On in the present day’s (Oct. 16) episode of the Best Pop Stars of the twenty first Century podcast, we kick off the highest 10 of our record with a singer-songwriter who defied just about each pattern that outlined pop music on the outset of the 2010s — and nonetheless zoomed previous everybody else to change into the best-selling artist of the period.
Host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Billboard govt director Joe Lynch and director of music Jason Lipshutz to debate Adele’s probably controversial No. 10 place on our record, and debate the quintessential query relating to her rating: What issues extra, the truth that Adele’s solely launched 4 albums in her profession, or the truth that two of them ended up changing into two of the most important albums in pop music historical past?
We additionally relive our reminiscences from Adele’s skyscraping peak, focus on what in the end made her each slot in with and stand out from a golden age for pop music within the early ’10s, and let our minds be blown once more by among the still-unthinkable numbers she put up at her business apex. We additionally unleash some ill-advised Adele impressions, get into some arguments over her later years (“Straightforward on Me”: traditional or disappointment?), and theorize about what should but to be are available in her future (a Taylor Swift duet? A supporting flip in a Martin Scorsese film? 80 or 81?)
Take heed to our newest beneath, atone for our previous episodes right here, and remember to subscribe to Billboard‘s Best Pop Stars of the twenty first Century collection wherever you get your podcasts! (New episodes might be revealed on Wednesday and Friday for the following couple weeks, following the publishing of our Tuesday and Thursday Best Pop Star rankings for that week, earlier than shifting to a once-a-week schedule for the remainder of the record.)
