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APPLE MUSIC'S TOP 100, KEEP OR CUT.
SPOT: 15
VERDICT: CUT
Whilst I love Adele's booming, powerful vocals, and I am a sucker for a piano ballad, both those things start to get somewhat imposing as this album goes on. Overall, I'd say it's a bit much. This album does have an absolutely brilliant opener + closer combo, but the tracks in the middle never quite manage to hit the incredible highs of Rolling in the Deep or Someone Like You. So, overall, as much as I do enjoy this album, I wouldn't call it the 15th best album ever; I don't think I'd even say it's in the top 100.