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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  2. Mixed: 80 out of 1301
  3. Negative: 125 out of 1301
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  1. bombasticlove
    Aug 22, 2023
    8
    i think this is a fresh record compared to 21 and 25 and it's so good but i think 21 is the best
  2. cornfloury
    Aug 16, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 30 is by far Adele's best album... it is her most personal and emotional album and I believe Adele's best songs are on this album (To Be Loved and Hold On). I've always loved Adele and this is by far my most listened to album :)… Expand
  3. FranciscoVargas
    Jul 10, 2023
    10
    Adele no sabe desepcionar a su público, nos trae su mejor álbum hasta el momento, con agradables sonidos y grandes mensajes como en Hold On, sin duda alguna se mantiene fiel a lo que sabe hacer dándonos siempre exelentes trabajos.
  4. Estaneck
    Jun 15, 2023
    3
    O álbum só tem apenas três músicas que realmente envolvem a narrativa é boa mais é um álbum cansativo ao ponto de ser chato demais de ouvi-lo todo.
  5. yohandre
    May 28, 2023
    10
    This album deserves way more recognition, IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT BEING DIVORCED. It's about self-reflecting, life acceptance, free will, growing maturity, and forgiveness. I'd say that this album is her best album. The sorting of the tracks in this album is so well-thought and Adele really made a good job by making "Strangers By Nature" as the starting track and "Love Is A Game" as theThis album deserves way more recognition, IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT BEING DIVORCED. It's about self-reflecting, life acceptance, free will, growing maturity, and forgiveness. I'd say that this album is her best album. The sorting of the tracks in this album is so well-thought and Adele really made a good job by making "Strangers By Nature" as the starting track and "Love Is A Game" as the ending track. People really need to come to their senses because Adele is one of the most best lyricist in the century.… Expand
  6. adeleisnumber1
    May 5, 2023
    10
    One of her best more underrated albums! The lyrics are so deep and meaningful. Her voice sounds like an angel. Great job on another great album adele!
  7. Ooopsies
    Apr 19, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This album is the best body of work she's ever created. It just is that complete album that is ahead of its time. We will all look back at it and adore it all over again in the next few years. Songs like Hold on and To Be Loved will make you shed tears for what she has had to go through. Overall it's a complete album. Chef's kiss.… Expand
  8. Akura-ou
    Feb 1, 2023
    10
    '30' is the most flawless and personal album by Adele. It this project Adele are experimenting with her music which is just great for her.
  9. Fabiancsc
    Jan 16, 2023
    6
    Adele is a great singer and writer, but... my problem with this album is that I find it "overrated". It can be said that the musical evolution is not only in lyrics but also in rhythms, and I think I've heard similarities in terms of sounds in their latest works. I'm sorry but this album leaves me unsatisfied, I expected something different.
  10. ADELE30
    Jan 2, 2023
    10
    Umammaravilha maravilhoso impecável melhor album de 2021 com letras mt profundas e algumas com um pouco de esperança
  11. maddler
    Dec 23, 2022
    0
    It is a piece of **** by Adele
  12. Caiomar33
    Nov 28, 2022
    10
    Significado da palavra magnífico:
    adj. (adjetivo)
    Que possui magnificência; que demonstra esplendor; que se exressa de modo grandioso; suntuoso ou rico. Que denota ou expressa generosidade; em que há benevolência e bondade; bondoso. Em que há abundância; fartura: uma magnífica refeição. Que demonstra uma beleza radiante: construção magnífica. Excessivamente belo; muito bom: assistimos um    Significado da palavra magnífico:
    adj. (adjetivo)
    Que possui magnificência; que demonstra esplendor; que se exressa de modo grandioso; suntuoso ou rico.
    Que denota ou expressa generosidade; em que há benevolência e bondade; bondoso.
    Em que há abundância; fartura: uma magnífica refeição.
    Que demonstra uma beleza radiante: construção magnífica.
    Excessivamente belo; muito bom: assistimos um magnífico show; um tecido magnífico.
    [Gramática] Superlativo Abs. Sint. Magnificentíssimo.
    (Etm. do latim: magnificus.a.um)    … Expand
  13. migcardoza
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    Amo este album, cada canción es amazing y np puedo describir lo hermoso que es, considero que es uno de sus mejores trabajos.
  14. rafaelffraposo
    Oct 25, 2022
    10
    O álbum está muito bom. É o mais vulnerável, sincero e reflexivo da Adele.
    Com visuais igualmente muito bons, um exemplo é o clipe de Oh my God!
    A Adele apresenta-nos o melhor álbum do ano!!!
  15. KylieJennerFact
    Oct 28, 2022
    0
    Full of skips , all songs sound the same and it's boring af, snoozefest ,the same as her previous album
  16. Dash_99
    Oct 25, 2022
    10
    Sublime, tan personal el álbum, todo lo que abarca, las letras, el piano que siempre la acompaña.
  17. justzaff
    Oct 24, 2022
    10
    Adele never fails to deliver excellent quality music! I'm not divorced, but 30 makes me feel like one. Adele is truly a phenomenal singer and songwriter.
  18. EricArun
    Oct 24, 2022
    10
    The most sincere work.The most sincere work, Adele moved everyone with sincerity. Society needs female soul voices, and it also needs this beautiful lyricism
  19. Gipsy_Toy
    Oct 23, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Artista en mayúsculas cuyo álbum refleja su lado más íntimo, con música más madura y que es poco vista en esta época… Expand
  20. Monkeyspam
    Oct 23, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 30 is a new experimental sound done by Adele. She showed her versatility from R&B to Jazz and Pop Ballads. Her vocals are more vulnerable and her songs are so honest to the point that’ll make someone tear up and feel for her. Her self-awareness makes her more human and she understands each song has its own magic to it as they address each chapter of her life being a mother, wife and a divorcee.… Expand
  21. gradualreviews
    Oct 23, 2022
    0
    She's the modern legend which connects the past to the present, she is perfection
  22. joseenamorado26
    Oct 22, 2022
    0
    Cero reinvencion, mismas baladas, letras aburridas y sin ninguna intención, cada día Adele demuestra que no le importa salir de su zona de comfort y pues eso le afectará en el futuro….
  23. AryamaanUp
    Oct 21, 2022
    10
    One can't profess and exaggerate enough the greatness of this sheer work of beauty. Every song that Adele Laurie Blue Adkins has made, written, and sung on this album is absolutely beautiful, meaningful, and brilliant.
    The lyrics have always been on point for Adele, and she continues that by opening the album with what can only be the most dramatic line for any album opener,
    "I'll be    One can't profess and exaggerate enough the greatness of this sheer work of beauty. Every song that Adele Laurie Blue Adkins has made, written, and sung on this album is absolutely beautiful, meaningful, and brilliant.
    The lyrics have always been on point for Adele, and she continues that by opening the album with what can only be the most dramatic line for any album opener,
    "I'll be taking flowers to the cemetery of my heart"
    She explores, and experiments in this album, and anyone saying she hasn't changed her style and genre hasn't paid attention to the album as she goes from pop, near-country, R&B influence to Jazz, Soul, Blue-eyed soul, and what not.
    The album sounds like a literal movie, as you can feel the change as she introduces her story, and talks about her divorce in the lead single, followed how it affected her child and how she wanted forgiveness from him for the divorce, gradually to crying all night, but then gathering the courage to date again, only to be met by someone who doesn't appreciate her enough.

    In the last three songs of the album, 'Hold On', 'To Be Loved', and 'Love Is A Game', Adele created perhaps the most legendary trio in all of music history.
    Hold On is literally about holding on, about accepting your miserable position in life but then knowing that great things are still to come. To Be Loved is perhaps the best vocal performance from any artist in a long, long time. To Be Loved is an absolute masterpiece that can tear up the hardest of people. Love Is A Game, a cinematic, orchestral, outro to an album is a cushioning on the emotional effects of To Be Loved, but is in itself, an extremely beautiful outro, perhaps the best outro, as its intro, in recent music history.

    30, as an album, is not just that, an album, but also a phenomenon, a whole movie causing a myriad of emotions inside you. Adele has never sounded better, and though it's her Divorce Album, and it will surely be followed by a happy album, 30 is, frankly, in all its senses, magnificent.    … Expand
  24. argot
    Oct 21, 2022
    10
    This is her most vulnerable, honest, and experimental album to date. Adele still hasn't lost her power to make us FEEL amid all the overproduced or production-driven TikTok hits that are all the rage these days.
  25. ulazolla
    Oct 21, 2022
    10
    This Adele’s best work. Unlike renaissamples, Adele sat and wrote the album. It’s artistically and lyrically magnificent. People who have musical ear will appreciate it the most.It's a very mature and reflective Album.She re-invented herself & really made a path for artists to keep making art the way they want it to be. Adele doesn't listen to her fans what kinda music she has to make, sheThis Adele’s best work. Unlike renaissamples, Adele sat and wrote the album. It’s artistically and lyrically magnificent. People who have musical ear will appreciate it the most.It's a very mature and reflective Album.She re-invented herself & really made a path for artists to keep making art the way they want it to be. Adele doesn't listen to her fans what kinda music she has to make, she decides & just puts it out.… Expand
  26. TheSoJa
    Oct 21, 2022
    0
    Sadly, Adele Adkins is once again delivering a recycled version of her hit album "21", and while her last project had some power ballads, this album fails to make a splash.
  27. leomozeto
    Oct 1, 2022
    10
    Versatile, deep and timeless. Her most personal album and showed how flawless her songwriting is.
  28. Oscar_
    Sep 11, 2022
    10
    Es simplemente un álbum maravilloso. La madurez tanto del artista como lírica es muy notable.
  29. raulmedinah
    Jun 12, 2022
    10
    This Album is sooo good, every song is a banger. Some are chill, some sad, and some upbeat. The perfect blend if everything.
  30. twb1301
    Aug 23, 2022
    10
    Very personal, lots of substance, experimental and a showcase of true music rather than quick, radio smash hits.
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#16 Best Album of 2021
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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
  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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