Ranking Adele's 10 greatest songs as comeback draws near

It took one  , very simple , 30 second song snippet , showing only lyrics , and appearing during the ad break of The X Factor.
Adele has  fuelled further excitement ahead of the relase of her third album said to be in November. The snippet was her first new material in over 3 years.

“Hello, it’s me / I was wondering if after all these years / you’d like to meet to go over everything / they say that time’s supposed to heal ya / but I ain’t done much healing ...”.

It'll be no easy feat following 21 , the biggest selling album of the millennium. But if the new album is scheduled for November 20th , expect it to become the fastest selling album of the year and break first week sales records in the UK and US.
Its been over four years since 21 stormed charts worldwide and made Adele an international icon. The album of heartbreak and torch songs spawned instant classics like Rolling In The Deep nnd Someone like You.


Now ahead of the long awaited third album , heavily tipped , to be called 25 , The Playlist counts down  Adele's 10 greatest songs.


10. Skyfall

The 2011 Bond theme nabbed Adele and long time cohort Paul Epworth an Oscar in 2012 for best Original Song.
One of the greatest Bond themes ever recorded , its soaring orchestral sweeps , also nabbed it a Brit Award



9.  Take It All

One of many stand out cuts from 21 , this is as gorgeous and heartrending as Adele gets



8.  Rumour Has It

The brassy stomper was a kiss off to rumours of a romance fro the singer. One of only three upbeat songs on 21 , it remains as classy and catchy as ever


7. Turning Tables

Produced by OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder , this is one of the clear stand outs from 21. Fragile lyrics mask a defiant chorus.


6. Chasing Pavements

Adele's breakthrough single is a soaring anthem that trailed debut album 19 in 2008. It instantly showed that Adele was one to watch.






5. Set Fire To The Rain

This barnstorming track from 21 , was a huge smash in the US , completing an unprecedented hat rick of Number 1 singles.


4. Make You Feel My Love

This Bob Dylan cover has become an X Factor staple. Its chart reappearance ein the winter of 2010 was the perfect springboard to the 21 album campaign.
One of her most recognisable songs , Adele's tender take on Dylan;s track , remains one of the centuries great ballads



3.  Someone Like You

When it comes to Adele this is THE song. The ultimate heartbreak song became an instant classic with Adele's now iconic BRIT Awards performance from 2011. It sent the song straight to the top of the UK charts and later the US Hot 100. Her signature song , despite is ubiquity , remains a moving and momentous classic

"Sometimes it last in love , but sometimes it hurts instead '





2.  Hometown Glory

Adele's debut single and the one that set taste makers abuzz.  This spine tingling tribute to London has been used in TV shows from Skins to Greys Anatomy. That haunting piano intro , the vocals , the sheer goosebump inducing scale of this track. Its my personal favourite from the Tottenham singer and still reduces me to a sobbing wreck,




1. Rolling In The Deep

 

 

A modern classic that kicked off the phenomenon that was 21. Described by the singer as a dark , blue-sy , gospel disco. Mammoth sized thumping piano and a sweeping chorus make it a pop classic

Drake premieres Hotline Bling video

Drake bobs , shimmys and shuffles his way through the glorious new video for current smash Hotline Bling.
The Canadian rapper dances to candy colours against a stark background in a video which has already inspired countless vines and memes all over social media.

The track is currently No. 2 in the USA and holding a Top 5 position in the UK.


Watch the video for Hotline Bling below

Miguel makes Waves in stunning new video

Miguel has premiered the video for the latest track to be lifted from his acclaimed Wildheart album , the fantastic Waves.
The trippy visual sees the R&B sex symbol embark on a night of unadulterated hedonism at a nightspot.

Its another stunning video from a man who has taken R&B to extraordinary new heights this year. It follows previous singles NWA and Coffee.
Needless to say Miguel looks as sexy and smouldering as ever in the video. He is currently wowing audiences on his Wildheart Tour.


Watch the video for Waves below

Rihanna reveals new album title

Rihanna has finally revealed the title for her long awaited eighth album. At a gallery in Los Angeles last night , Rihanna unveiled the album's artwork and its title Anti.
The cover  was designed by Israeli artist Roy Nechum.

The cover features an image of a young Rihanna holding a black balloon, with a gold crown covering her eyes. Over the red-and-white canvas cover, a poem written by Chloe Mitchell is written in Braille. The Braille and sight-obscuring crown follows the theme of all the album art so far, which Nachum is making as a statement on vision and vision impairment. As Rihanna said after its unveiling, "Sometimes the ones who have sight are the blindest



As yet there is still no official release date for the album , or an official track listing. This is the longest gap between albums for Rihanna. Her last album Unapologetic was released in 2012. The Bajan star has released seven of her albums continuously from year to year from 2005's Music Of The Sun through to 2012's Unapologetic.

The star has released three singles this year to a mixed response. FourFiveSeconds with Kanye West and Paul McCartney was a worldwide smash. However American Oxygen and Bitch Better Have My Money both stalled.
Its unclear whether any of the three singles will be included on Anti




Watch the video for Bitch Better Have My Money

Philip George eyes UK Number 1

Philip George is within a whisker of scoring his first UK Number 1 on Friday. The Nottingham DJ's new single Alone No More is locked in a battle with The Vamps for this week's top spot. There are just 2,000 copies separating the Top 5. The track features the vocals of Anton Powers and reboots 90's boyband Another Level's debut hit from 1998


George has already scored one of the biggest dance hits of the year with the massive Wish You Wre Mine back in January.
That track peaked at Number 2 , only beaten by the unstoppable run of
Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars.



Watch the video for Alone No More below

Little Mix's prom night revisited in new video

Little Mix have premiered the video for sparkling new single Love Me Like You. The video sees Jade , Perrie , Jessy and Leigh-Ann ,  left heartbroken after a disastrous prom night. It's another fun video that shows the girls not taking themselves seriously.


The track , out now , is the second to be lifted from November's Get Weird. It follows the summer smash Black Magic.


Watch the video for Love me Like You below

Sam Smith in double O heaven as Bond theme hits top spot

Sam Smith has made chart history by becoming the first artist to take a James Bond theme straight to the top of the UK charts.
Its the British singer's sixth Number 1 single since 2013 , and his second of the year. Writings On The Wall premiered last week to a mixed response. But that hasn't deterred record buyers from sending it to Number 1.


Prior to Writings On The Wall , the closest any act had come to topping a chart with a  Bond theme was Duran Duran and Adele who bothpeaked at Number 2 with their respective themes.


Writings On The Wall soundtracks the latest Bond film Spectre , which hits cinemas at the end of this month.

Smith is set to release an extended version of his record breaking , multi Grammy winning
In The Lonely Hour , on November 6th. The Drowned Shadows Edition will feature an extra disc of acoustic versions of Disclosure hits Latch and Omen as well as one new song.


Listen to Writings On The Wall below