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

Universal acclaim- based on 1301 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 1,096 out of 1301
  2. Mixed: 80 out of 1301
  3. Negative: 125 out of 1301
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  1. Hannii
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    Love this album. She takes me by surprise. I feel her emotion in this album. It's so fantastic and amazing
  2. leighy
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    Her best Album!! 30 explores many sounds, Adele's voice just get better, the production is amazing. It was worth the wait!
  3. 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
  4. Asmaabdelghafou
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
  5. Itsglez
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It’s a totally new way to listen to Adele, refreshing, impecable, destroys you but bring your pieces together before it ends… Expand
  6. reineale
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    Best album from the best artist of this century. Adele gave us everything she can offer, from ballad to bop, from emotional to sultry. She never disappoints!
  7. shun264
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    lúc sầu não nề, lúc giật tưng bừng, tổng thể thì hay hơn 21 25 mặc dù không dễ nghe bằng
  8. Medkins
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    Adele created another masterpiece. This is real music. This is certainly her best album yet. Great work.
  9. AngelM0
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    This album is very artistic, her best album.
    But a certain fandom is collapsing against Adele, just for breaking the records of her favorite.
  10. Hulu
    Nov 20, 2021
    10
    Magnificent! Great as a Hollywood film, and simple as an independent film. Strangers By Nature brings with it a dramatic and dark introduction aka Disney, a true tribute to Judy Garland. Easy on me, weak as it may be, in the sense of being the work's flagship, becomes immersed in the proposed aesthetic of the album, not weakening the whole. My Little Love, along with All Night ParkingMagnificent! Great as a Hollywood film, and simple as an independent film. Strangers By Nature brings with it a dramatic and dark introduction aka Disney, a true tribute to Judy Garland. Easy on me, weak as it may be, in the sense of being the work's flagship, becomes immersed in the proposed aesthetic of the album, not weakening the whole. My Little Love, along with All Night Parking and Love Is A Game, brings an elegance that, until then, was not seen in Adele's previous works. Woman Like Me, drinks a lot of Bossa Nova and R&B becoming more worked than, for example, Million Years Ago from 25, her third album. Hold on is full of Gospel and her progression to the choir pop is magnificent, she proves to her past divas (Aretha, Amy and Etta) that she is a strong successor. In the end, Adele brings in her new album a mix of several genres, being them Raggae, Country, Pop, Folk, Gospel, Jazz, R&B and soul in an elegant and crystalline way.… Expand
  11. AceJames
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    Wow! What a masterpiece. Definitely her best album. I never thought she’d too 21, but she has. Can’t stop playing. Top tracks: I Drink Wine
    To Be Loved
    Love Is A Game
    Oh My God
  12. crxmxsxmy_
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El álbum tiene influencias clásicas de Adele, como el soul clásico de Fitzgerald, pero con el toque moderno de Adele e influencias modernas como Ms. Lauryn Hill, Janelle Monáe. El álbum es como el soundtrack de reconciliación con la vida, que empieza con la introducción mágica d Strangers By nature y termina con un sonido esperanzador de Love Is A Losing Game. Además las cuerdas, algo clásico en el sonido de la música de Adele, jamás sonaron tan evolucionadas, clásicas, frescas y complejas como en '30'.Sin duda alguna es su mejor trabajo.… Expand
  13. michel_xngelo
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    Un album fantástico, lleno de sorpresas.
    Una bomba de mezcla de sonidos y de ritmo, no cabe duda que Adele es la industria.
  14. PrThKi
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    Adele’s return to music after a six year hiatus can only be described as literal perfection.
    From the first second, to the final one, Adele takes us on a masterpiece-filled-journey.
    ‘My Little Love’ is the stand-out track of the album, a very raw and revealing song, something that we have never had before from Adele. 30 is certainly the best album that I have ever heard in my lifetime,    Adele’s return to music after a six year hiatus can only be described as literal perfection.
    From the first second, to the final one, Adele takes us on a masterpiece-filled-journey.
    ‘My Little Love’ is the stand-out track of the album, a very raw and revealing song, something that we have never had before from Adele.
    30 is certainly the best album that I have ever heard in my lifetime, and I can only see Adele beating that with her next release, whenever that maybe. Absolutely sublime.    … Expand
  15. shria
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    It’s pure soul, it has changed me. Adele has proved that she really is the best singer/songwriter there is, love her more than anything in the world really.❤️
  16. MEMENTOMAGNI
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    Pronounced class exulting utmost songwriting gracefully embedding to the heart of pop. With prudent heat melting our hearts; with sharp coldness able to strike the thick callus of complacency. Standing tall among a worshipful guild of eloquence, unbridling glamourous woe. This album's none of everything Adele's ever has done. Mature on all levels. The bravura of ethereal modern pop mixedPronounced class exulting utmost songwriting gracefully embedding to the heart of pop. With prudent heat melting our hearts; with sharp coldness able to strike the thick callus of complacency. Standing tall among a worshipful guild of eloquence, unbridling glamourous woe. This album's none of everything Adele's ever has done. Mature on all levels. The bravura of ethereal modern pop mixed with the angst of past—the BEST of both worlds. A herald of articulate, emotional needs of our beings. Huzzah to 30; huzzah to real artistry! The GOAT. Leaving no stone unturned, no lie unbleached, no note unsung, 30 can never be a surfeit of emotions: an hour nothing but ADELE on her PRIME. Crying operatic soliloquies of prayers with towering heights of necessity for acknowledgment. If anything, this is her best. 10/10.… Expand
  17. Joipee
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    Honest and beautiful!! Sends me to a different time and age. I love it soooo much!
  18. lucasms
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    30 is undoubtedly her best album yet. So raw and beautifully written, it takes us on a journey of what Adele has been through these six past years, and every song is perfectly put to explain her story and express her feelings
  19. emeraldli
    Jan 7, 2022
    10
    Sonically diverse yet cohesive, this is Adele's best album yet. It's vulnerable and personal
  20. Mateooo666
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Tiene tantos sonidos y tonos que te hacen querer escuchar una y otra vez, transmite demasiados sentimientos, puedo decir que valió la pena esperar 6 años… Expand
  21. LolitaCorter
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    El mejor álbum de todos, ritmos diferentes
    Este nuevo álbum te atrapa, en definitiva es de lo mejor.
  22. Fabri_canavero
    Jan 9, 2022
    10
    ¡30!

    Este álbum es una montaña rusa de colores y emociones. A diferencia de 25, donde Adele mantiene el mismo estilo de inicio a fin, 30 es una variedad nueva de géneros, melismas y notas vocales. El coro nunca tuvo una participación tan notable como en este disco, como en HOLD ON, una sinfonía orquestal que te envuelve de inicio a fin. Hay canciones muy POP como como CRY YOUR HEART OUT,    ¡30!

    Este álbum es una montaña rusa de colores y emociones. A diferencia de 25, donde Adele mantiene el mismo estilo de inicio a fin, 30 es una variedad nueva de géneros, melismas y notas vocales. El coro nunca tuvo una participación tan notable como en este disco, como en HOLD ON, una sinfonía orquestal que te envuelve de inicio a fin.

    Hay canciones muy POP como como CRY YOUR HEART OUT, OH MY GOD, CAN I GET IT, que la primera vez que uno las escucha puede sorprender ya que Adele no nos tiene acostumbrados a ese tipo de género. Y no es lo mismo que las canciones "alegres" de sus anteriores trabajos, como Rumor Has It o Send My Love, las canciones pop de 30 tienen a una Adele con autotune, latidos y silbidos a lo Dua Lipa. No está mal, pero Adele es conocida gracias a la simpleza de sus canciones y cómo tan solo necesita su voz y un piano o una guitarra para hacer una canción increíble. En 30 se juega un poco más con la edición de voz, la distorsión para lograr notas humanamente imposibles.
    En síntesis, 30 propone una Adele que sigue siendo ella, pero tratando de incorporarse cuanto sea posible a un género hasta ahora ajeno a su imagen. No digo que esté mal, solo que, al menos en mi caso, necesitaría tiempo para acostumbrarme a esucharla a ELLA cantar así.

    Mis canciones favoritas:
    (las tres útlimas)
    - Hold On
    - To Be Loved (la balada más balada de todo el álbum. Así como 21 tiene Someone Like You; 25, All I Ask, 30 tiene este penúltimo track, donde esuchamos a una Adele aún más furiosa, con tan solo un piano sonando lento de fondo, y con varios vacíos de sonido, con una estructura in crescendo estremecedora).
    - Love Is A Game (un cierre de oro para el álbum. El estribillo es muy pegadizo. Un pedazo de canción de inicio a fin).

    ¿Es 30 el mejor álbum de su carrera?
    Sin duda es el álbum más conceptual de toda su discografía: con una intro, medio, interludio, desenlace y outro bien marcados. Cuenta la historia desde la separación (Strangers By Nature), lidiar con un divorcio y un hijo en el medio (Easy On Me; My Little Love) y la lucha para que esto no le afecte al hijo. En el medio, está la búsqueda de diversión y compañía efímera. Luego el arrepentimiento por todo el descontrol que uno causó, y la aceptación de que uno es una mierda para por fin dejar de fingir ser otra persona (I Drink Wine). Luego, la superación de todo lo que quedó atrás (Hold On), la resignación (To Be Loved) y, como cierre, el inicio de una nueva etapa en la vida, una reflexión acerca del amor y poder vivirlo en plenitud aceptando que esto es un juego en el que uno va a sufrir, a conciencia. Pero siempre, primero, amándose a uno mismo (Love Is Game).

    30 es todo un logro discográfico. Volvió Adele con nuevas propuestas, más exploradora. Es un álbum refrescante y sin duda está a la altura de los demás y se acerca mucho a ser el mejor álbum. BRINDO POR ELLA.    … Expand
  23. matheosu
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    The best album of her career. It’s a mix about feelings, voice, soul, a little bit of jazz and pop. Amazing!
  24. Danielbeta321
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    30 is so lovely album. All the songs are charged with the most powerful feelings I've heard this year. As personal taste I love the jazzy sounds of some songs on this album.
  25. JuanZapata
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    Éste es definitivamente su mejor álbum... Sin necesidad de esforzarse, Adele demuestra lo increíblemente talentosa que es!
  26. skywalkerbm
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    Es sin duda alguna el mejor álbum que ha sacado, ha cambiado su estilo y habla de diversas cosas en la vida, cambia bastante de estilo dándonos canciones alegres como tristes sin mencionar lo asombroso que fue la colaboración con orquesta,
  27. sigourney
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    DESERVED THAT 10/10. kskskskksksksksksksskksskksksksksksksksksksksksksksksks
  28. adkinsvitor3025
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. album of the year... adele is god, i love you so much adele laurie blue adkins… Expand
  29. shiboyu
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    Such a personal album! It is totally different from the albums before，such a shock! Sooooo emotional Soooo touched.! Maybe you think it like a lullaby though, however it is actually a nighty-remedy for what you have encountered in the daytime!
  30. nvpm
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    Perfect album, I had never heard her so vulnerable and honest. The high notes wow, my favorite album so far.
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Metascore
88

Universal acclaim - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  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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