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30 (Adele album)

March 03, 2023

30 is the fourth studio album by English singer-songwriter Adele. It was released on 19 November 2021 by Columbia Records, as Adele's first studio album since 25 (2015). 30 is inspired by Adele's divorce, motherhood, fame, and heartache, and expresses themes of acceptance and hope. She wrote the album from 2018 through 2020 with producers such as Greg Kurstin, Max Martin and Shellback, all of whom worked on 25 as well. New collaborators included Ludwig Göransson, and Inflo of English band Sault.

30
Studio album by
Adele
Released19 November 2021 (2021-11-19)
RecordedJune 2018 – August 2021
Studio
  • Eastcote (London)
  • Elbo (California)
  • Henson (California)
  • House Mouse
  • Källbacken (Stockholm, Sweden)
  • Metropolis (London)
  • MixStar (Virginia Beach)
  • MXM, House Mouse
  • MXM (Los Angeles)
  • No Expectations (Los Angeles)
  • Serenity West
  • The EastWood Scoring Stage (California)
  • Will's Grandma's House (California)
Genre
Length58:14
LabelColumbia
Producer
Adele chronology
25
(2015) 		30
(2021)
Singles from 30
  1. "Easy on Me"
    Released: 15 October 2021
  2. "Oh My God"
    Released: 29 November 2021
  3. "I Drink Wine"
    Released: 4 November 2022

Musically, 30 is a collection of pop, soul, and jazz songs. Journalists have described it as Adele's most creative work sonically, expanding on her past works by incorporating dance-pop, gospel and jazz elements. American jazz pianist Erroll Garner appears on the track "All Night Parking" as a guest act, marking the first time an artist is featured on a standard album by Adele. The lead single, "Easy on Me", was released on 15 October 2021 and topped the charts in 27 territories. An extensive marketing campaign was used to promote 30, including Adele One Night Only in the US and An Audience with Adele in the UK.

30 reached number one in 34 countries, including the UK where it became Adele's fourth consecutive number-one album, making her the first act to debut all their albums atop the UK Albums Chart; it garnered the highest first-week sales for an album by a female artist in the UK since Adele's own 25 and became 2021's best-seller in the country. In the US, it was Adele's third consecutive Billboard 200 number-one album and also became the best-selling album of 2021. 30 was the world's best-selling album of 2021, selling 4.68 million copies.

30 was met with widespread critical acclaim for its cinematic instrumentation, vocal performances, and introspective lyrics. It appeared on the 2021 year-end best-albums lists from various publications, many of which considered it Adele's best record. The album was nominated for six Grammy Awards at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards (2023), including Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Song of the Year, while "Easy on Me" won Best Pop Solo Performance, making Adele the most awarded artist in the category with 4 wins. 30 won British Album of the Year at the Brit Awards 2022, making Adele the first solo artist in history to win the honour three times.

Background

During the conception of 25, Adele wrote enough material for what she claimed could be three or four albums. She later revealed that she had four or five songs that she might revisit at a later date, among them a Greg Kurstin-contributed song that she felt was more appropriate once she was older.[1] Multiple collaborations with songwriter Diane Warren were also cut from 25,[2][3][4] though Warren mentioned the possibility of some of the songs appearing on future albums.[5] In 2018, mainstream media outlets reported that Adele was working on her fourth studio album.[6] Drummer Matt Chamberlin confirmed that he had been in the studio with her for her fourth studio album. Along with Rick Nowels, John Legend and Raphael Saadiq in hopes of crafting an album "full of soul, with a more eclectic sound."[7][8]

I just felt like I wanted to explain to him, through this record, when he's in his 20s or 30s, who I am and why I voluntarily chose to dismantle his entire life in the pursuit of my own happiness. It made him really unhappy sometimes. And that's a real wound for me that I don't know if I'll ever be able to heal.

— Adele on her son and 30, Vogue[9]

Following Adele's marriage to Simon Konecki in 2018, 2 years later than media outlets reported,[10] Adele filed for divorce in 2019.[9] Following the separation from Konecki, and on a journey of self-healing, she began therapy sessions and mended the estranged relationship with her father.[9] Through this period Adele would suffer from anxiety, which inspired 30, along with her separation from Konecki, the scrutiny of fame and her motherhood.[9] The years that followed leaving her marriage plagued Adele, especially the effect it had on her son. Adele decided to have regular conversations with her son about the divorce and recorded her conversations following advice from her therapist.[11][9] Around the same time, Adele returned to the studio inspired by her conversations with her son and wanting to create a body of work that would explain to him why she left his father.[9]

Early on in the promotion for 25, Adele revealed that she planned to stop naming albums after her age.[12][13] However, on her 31st birthday, Adele published a rare social media post in which she – seemingly jokingly – referred to her next album as 30, alluding to the theme of her previous three albums' titles.[9] On 15 February 2020, Adele announced at a friend's wedding that her fourth studio album would be out by September 2020.[14] However, she would later confirm that the album's production and release had been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15]

Writing and recording

 
 
 
Greg Kurstin, Max Martin and Shellback (pictured left to right), who worked on Adele's third studio album, 25, returned to produce 30 as well.

Using music as an outlet post-divorce, Adele went to the studio describing it as "basically running away".[16] Similarly to Adele's previous albums, the vocal tracks used on 30 are original demos.[17] Adele wanted to create a "safe space" during the album's recording and opted to work with fewer people than on her previous project 25.[18] Choosing producers Adele felt comfortable with influenced her choice in collaborators. Adele reunited with long-time collaborator, record producer and friend Greg Kurstin, which allowed Adele to feel as though she "could say anything, sing anything, and they wouldn't judge me."[19] Together Adele and Kurstin worked on six songs; "Easy on Me", "My Little Love", "Cry Your Heart Out", "Oh My God", "I Drink Wine" and "All Night Parking".

Originally a 15-minute song, inspired by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, "I Drink Wine" was written by Adele to express her remorse for not being present for a close friend and was later cut back following label feedback.[20] "All Night Parking" posthumously credits American jazz pianist Erroll Garner as a featured artist, making it the first song on a standard Adele album to have a featured artist credit. Adele worked with previous collaborators and Swedish producers and songwriters Max Martin and Shellback, and Canadian singer-songwriter Tobias Jesso Jr. "Oh My God", produced by Kurstin, was written during a period of time when Adele's anxiety was subsiding.[21] Referencing dating post-divorce, Adele wrote the song inspired by her first time flirting after her split with Simon Konecki.[21]

Adele also worked with producers for the first time, including Swedish composer Ludwig Göransson, and British producer Inflo (of the music collective Sault).[9][22] Heavily inspired by the Judy Garland biopic,[23] Adele was attracted to the new sounds, chords and cadences Göransson introduced to her which led to the song "Strangers by Nature".[19] Adele immediately gravitated towards Inflo, due to their similar age and both being raised in North London. The pair's recording sessions would often start with extensive conversations, before pin-pointing an emotion they wanted to write about.[18] Together they wrote and produced three songs, "Woman like Me", "Hold On" and "Love Is a Game". The latter was inspired by Breakfast at Tiffany's, which was played on mute during the recording sessions.[9] "Hold On" was written by Adele regarding the numerous times she lost hope during her divorce and features backing vocals from her friends. Recalling writing the track Adele said; "I remember I didn't belly laugh for about a year. But I didn't realize I was making progress until I wrote 'Hold On' and listened to it back. Later, I was like, 'Oh, fuck, I've really learned a lot. I've really come a long way.'"[23] By February 2020, 30 was mostly completed, except for some orchestral elements and backing vocals.[16]

Composition

Stereogum described 30 as a pop, soul, and jazz record.[24] It also contains elements of R&B,[25] gospel,[26] and dance-pop.[27] The album incorporates choir vocals, harmonies, voice notes, elegant violins, mellow strings, organs, and horns.[28] Thematically, the album addresses Adele's divorce, anxiety, and motherhood. During an Instagram Live on 9 October 2021, Adele reiterated that 30 would centre on her divorce.[29] Adele noted that 30 is more introspective than her previous efforts. "I feel like this album is self-destruction, then self-reflection and then sort of self-redemption", she said. "I really want people to hear my side of the story this time."[29][30]

The album opens with "Strangers by Nature", a cinematic tune featuring organs, strings and mournful lyrics. The song closes with the line "All right then, I'm ready", before leading into "Easy on Me", the album's lead single.[31] The track is the second on the album and is a traditional piano ballad about healing from a divorce.[32] "My Little Love" is a track dedicated to Adele's son, Angelo, with voice notes included in the song, speaking about her divorce and the pain of heartbreak.[33] The album's fourth track, "Cry Your Heart Out" is an uptempo piano driven song, contrasting with its lyrics describing depression and anxiety, but also the feeling of relief.[34] "Oh My God" features instrumentation from claps, keys, organ, and "rumbling" bass and combines R&B groove and a dance-pop–electropop sample,[35] themed on Adele's first flirt after her divorce.[36] "Can I Get It" is an acoustic guitar jam, with an upbeat whistled chorus. Lyrically, the song is about the feeling of love, and wanting a true, long-lasting relationship.[24] "I Drink Wine" is a gospel-oriented power ballad, addressing Adele's divorce and shedding her ego before regaining the ability to love again.[37]

"All Night Parking" is an interlude that features jazz pianist Erroll Garner, marking the first feature on a studio album by Adele. The song centers around the musical base of Joey Pecoraro's "Finding Parking" (2017), which samples Garner's "No More Shadows" (1964). The song is about falling in love in a long-distance relationship and the excitement that comes with it, even if it won't last. The song is only two minutes and forty-one seconds in length, making it the shortest track on the album.[38] "Woman like Me" is the album's ninth track, built on an acoustic instrumental. The song is about a lover not willing to move on from his previous relationship, and letting his past cloud his current relationship, with Adele calling her lover out on his laziness and self-doubt.[39] "Hold On" is a gospel-tinged song with Adele being backed by a choir. The song describes Adele's feelings about her divorce and telling herself to stay hopeful for the future.[40] "To Be Loved" is another piano ballad, with lyrics a future version of Adele's son, explaining her divorce and finding the path to happiness again.[41] The album's closer, "Love Is a Game", is a cinematic jazz influenced cut that lyrically details finding love again and navigating the ways of love.[42]

Release

I was certainly nowhere near where I'd hoped to be when I first started it nearly 3 years ago. Quite the opposite actually. I rely on routine and consistency to feel safe. I always have. And yet there I was knowingly - and willingly even, throwing myself into a maze of absolute mess and inner turmoil! I've learned a lot of blistering home truths about myself along the way. I've shed many layers but also wrapped myself in new ones. Discovered genuinely useful and wholesome mentalities to lead with, and I feel like I've finally found my feeling again. I'd go as far as to say that I've never felt more peaceful in my life. And so, I'm ready to finally put this album out. It was my ride or die throughout the most turbulent period of my life [...] I've painstakingly rebuilt my house and my heart since then and this album narrates it. Home is where the heart is.

— Adele announcing 30 via social media[43]

On 18 October 2020, Adele confirmed she would be hosting the 24 October episode of Saturday Night Live, reinvigorating fans' hope that new music would be imminent.[44] However, during the episode, Adele confirmed that her fourth studio album was not yet finished.[45] She later hinted via an Instagram post that she would be returning to music in 2021.[46] Comedian Alan Carr, a close friend of Adele's, also hinted that the album would be released in 2021, describing the material he had heard from the album as "amazing" during an interview with Grazia's UK edition.[47]

On 28 September 2021, tweets from numerous radio stations across the globe indicated that new Adele music could be released as early as that week.[48] Days later, Hits Daily Double, who previously reported exclusively on the album rollout for 25, reiterated that Adele's fourth studio album would be released on 19 November.[49] Unlike 25, Adele confirmed that 30 would be available on streaming services the day of its release, in addition to a traditional release on physical formats.[17] Likewise, 30 differed from Adele's previous releases in that it would not be released by XL Recordings; instead, its worldwide distribution was handled by Columbia Records, which previously only handled Adele's releases in North America.[50] On 13 October 2021, Adele officially announced the title of the album would be 30 and that it was slated for release on 19 November 2021.[51]

On 4 November, two weeks prior to the album release, Consequence reported "a major delay" in the vinyl record industry caused due in part to 30. Variety stated that Adele had to turn her album in six months beforehand in order to have its vinyl LPs ready for 19 November, the day it releases. More than 500,000 vinyl LPs of 30 were manufactured in the months leading up to the release day, with Sony Music removing catalogue albums from its overseas pressing plants to ensure "there won't be any shortage of Adele LPs going into the holidays", which coupled with the pre-existing delay in production due to the COVID-19 pandemic, became detrimental to albums by other artists. Ed Sheeran stated "there's like three vinyl factories in the world, so you have to do it like really upfront – and Adele had basically booked out all the vinyl factories, so we had to get a slot and get our album in there. It was like me, Coldplay, Adele, Taylor, ABBA, Elton, all of us were trying to get our vinyls printed at the same time."[17][52]

Marketing and promotion

On the weekend of 1 October, a series of advertising hoardings and projections displaying the number "30" appeared in various locations across the globe, with reports that it could be tied to Adele's forthcoming studio album, 30.[53] On Monday, 4 October, Adele's social media accounts and website were updated to match the blue colour from the advertisements, indicating an imminent announcement from Adele.[54] The next day, Adele officially announced a 15 October release for the album's lead single, "Easy On Me", with a clip of its music video on her social media accounts.[55] Later that week, Adele became the first person to simultaneously appear on the covers of both British and American Vogue publications in the same month; both magazines featured interviews in which Adele revealed details about her new album.[56] The track-listing of 30 was revealed on 1 November 2021. A preview of "Hold On" was featured in an Amazon television commercial entitled Kindness, the Greatest Gift, portraying anxiety among young adults associated with the pandemic and premiered on 8 November 2021.[57]

A handful of deluxe physical editions of 30 were made available for purchase through select retailers. The Target-exclusive deluxe edition adds two bonus tracks and a duet version of "Easy on Me" with American singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton.[58][59] White-colored vinyl LPs were sold via Amazon, while transparent LPs were sold by Walmart. Cassette tapes of 30 were exclusively sold on Adele's webstore, as part of box sets.[60] A HMV-exclusive edition of 30, with an alternate sleeve, was also sold.[61] Music executives and journalists projected 30 to sell over a million albums in its opening week in the US.[62]

Concerts

For the US, Adele announced a television special, Adele One Night Only, would air on CBS on 14 November 2021.[63] The special featured an exclusive interview with Oprah Winfrey, as well as live performances of both Adele's biggest hits and her newest songs from the album.[64] The concert special drew 11.7 million viewers.[65]

For the UK, another concert special called An Audience with Adele aired on 21 November via the free-to-air channel ITV, and was released to its on-demand platform ITV Hub; the one-off concert was captured at the London Palladium in London, and with an audience consisting of both fans and Adele's "own personal heroes and heroines, fellow musicians, artists, actors, sportsmen, sportswomen and more."[66]

Weekends with Adele, a Las Vegas concert residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, was announced for 21 January – 16 April 2022, running for 24 concerts (two per weekend). Its ticket prices ranged from US$85 to $600 for the balcony, and from $860 to $5,000 for the floor seats.[67] On 20 January, a day before the first concert, Adele announced the postponement of the entire residency, saying "I'm so sorry, but my show ain't ready. Half my team have COVID and it's been impossible to finish the show." She also cited "delivery delays" as a reason, and apologized to the fans, many of whom supported her stance while the rest criticized her "last minute" decision costing "flight and hotel bookings".[68] On 25 July, Adele announced the rescheduled dates for the residency, including eight additional concerts, which started on 18 November 2022 and is set to run to 25 March 2023.[69]

Adele also performed two concerts at British Summer Time Hyde Park, London, on 1 and 2 July 2022. Registration was possible on Adele's website at 8 am on 26 October 2021 to access the pre-sales. It was scheduled to start on 28 October, followed by a second session for American Express members on 29 October. Tickets were scheduled to go on general sale from 10:00 am on 30 October.[70] Its "extortionate" ticket prices were met with disapproval from many fans online, with the lowest possible price being £90 and the highest was £579.95.[71][72] However, on 28 October 2021, pre-sale tickets for these two concerts in London's Hyde Park sold out in less than an hour.[73][74] 130,000 tickets were sold.[75]

Singles

The lead single, "Easy on Me", was released on 15 October 2021.[76] The accompanying music video was directed by Canadian filmmaker Xavier Dolan in Sutton, a town in southwestern Quebec.[77] Its music video was considered to be a sequel to the music video for 25's lead single, "Hello".[78] Upon release, it broke multiple major records, including the most streamed song in a day and week on Spotify.[79] The song topped the charts in 26 countries, including the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100.[80][81] Featured in Target and Japanese editions of 30,[82] the duet version with American singer Chris Stapleton was released to the US country radio format on 19 November 2021.[83]

"Oh My God" was released as the second single on 29 November 2021, instead of "I Drink Wine" which was initially planned.[84] It debuted at number two on the Official Singles Chart, being blocked from the top spot by her own "Easy on Me", and number five on the US Billboard Hot 100.[85][86] The Sam Brown-directed music video promoting the song was uploaded onto Adele's official YouTube channel on 12 January 2022.[87]

Additionally, "I Drink Wine", "Can I Get It", and "All Night Parking (with Erroll Garner)" were each promoted to US top 40 radio formats on 24 November 2021 as promotional singles.[88] A year later, "I Drink Wine" was sent to Italian radio airplay on 4 November 2022, as the album's third single.[89]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.9/10[90]
Metacritic88/100[91]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [92]
The Daily Telegraph     [93]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[94]
The Guardian     [95]
The Independent     [96]
The Line of Best Fit8/10[97]
NME     [98]
Pitchfork8.2/10[99]
Rolling Stone     [100]
The Times     [101]

30 received widespread acclaim from music critics, many of whom dubbed it as Adele's best album yet.[102][103] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalised score out of 100 to ratings from publications, the album received a weighted mean score of 88 based on 23 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[91] It is Adele's highest-rated album on the site.[104]

Rolling Stone music journalist Rob Sheffield called 30 Adele's "toughest, most powerful album yet" with the best vocal performances of her career, and praised its "deft" production by her collaborators.[100] Neil McCormick, in his review for The Daily Telegraph, hailed 30 as her strongest record yet, containing "powerhouse" songs with "intense" emotions and "bravura" performances.[93] Emma Swann of DIY described the album as "raw and uncompromising", matching cinematic music with lyrics on "the pain, the self-flagellation, the hope, the acceptance."[105]

Evening Standard's David Smyth called 30 "a devastating comeback" filled with both uptempo songs and heavy ballads.[106] Mikael Wood of Los Angeles Times opined the album examines "love's causes and consequences" using Adele's personal experiences, and highlighted her "soaring yet pulpy, gorgeous" vocals.[107] The Independent critic Annabel Nugent found the subject matter candid, unfiltered and "unmediated", as well as containing some optimistic love songs, unlike her previous records whose sad themes "can be wearisome in excess."[96] Kate Solomon, writing for i, said that 30 was a "reverent and messy, polished and painful" album from a "woman in turmoil, from raging wine-fuelled nights to quiet teary moments".[108]

David Cobbald, reviewing for The Line of Best Fit, complimented the theatrical essence of 30 and the use of electronic instruments and synthesisers in its production, but dismissed songs such as "Oh My God" and "Can I Get It" as "questionable".[97] Pitchfork critic Jillian Mapes called 30 an "incredibly moving album" and Adele's most ambitious work to-date due to its "nuanced" production, but ruled out "Can I Get It" as a non-essential, pop radio filler.[99] Reviews by NME's El Hunt and The Guardian's Alexis Petridis were mixed. Hunt said 30 was Adele's most creative album, but with lyrics still in "safer territory"; Hunt appreciated the new sounds, but felt the compositions of "Hold On", "I Drink Wine" and "Can I Get It" were jarring.[98] Petridis said the album is monotonous musically and lyrically to her previous albums, and "given their sales figures, you couldn't blame Adele for declining to even tinker with a formula that clearly ain't broke. But she does, and it makes for 30's highlights."[109]

Year-end lists

Select year-end rankings of 30
Publication List Rank Ref.
BBC The 21 Best Albums of 2021 10 [110]
Billboard The 50 Best Albums of 2021: Staff List
4
 [111]
Consequence Top 50 Albums of 2021
20
 [112]
Entertainment Weekly The 10 best albums of 2021
5
 [113]
Los Angeles Times The 10 best albums of 2021
7
 [114]
The New York Times Lindsay Zoladz's Best Albums of 2021
1
 [115]
NPR Music The 50 Best Albums of 2021 14 [116]
Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2021
32
 [117]
Rolling Stone 50 Best Albums of 2021
2
 [118]
Variety Chris Willman's Top 10 Albums of 2021
5
 [119]

Accolades

Adele received four nominations at the Brit Awards 2022, winning three; British Album of the Year for 30, Song of the Year for "Easy on Me", and Artist of the Year.[120] Adele also received four nominations at the iHeartRadio Music Awards,[121] winning two for 30 with Best Comeback Album and Pop Album of the Year.[122]30 resulted in a Grammy win at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards for "Easy on Me". The song won the award for Best Pop Solo Performance, furthering Adele's streak for the most wins in the category with four.[123]

Commercial performance

On 29 October 2021, three weeks before its release, 30 broke the record for the most pre-added album ever on Apple Music, surpassing Billie Eilish's Happier Than Ever (2021); the album also achieved the largest number of pre-adds in a single day, as well as the record for doing so in the shortest timeframe.[136] The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) reported that Adele was the world's second best-selling female artist of 2021, behind Taylor Swift.[137] 30 was the best-selling album of 2021 worldwide, topping the Global Album All-Format Chart, Global Album Sales Chart, and the newly created Global Vinyl Album Chart; the album sold 862,000 vinyl copies within the year.[138][139]

Europe

On 22 November 2021, the UK Official Charts Company reported that 30 logged 167,000 chart sales in the UK in the first half of its opening week, which was larger than the rest of the chart's top 40 combined.[140] After five days of release, the album claimed the biggest opening week of 2021 in the country. With 219,000 chart sales, 30 overtook ABBA's Voyage which opened with 204,000 chart sales earlier that month. It is also the highest opening week for an album by a female artist since Adele's own 25.[141] The album debuted at number one on the Official Albums Chart with 261,000 copies sold, garnering the largest opening week for an album since Ed Sheeran's Divide (2017). Adele also achieved a chart double on the Official Singles Chart that week, with "Easy on Me" at number one, "Oh My God" debuting at number two, and "I Drink Wine" debuting at number four.[85] 30 spent a total of five consecutive weeks atop the Official Albums Chart, tying Olivia Rodrigo's Sour as the longest-running number one album of 2021 on the chart.[142] Ranking as the top album of 2021 in the UK, 30 exceeded 600,000 units in total activity, with 502,000 coming from pure sales (448,000 physical, 53,000 downloads).[143]

30 debuted at number one in Germany, and with "Easy on Me" being at number one on the German Top 100 Singles chart, Adele became the first female artist to occupy the number one slots on the single and album charts thrice there simultaneously.[144] In Ireland, 30 debuted at number one, outselling the rest of the Top 10 combined.[145] 30 debuted at number two in France upon its release with 45,487 copies sold, only behind Orelsan's Civilisation.[146] It later reached the top spot in its fifth week and was certified double platinum in the country less than two months after its release.[147][148] Debuting at number one in the Netherlands, 30 became the best-selling album of 2021 in the country. It marked Adele's sixth time doing so, and also made her the first artist to have the top-selling album in six different years there.[149] 30 additionally topped the charts in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Iceland, Lithuania, Norway, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.

United States

In the United States, 30 became the top-selling album of 2021[150] by selling 500,000 copies in its first three days, surpassing the 462,000 tally of Swift's Evermore (2020). It also claimed the biggest sales week of the year from Swift's Red (Taylor's Version). 30 moved 575,000 album-equivalent units in the three-day span.[151] The next day, 30 surpassed Certified Lover Boy by Drake for 2021's biggest opening week, earning 660,000 album-equivalent units in the US. 560,000 of that sum was album sales.[152]

The album debuted atop the Billboard 200 with 839,000 album-equivalent units, including 692,000 pure album sales. The album's tracks collected 185.39 million on-demand streams within its first week, marking the fourth-biggest streaming debut week for an album by a woman in 2021. 30 surpassed the sales of any album in its previous 11 months combined.[153] It tallied the highest album sales week since the 846,000 copies sold by Swift's Folklore (2020).[154] 30 also outsold the other 50 best-selling albums that week combined, as well as the other top 10 best-selling albums that week combined and tripled.[155] All of the 12 tracks from 30 charted on the Billboard Hot 100 following its release, with six of them in the top 40. Adele's sum of chart entries rose from 14 to 25, tying with Billie Eilish as the female artist with the third-most entries on the chart in 2021, behind Swift (40) and Summer Walker (18).[156]

30 remained at number one in its second week with 288,000 units earned, including 225,000 pure album sales and 81.33 million on-demand streams, scoring the biggest second-week sales of the year, and the largest second-week total for any album since Drake's Scorpion (2018) moved 335,000 units.[157] Midway through its third week, 30 had sold over a million pure copies in the US, becoming the first 2021 album to reach the milestone and the first overall since Swift's Folklore.[158] In its third chart-topping week, 30 gained 193,000 units, marking the largest third week for any album since Scorpion.[159] It also became the first album to spend its first four weeks at number one since Morgan Wallen's Dangerous: The Double Album in early 2021, and the first by a woman since Folklore did so.[160] The same week, 30 moved 41,000 vinyl LPs, becoming the best-selling vinyl album of 2021.[161] Garnering 212,000 units in its fifth week, 30 achieved the highest fifth-week units for an album since 25, and became the first album of the 2020s to earn over 200,000 units in three separate weeks; Adele reached 39 total weeks atop the Billboard 200, tying Elton John as the British soloist with the most weeks at number one on the chart.[162][note 1] The album fell to number two in its seventh week with 57,000 units.[164] 30 was certified triple platinum by the RIAA for shipments of three million units in the US.[165]

30 was 2021's year-end best-seller with 1.464 million copies—the only album to sell a million copies. Of that sum, 1.219 million were physical copies and 245,000 were digital downloads. It marked Adele's fifth time having a year's best-seller, a record tied with Swift. 30 was the fourth-most consumed album of 2021 and second among women, with 1.936 million units moved. Additionally, Adele was the second best-selling artist of 2021 with 1.62 million albums sold, behind Swift (2.36 million). Billboard noted that 30's sales helped boost pure sales, especially CD sales, of 2021; 30 was the top selling digital album, CD and vinyl LP of 2021. Adele was 2021's second best-selling artist in digital and vinyl sales, and CD sales, behind Swift and BTS, respectively.[166][167] On July 14, 2022, Luminate (formerly MRC Data) reported that 30 was the fourth of the top 10 best-selling albums in the US during the first half of 2022, with 203,000 sales in this period.[168] 30 ranked at number two on the 2022 Billboard 200 Year-End chart, as well as number one on the 2022 Billboard Top Album Sales Year-End chart.[169][170]

Other markets

30 debuted atop the Billboard Canadian Albums Chart with 70,000 units in its first week, marking Adele's third number one album there. For 2021, 30 was Canada's top-selling album across all formats—digital, CD and vinyl LP. In total, the album spent six nonconsecutive weeks at number one.[171][172][173] The album topped Australia's ARIA Albums Chart, where it scored the highest first week sales for any album since Divide four years prior, while nine of its tracks charted on the ARIA Singles Chart that week. The album topped the charts for seven consecutive weeks in the country.[174][175] It debuted at number one on New Zealand Albums Chart while reaching gold status in its first week of release for surpassing sales of 7,500. It remained at number one for seven consecutive weeks.[176][177] In Japan, 30 debuted at number five on the Oricon Japanese Albums chart and number four on the Billboard Japanese Albums Chart, while reaching number sixty-eight on the Gaon Album Chart in South Korea.[178][179][180]

Impact

Upon the announcement of 30 and the release of the lead single "Easy On Me", James Hall of The Daily Telegraph wrote that "a new Adele album isn't just a release − it's a global cultural event".[181] Media outlets and fans dubbed 30 as part of a 2021 music trend called "Sad Girl Autumn" or "Sad Girl Fall", which refers to the release of melancholic and introspective music by female artists during autumn.[182] Time praised Adele for "remaining relevant while blatantly ignoring trends", called her "a master of turning life into art" who "comes off alternately as unreachable and relatable" and "responds winkingly to headlines in a way that creates more headlines".[183] Spotify removed the "shuffle" button for its Premium users as Adele proposed and commented that "Our art tells a story and our stories should be listened to as we intended." ABC News called her proposal "an example of her power in the music industry."[184] 30 was regarded as one of 2021's greatest pop culture moments.[185][186][187]

In 2021, CNN reported 30 contributed largely to rise of both vinyl sales and CD sales and they were reported to be up for the first time in 17 years. According to MRC Data's 2021 US Year-End Report, CD sales grew 1.1% from the year 2020. 30 sold almost 900,000 copies in the United States alone in CD format in 8 weeks. The album accounted for 2.15% of all CD sales in the year 2021.[188][189][190] The A.V. Club noted Adele's homage to Amy Winehouse and her influence on 30. "30 is arguably Adele's most soul-baring album, getting into the nitty gritty of divorce, self-love, and raising a child in a split home. As Winehouse did on Back To Black, here Adele also navigates the grief that comes with breaking the ties of love, washing herself in heartache. In its own way, 30 feels like a thank-you to Winehouse and the mark she made on music".[191] Mic called the album "a record for the millennials" who "bare the emotional scars of time just as she does".[192] The Ringer compared the difference between Adele and other pop stars, saying that "Unlike many of her peers, Adele is not obliged to keep a master narrative going to sustain general interest in her career. She just… sings".[193]

Track listing

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Strangers by Nature"
Göransson3:02
2."Easy on Me"
Kurstin3:44
3."My Little Love"
  • Adkins
  • Kurstin
Kurstin6:29
4."Cry Your Heart Out"
  • Adkins
  • Kurstin
Kurstin4:15
5."Oh My God"
  • Adkins
  • Kurstin
Kurstin3:45
6."Can I Get It"
  • Martin
  • Shellback
3:30
7."I Drink Wine"
  • Adkins
  • Kurstin
Kurstin6:16
8."All Night Parking" (with Erroll Garner)
  • Adkins
  • Garner[a]
2:41
9."Woman like Me"
Inflo5:00
10."Hold On"
  • Adkins
  • Cover
Inflo6:06
11."To Be Loved"
6:43
12."Love Is a Game"
  • Adkins
  • Cover
Inflo6:43
Total length:58:14
Target and Japanese limited edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Wild Wild West"
  • Adkins
  • Göransson
Göransson3:46
14."Can't Be Together"
  • Adkins
  • Kurstin
Kurstin4:18
15."Easy on Me" (with Chris Stapleton)
  • Adkins
  • Kurstin
Kurstin3:44
Total length:70:02

Notes

  • ^[a] "All Night Parking" is built around the musical base of "Finding Parking" (2017) by Joey Pecoraro, which in turn samples the song "No More Shadows" (1964) by Erroll Garner.

Personnel

Musicians

  • Adele – vocals (all tracks), voice notes (3), tambourine (5), stomps (6), handclaps (6, 12)
  • Ludwig Göransson – piano, bass, rhodes, mellotron, synth programming (1)
  • David Campbell – strings (1, 3, 7, 10, 12–15)
  • Serena Göransson – strings (1)
  • Greg Kurstin – bass, piano (2–5, 7); kick drum (2), mellotron (3, 4, 7), steel guitar (3), handclaps (4, 5), guitar (4), hammond B3 organ (4, 5, 7), drum programming, keyboards (5); percussion (5, 7), orchestron, rhodes (7)
  • Angelo Adkins – voice notes (3)
  • Chris Dave – drums (3–5, 9), percussion (3, 9, 12), bongos, vibraslap (4)
  • Max Martin – piano, programming, keyboards, background vocals (6)
  • Shellback – drums, bass, guitar, percussion, programming, whistle, keyboards, stomps, handclaps (6)
  • Joey Pecoraro – drums, additional piano, trumpet, violin (8)
  • Erroll Garner – piano (8)
  • Inflo – bass (9, 10, 12), guitar (9), electric guitar, drums, piano, organ, percussion (10, 12); wurlitzer, handclaps (12)
  • Tobias Jesso Jr. – piano (11)
  • Chris Stapleton - vocals (15)

Technical

  • Randy Merrill – mastering
  • Matt Scatchell – mixing (1–4, 7–12)
  • Tom Elmhirst – mixing (1–4, 7–12)
  • Şerban Ghenea – mixing (5, 6)
  • John Hanes – mixing (5, 6)
  • Riley Mackin – engineering (1)
  • Steve Churchyard – engineering (1, 3, 7, 10, 12–15)
  • Alex Pasco – engineering (2–5, 7)
  • Greg Kurstin – engineering (2–5, 7, 14, 15), vocal engineering (8)
  • Julian Burg – engineering (2–5, 7, 14, 15), vocal engineering (8)
  • Lasse Mårtén – engineering (6)
  • Michael Ilbert – engineering (6)
  • Sam Holland – engineering (6)
  • Inflo – engineering (9, 10, 12)
  • Matt Dyson – engineering (9, 12)
  • Todd Monfalcone – engineering (9)
  • Tom Campbell – engineering (10)
  • Ivan Wayman – engineering (11)
  • Shawn Everett – engineering (11)
  • Ryan Lytle – engineering (12), engineering assistance (9)
  • Bryce Bordone – engineering assistance (5, 6)
  • Brian Rajaratnam – engineering assistance (10)

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications of 30, with sales where available
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[267] Platinum 70,000 
Austria (IFPI Austria)[268] Platinum 15,000 
Canada — 114,000[note 2]
Chile (IFPI Chile)[270] Gold 3,500[note 3]
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[272] Platinum 20,000 
France (SNEP)[274] 2× Platinum 203,144[note 4]
Germany (BVMI)[275] Gold 100,000 
Hungary (MAHASZ)[276] Platinum 4,000 
Italy (FIMI)[277] Platinum 50,000 
Mexico (AMPROFON)[278] Gold 70,000 
New Zealand (RMNZ)[279] 2× Platinum 30,000 
Poland (ZPAV)[280] 2× Platinum 40,000 
Portugal (AFP)[281] Gold 7,500^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[282] Platinum 40,000 
Sweden (GLF)[283] Gold 15,000 
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[284] Platinum 20,000 
United Kingdom (BPI)[285] 2× Platinum 600,000 
United States (RIAA)[286] 3× Platinum 3,000,000 
Summaries
Worldwide (IFPI) — 4,680,000[note 5]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
  Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for 30
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various 19 November 2021
Columbia [288]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Adele broke this record the following week when 30 spent its sixth consecutive week at the top position of the Billboard 200.[163]
  2. ^ Canadian pure sales as of January 2022[269]
  3. ^ Chilean pure sales as of December 2021[271]
  4. ^ French pure sales as of December 2021[273]
  5. ^ Global pure sales by December 2021[287]

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adele, album, fourth, studio, album, english, singer, songwriter, adele, released, november, 2021, columbia, records, adele, first, studio, album, since, 2015, inspired, adele, divorce, motherhood, fame, heartache, expresses, themes, acceptance, hope, wrote, a. 30 is the fourth studio album by English singer songwriter Adele It was released on 19 November 2021 by Columbia Records as Adele s first studio album since 25 2015 30 is inspired by Adele s divorce motherhood fame and heartache and expresses themes of acceptance and hope She wrote the album from 2018 through 2020 with producers such as Greg Kurstin Max Martin and Shellback all of whom worked on 25 as well New collaborators included Ludwig Goransson and Inflo of English band Sault 30Studio album by AdeleReleased19 November 2021 2021 11 19 RecordedJune 2018 August 2021StudioEastcote London Elbo California Henson California House Mouse Kallbacken Stockholm Sweden Metropolis London MixStar Virginia Beach MXM House Mouse MXM Los Angeles No Expectations Los Angeles Serenity West The EastWood Scoring Stage California Will s Grandma s House California GenreSoul jazz popLength58 14LabelColumbiaProducerGreg Kurstin Inflo Tobias Jesso Jr Ludwig Goransson Max Martin Shawn Everett ShellbackAdele chronology25 2015 30 2021 Singles from 30 Easy on Me Released 15 October 2021 Oh My God Released 29 November 2021 I Drink Wine Released 4 November 2022Musically 30 is a collection of pop soul and jazz songs Journalists have described it as Adele s most creative work sonically expanding on her past works by incorporating dance pop gospel and jazz elements American jazz pianist Erroll Garner appears on the track All Night Parking as a guest act marking the first time an artist is featured on a standard album by Adele The lead single Easy on Me was released on 15 October 2021 and topped the charts in 27 territories An extensive marketing campaign was used to promote 30 including Adele One Night Only in the US and An Audience with Adele in the UK 30 reached number one in 34 countries including the UK where it became Adele s fourth consecutive number one album making her the first act to debut all their albums atop the UK Albums Chart it garnered the highest first week sales for an album by a female artist in the UK since Adele s own 25 and became 2021 s best seller in the country In the US it was Adele s third consecutive Billboard 200 number one album and also became the best selling album of 2021 30 was the world s best selling album of 2021 selling 4 68 million copies 30 was met with widespread critical acclaim for its cinematic instrumentation vocal performances and introspective lyrics It appeared on the 2021 year end best albums lists from various publications many of which considered it Adele s best record The album was nominated for six Grammy Awards at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards 2023 including Album of the Year Record of the Year and Song of the Year while Easy on Me won Best Pop Solo Performance making Adele the most awarded artist in the category with 4 wins 30 won British Album of the Year at the Brit Awards 2022 making Adele the first solo artist in history to win the honour three times Contents 1 Background 2 Writing and recording 3 Composition 4 Release 5 Marketing and promotion 5 1 Concerts 5 2 Singles 6 Critical reception 6 1 Year end lists 7 Accolades 8 Commercial performance 8 1 Europe 8 2 United States 8 3 Other markets 9 Impact 10 Track listing 11 Personnel 12 Charts 12 1 Weekly charts 12 2 Year end charts 13 Certifications and sales 14 Release history 15 See also 16 Footnotes 17 ReferencesBackground EditDuring the conception of 25 Adele wrote enough material for what she claimed could be three or four albums She later revealed that she had four or five songs that she might revisit at a later date among them a Greg Kurstin contributed song that she felt was more appropriate once she was older 1 Multiple collaborations with songwriter Diane Warren were also cut from 25 2 3 4 though Warren mentioned the possibility of some of the songs appearing on future albums 5 In 2018 mainstream media outlets reported that Adele was working on her fourth studio album 6 Drummer Matt Chamberlin confirmed that he had been in the studio with her for her fourth studio album Along with Rick Nowels John Legend and Raphael Saadiq in hopes of crafting an album full of soul with a more eclectic sound 7 8 I just felt like I wanted to explain to him through this record when he s in his 20s or 30s who I am and why I voluntarily chose to dismantle his entire life in the pursuit of my own happiness It made him really unhappy sometimes And that s a real wound for me that I don t know if I ll ever be able to heal Adele on her son and 30 Vogue 9 Following Adele s marriage to Simon Konecki in 2018 2 years later than media outlets reported 10 Adele filed for divorce in 2019 9 Following the separation from Konecki and on a journey of self healing she began therapy sessions and mended the estranged relationship with her father 9 Through this period Adele would suffer from anxiety which inspired 30 along with her separation from Konecki the scrutiny of fame and her motherhood 9 The years that followed leaving her marriage plagued Adele especially the effect it had on her son Adele decided to have regular conversations with her son about the divorce and recorded her conversations following advice from her therapist 11 9 Around the same time Adele returned to the studio inspired by her conversations with her son and wanting to create a body of work that would explain to him why she left his father 9 Early on in the promotion for 25 Adele revealed that she planned to stop naming albums after her age 12 13 However on her 31st birthday Adele published a rare social media post in which she seemingly jokingly referred to her next album as 30 alluding to the theme of her previous three albums titles 9 On 15 February 2020 Adele announced at a friend s wedding that her fourth studio album would be out by September 2020 14 However she would later confirm that the album s production and release had been delayed due to the COVID 19 pandemic 15 Writing and recording Edit Greg Kurstin Max Martin and Shellback pictured left to right who worked on Adele s third studio album 25 returned to produce 30 as well Using music as an outlet post divorce Adele went to the studio describing it as basically running away 16 Similarly to Adele s previous albums the vocal tracks used on 30 are original demos 17 Adele wanted to create a safe space during the album s recording and opted to work with fewer people than on her previous project 25 18 Choosing producers Adele felt comfortable with influenced her choice in collaborators Adele reunited with long time collaborator record producer and friend Greg Kurstin which allowed Adele to feel as though she could say anything sing anything and they wouldn t judge me 19 Together Adele and Kurstin worked on six songs Easy on Me My Little Love Cry Your Heart Out Oh My God I Drink Wine and All Night Parking Originally a 15 minute song inspired by Elton John and Bernie Taupin I Drink Wine was written by Adele to express her remorse for not being present for a close friend and was later cut back following label feedback 20 All Night Parking posthumously credits American jazz pianist Erroll Garner as a featured artist making it the first song on a standard Adele album to have a featured artist credit Adele worked with previous collaborators and Swedish producers and songwriters Max Martin and Shellback and Canadian singer songwriter Tobias Jesso Jr Oh My God produced by Kurstin was written during a period of time when Adele s anxiety was subsiding 21 Referencing dating post divorce Adele wrote the song inspired by her first time flirting after her split with Simon Konecki 21 Adele also worked with producers for the first time including Swedish composer Ludwig Goransson and British producer Inflo of the music collective Sault 9 22 Heavily inspired by the Judy Garland biopic 23 Adele was attracted to the new sounds chords and cadences Goransson introduced to her which led to the song Strangers by Nature 19 Adele immediately gravitated towards Inflo due to their similar age and both being raised in North London The pair s recording sessions would often start with extensive conversations before pin pointing an emotion they wanted to write about 18 Together they wrote and produced three songs Woman like Me Hold On and Love Is a Game The latter was inspired by Breakfast at Tiffany s which was played on mute during the recording sessions 9 Hold On was written by Adele regarding the numerous times she lost hope during her divorce and features backing vocals from her friends Recalling writing the track Adele said I remember I didn t belly laugh for about a year But I didn t realize I was making progress until I wrote Hold On and listened to it back Later I was like Oh fuck I ve really learned a lot I ve really come a long way 23 By February 2020 30 was mostly completed except for some orchestral elements and backing vocals 16 Composition EditStereogum described 30 as a pop soul and jazz record 24 It also contains elements of R amp B 25 gospel 26 and dance pop 27 The album incorporates choir vocals harmonies voice notes elegant violins mellow strings organs and horns 28 Thematically the album addresses Adele s divorce anxiety and motherhood During an Instagram Live on 9 October 2021 Adele reiterated that 30 would centre on her divorce 29 Adele noted that 30 is more introspective than her previous efforts I feel like this album is self destruction then self reflection and then sort of self redemption she said I really want people to hear my side of the story this time 29 30 The album opens with Strangers by Nature a cinematic tune featuring organs strings and mournful lyrics The song closes with the line All right then I m ready before leading into Easy on Me the album s lead single 31 The track is the second on the album and is a traditional piano ballad about healing from a divorce 32 My Little Love is a track dedicated to Adele s son Angelo with voice notes included in the song speaking about her divorce and the pain of heartbreak 33 The album s fourth track Cry Your Heart Out is an uptempo piano driven song contrasting with its lyrics describing depression and anxiety but also the feeling of relief 34 Oh My God features instrumentation from claps keys organ and rumbling bass and combines R amp B groove and a dance pop electropop sample 35 themed on Adele s first flirt after her divorce 36 Can I Get It is an acoustic guitar jam with an upbeat whistled chorus Lyrically the song is about the feeling of love and wanting a true long lasting relationship 24 I Drink Wine is a gospel oriented power ballad addressing Adele s divorce and shedding her ego before regaining the ability to love again 37 All Night Parking is an interlude that features jazz pianist Erroll Garner marking the first feature on a studio album by Adele The song centers around the musical base of Joey Pecoraro s Finding Parking 2017 which samples Garner s No More Shadows 1964 The song is about falling in love in a long distance relationship and the excitement that comes with it even if it won t last The song is only two minutes and forty one seconds in length making it the shortest track on the album 38 Woman like Me is the album s ninth track built on an acoustic instrumental The song is about a lover not willing to move on from his previous relationship and letting his past cloud his current relationship with Adele calling her lover out on his laziness and self doubt 39 Hold On is a gospel tinged song with Adele being backed by a choir The song describes Adele s feelings about her divorce and telling herself to stay hopeful for the future 40 To Be Loved is another piano ballad with lyrics a future version of Adele s son explaining her divorce and finding the path to happiness again 41 The album s closer Love Is a Game is a cinematic jazz influenced cut that lyrically details finding love again and navigating the ways of love 42 Release EditI was certainly nowhere near where I d hoped to be when I first started it nearly 3 years ago Quite the opposite actually I rely on routine and consistency to feel safe I always have And yet there I was knowingly and willingly even throwing myself into a maze of absolute mess and inner turmoil I ve learned a lot of blistering home truths about myself along the way I ve shed many layers but also wrapped myself in new ones Discovered genuinely useful and wholesome mentalities to lead with and I feel like I ve finally found my feeling again I d go as far as to say that I ve never felt more peaceful in my life And so I m ready to finally put this album out It was my ride or die throughout the most turbulent period of my life I ve painstakingly rebuilt my house and my heart since then and this album narrates it Home is where the heart is Adele announcing 30 via social media 43 On 18 October 2020 Adele confirmed she would be hosting the 24 October episode of Saturday Night Live reinvigorating fans hope that new music would be imminent 44 However during the episode Adele confirmed that her fourth studio album was not yet finished 45 She later hinted via an Instagram post that she would be returning to music in 2021 46 Comedian Alan Carr a close friend of Adele s also hinted that the album would be released in 2021 describing the material he had heard from the album as amazing during an interview with Grazia s UK edition 47 On 28 September 2021 tweets from numerous radio stations across the globe indicated that new Adele music could be released as early as that week 48 Days later Hits Daily Double who previously reported exclusively on the album rollout for 25 reiterated that Adele s fourth studio album would be released on 19 November 49 Unlike 25 Adele confirmed that 30 would be available on streaming services the day of its release in addition to a traditional release on physical formats 17 Likewise 30 differed from Adele s previous releases in that it would not be released by XL Recordings instead its worldwide distribution was handled by Columbia Records which previously only handled Adele s releases in North America 50 On 13 October 2021 Adele officially announced the title of the album would be 30 and that it was slated for release on 19 November 2021 51 On 4 November two weeks prior to the album release Consequence reported a major delay in the vinyl record industry caused due in part to 30 Variety stated that Adele had to turn her album in six months beforehand in order to have its vinyl LPs ready for 19 November the day it releases More than 500 000 vinyl LPs of 30 were manufactured in the months leading up to the release day with Sony Music removing catalogue albums from its overseas pressing plants to ensure there won t be any shortage of Adele LPs going into the holidays which coupled with the pre existing delay in production due to the COVID 19 pandemic became detrimental to albums by other artists Ed Sheeran stated there s like three vinyl factories in the world so you have to do it like really upfront and Adele had basically booked out all the vinyl factories so we had to get a slot and get our album in there It was like me Coldplay Adele Taylor ABBA Elton all of us were trying to get our vinyls printed at the same time 17 52 Marketing and promotion EditOn the weekend of 1 October a series of advertising hoardings and projections displaying the number 30 appeared in various locations across the globe with reports that it could be tied to Adele s forthcoming studio album 30 53 On Monday 4 October Adele s social media accounts and website were updated to match the blue colour from the advertisements indicating an imminent announcement from Adele 54 The next day Adele officially announced a 15 October release for the album s lead single Easy On Me with a clip of its music video on her social media accounts 55 Later that week Adele became the first person to simultaneously appear on the covers of both British and American Vogue publications in the same month both magazines featured interviews in which Adele revealed details about her new album 56 The track listing of 30 was revealed on 1 November 2021 A preview of Hold On was featured in an Amazon television commercial entitled Kindness the Greatest Gift portraying anxiety among young adults associated with the pandemic and premiered on 8 November 2021 57 A handful of deluxe physical editions of 30 were made available for purchase through select retailers The Target exclusive deluxe edition adds two bonus tracks and a duet version of Easy on Me with American singer songwriter Chris Stapleton 58 59 White colored vinyl LPs were sold via Amazon while transparent LPs were sold by Walmart Cassette tapes of 30 were exclusively sold on Adele s webstore as part of box sets 60 A HMV exclusive edition of 30 with an alternate sleeve was also sold 61 Music executives and journalists projected 30 to sell over a million albums in its opening week in the US 62 Concerts Edit For the US Adele announced a television special Adele One Night Only would air on CBS on 14 November 2021 63 The special featured an exclusive interview with Oprah Winfrey as well as live performances of both Adele s biggest hits and her newest songs from the album 64 The concert special drew 11 7 million viewers 65 For the UK another concert special called An Audience with Adele aired on 21 November via the free to air channel ITV and was released to its on demand platform ITV Hub the one off concert was captured at the London Palladium in London and with an audience consisting of both fans and Adele s own personal heroes and heroines fellow musicians artists actors sportsmen sportswomen and more 66 Weekends with Adele a Las Vegas concert residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace was announced for 21 January 16 April 2022 running for 24 concerts two per weekend Its ticket prices ranged from US 85 to 600 for the balcony and from 860 to 5 000 for the floor seats 67 On 20 January a day before the first concert Adele announced the postponement of the entire residency saying I m so sorry but my show ain t ready Half my team have COVID and it s been impossible to finish the show She also cited delivery delays as a reason and apologized to the fans many of whom supported her stance while the rest criticized her last minute decision costing flight and hotel bookings 68 On 25 July Adele announced the rescheduled dates for the residency including eight additional concerts which started on 18 November 2022 and is set to run to 25 March 2023 69 Adele also performed two concerts at British Summer Time Hyde Park London on 1 and 2 July 2022 Registration was possible on Adele s website at 8 am on 26 October 2021 to access the pre sales It was scheduled to start on 28 October followed by a second session for American Express members on 29 October Tickets were scheduled to go on general sale from 10 00 am on 30 October 70 Its extortionate ticket prices were met with disapproval from many fans online with the lowest possible price being 90 and the highest was 579 95 71 72 However on 28 October 2021 pre sale tickets for these two concerts in London s Hyde Park sold out in less than an hour 73 74 130 000 tickets were sold 75 Singles Edit The lead single Easy on Me was released on 15 October 2021 76 The accompanying music video was directed by Canadian filmmaker Xavier Dolan in Sutton a town in southwestern Quebec 77 Its music video was considered to be a sequel to the music video for 25 s lead single Hello 78 Upon release it broke multiple major records including the most streamed song in a day and week on Spotify 79 The song topped the charts in 26 countries including the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100 80 81 Featured in Target and Japanese editions of 30 82 the duet version with American singer Chris Stapleton was released to the US country radio format on 19 November 2021 83 Oh My God was released as the second single on 29 November 2021 instead of I Drink Wine which was initially planned 84 It debuted at number two on the Official Singles Chart being blocked from the top spot by her own Easy on Me and number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 85 86 The Sam Brown directed music video promoting the song was uploaded onto Adele s official YouTube channel on 12 January 2022 87 Additionally I Drink Wine Can I Get It and All Night Parking with Erroll Garner were each promoted to US top 40 radio formats on 24 November 2021 as promotional singles 88 A year later I Drink Wine was sent to Italian radio airplay on 4 November 2022 as the album s third single 89 Critical reception EditProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingAnyDecentMusic 7 9 10 90 Metacritic88 100 91 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 92 The Daily Telegraph 93 Entertainment WeeklyA 94 The Guardian 95 The Independent 96 The Line of Best Fit8 10 97 NME 98 Pitchfork8 2 10 99 Rolling Stone 100 The Times 101 30 received widespread acclaim from music critics many of whom dubbed it as Adele s best album yet 102 103 On Metacritic which assigns a normalised score out of 100 to ratings from publications the album received a weighted mean score of 88 based on 23 reviews indicating universal acclaim 91 It is Adele s highest rated album on the site 104 Rolling Stone music journalist Rob Sheffield called 30 Adele s toughest most powerful album yet with the best vocal performances of her career and praised its deft production by her collaborators 100 Neil McCormick in his review for The Daily Telegraph hailed 30 as her strongest record yet containing powerhouse songs with intense emotions and bravura performances 93 Emma Swann of DIY described the album as raw and uncompromising matching cinematic music with lyrics on the pain the self flagellation the hope the acceptance 105 Evening Standard s David Smyth called 30 a devastating comeback filled with both uptempo songs and heavy ballads 106 Mikael Wood of Los Angeles Times opined the album examines love s causes and consequences using Adele s personal experiences and highlighted her soaring yet pulpy gorgeous vocals 107 The Independent critic Annabel Nugent found the subject matter candid unfiltered and unmediated as well as containing some optimistic love songs unlike her previous records whose sad themes can be wearisome in excess 96 Kate Solomon writing for i said that 30 was a reverent and messy polished and painful album from a woman in turmoil from raging wine fuelled nights to quiet teary moments 108 David Cobbald reviewing for The Line of Best Fit complimented the theatrical essence of 30 and the use of electronic instruments and synthesisers in its production but dismissed songs such as Oh My God and Can I Get It as questionable 97 Pitchfork critic Jillian Mapes called 30 an incredibly moving album and Adele s most ambitious work to date due to its nuanced production but ruled out Can I Get It as a non essential pop radio filler 99 Reviews by NME s El Hunt and The Guardian s Alexis Petridis were mixed Hunt said 30 was Adele s most creative album but with lyrics still in safer territory Hunt appreciated the new sounds but felt the compositions of Hold On I Drink Wine and Can I Get It were jarring 98 Petridis said the album is monotonous musically and lyrically to her previous albums and given their sales figures you couldn t blame Adele for declining to even tinker with a formula that clearly ain t broke But she does and it makes for 30 s highlights 109 Year end lists Edit Select year end rankings of 30 Publication List Rank Ref BBC The 21 Best Albums of 2021 10 110 Billboard The 50 Best Albums of 2021 Staff List 4 111 Consequence Top 50 Albums of 2021 20 112 Entertainment Weekly The 10 best albums of 2021 5 113 Los Angeles Times The 10 best albums of 2021 7 114 The New York Times Lindsay Zoladz s Best Albums of 2021 1 115 NPR Music The 50 Best Albums of 2021 14 116 Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2021 32 117 Rolling Stone 50 Best Albums of 2021 2 118 Variety Chris Willman s Top 10 Albums of 2021 5 119 Accolades EditAdele received four nominations at the Brit Awards 2022 winning three British Album of the Year for 30 Song of the Year for Easy on Me and Artist of the Year 120 Adele also received four nominations at the iHeartRadio Music Awards 121 winning two for 30 with Best Comeback Album and Pop Album of the Year 122 30 resulted in a Grammy win at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards for Easy on Me The song won the award for Best Pop Solo Performance furthering Adele s streak for the most wins in the category with four 123 Year Ceremony Category Result Ref 2022 American Music Awards Favorite Pop Album Nominated 124 ARIA Music Awards Best International Artist Nominated 125 Billboard Music Awards Top Billboard 200 Album Nominated 126 Brit Awards British Album of the Year Won 127 Danish Music Awards International Album of the Year Won 128 GAFFA Awards Foreign Album of the Year Won 129 iHeartRadio Music Awards Best Comeback Album Won 130 Pop Album of the Year WonJuno Awards International Album of the Year Nominated 131 Kids Choice Awards Favorite Album Nominated 132 LOS40 Music Awards Best International Album Nominated 133 MTV Video Music Awards Album of the Year Nominated 134 2023 Grammy Awards Album of the Year Nominated 135 Best Pop Vocal Album NominatedCommercial performance EditOn 29 October 2021 three weeks before its release 30 broke the record for the most pre added album ever on Apple Music surpassing Billie Eilish s Happier Than Ever 2021 the album also achieved the largest number of pre adds in a single day as well as the record for doing so in the shortest timeframe 136 The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry IFPI reported that Adele was the world s second best selling female artist of 2021 behind Taylor Swift 137 30 was the best selling album of 2021 worldwide topping the Global Album All Format Chart Global Album Sales Chart and the newly created Global Vinyl Album Chart the album sold 862 000 vinyl copies within the year 138 139 Europe Edit On 22 November 2021 the UK Official Charts Company reported that 30 logged 167 000 chart sales in the UK in the first half of its opening week which was larger than the rest of the chart s top 40 combined 140 After five days of release the album claimed the biggest opening week of 2021 in the country With 219 000 chart sales 30 overtook ABBA s Voyage which opened with 204 000 chart sales earlier that month It is also the highest opening week for an album by a female artist since Adele s own 25 141 The album debuted at number one on the Official Albums Chart with 261 000 copies sold garnering the largest opening week for an album since Ed Sheeran s Divide 2017 Adele also achieved a chart double on the Official Singles Chart that week with Easy on Me at number one Oh My God debuting at number two and I Drink Wine debuting at number four 85 30 spent a total of five consecutive weeks atop the Official Albums Chart tying Olivia Rodrigo s Sour as the longest running number one album of 2021 on the chart 142 Ranking as the top album of 2021 in the UK 30 exceeded 600 000 units in total activity with 502 000 coming from pure sales 448 000 physical 53 000 downloads 143 30 debuted at number one in Germany and with Easy on Me being at number one on the German Top 100 Singles chart Adele became the first female artist to occupy the number one slots on the single and album charts thrice there simultaneously 144 In Ireland 30 debuted at number one outselling the rest of the Top 10 combined 145 30 debuted at number two in France upon its release with 45 487 copies sold only behind Orelsan s Civilisation 146 It later reached the top spot in its fifth week and was certified double platinum in the country less than two months after its release 147 148 Debuting at number one in the Netherlands 30 became the best selling album of 2021 in the country It marked Adele s sixth time doing so and also made her the first artist to have the top selling album in six different years there 149 30 additionally topped the charts in Austria Belgium Denmark Finland Greece Iceland Lithuania Norway Scotland Spain Sweden and Switzerland United States Edit In the United States 30 became the top selling album of 2021 150 by selling 500 000 copies in its first three days surpassing the 462 000 tally of Swift s Evermore 2020 It also claimed the biggest sales week of the year from Swift s Red Taylor s Version 30 moved 575 000 album equivalent units in the three day span 151 The next day 30 surpassed Certified Lover Boy by Drake for 2021 s biggest opening week earning 660 000 album equivalent units in the US 560 000 of that sum was album sales 152 The album debuted atop the Billboard 200 with 839 000 album equivalent units including 692 000 pure album sales The album s tracks collected 185 39 million on demand streams within its first week marking the fourth biggest streaming debut week for an album by a woman in 2021 30 surpassed the sales of any album in its previous 11 months combined 153 It tallied the highest album sales week since the 846 000 copies sold by Swift s Folklore 2020 154 30 also outsold the other 50 best selling albums that week combined as well as the other top 10 best selling albums that week combined and tripled 155 All of the 12 tracks from 30 charted on the Billboard Hot 100 following its release with six of them in the top 40 Adele s sum of chart entries rose from 14 to 25 tying with Billie Eilish as the female artist with the third most entries on the chart in 2021 behind Swift 40 and Summer Walker 18 156 30 remained at number one in its second week with 288 000 units earned including 225 000 pure album sales and 81 33 million on demand streams scoring the biggest second week sales of the year and the largest second week total for any album since Drake s Scorpion 2018 moved 335 000 units 157 Midway through its third week 30 had sold over a million pure copies in the US becoming the first 2021 album to reach the milestone and the first overall since Swift s Folklore 158 In its third chart topping week 30 gained 193 000 units marking the largest third week for any album since Scorpion 159 It also became the first album to spend its first four weeks at number one since Morgan Wallen s Dangerous The Double Album in early 2021 and the first by a woman since Folklore did so 160 The same week 30 moved 41 000 vinyl LPs becoming the best selling vinyl album of 2021 161 Garnering 212 000 units in its fifth week 30 achieved the highest fifth week units for an album since 25 and became the first album of the 2020s to earn over 200 000 units in three separate weeks Adele reached 39 total weeks atop the Billboard 200 tying Elton John as the British soloist with the most weeks at number one on the chart 162 note 1 The album fell to number two in its seventh week with 57 000 units 164 30 was certified triple platinum by the RIAA for shipments of three million units in the US 165 30 was 2021 s year end best seller with 1 464 million copies the only album to sell a million copies Of that sum 1 219 million were physical copies and 245 000 were digital downloads It marked Adele s fifth time having a year s best seller a record tied with Swift 30 was the fourth most consumed album of 2021 and second among women with 1 936 million units moved Additionally Adele was the second best selling artist of 2021 with 1 62 million albums sold behind Swift 2 36 million Billboard noted that 30 s sales helped boost pure sales especially CD sales of 2021 30 was the top selling digital album CD and vinyl LP of 2021 Adele was 2021 s second best selling artist in digital and vinyl sales and CD sales behind Swift and BTS respectively 166 167 On July 14 2022 Luminate formerly MRC Data reported that 30 was the fourth of the top 10 best selling albums in the US during the first half of 2022 with 203 000 sales in this period 168 30 ranked at number two on the 2022 Billboard 200 Year End chart as well as number one on the 2022 Billboard Top Album Sales Year End chart 169 170 Other markets Edit 30 debuted atop the Billboard Canadian Albums Chart with 70 000 units in its first week marking Adele s third number one album there For 2021 30 was Canada s top selling album across all formats digital CD and vinyl LP In total the album spent six nonconsecutive weeks at number one 171 172 173 The album topped Australia s ARIA Albums Chart where it scored the highest first week sales for any album since Divide four years prior while nine of its tracks charted on the ARIA Singles Chart that week The album topped the charts for seven consecutive weeks in the country 174 175 It debuted at number one on New Zealand Albums Chart while reaching gold status in its first week of release for surpassing sales of 7 500 It remained at number one for seven consecutive weeks 176 177 In Japan 30 debuted at number five on the Oricon Japanese Albums chart and number four on the Billboard Japanese Albums Chart while reaching number sixty eight on the Gaon Album Chart in South Korea 178 179 180 Impact EditUpon the announcement of 30 and the release of the lead single Easy On Me James Hall of The Daily Telegraph wrote that a new Adele album isn t just a release it s a global cultural event 181 Media outlets and fans dubbed 30 as part of a 2021 music trend called Sad Girl Autumn or Sad Girl Fall which refers to the release of melancholic and introspective music by female artists during autumn 182 Time praised Adele for remaining relevant while blatantly ignoring trends called her a master of turning life into art who comes off alternately as unreachable and relatable and responds winkingly to headlines in a way that creates more headlines 183 Spotify removed the shuffle button for its Premium users as Adele proposed and commented that Our art tells a story and our stories should be listened to as we intended ABC News called her proposal an example of her power in the music industry 184 30 was regarded as one of 2021 s greatest pop culture moments 185 186 187 In 2021 CNN reported 30 contributed largely to rise of both vinyl sales and CD sales and they were reported to be up for the first time in 17 years According to MRC Data s 2021 US Year End Report CD sales grew 1 1 from the year 2020 30 sold almost 900 000 copies in the United States alone in CD format in 8 weeks The album accounted for 2 15 of all CD sales in the year 2021 188 189 190 The A V Club noted Adele s homage to Amy Winehouse and her influence on 30 30 is arguably Adele s most soul baring album getting into the nitty gritty of divorce self love and raising a child in a split home As Winehouse did on Back To Black here Adele also navigates the grief that comes with breaking the ties of love washing herself in heartache In its own way 30 feels like a thank you to Winehouse and the mark she made on music 191 Mic called the album a record for the millennials who bare the emotional scars of time just as she does 192 The Ringer compared the difference between Adele and other pop stars saying that Unlike many of her peers Adele is not obliged to keep a master narrative going to sustain general interest in her career She just sings 193 Track listing EditStandard editionNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Strangers by Nature Adele AdkinsLudwig GoranssonGoransson3 022 Easy on Me AdkinsGreg KurstinKurstin3 443 My Little Love AdkinsKurstinKurstin6 294 Cry Your Heart Out AdkinsKurstinKurstin4 155 Oh My God AdkinsKurstinKurstin3 456 Can I Get It AdkinsMax MartinShellbackMartinShellback3 307 I Drink Wine AdkinsKurstinKurstin6 168 All Night Parking with Erroll Garner AdkinsGarner a Joey Pecoraro a Kurstin2 419 Woman like Me AdkinsDean Josiah CoverInflo5 0010 Hold On AdkinsCoverInflo6 0611 To Be Loved AdkinsTobias Jesso Jr Jesso Jr Shawn Everett6 4312 Love Is a Game AdkinsCoverInflo6 43Total length 58 14 Target and Japanese limited edition bonus tracksNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length13 Wild Wild West AdkinsGoranssonGoransson3 4614 Can t Be Together AdkinsKurstinKurstin4 1815 Easy on Me with Chris Stapleton AdkinsKurstinKurstin3 44Total length 70 02Notes a All Night Parking is built around the musical base of Finding Parking 2017 by Joey Pecoraro which in turn samples the song No More Shadows 1964 by Erroll Garner Personnel EditMusicians Adele vocals all tracks voice notes 3 tambourine 5 stomps 6 handclaps 6 12 Ludwig Goransson piano bass rhodes mellotron synth programming 1 David Campbell strings 1 3 7 10 12 15 Serena Goransson strings 1 Greg Kurstin bass piano 2 5 7 kick drum 2 mellotron 3 4 7 steel guitar 3 handclaps 4 5 guitar 4 hammond B3 organ 4 5 7 drum programming keyboards 5 percussion 5 7 orchestron rhodes 7 Angelo Adkins voice notes 3 Chris Dave drums 3 5 9 percussion 3 9 12 bongos vibraslap 4 Max Martin piano programming keyboards background vocals 6 Shellback drums bass guitar percussion programming whistle keyboards stomps handclaps 6 Joey Pecoraro drums additional piano trumpet violin 8 Erroll Garner piano 8 Inflo bass 9 10 12 guitar 9 electric guitar drums piano organ percussion 10 12 wurlitzer handclaps 12 Tobias Jesso Jr piano 11 Chris Stapleton vocals 15 Technical Randy Merrill mastering Matt Scatchell mixing 1 4 7 12 Tom Elmhirst mixing 1 4 7 12 Serban Ghenea mixing 5 6 John Hanes mixing 5 6 Riley Mackin engineering 1 Steve Churchyard engineering 1 3 7 10 12 15 Alex Pasco engineering 2 5 7 Greg Kurstin engineering 2 5 7 14 15 vocal engineering 8 Julian Burg engineering 2 5 7 14 15 vocal engineering 8 Lasse Marten engineering 6 Michael Ilbert engineering 6 Sam Holland engineering 6 Inflo engineering 9 10 12 Matt Dyson engineering 9 12 Todd Monfalcone engineering 9 Tom Campbell engineering 10 Ivan Wayman engineering 11 Shawn Everett engineering 11 Ryan Lytle engineering 12 engineering assistance 9 Bryce Bordone engineering assistance 5 6 Brian Rajaratnam engineering assistance 10 Charts EditWeekly charts Edit Weekly chart performance for 30 Chart 2021 2022 PeakpositionAustralian Albums ARIA 194 1Austrian Albums O3 Austria 195 1Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 196 1Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 197 2Canadian Albums Billboard 198 1Croatian International Albums HDU 199 1Czech Albums CNS IFPI 200 2Danish Albums Hitlisten 201 1Dutch Albums Album Top 100 202 1Finnish Albums Suomen virallinen lista 203 1French Albums SNEP 204 1German Albums Offizielle Top 100 205 1Greek Albums IFPI 206 1Hungarian Albums MAHASZ 207 4Icelandic Albums Plotutidindi 208 1Irish Albums OCC 209 1Italian Albums FIMI 210 2Japanese Albums Oricon 211 5Japanese Hot Albums Billboard Japan 212 4Lithuanian Albums AGATA 213 1New Zealand Albums RMNZ 214 1Norwegian Albums VG lista 215 1Polish Albums ZPAV 216 1Portuguese Albums AFP 217 1Scottish Albums OCC 218 1Slovak Albums CNS IFPI 219 2South Korean Albums Circle 220 68Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 221 1Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 222 1Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 223 1UK Albums OCC 224 1Uruguayan Albums CUD 225 18US Billboard 200 226 1 Year end charts Edit 2021 year end chart performance for 30 Chart 2021 PositionAustralian Albums ARIA 227 2Austrian Albums O3 Austria 228 4Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 229 2Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 230 6Danish Albums Hitlisten 231 47Dutch Albums Album Top 100 232 1French Albums SNEP 233 6German Albums Offizielle Top 100 234 7Hungarian Albums MAHASZ 235 39Icelandic Albums Plotutidindi 236 24Irish Albums IRMA 237 3Italian Albums FIMI 238 40New Zealand Albums RMNZ 239 2Norwegian Albums VG lista 240 23Polish Albums ZPAV 241 7Portuguese Albums AFP 242 3Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 243 15Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 244 19Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 245 2UK Albums OCC 143 1Worldwide Albums IFPI Global Music Report 246 12022 year end chart performance for 30 Chart 2022 PositionAustralian Albums ARIA 247 13Austrian Albums O3 Austria 248 41Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 249 7Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 250 15Canadian Albums Billboard 251 1Danish Albums Hitlisten 252 33Dutch Albums Album Top 100 253 4French Albums SNEP 254 38German Albums Offizielle Top 100 255 10Hungarian Albums MAHASZ 256 57Italian Albums FIMI 257 59Lithuanian Albums AGATA 258 12New Zealand Albums RMNZ 259 13Polish Albums ZPAV 260 39Portuguese Albums AFP 261 12Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 262 34Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 263 10Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 264 7UK Albums OCC 265 14US Billboard 200 266 2Certifications and sales EditCertifications of 30 with sales where available Region Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 267 Platinum 70 000 Austria IFPI Austria 268 Platinum 15 000 Canada 114 000 note 2 Chile IFPI Chile 270 Gold 3 500 note 3 Denmark IFPI Danmark 272 Platinum 20 000 France SNEP 274 2 Platinum 203 144 note 4 Germany BVMI 275 Gold 100 000 Hungary MAHASZ 276 Platinum 4 000 Italy FIMI 277 Platinum 50 000 Mexico AMPROFON 278 Gold 70 000 New Zealand RMNZ 279 2 Platinum 30 000 Poland ZPAV 280 2 Platinum 40 000 Portugal AFP 281 Gold 7 500 Spain PROMUSICAE 282 Platinum 40 000 Sweden GLF 283 Gold 15 000 Switzerland IFPI Switzerland 284 Platinum 20 000 United Kingdom BPI 285 2 Platinum 600 000 United States RIAA 286 3 Platinum 3 000 000 SummariesWorldwide IFPI 4 680 000 note 5 Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release history EditRelease dates and formats for 30 Region Date Format s Label Ref Various 19 November 2021 CassetteCDdigital downloadstreamingvinyl Columbia 288 See also EditList of Billboard 200 number one albums of 2021 List of Billboard 200 number one albums of 2022 List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 2020s List of UK Album Downloads Chart number ones of the 2020s List of number one albums of 2021 Australia 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