HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

English singer-songwriter
Adele Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (; born 5 May 1988) is an English singer-songwriter. Regarded as a British cultural icon, icon, she is known for her mezzo-soprano vocals and sentimental songwriting. List of awards and nominations received by Adele, ...
has released four
studio album An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, dig ...
s, one
video album A music video is a video that integrates a song or an album with imagery that is produced for promotion (marketing), promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing device intended to ...
, two
extended play An extended play (EP) is a Sound recording and reproduction, musical recording that contains more tracks than a Single (music), single but fewer than an album. Contemporary EPs generally contain up to eight tracks and have a playing time of 1 ...
s, 17 singles and eleven music videos. She was named the best-selling album artist of the 2010s decade in the US and worldwide. She also became the best-selling female artist of the 21st century in the UK. Her album ''21'' became the best-selling album of the 21st century. Adele signed a record deal with XL in 2006, and released her debut album '' 19'' in 2008. The album reached number one on the
UK Albums Chart The Official Albums Chart is the United Kingdom's industry-recognised national record chart for album, albums. Entries are ranked by sales and audio streaming. It was published for the first time on 22 July 1956 and is compiled every week by the O ...
, and her single, "
Chasing Pavements "Chasing Pavements" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter Adele Adkins for her debut studio album, '' 19'' (2008). Written by Adele with her producer Francis White, the song was released as the second single from the album on 14 Ja ...
", reached number two on the UK Singles Chart. Another single, "
Make You Feel My Love "Make You Feel My Love", also known as "To Make You Feel My Love", is a song written by Bob Dylan for his album '' Time Out of Mind'', released in September 1997. It was first released commercially in August 1997 by Billy Joel for his compilation ...
", reached number one in the Netherlands. '' 21'', Adele's second studio album, was released on 24 January 2011. The album was immediately certified platinum by the
British Phonographic Industry BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Limited, trading as British Phonographic Industry (BPI), is the British recorded music industry's trade association. It runs the BRIT Awards; is home to the Mercury Prize; co-owns the Official Charts C ...
while debuting at number one. ''21'' spent 24 weeks atop the ''Billboard'' 200 since its US release. The album's first single, " Rolling in the Deep", also reached number two in the UK and became her first number one on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The second single, " Someone like You", was released in February 2011 and peaked at number one in the UK and Ireland, her first in her home country. It also became her second number one in the US. " Set Fire to the Rain" was released as the third single off the album in the rest of Europe and became her third number one in the US. In 2012, it was confirmed Adele would record and release the new ''James Bond'' theme. In October of that same year, she released "
Skyfall ''Skyfall'' is a 2012 spy thriller film and the twenty-third in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions. The film is the third to star Daniel Craig as fictional MI6 agent James Bond and features Javier Bardem as Raoul Silva, ...
", which peaked at number two in the UK and number eight in the US, as well as reaching the top position in Germany, France, Ireland, the Netherlands and Switzerland. She also won the
Academy Award for Best Original Song The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the Film industry, motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is presented to the ''songwriters'' who h ...
for "
Skyfall ''Skyfall'' is a 2012 spy thriller film and the twenty-third in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions. The film is the third to star Daniel Craig as fictional MI6 agent James Bond and features Javier Bardem as Raoul Silva, ...
". '' 25'', Adele's third studio album, was released on 20 November 2015. It became the best-selling album of 2015 with 17.4 million copies sold within the year. "
Hello Hello is a salutation or greeting in the English language. It is first attested in writing from 1826. Early uses ''Hello'', with that spelling, was used in publications in the U.S. as early as the 18 October 1826 edition of the '' Norwich Cou ...
" was released as the lead single from the album on 23 October 2015 and peaked atop the charts in United Kingdom, where it became her second UK number-one single. In the United States the song debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming Adele's fourth number-one single in the US and breaking several records, including becoming the first song with over a million digital sales in a week. As of March 2016, Adele had sold over 10 million albums in the UK; meanwhile, in the US, the singer has sold 31 million albums as of January 2022. '' 30'', Adele's fourth studio album, was released on 19 November 2021. It was an international success, topping the official charts in 34 countries. It became the best-selling album worldwide for 2021, with 4.68 million copies sold within the year. It became the best-selling album of the 2020s decade in the world and in the UK. It also became the best-selling album of 2021 and 2022 in the US. " Easy on Me" was released as the lead single on 15 October 2021 to international success, peaking atop charts in over 25 countries, including the UK Official Singles Chart and the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It became Adele's longest-running number one single in the UK, topping the chart for 8 weeks. In addition, after ''30'' release, Adele's total weeks at number one rose to 42 weeks at number one on the UK Official Albums Chart, more than any other female singer. After ''30'' spent six consecutive weeks at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200, Adele became the British soloist with the most weeks at number one in chart's history with 40 weeks.


Albums


Studio albums


Live albums


Video albums


Extended plays


Singles


As lead artist


2000s


2010s


2020s


As featured artist


Other charted and certified songs


Music videos


See also

*
List of best-selling music artists The following list of best-selling music artists includes musical artists from the 20th century to the present with claims of 75 million or more record sales worldwide. The sales figures are calculated based on the formula detailed below. The ...
* List of best-selling female music artists in the United Kingdom * List of ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones * List of artists who have achieved simultaneous UK and US number-one hits * List of artists who have achieved simultaneous number-one single and album in the United States * List of artists who reached number one on the UK Singles Chart * List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance Club Songs chart * List of artists who reached number one in the United States


Footnotes

Notes for albums and songs Notes for peak chart positions


References

{{Adele
Discography Discography is the study and cataloging of published sound recordings, often by specified artists or within identified music genres. The exact information included varies depending on the type and scope of the discography, but a discography entry ...
Discographies of British artists Pop music discographies Soul music discographies