Rolling in the Ranks: the Adele Rankdowns (25 finished)

[born]

That’s ridiculous. Y’all get terrified when you see that “Bonus Track” tag next to a song.

[Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ]

Lovesong at #11...no words

[taylor]

The Top 10!

Rolling in the Deep
Rumour Has It
Turning Tables
Don't You Remember
Set Fire to the Rain
He Won't Go
Take It All
I'll Be Waiting
One and Only
Someone Like You

I'm gonna pause there for now, but might try to come back around later on today to get closer to the Top 5!

[back2blk]

Lovesong is so boring, glad it's out to make up for y'all's judgment of bonus tracks you probably didn't even listen to until this rankdown. LOL

[fearlessarrow]

"Lovesong" is good as a composition and I think Adele did a good cover of it, but the original is too good that I don't think Adele's cover measures up to it and that probably affects my perception of the song.

[Caviar]

Y’all are gross for tanking “Love Song”.

[bat1990]

I bought the digital version which had "I Found a Boy" as the last track, so i'm used to it as part of the album. It reminds me of the days of CD albums having a hidden track not listed on the packaging.

[SHOOTER]

Flawless bottom-4. I'll take ALL of the perfect rankings, thank you!

[taylor]

Howdy; I'm back! I'm gonna go ahead and plow through this Top 10 so that I don't have to worry about any further delays with getting reveals finished! Gather round if you're here!

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{Rank It All}
Trilogy dgarcia3377 back2blk @imhappy259 schnetzka SabrinaFan toomuchboy bat1990 Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ jaden Caviar alexcuse someguy .indulgecountry Tim wyckyd SHOOTER Exclusive fearlessarrow castleoblivion26 Mirago Linnethia Monique ClevelandRox born samo🦕

[taylor]

Didn't I give it all?

Tried my best

Gave you everything I had, everything and no less

Didn't I do it right? Did I let you down?

Maybe you got too used to having me 'round

Still how can you walk away

From all my tears

It's gonna be an empty road without me right here

But go on and take it, take it all with you

Don't look back at this crumbling fool

Just take it all with my love, take it all with my love.

10. Take It All

Track 7
Written by Adele & Francis White
Length: 3:48


Total: 249
Average: 9.57
Std. Dev.: 3.02 (Highest!)

back2blk - 3
someguy - 3
SHOOTER - 4
ClevelandRox - 6
dgarcia3377 - 7
Caviar - 7
taylor - 8
wyckyd - 8
.indulgecountry - 9
Linnethia Monique - 9
samo🦕 - 9
schnetzka - 10
bat1990 - 10
Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ - 11
jaden - 11
alexcuse - 11
Tim - 11
Mirago - 11
Trilogy - 12
SabrinaFan - 12
fearlessarrow - 12
@imhappy259 - 13
toomuchboy - 13
Exclusive - 13
castleoblivion26 - 13
born - 13

[taylor]

Kicking things off today is "Take It All," which has such a lovely piano arrangement. Adele and the piano...you can't go wrong with this winning combo!! I'm glad this did well enough to at least sneak into the Top 10, where it deserves to be.

[back2blk]

Sigh.

[taylor]

Some say, I'll be better without you

But they don't know you like I do

Or at least the sides I thought I knew

I can't bear this time

It drags on, as I lose my mind

Reminded by things I find

Like notes and clothes you left behind

Wake me up, wake me up when all is done

I won't rise until this battle's won

My dignity's become undone.

9. He Won't Go

Track 6
Written by Adele & Paul Epworth
Length: 4:37


Total: 227
Average: 8.73
Std. Dev.: 2.50

jaden - 4
Trilogy - 5
SHOOTER - 5
Linnethia Monique - 5
bat1990 - 6
Mirago - 6
alexcuse - 7
fearlessarrow - 7
@imhappy259 - 8
Caviar - 8
.indulgecountry - 8
schnetzka - 9
Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ - 9
Tim - 9
ClevelandRox - 9
back2blk - 10
taylor - 10
toomuchboy - 10
Exclusive - 10
dgarcia3377 - 11
SabrinaFan - 11
someguy - 11
samo🦕 - 11
wyckyd - 12
born - 12
castleoblivion26 - 14

[taylor]

"He Won't Go" isn't particularly a favorite of mine from this album, tbh. With such a great album as this, however, that translates to: this song is great, but I don't revisit it quite as often.

[SHOOTER]

Her and Epworth make magic together. Stay mad.

[schnetzka]

Literally every standard edition song on this album is top tier.

[taylor]

Hold me closer one more time

Say that you love me in your last goodbye

Please forgive me for my sins

Yes, I swam dirty waters

But you pushed me in

I've seen your face under every sky

Over every border and on every line

You know my heart more than I do

We were the greatest, me and you

But we had time against us

And miles between us

The heavens cried

I know I left you speechless

But now the sky has cleared and it's blue

And I see my future in you.

8. I'll Be Waiting

Track 8
Written by Adele & Paul Epworth
Length: 4:01


Total: 215
Average: 8.27
Std. Dev.: 2.96

ClevelandRox - 4
SabrinaFan - 5
bat1990 - 5
Exclusive - 5
fearlessarrow - 5
samo🦕 - 5
jaden - 6
Caviar - 6
someguy - 6
.indulgecountry - 6
wyckyd - 6
schnetzka - 8
Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ - 8
SHOOTER - 8
Trilogy - 9
alexcuse - 9
@imhappy259 - 10
Tim - 10
castleoblivion26 - 10
Mirago - 10
Linnethia Monique - 10
back2blk - 11
taylor - 11
dgarcia3377 - 14
toomuchboy - 14
born - 14

[taylor]

"I'll Be Waiting" is a JAM!!! That big band production is MONEY!!! That said, I still don't revisit this one quite as often as a lot of the others   That doesn't make it any less great!

[Caviar]

I love this song. 60s throwback.

[taylor]

I don't know why I'm scared

I've been here before

Every feeling, every word

I've imagined it all

You'll never know if you never try

To forget your past and simply be mine

I dare you to let me be your, your one and only

I promise I'm worthy

To hold in your arms

So come on and give me the chance

To prove I am the one who can walk that mile

Until the end starts.

7. One and Only

Track 9
Written by Adele, Dan Wilson & Greg Wells
Length: 5:48


Total: 214
Average: 8.23
Std. Dev.: 2.98 (3rd Highest)

schnetzka - 1
Exclusive - 1
born - 5
dgarcia3377 - 6
@imhappy259 - 6
Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ - 6
.indulgecountry - 7
castleoblivion26 - 7
samo🦕 - 7
jaden - 8
Tim - 8
Linnethia Monique - 8
ClevelandRox - 8
SabrinaFan - 9
toomuchboy - 9
Caviar - 9
SHOOTER - 9
fearlessarrow - 9
Mirago - 9
alexcuse - 10
Trilogy - 11
wyckyd - 11
back2blk - 12
bat1990 - 12
taylor - 13
someguy - 13

[taylor]

"One and Only" is just another case of not revisiting it quite as often as I do others when it comes to my ranking. Hell, these rankings are all almost arbitrary, as this album is literally damn near perfect 

[schnetzka]

"One and Only" is not only my favorite Adele song but also one of my favorite songs of all time. Something about it is just so captivating to me.

[taylor]

When was the last time you thought of me?

Or have you completely erased me from your memory?

I often think about where I went wrong

The more I do, the less I know

But I know I have a fickle heart and a bitterness

And a wandering eye, and heaviness in my head

But don't you remember?

Don't you remember?

The reason you loved me before

Baby, please remember me once more.

6. Don't You Remember

Track 4
Written by Adele & Dan Wilson
Length: 4:03


Total: 211
Average: 8.12
Std. Dev.: 2.81

taylor - 3
Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ - 4
@imhappy259 - 5
.indulgecountry - 5
schnetzka - 6
toomuchboy - 6
alexcuse - 6
fearlessarrow - 6
castleoblivion26 - 6
Tim - 7
Mirago - 7
Linnethia Monique - 7
ClevelandRox - 7
Trilogy - 8
dgarcia3377 - 8
samo🦕 - 8
Exclusive - 9
SabrinaFan - 10
jaden - 10
SHOOTER - 10
Caviar - 11
born - 11
someguy - 12
back2blk - 13
bat1990 - 13
wyckyd - 13

[taylor]

I absolutely love "Don't You Remember." It's one of my absolute favorite Adele songs, and I'm so glad to see it finish as the highest-placing album track!!!!

[taylor]

The Top 5!!!

Rolling in the Deep
Rumour Has It
Turning Tables
Set Fire to the Rain
Someone Like You

I'm going to take a brief pause and then return to finish this!!

[Deleted]

Predictable but phenomenal top 5

[back2blk]

Nov 15, 2021 15:34:17 GMT -5 @imhappy259 said:

Predictable but phenomenal top 5

[taylor]

She is half your age

But I'm guessing that's the reason that you stayed

I heard you've been missing me

You've been telling people things you shouldn't be

Like when we creep out and she ain't around

Haven't you heard the rumors

Bless your soul, you got your head in the clouds

You made a fool out of me

And, boy, you're bringing me down

You made my heart melt, yet I'm cold to the core

But rumor has it I'm the one you're leaving her for.

5. Rumour Has It

Track 2
Written by Adele & Ryan Tedder
Length: 3:43


Total: 130
Average: 5
Std. Dev.: 2.63

jaden - 1
back2blk - 2
SabrinaFan - 2
wyckyd - 2
bat1990 - 3
Caviar - 3
SHOOTER - 3
Mirago - 3
samo🦕 - 3
toomuchboy - 4
.indulgecountry - 4
Tim - 4
dgarcia3377 - 5
schnetzka - 5
alexcuse - 5
someguy - 5
castleoblivion26 - 5
ClevelandRox - 5
Exclusive - 6
Linnethia Monique - 6
Trilogy - 7
fearlessarrow - 8
born - 8
taylor - 9
Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ - 10
@imhappy259 - 12

[taylor]

My laptop is close to dying on me, so I'm going to have to try blazing through these final reveals!!! "Rumor Has It" is a great song, but definitely is my least favorite single from the project.

[back2blk]

Well at least one of my top 5's made it in!