30
by Adele
  • Record Label: Columbia
  • Release Date: Nov 19, 2021
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8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 1301 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 125 out of 1301
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  1. manningn15
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    30 is one of the most flawless and personal albums I've ever had the pleasure to listen to, this is definitely Adele's greatest work to date. The lyrics are exceptional they are just so deeply personal, beautifully raw, and heartwrenching; obviously she has always been very personal with her music but it really feels like she poured every bit of her heart and soul into this album giving us30 is one of the most flawless and personal albums I've ever had the pleasure to listen to, this is definitely Adele's greatest work to date. The lyrics are exceptional they are just so deeply personal, beautifully raw, and heartwrenching; obviously she has always been very personal with her music but it really feels like she poured every bit of her heart and soul into this album giving us a candid look into just what she's been through the last couple years and how much she's struggled and still struggles. Her vocal performances on this album are remarkable and beautiful, just flawless she's never sounded better and stronger also love how she vocally experimented more. The production is outstanding, love the cinematic quality; I really love how she experimented with different sounds and genres on this album and doing more upbeat music while still having her classic slower and ballad type songs she in my opinion really pulled it off. The artwork as always is simple but effective and very beautifully photographed. Also I thought the voice notes on some of the songs were a nice touch that made the album feel just that bit more personal. This is by far the best album I've heard all year, just absolutely perfect an A+ album, and definitely one of the all-time greatest albums I've ever heard.… Expand
  2. JessicaQ
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    I was just a casual listener, never heard her albums from start to finish. But this one is on repeat! a lot of vulnerability, courage, beautiful compositions and production...some of the best of her career. ✨
  3. Milo21
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    Raw and versatile. Adele really turn her trauma into art. Many people will resonate with her music. Brilliant and brutally honest. An album for a generation.
  4. talhakhdd
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    what a masterpiece, now doubt its her best, most personal and most versatile work ever! so proud
  5. KhoaMai
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    I'm so crazy about this album. Love it so much!!! This is the first Adele's album that I can dance crazily especially Oh My God and Can I Get In. Moreover, Hold On is so healing. All tracks are so so so excitingggggggg
  6. Pabloroma
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    All the feelings are different, Adele in this album represents all that she felt, not just sadness "that is all people waiting for". Adele experiment with other sounds that reflect in her emotions. I particularly love it. Love her new sound, vibration, voice and she still being herself. No matter what she does, it's brilliant.
  7. GabrieleDurante
    Nov 22, 2021
    10
    Her best album yet: she literally put her whole heart into it and then handed it to us. It might be difficult to appreciate it while listening for the first time but it's definitely a grower. The best tracks for me are I Drink Wine, Oh My God and To Be Loved.
  8. JhonVega
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    I love this álbum, it's the best of time. Without a doubt Adele has shown that nothing is impossible for her, she is wonderful, her lyrics touch the soul.
  9. Gnolcud
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Perfectttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt… Expand
  10. Hiccup65
    Nov 20, 2021
    10
    Basic Adele but more I felt very personal. This album proves you do not need a lot of gimmick . Thank you for this Album.
  11. HerickPrince
    Nov 20, 2021
    10
    Experimental and yet so familiar. New, but nostalgic. Adele sounds better than ever and the album is filled with masterpieces. There is a bit everything in here: classic Adele, 2 or 3 bops and therapeutic anthems. More than an album, 30 is an experience, and a powerful one at that.
  12. kaymay217
    Nov 20, 2021
    10
    Love this album so much! Especially Hold On is so healing!!! I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!
  13. AlemanRene
    Nov 22, 2021
    10
    30 es simplemente increíble, la mejor definición de que la música es el arte y el lenguaje universal.
  14. SebbasCR
    Nov 22, 2021
    10
    Una puerta nunca antes abierta por Adele donde desnuda su composición con tonos únicos y diferentes que enriquecen su gran capacidad creativa, cada canción es un paso a la gran historia que nos cuenta de su vida con géneros nunca antes explorados. Sin duda el mejor álbum creado por Adele hasta el momento.
  15. Abias
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    Es un gran álbum, su ritmo es excelente y su letra lo es. Cumplió con mis expectativas.
  16. saturnwriter
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    Artistically one of her best, what sonic drive, the lyrics, the feels! 6 years without THE VOICE of our generation clearly wasn't an easy time, but this comeback makes up for it 100%. She came back and delivered and we couldn't be prouder and happier of the person she's become! YOU GO ADELE!
  17. Calam
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    The Adele 30 album creates a devastating reality to life events but leaves hope for healing. 11/10
  18. Aslan_dreamer
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    Adele displays an incredible display of emotion on this album paired with uptempo feel free songs like “oh my god” she’s truly displaying the versatility that I knew she was always capable of.
  19. Anticaio
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    She made it worth waiting almost 6 years. The album is amazing, beautiful lyrics, great rhythms and Adele's perfect voice.
  20. samcobley
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    Stunning, raw, honest, powerful, moving. If only every singer had this level of REAL artistry and not that all too popular fake and contrived kind. Progression and maturity ooze out of this album despite her being at one of her lowest points. If we could all share our real lives like she can, there’d be no shame or stigma in us talking about what we all truly feel. And DAYUM girl, you gotStunning, raw, honest, powerful, moving. If only every singer had this level of REAL artistry and not that all too popular fake and contrived kind. Progression and maturity ooze out of this album despite her being at one of her lowest points. If we could all share our real lives like she can, there’d be no shame or stigma in us talking about what we all truly feel. And DAYUM girl, you got some pipes.… Expand
  21. itsadnanhashmi
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Adele very creatively, sonically, artistically shut down her critics who criticized her for sticking to one genre, even though she never did, her albums have always been quite versatile in terms of the sound they have. 30 is Adele's best album, 6 years wait was completely worth it. I'm gobsmacked and I have no words to describe how excellently produced this album is, on top of which Adele's extraordinary vocal abilities and talent SHINE throughout. Strangers By Nature starts the album in the best possible way. The grand vibes that it gives off are incredible to start your album with. then Easy on me starts playing and you think about how you've loved this song so much for the last whole month. My Little Love is tear jerker, Adele wrote this song with her tears, love, adoration and affection she has towards her son. the most personal song by her in her whole career. Cry your heart out changes the tone of the album and does completely opposite to what you've expected while thinking about the song title. It's then topped by OH MY GOD, which is an AMAZING bop by adele, it shows another musical side of her that she doesn't always let out in her albums. Another bop comes along with it, Can I GET it, adele's voice is so sexy and gorgeous in this song. The whole mood of album changes with I Drink Wine, All Night Parking and Woman Like Me. She does so extraordinarily well in all these songs, you think she just outdid herself but then comes the HOLY TRINITY of this album, HOLD ON, TO BE LOVED and LOVE IS A GAME, cementing adele as one of the best vocalists we have and emphasising on the fact that she's one of the greatest music artists the world has ever seen. ALBUM that's so extraordinarily made, you just want to hug it. MASTERPIECE!!… Expand
  22. romelrxl
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    Beautiful record. Grand melodies and neat story telling. The sound is still very Adele but very different; growth if you may. On '30' Adele bravely and candidly tells her story of her relationship with her now-ex-huband, her son and herself. And quite like few musician has done before; with authoritative vocals on a glossy production. The orchestra, Adele's improved voice and beautifulBeautiful record. Grand melodies and neat story telling. The sound is still very Adele but very different; growth if you may. On '30' Adele bravely and candidly tells her story of her relationship with her now-ex-huband, her son and herself. And quite like few musician has done before; with authoritative vocals on a glossy production. The orchestra, Adele's improved voice and beautiful story telling makes 30 and experience, and one full of heart wrenching and tears.
    She caves into the clamour of her music critics and attempts a few upbeat tracks with somewhat reggae and country influence. It's distinct, and it's where the album feels nadiral. But don't get me wrong, experimenting with her sound was a brave and respectable choice. This is a solid record, and the songs sound like they're gonna stick for quite a while.    … Expand
  23. lwtos
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Adele is thinking out o the box and really served us! This album is everything. Great ballads, personal thougths, upbeat cathcy songs! A clear 10/10. For me the highlights are: "Oh my god" and "Cry your heart out"… Expand
  24. Willymus
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    People who are saying 30 is boring, definitely didn’t listen the whole album. This is the most interesting and fine album have ever produced. The lyrics and her voice is spectacular. Not saying this is perfect, but this is an album delicate to her son, how beautiful it is.
  25. AdelePhotos
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    This album was truly worth the wait.

    The way Adele shifts from late night anthems to heartbreak, soul wrenching anthems is why we love her. I can say for literally everybody, THANK YOU ADELE!


    Album of the year…wait, ALBUM OF THE CENTURY.
  26. KadamChetan
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    Wow!! She Surpassed my expectations. Was letdown by 25. This is her going back to 19 roots with Amy, Jazz, R&B, Pop,Motown, Soul, Country, George influences. Stranger By Nature- Perfect intro.
    Easy On Me- Great first Single.
    My Little Love- this broke me to listen her speak at the end. Lovely track Back to back 3 Bops Cry your Heart Out has Amy and 19 influence. OMG wais major Pop song,    Wow!! She Surpassed my expectations. Was letdown by 25. This is her going back to 19 roots with Amy, Jazz, R&B, Pop,Motown, Soul, Country, George influences. Stranger By Nature- Perfect intro.
    Easy On Me- Great first Single.
    My Little Love- this broke me to listen her speak at the end. Lovely track
    Back to back 3 Bops Cry your Heart Out has Amy and 19 influence. OMG wais major Pop song, Can I Get It - this one i am not that sure about.
    I Drink Wine- Classic Adele Sound.
    Interlude-More like a song, another Amy and 19 type song. Would love a whole album of these type of songs.
    Woman like Me- Another Adeke Classic Now back to back 1-2-3 punches.
    Hold on- To Be Loved-Love is a Game    … Expand
  27. IaOwe
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    This is Adele's most mature album and shows how much she has grown since the girl that she was beginning with 19. I cannot say enough about how time has seemed to improve her vocals, she sounds stronger than she ever has and that is coupled with a new-found candor she inflects in every song. This album is her journey through leaving her marriage and from beginning to end, she makes itThis is Adele's most mature album and shows how much she has grown since the girl that she was beginning with 19. I cannot say enough about how time has seemed to improve her vocals, she sounds stronger than she ever has and that is coupled with a new-found candor she inflects in every song. This album is her journey through leaving her marriage and from beginning to end, she makes it clear how she feels. My favorite song is "My Little Love" because there is something about the vulnerability she displays and the courage it takes to show those conversations she had with her son. in the objectification that she has made this album for her son to understand what she was going through, she succeeds in driving that point home. Her voice is as timeless as ever and she has grown and risen to the occasion of crafting an album that stays true to herself in a time where it is so easy to make something just to please the masses. This sounds like Adele and her voice is the forefront and driving force of the album and proves why she is the global superstar that she is.… Expand
  28. Everglow
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    In the album “30” Adele shows us again what a talented singer and songwriter she is. The new sound is just amazing! This album is not just an album about divorce, this album is about a new person, acceptance of yourself and of course, ultimately finding happiness. the last song on the album kind of tells us that Adele has changed her attitude towards love and realized that “Love Is aIn the album “30” Adele shows us again what a talented singer and songwriter she is. The new sound is just amazing! This album is not just an album about divorce, this album is about a new person, acceptance of yourself and of course, ultimately finding happiness. the last song on the album kind of tells us that Adele has changed her attitude towards love and realized that “Love Is a Game for fool”.… Expand
  29. zhong
    Nov 19, 2021
    8
    I think 30 is less satisfied than 21,25.
    I don't like soliloquy content in the album.
    But, besides easy on me "can i get it？” is the only song I can get.
  30. MARTINCARDENAS
    Nov 19, 2021
    9
    And the wait is over. After several years Adele returns with an album full of powerful ballads and sublime lyrics. Here is the reason for the excitement for the return and for listening to new songs. This is definitely a great album
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88

Universal acclaim - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 23
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  1. musicOMH.com
    Nov 23, 2021
    60
    Despite her albums being snapshots, sometimes a little more diversity in subject matter would be a good thing. Ultimately, while some intriguing risks have been taken, 30 is probably the weakest, as well as conversely the most intimate and in many ways bravest, Adele album to date.
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  2. The A.V. Club
    Nov 23, 2021
    91
    The richest and most musically adventurous album of her career.
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  3. PopMatters
    Nov 22, 2021
    70
    There are no glaring missteps, and it’s generally a very good effort from a singer who could have crumbled under the pressure of heightened expectations, but instead continues on the path she forged for herself.
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