Song · Adele
“Right As Rain” by Adele
From the album 19 (2008)
“Right As Rain” by Adele appears on 12 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 2008 and 2025. It was first released in 2008 on the album 19. Its best result is #3 on the 88Nine Radio Milwaukee Top 100 Songs of 2008. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #415 alternative song of 2009.
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"Right As Rain" sits on 19, the debut album Adele released through XL Recordings in January 2008 and named for the age she was while making it. She wrote it with a team that includes Leon Michels, Jeff Silverman and Clay Holley, and Jim Abbiss, the producer she met while singing on a Jack Peñate session and who went on to produce most of the album, is behind the desk.
The band is small and tight: Neil Cowley on Hammond organ, Ben Thomas on guitar, Tom Driessler on bass and tambourine, Louis Sharpe on drums, and Adele adding cowbell to her lead vocal. Richard Wilkinson recorded it and mixed it with Abbiss. It has some swing in its hips, of a piece with a record built on blue-eyed soul with jazz, indie pop and folk rock stirred in.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3 | 88Nine Radio Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI | 88Nine Radio Milwaukee Top 100 Songs of 2008 | 100 |
| 2008 | 94 | 103.1 The River Kalispell-Flathead Valley, MT | 103.1 The River Top 103 of 2008 | 103 |
| 2009 | 31 | 106.1 The Corner Charlottesville, VA | 106.1 The Corner Top 106 Songs of 2009 | 106 |
| 2009 | 73 | WRSI 93.9 The River Northampton / Pioneer Valley, MA | WRSI Top 93 Songs of 2009 | 93 |
| 2009 | 23 | 92.3 WTTS Indianapolis-Bloomington, IN | WTTS Top 50 Songs of 2009 | 50 |
| 2009 | 43 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2009 | 88 |
| 2010 | 28 | WRSI 93.9 The River Northampton / Pioneer Valley, MA | WRSI Top 94 Songs of 2010 | 93 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 485 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2022 | 788 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2024 | 741 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2025 | 692 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
| 2025 | 537 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
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