male). Has an interesting version of the Cure's "Lovesong".
i know this album well and it makes me calmer every time I hear it
Bangers, but bloody hell cheer the eff up
yk who’s jealous of adele?
Guzel bir album ama eski olusunu hissettiriyo. bazi sarkilarin vokalinda reverb bile yoktu. ama likeladigim sarkilar oldu. hd560s ile dinledim. basta o guzel dolu dolu adele sesi yoktu diger sarkilarda iyilesti. ama bence cok da guzel bir album degil overal.
I was already familiar with Adele as several of the songs on this album were hits I'd heard before, and I thought they were good. The entirety of the album has beautiful melodies and instrumentation. Of course her voice is big and powerful, but I sometimes felt like it overpowered the music (which it was obviously produced that way on purpose because it's the asset she has that differentiates her from others). I'm just a person that's more interested in instrumentation. Overall, I think it's a solid album and easy to listen to. My favorite song is Someone Like You because I do like melancholic songs and I think songs like that make good album closers.
The memories this brings back
Na
Incredible album. She has such a great voice. The voice, the writing and the style are all incredible.
Beautiful voice and music. Favorite: Someone Like You
Separating personal feelings from the music… it’s a great album. Just seriously intense vocals.
I'm kinda going through heartbreak and this album kinda hit way too close to home. Her voice is amazing. The good songs are peak, but the rest are forgettable. Great storytelling tho.
I’m not usually a huge fan of vocal-based albums. The voice is not my favourite instrument. That being said, there’s something about Adele’s sad melodies that hit right. I don’t mind her voice shining in the spotlight.
9/10 fav songs are one and only, he won’t go, and lovesong.
Cant believe she wrote this is 21. crazy good first album
This album was MASSIVE at the time. Adele was everywhere. And it still holds up, especially the singles. 21 was a cultural force that we are unlikely to see again with the death of monoculture.
4.1
8/10 Fav: Remour Has It, Set Fire to the Rain, Someone Like You
I will be honest I didn't listen to it, which I know defeats the purpose of this project, but I know it well enough, and know the vibe and the singles and have spent time loving Adele, but yesterday I just didn't want to listen to a full album of piano ballads... Still 4 stars for longevity sake.
Brit soul. I'm kind of ambivalent on Adele overall but I'll give her this one; I like most of the singles, and the "Lovesong" cover is really nice.
My fav Adele but there's still something kinda basic about it.
갓곡들 모여있는 명반이네 편하게 듣기좋음
Very good album. I've never been much of a pop fan, but Adele does the job. She has such an amazing and powerful voice as well. 8/10
I know this album quite well because we have it on CD but I've not listened to it for years. Good to hear with fresh ears. Heartbreaking emotional songs and that beautiful voice. Only a couple of forgetable filler tracks in the middle.
the songs are good but unfortunately i’ve heard them so many times already they strike no emotional significance to me. they’re radio hits for a reason i suppose
Sounds good
Yes. Absolute ride on a memory lane.
Just a very solid pop/singer-songwriter album, where every song is, or could have been, a classic. I don't think I really am the target audience for this, but the album bangs.
Banger of an album. Sounded like a greatest hits album at times; I literally didn't know so many of these big hits of hers were just on one album (and made when she was 21yo as well!). What can I say? Strong songs, strong voice, strong album. 8.5 / 10
Day740 - a no doubter from the last fifteen years. just a behemoth of an album with hit after hit.
classicccc favs are turning tables and dont you remember
Brilliant album, great cover of The Cure as well
Actually controversial take - I think this album might be my least favourite of Adele’s. Probably just because it was absolutely everywhere, but I prefer the vibes on 30. Or maybe I just relate to that more right now. 7/10.
Excellent album. Still not tired of it. Favorite song: Lovesong
(4.3)
I remember going to the mall to get this CD w my mom when it came out. Crazy she made this at 21
I pretend I am too cool to like pulp pop like Adele, but let's be honest, Rolling in the Deep is a modern classic. And the overall album 21 is pretty damn good, too.
21 YEARS OLD!!!!!!!!!!!
Incredible voice but only decent lyrics and storytelling. It's better than her other album on this list though!
good but did not maek me gostupidgocrazy
Really good Adele mixes many different generes. Really liked it and her voice is just spectacular
4/5
Banger. After. Banger. 4.5/5
Uh adele I like this one some famous songs and her voice is incredible
Bangers
Really strong start that sort of tails off towards the end. Enjoyable enough, liked it more than I thought I would and really enjoyed some of the singles.
I never listened to this album when it came out, outside of the hits. Really enjoyed it, and what a voice!! Highlights: "I'll Be Waiting", "One and Only" and "Someone Like You"
crazy debut album, so sensitive. and she wrote it so young too.
Esa melancolía en cada disco de adelante es tan adictivaA!! Set fire to the rain es la que mas se destacó a mi gusto en el álbum pero esta lleno de hits nevertheless. Las canciones que son totalmente lentas sin ningún alto me costaron un poco en momentos pero def lo volvería a escuchar. 4
Already have this downloaded. Amazing
Banger van een plaat, verder absolute hekel aan Adele
very good vocal performance
I don't resonate with the lyrics at all and the genre influences aren't my vibe either. That said, this is an incredible piece of music.
these songs were overplayed during my glee era -- but I can recognize that adele is a crazy talent. what a lady
I mean, as far as singer with piano stuff goes, Adele is really good at this, I can understand why it won the grammy. I liked it! 8/10
There is no doubt that Adele has a terrific voice and one of the great ones of the ages. However, I hate her content. I wish she would venture into blues or even jazz. I feel like her voice is much more suited to that type of music. I get that the money making is the pop songs, but they're all terrible. Solid 3.5. the voice is a five of course, but the content is a two.
Amazing voice, great songs - Adele is pretty amazing.
Groovy songs, great vocal.performance, lovely lovesong cover, nice surprise for someone who wasnt expecting much
I an not an Adele fan by any means, but this is a solid output!
I think 20 dollars in Kohl’s Cash just appeared in one of my jacket pockets. I didn’t realize this was the best selling album of the 21st century and second place is behind by 4 million copies. It’s hard not to see why. These songs were, and still are, everywhere. The hits are still really great and the deep cuts (if you can even call them that) are pretty great too. I also forgot she did a Cure cover. Never been a fan of Someone Like You.
Adele : classic
4/5
So nostalgic
Is a very emotional album that I guess she sings about a lover who she misses there time together and wish to get back but is rejected of some sort and the last song is her still missing but having to move on. It’s a good breakup album if u wanna be sad
Banger. after. banger. after banger. Literally the only song I didn't LOVE was Lovesong but even then, it is a beautiful song and her voice is just *chefs kiss* perfection. I knew Adele had game but DAMN, this is an ALBUM. She weaves in hints of different genres here and there and the darn thing flows so well. As someone who has listened to literally one album all the way through (see above), this made me understand the album hype.
Adele turning boys into men
Lots of bangers on this thing, starting with the opening track "Rolling in the Deep".
Never listened to this as a whole and was sick of the singles at the time due to constant radio exposure… but what a talent. The years have been kind to this album. I’ll listen again.
outside of the songs which i have previously known and liked, "one and only", "he won't go" and "don't you remember" surprised me really positively. the overall "vibe" of the album is very appealing to me and definitely i wanna get more familiar with adele's discography outside of major radio hits, after listening to entirety of "21"
I like it! I’m so familiar with the singles that it was kind of boring to listen to but I love Adele’s vocal performances!
Hard to give low marks to an album where you already know 1/2 the songs as singles. Cold take but Adele’s voice is phenomenal, favorite song I hadn’t heard before was “I’ll be waiting”
Recognize: Rolling in the Deep, Rumour Has It, Set Fire To the Rain, Someone Like You. Cannot deny the beautiful voice and depth of vocal abilities. Absolutely loved the Lovesong cover.
I really like Adele but I never reach for her music, I wonder why!!!!!
Classic Adele bangers. Enjoyable easy listening. Great vintage production. Adele’s voice is top notch. Only 21 years old. 7.5/10
I’m probably a bit biased here, since I’ve liked Adele’s voice ever since 𝟣𝟫, but 𝟤𝟣 feels like the point where everything truly comes together. Her vocals are powerful without feeling forced, and the emotional weight of the songs carries the album from start to finish. The record balances heartbreak, anger and vulnerability in a way that feels direct rather than melodramatic. Even when the arrangements are straightforward, her voice gives them depth and character. For me, this is Adele at her most focused and convincing — and likely her strongest album overall.
I fucking love this album and listen to it regularly The deep cuts are so good and much better than the singles.
Another great album! This has some fire songs! And Adele is always good
Before Taylor, Adele was The voice! Nice listen -
Really lovely didnt expect to know as many songs as I did Rumour has it is very good obvi, Ill be waiting has nice instrumentals, big fan of any lovesong cover- not the best but pretty good Her voice is very nice like 4.2 stars- 8/10
not really something i reach out to play on the daily, but absolutely iconic, one of THE albums of 2010s
um clássico do pop, mas já ficou batido.
Always impressed with her talent. A couple of great tracks on here that are less main stream.
First Listen; 4; While this was first listen to the album, I'd obviously heard these singles before. I expected to think that the album was good enough, but not for me, but I actually really enjoyed it. These songs are just so good and have a timeless quality. Favorite Track: Someone Like You
I had never listened to Adele's “21” in its entirety before. While her voice is known to be outstanding, I had previously been of the opinion that this did not apply to her songwriting. Listening to the album confirmed this impression: “21” contains 2-4 really strong songs and a whole lot of filler material. At least this gives me the opportunity to highlight a few songs. Here we go: In my opinion, “Rolling in the Deep” is already the best song on the album—Aretha always started her albums this way, so Adele is in good company here. Next, I like the rhythmically accentuated “He Won't Go”—especially after the rather monotonous songs that precede it. Adele's voice also comes into its own on “I'll Be Waiting” and “Someone Like You.” All in all, a pretty good second album from an up-and-coming artist at the time—but with some room for improvement. Too bad she didn't make it beyond that until today!
My queen did such a good job every song was a true story.
8/10 - great album peak songs, my childhood favorites as well. Did not listen to the full album but i revisited the classic ones soo it still counts for me :D
I am not really into her music, but when looking at the tracknlist, man was it full of well-known hits. But the album tracks really make this album sound like a singular unit. Never thought I would give an Adele album this high of a rating. 4/5
Rolling in the Deep: 8/10 Rumour Has It: 8,5/10 Turning Tables: 7/10 Don't You Remember: 7,5/10 Set Fire to the Rain: 8,5/10 He Won't Go: 9/10 Take It All: 7,5/10 I'll Be Waiting: 9/10 One and Only: 8,5/10 Lovesong: 8/10 Someone Like You: 8/10 média: 8,1/10
Ya había escuchado algunas canciones pero “he wont go” realmente me gustó
Its adele i mean it was great
classique.
The hits were great, but the rest of it felt like filler
I feel weird for writing a lot about Adele here since I’m not even a particularly huge Adele fan, especially compared to others I know, but I find her so fascinating as a musical figure for how she came about and what she represented at a very specific time. (Full disclosure: I’m American so I’ll be talking about that perspective. I don’t know what would’ve changed if “Chasing Pavements” was a bigger hit here.) Picture this: it’s 2011. The Hot 100 is dominated by uptempo, largely dance-oriented songs by women like Britney, Katy, Gaga, and Rihanna. “Rolling in the Deep” came out as a single the fall before, but climbed slowly up the charts until it hit #1 early in the summer like a load of bricks. It wasn’t in a totally separate universe from other dance-pop songs on the radio at the time: it’s got a *very* stomping 4/4 beat and a percussive backing vocal that if you squint recalls disco while not really sounding like anything else. But this was a classic, classic R&B song, not super unlike what Amy Winehouse had done with Back to Black but bigger than ever before. (Worth noting too that sadly Amy left us shortly after this song took off in the US.) All of this while she was signed to XL! XL!! I’m a big fan of most of what XL Recordings has ever put out so I’m biased here, but Adele’s inclusion on that roster is lightly insane if you think about it for more than .02 seconds. Imagine if songs by their other R&B-referencing artists like The xx’s “Islands” or Jai Paul’s “BTSTU” took off like wildfire in the US. The mind boggles! All the same, Adele took off, and followed up that song’s success with “Someone Like You”, which really, really did not sound like anything else on the charts at that time. For me, it’s hard not to draw parallels between her and Mariah Carey, whose huge success in the 90s was at least in part a reaction to the exposure of ‘fake’ singers like Milli Vanilli. But Adele didn’t change much in the broader musical landscape: neither throwback R&B nor piano ballads came to dominate the charts, maybe because there were already other belters like Gaga who were just working in a different style, maybe because Americans in that era just wanted to fantasize about being in the club more than anything else. Who knows what happened, but Adele herself continued to thrive in her own lane for years and years to come. So what of the album itself, then? For its history listed above, I think it’s totally unique, especially as far as 2010s records go. Aside from Adele’s classic soul voice, it stands out for some uniquely piano-heavy arrangements, and I honestly kind of love how hollow the drums the sound on a lot of the more uptempo numbers (especially "Rumour Has It”. What is going on with that snare!!) But due to overexposure and the fact that I was 17 when this album came out, so many of these songs feel embedded in my DNA in a very specific way. I will fist pump every time during the second chorus of “Rolling in the Deep”. I’ll lift a lighter, or at least a phone flashlight, up for “Set Fire to the Rain”. And I’ll always shed a tear for “Someone Like You”. I think this album represents a very specific artist who could’ve really only hit once in a very specific era, and I don’t miss that era necessarily, but I’ll always smile along and wave my hands up in the air every time I hear the record.
Incredible album defo will listen again just wish this was my first time hearing the singles as knowing them so well took me out of it a bit.
Listened
Rolling in the deep is an amazing forst song the songs till set fire to the rain are so strong and the song itself is a melodic masterpiece The momentum continues to the end of the album and makes you listen again and again, and again
One of if not the most important pop record of the 21th century
thoroughly enjoyes
woah. all of a sudden i’m 16 again
Much better than I was expecting. I was only familiar with hits which are good songs but the rest of the album is just as good. Fantastic production and she has a great voice.
A good modern pop album, containing some of Adele's biggest hits. She demonstrates her exceptional voice here. I have to admit I'm sick of Someone Like You, which is not a bad song, but it's overplayed. Rolling In The Deep definetly deserves the hype. My favourite songs that I didn't previously know were One And Only and Lovesong.
The goat
Wow. First time listening to this album. It’s so good! She has an amazing voice, great song writing, and it felt like a complete album. Will listen again soon.
Man, she can sing. No standout songs on this album to me, though.
4/5
Pretty good. 4/5
Fine album. Good songs, sympathetic backing. High 3 or low 4
Best female vocalist of my generation
Good stuff. I know some of the songs from the radio, but there are some good songs that are less played in popular media.
maravilloso
A powerful voice, a booming return and the continuation of a master.
Iconic
Adele has a wonderful voice, but her songs tend to be rather samey. However, I don't think one could plausibly make a case to not include her on a list like this. I think two albums is too much and if you have to choose one, this is the one. Compared to 25, 21 is a lot more varied and has her biggest hits.
Mostly average but gets a 4 because her voice is great and the hits slap
Great voice!
It's 2011, I'm 9 years old and on holiday. We're driving back to where we've been staying along winding costal roads after a long day of swimming and sightseeing and eating. My sisters iPod touch has the middle seat in the back of the rental card with two sets of headphones plugged into it and Adele's 21 plays on repeat, just as it did on the flight there and will on the flight home. Fourteen years later I still remember every word of the album- I also remember how travel sick I got on that journey. Favourite song: Rumour Has It (Or almost any of the songs dependent on the day) Least: One and Only
So funny to finally realize that Adele released a shit ton of bangers in a single album, but since they're all hit tracks that took everyone by storm, I assumed they were singles that released at different times. Just amazing.
Krasses Album, objektiv müsst ich ne 5 geben, aber mir mitunter zu schnulzig
It’s a classic
Who cares if this is a mass produced pop album. It's really good and I can belt out many of the songs to my heart's desire. 'Nuff said!
Hits, hits, hits
Great album. Unanimous 4.
I remembers how cool this was when it came out! It’s (in my opinion) her best, a pop album that really showed us what pop music could potentially be. It was such a breath of fresh air in 2011. The hits are good, of course, but the rest is solid too.
301223 14:27 3.5
LOVE It
A superb talent. Although this is don’t my style of music, I enjoyed it very much.
Amazing vocals obviously, production compliments Adele well and allows her to be the star of the album the whole way through. Powerful start to the Album with the first 2 tracks, strong ending too. Rumor Has It is the standout for me, so many layers sonically that all come together beautifully, great energy, love Adele’s shit talking on the song. Definitely some songs I will come back to, but I’m not sure there is enough sauce outside of Adele’s stellar vocal performance to bring me back to the album as a whole too often.
Love the mixing on the album vocal forward with just the basics behind it
beautifully sounding album with amazing ballads. great songwriting. Favourites: turning tables, he won't go.
This is for sure a great one! 4*
Honestly foi hit after hit não estava à espera mas também já conhecia basically tudo é chocante o quão adelesque é a infância europeia nos 2010s
An all time great vocalist at her peak, rolling in the deep is a top 5 pop hit of the 21st century
Was surprised how many of these songs I actually didn’t know! Great album, tells a story and is super cohesive. Also Adele is the absolute queen of the pre-chorus, so many great ones on this album!
Great album. Singles are a bit stronger than the rest of the album but over all, really good. I love the cover of "Love Song".
Removed. (!!!) Hey, it's the best selling UK album of the century but Curator changed his mind, you can skip it #derp And while she's the also the best-selling UK artist of the century, Curator has none of her records on the list #derp I have admittedly snob tastes and I'm not putting this in heavy rotation, but one of the purposes of music is doing what this does for the, what, hundreds of millions? people that it works for. Dismissing this while holding on to your fifth Leonard Cohen record is the "sportsball" of music POVs.
Adele is amazing. I couldn't appreciate this album, I was too busy being an idiot 16 year old.
Mostly still just love the popular ones but Lovesong was a solid revelation
4.4
Despite really liking, 'someone like you', the rest of the album is a bit humdrum. But with that said, it is an impressive feat to put together an album like this at a young age.
Just an incredible voice.
great breakup album with the exact right flow of anger, sadness, melancholy and new hope at the end.
101/1089 Rolling in the Deep kinda one of the best pop singles ever released, and an incredible album opener Rumour Has It is a lot of fun and has a great bridge, Turning Tables is a solid track too. Set Fire To The Rain is a generational pop song, god tier The way One and Only develops towards the end is quite beautiful and a standout moment Someone Like You speaks for itself. This is such a strong project. I think the singles do stand out fairly high above the others but the deep cuts hold up 71/100
Great album. Starts off incredibly strong with Rolling in the Deep. Between that, Someone like you and set fire to the rain- the singles on here are insane. Lovesong was a sleeper hit I’m surprised isn’t more popular. Rating this 3.5 but I’ll round up.
Not as good as 19 but still very good.
Nice
Sublime
She has a beautiful voice and the topics she deep, meaningful and mature. Thinking about how she was only 21 at the time seems so impressive that she had had these experiences and so eloquently can describe the pain.
Adele brings the drama. It's pretty good pianowork and I like her soulful, strong voice. Favorites: Rolling in the Deep, Rumour Has It, Fire to the Rain, I'll be Waiting, and One and Only has a really nice old skool R&B feel. I didn't especially like her version of the Cure's Lovesong. I appreciate that she made it her own but it drags. Unfortunately the rest of the songs on the album feel kinda meh to me. Leaving me somewhere between a 3 and a 4 but "I'll Be Waiting" is probably my FAVORITE Adele song. Such great energy and love the horns in that one. So okay fine Adele. Take my four and all of it's heartache.
4- Stars (10/15)
7/10… uk soul / power pop
god its good banging my head like its rock and instantly giving me inspiration to create my own music
Insane album.
Great pop songs, well written and what a great voice.
16/10/2025 Don't really really have time for some of these songs as they are overplayed. A good album over all though. Spotify listeners: 55.8 million
Good R&B fundamentals, nice pop composition, great lyrics
Sie war 21 Jahre alt, als sie dieses Album rausbrachte. Zwei unsterbliche Hits drauf (Someone like you, Rolling in the deep) oder sogar drei wenn man Turning Tables dazuzählt. Grande Formaggio! Sonst ein paar eher belanglose Füller-Songs. «He won't go» wäre ein Hit, wenn er von Alishia Keys gesungen würde...Adele hat zu wenig RnB-Soul für den Song. :)
Gfallt mir seeeeeehr!! Sone krassi stimm. Zum teil es bizli corny aber was wilsch mache wenn dis herzli broche wird. Standout track: Rumour has it.
Quand j'étais petit, j'haïssais Adèle. C'était peut-être dû au ton trop triste et mélancho-plaintif des tounes, accentué par leur omniprésence sur les ondes des radios commerciales pendant une bonne demi-décennie. Maintenant mature et désintoxiqué, je vois l'album d'un autre oeil. Bon, j'ai toujours des ptsd en entendant Rolling in the Deep et Someone Like You, mais le reste est vraiment bon, je me suis suis même surpris à bopper ma tête sur Rumour Has It. Donc, belle surprise, à revisiter dans 10 ans
Great voice and production
Lovely album, groundbreaking. Too popular for its own good unfortunately, gives it 4.5 stars rounded down to 4. Really enjoyed the full album listen though - Sadly, overplayed. Awesome music, but going to be tough to appreciate. MJ level of popular though, I never realized these were all the same album!
what a voice. other than the super popular hits, i'm a big fan of "I'll Be Waiting"
Iconic album. I didn't really listen to it when it was really popular at the time but these songs dominate the karaoke scene
Some absolute bangers. Soundtrack to the background of my twenties. Not anything that I've listened to on purpose, but her songs are etched in my brain because I was alive at that time, via osmosis. Yes this was good and sounded good.
I've never had strong feelings about Adele. She's a great singer, but doesn't do much for me. Her hits are very good, but not great. This album is the same way. The hits are good/great, and the rest is okay/decent.
3.8/5 if it were not for the strong hits on this it wld b lower
excellent album
I don't know how someone who is seemingly 21 has a voice and creates songs that sounds like she's perpetually 45. The singles from this album are stellar - they were instant pop classics when they were released. I can't say the same for the rest of the songs, which I found boring and tedious. 3.5 rounded up
Take it all is a bloody hidden gem. Great album overall.
Amazing album
Soulful & passionate—a very pleasing, nostalgic listen.
Added to albums to clean the house or take a long shower to. 100% shamelessly singable
I’m really surprised by the negativity in the reviews. This isn’t my cup of tea personally, but the top review says they can’t understand how anyone could have an emotional reaction to this music? Let’s be serious. This is outstanding pop music. Plenty of hooks, well produced, and Adele’s powerful voice has plenty of personality. Plus I’m always a sucker for an artist who made it from the bottom to the top - and Adele’s is the ultimate such story. I will almost certainly not listen to this album ever again. But I can enjoy the pop hooks, appreciate the vocals and the very personal songwriting, and admire the enormous impact this album had.
This is an excellent mainstream pop album. Great vocals, great songs, great production. If you don’t like this, do you even like music? Or are you just here to be a snarky hipster?
ok
I rather enjoyed this despite the sadness of some of the songs. She really has a great voice.
I have found I can do about 35 minutes of Adele's voice before it starts to annoy me. This was more than 35 minutes. Also when like 70% of the songs are slow piano ballads, the album kinda drags. Also all the songs are sad love songs, wish there was a little more variety.
This is a really good record. Adele’s voice is undeniable — soulful, commanding, and full of emotional weight. The production is strong throughout, and the hits feel absolutely earned rather than overblown. What really surprised me is how consistently solid the album is front to back; it’s not just the singles carrying the load here. That said, I’m trying to keep 5-stars reserved for those rare, transformative listens, so I’m landing on a very strong 4. It’s impressive how much staying power 21 has, even after all the overexposure these songs got when they first came out. For me, it’s not perfect, but it’s way too good to dismiss the way some people on this site seem to.
Pretty solid stuff
Slagararnir hafa verið svo mikið í spilun að maður er hálfpartinn orðinn leið á þeim en þeir eru samt svo góðir að maður syngur hástöfum með. Það eru samt þó nokkur uppfyllingar lög sem sitja ekki eftir.
Med flera absoluta bangers är detta hennes starkaste album by far imo. Ett par för många ointressanta låtar för en femma, men i övrigt jäkligt fint o välgjort!
A smooth and dynamic voice is the be all and end all of this album. The "band" is nothing more than a backing track for her voice. Which, in this case, is good enough to carry the album. But I can't help but wonder what might happen if she had a good band as well.
Not my usual genre, but a lot of good songs here.
Exciting to get this album/artist as I’m familiar with the hits, but have never given a listen start to finish before. I love when artists write their own music/lyrics and draw from personal experiences - it’s such a sincere form of expression and clearly connected with a lot of people leading to this albums overwhelming success.
Very nice!
I think I would like Adele if I listened more of her but, what concers that album, it is good, yet not that great for me to love it. Some songs are really good, but others don't have much power on the overall of the project. But I liked it, it's a really pleasant album to listen to, bland and uninteresting sometimes, but being most of it good and nicely done.
Rolling in the Deep is one of the best songs I've ever heard. Rumor Has It, Set Fire to the Rain, and Someone Like You are great too. The rest .... it's all good, just a lot of the same thing. I can't quite give it a 5. The best of it is up there with the best of all time, the rest is a modern generic soul album.
Amazing voice, super clean production, and punctuated by a two iconic songs that still hold today.
This is a pretty fucking good album. It does unfortunately falter in the middle there a bit for me, but all the singles are deservedly so, and Lovesong is such a chef's kiss addition on here.
Some of the most insane 1-star reviews I’ve ever read exist for this album. Some people are so incredibly hateful. Some catchy songs, some heartfelt ones, and an amazing voice. It’s obvious why these songs were everywhere at the start of the decade. And not just young people either, I mean EVERYONE knew Adele. Absolutely crazy that pretty much all her most popular songs were from a record that came out when she was 21. Minus points for dating Rich Paul tho.
Wait that was kinda great! I don't have much to say, except that I unexpectedly enjoyed a lot of the deeper cuts on here, and that it has aged pretty damn well after 14 years. Standouts: Rolling in the Deep • Don't You Remember • Set Fire to the Rain • He Won't Go • I'll Be Waiting • One And Only • Lovesong
A modern day diva, Adele is amazing. This album came out the year I graduated high school so I may be biased. Only couldn’t give it five stars because it drops off for a couple songs in the middle, sounding a little more like country ballads and the musicians not matching Adele’s energy.
Love a bit of Adele
It’s just so good, which I alway seem to forget till I listen to it again - sad but good feels
While I’ve never been a huge fan of Adele, I’m also not an idiot.
I didn't know that I'm a fan, but I guess I am.
Great album by adele
The girl can sing.
A voice still sounds a bit rough on this, which I love, and the emotion is well and truly in there. It gets a bit lost towards the end. But this is great in a way that Adele albums will never be again.
There is no denying her vocal chops. And the album starts off great, with two bangers that I still enjoy after many listens. But then the songs become very same-y and slow, even with her amazing singing. The production is fine, but there is too much down time between the faster tempo songs. IMO those songs are where the album really shines. Two in a row of the slow ones are ok, but more than that makes for a somewhat boring listen at times. The album is finishing playing as I'm writing this, and my final thought is that this is a good album bookended by four great songs (two to start and two to end). It's a 3.5 that will get a 4 as it's consistently listenable regardless of my complaints.
Adele undeniably has one of the greatest voices of a generation. Some of the singles have lost a bit of their luster for me, but Someone Like You is a perfect song.
Kyllä se osaa laulaa. Ei kuitenkaan mikään lemppari albumi. Saa lisäpisteitä koska tiiän nää laulut melkeen kaikki joten voi laulaa mukana😜.
so many popular songs from this album!
Some really good bangers out of this one. Rolling In The Deep, Fire To the Rain, Someone Like You are all widely popular singles for a good reason. There's something about Someone Like You that really hits for me in particular. Few songs go for a feeling of indignant weakness, but it's just as valid a human emotion as any other.
Great album with some modern classics like Rolling in the deep and Someone like you
This album was a solid part of the soundtrack of the world around the early 2010s. Definitely needs to be in this list for just how huge it was. In regards to my personal enjoyment, I thought it was fun to notice now how American and blues/folky she can sound on here. I had a good time, but it's probably something I'm not going to go back to any time soon
I honestly enjoyed many songs more than I'd expected, I actually liked an Adele album!
Loved this. The songwriting lends to Adele’s voice so well. Rolling In the Deep is just superb.
The album that first introduced me to Adele. I've heard her songs countless times, even tried to sing to a few, but I usually can only go a little bit before I want to switch. She's overall just not for me musically. That said this album reminded me that she is a powerhouse. Her songs are strong on this and only a couple didn't hit for me, I'll Be Waiting and her cover of Lovesong. That
Enjoyable. Significant but not overly heavy. 4+
Listened July 2021. Many of these songs are so overplayed that I don't get any pleasure from hearing them anymore. Nevertheless, this is a strong contender for most iconic album of the last 15-20 years with an insane collection of hit singles.
This came out just after I broke up with my ex, and brought back a lot of memories from that time. Due to current issues this was quite painful to listen to. It's brilliant though, Adele has a powerful voice and some touching lyrics. I understand why this is one of the best selling albums in Britain of all time.
Bello, ma un po' monotone le lyrics
The arrangements, instruments, and vocals are great. The pathos is overbearing, but maybe it was cathartic. Schadenfreude is the nature of this beast, unless you’re going through the same thing, I would guess. Still, very good overall.
Very good
Great album - didn't quite make the grade for a 5 but so very close
I'm not strong enough to resist Adele or a power-pop break up album! But the Lovesong cover just makes me want to listen to the Cure.
Still not my favorite genre but a very good album. Definitely better than 25.
Svakalega vönduð og flott plata hjá Adele. Ótrúlega þroskuð.
Incredible voice and incredible album. The biggest thing for me that takes it down to a 4 (and one of the reasons I like 25 over this one) is just that I’ve never been a fan of rolling in the deep. I know it’s a very cold take but there’s always just been something about it that I haven’t jived with and since it’s like the main single from this album I’ve got to take it down one star. But otherwise incredible variety and vocals here.
4/5
Her second album. Pop. Rolling In The Deep is a great opening track. The vocals are superb and a good beat. At the time of recording this album she was only 21 and a talented singer songwriter. The production is as slick as can be. Before Adele became somewhat of a cliche, there was this. Top ballads and a great voice. This isn't even my kind of thing but I can't deny how good it is.
I knew Adele at 25 years old, so now it's time to figure out who she was at 21 years old. I really enjoy this album, and as usual, her voice is fantastic. It made me nostalgic for my early college days. Favorite Track: "Rolling In The Deep".
A classic record that stands the test of time. However, I did feel like somewhere around the middle of the album, there are a couple of filler songs. Remarkable album, solid four-and-a-half stars.
A bit too sad for me
Cool cure cover, a lot of bangers. Deserves a 4.5
4.2
I love that the guy from Semisonic cowrote Someone Like You
The maturity of delivery and vocal quality of Adele at the age of 21 will always amaze me. Remarkably talented. The album is solid from beginning to end, but seems to really just stay in the same wheelhouse. Nothing wrong with knowing what you do best, but, for me, I like to hear artists explore a bit further. Musical quality great, musical variety not so much. Rounded up 3.5 stars for how hard “Rumour Has It” kicks.
I am certainly not a fan of the 2000's pop era....but this is such a finely crafted album with great vocals, of course, and also some really good songs. It starts out in great soul-rock fashion with "Rolling in the Deep" and "Rumor Has It." There are some forgettable, samey songs after that but the arrangements and orchestrations really elevate songs like "Set Fire to the Rain." And, come on, "Someone Like You" is a great song, even if it was played ad nauseum and you couldn't escape it in 2011. The passion and conviction in her voice really sells it. Just an all around solid pop album that was a pleasure to listen to again.
Conocia de Adele solo sus hits y fue una grata sorpresa escuchar este álbum. Aquí se ve lo virtuosa que puede ser su música y me sorprendió enormemente en varias partes el álbum, una escucha satisfecha.
I had no idea I knew this many Adele songs. Awesome album. Best song: Rumour Has It
Surprisingly good. Great voice, comfortable and well crafted pop songs. Someone Lile You is immense
mostly I liked it, some of the tracks were a bit too R&B for my tastes
I have to admit I’ve never heard her before and only barely heard of her, as i switched off from pop music decades ago. I expected, then, to hear another of these little girly fantastic-plastic voices like many of the other blonde popsicles preceding her. So i was pleasantly surprised by her presence and big ‘real woman’s’ voice. This was no popsicle! The songs themselves don't speak to me but she well and truly earns her place on this rather dubious list.
Really good album and its really easy to see why. Adele is a very powerful singer, the songs are really memorable and for a mainstream pop album the production is very well done
First half I wanted to cry with each and every song. This is all thanks to the incredible sound of Adele’s powerful voice. So many hits as well?! I also fell in love with turning tables, he won’t go and lovesong. Great album!
In 2011, right after my sophomore year of college, I broke up with my longterm, long distance girlfriend. It definitely blindsided her, even tho it was something I had been contemplating for a while. When I got home, I remember my sister shared this CD with me. I listened to it on my laptop and wept, feeling that each lyric was written specifically to stab me in the heart for what I had just done. I guess I’m speaking to the universality of Adele. It’s pop music, but it’s damn good pop music.
I remember my younger sister listening to this a lot when it came out. Good album, a couple great hits and a couple legendary ones. Not really an album I see myself coming back to but nonetheless still good
Nice
Pretty good album, incredible voice. She really just has that “it” thing that only a few vocalists seem to have. Don’t like it enough to listen to it often, but definitely a good listen.
Det är Adele!
In 21 Adele finds a great balance between soul and pop, being mostly driven by her powerful and emotional vocals. It's a melancholic and often sad album, and it delivers very well that vibe. The understated and minimalist production compliments Adele's voice very well, giving her a lot of space to shine and carry the project. Most of the tracks are very good, there's of course very well known tracks like "Rolling In The Deep", "Set Fire To The Rain" and "Someone Like You", which remain as hard hitting and catchy as when they released. I particularly liked the lesser known ones from the second half like "He Won't Go", "Take It All" and "I'll Be Waiting", the latter bringing a much needed dose of higher energy. I didn't like much the country-influenced "Don't You Remember"and while I liked the "Lovesong" cover, I felt like it didn't quite match the level of the original. Overall it's a great album. My only drawbacks are the couple of songs mentioned before, and the tone can be a bit one-dimensional (and sad).
Great, but not my taste.
Of course this is one the list, of course she’s a great singer and writer, of course the production is fantastic, but the thing that really gets me is that she did all this at 21. It’s almost unbelievable. It’s not even my cup of tea but gotta give massive credit where it’s due.
3.5 stars. They’re overplayed for a reason. She’s undeniably very talented.
3.75.
4.5. iconic timeless bangers. a few songs were skips.
This album was super popular when I was in high school so I associate this heavily with that time. Better than I remember it being. Obviously Adele has an amazing voice, so it’s a very easy listen. Some songs in the middle of the album did kind of blend together for me. Overall, a very good album.
This is an album in two halves: the first half is a belter - “Rolling in the Deep” still sounds as good as it did the day it was released and begins an almost perfect run of tracks, any of which would be strong enough to release as singles. The second half of the album loses some of that momentum for me, and isn’t as strong. It took me a minute to realise “Lovesong” was a (quite nice) cover of The Cure and, of course, “Someone Like You” will forever be the heartbreak anthem of the 2010s, and is the standout track at the back-end of the album.
4.5 stars. Really well made pop album. Has a few absolute bangers, a couple earworms (Rumor has it will be in my head all day) and some beautiful piano ballads. Adele's voice is unique and amazing as always, and never too show-boaty. Her vocals always seem to match the song well. Main thing holding it back from 5 stars is that it just didn't evoke any intense emotional response that makes an album really stick with me. Its almost too polished for that. Great listen though.
I've never been a fan, but you can't deny quality. I'm definitely going to be listening to more of Adele :)
adele? adele ist die queen. ich liebe liebe liebe dieses album. Von den bereits bekannten songs bis zu den die ich nicht kenne. Lovesong hat mir sehr gut gefallen. Es ist einfach krass und echt erstaunlich, dass adele nur 21 war als dieses album rauskam.
Beautiful voice, though admittedly a bit boring at times.