Adele (born 1988 in Tottenham, London) is an English singer-songwriter whose four albums — 19, 21, 25, and 30 — have all topped the Billboard 200. 21 (2011) is the one collections get built around, home to Rolling in the Deep and Someone Like You, and it keeps returning in anniversary pressings. Shop Adele vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins was born in Tottenham, London on May 5, 1988. She graduated from the BRIT School in 2006 and signed with XL Recordings the same year after a friend posted her demo on Myspace. She released her debut album 19 in 2008, named for her age during recording. Her subsequent albums 21 (2011), 25 (2015), and 30 (2021) have followed the same naming convention. In the US, her albums are released through Columbia Records.
Adele's sound combines pop, soul, and contemporary R&B with traditional balladry. Her work draws on classic soul and pop influences, often built around piano or acoustic guitar and her distinctive contralto voice. Production has involved frequent collaborators including Paul Epworth, Ryan Tedder, Greg Kurstin, and Inflo.
Standard, limited edition, and color variant vinyl pressings have been released for each of Adele's albums. 21 in particular has been issued in multiple anniversary editions.
Listeners new to Adele typically start with 21 (2011), her commercial breakthrough containing Rolling in the Deep and Someone Like You. 30 (2021) is a common second entry point.
